Announcing - A Three-Day Workshop with Artist Bill Davidson
Gorgeous Grays: The Secret for Faster Growth and Beautiful Paintings
Learning to use the magic of grays is the key to unlocking the principles of design, values, shapes and color harmony. The one common element that weaves through learning the elements of successful paintings is using the gorgeous grays to better see the design, shapes, and values, and then creating a color harmony with scintillating color shifts. Did you know that buyers see design and shapes before color? Why are palettes in grays and why in art schools must students begin only working in grays? Color hides the basic elements of a great painting, yet harmonious colors and temperature brings the sizzle. Once you learn to see in gorgeous grays it all comes together much easier and faster. As a recovering lawyer turned artist Bill has the ability to delightfully present and simplify in a fun way complex and obtuse art language, a fact that has made him a perennial favorite on the main stage of the annual Plein Air Conference & Expo. In addition, as a constant researcher of the neuroscience of faster and better learning, he will present ideas that make it easier and faster for you to learn, and enjoy the process more. In addition, he will teach his new ways of mixing color so values are dead-on in color, the biggest issue for learning artists. It’s a confidence building super boost.
Thursday – Saturday, July 31-Aug 2, 2025
9:30am – 4:30 pm
Tuition: $550
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