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Here is our newest art instructional video by master artist Scott Burdick!
Scott was born in Chicago, where his mother and father early on encouraged his interest in Art. "I spent a lot of time in hospitals as a child and remember my mother showing me how to transform simple shapes like circles, triangles, and squares into objects like planes, helicopters, and fish. It seemed such a magical thing and made spending so much time in casts and on crutches much more bearable."
In high school, Scott began taking life-drawing classes at the American Academy of Art under the legendary Bill Parks. "Though I'd always loved drawing, it was Mr. Parks who filled me with the enthusiasm and discipline necessary to improve my skills. His love of painting and creative expression infected us all." After finishing the Academy, Scott continued his study at the Palette and Chisel Art club, where he met his wife, painter Susan Lyon. "It's a wonderful thing being able to paint together all the time and grow as artists together," Scott says.
His ideas for paintings come from everywhere. "What makes a subject attractive to me are the same things that attract us all. The beauty of a young girl, the character of a weathered face, the solitude of a farm at sunset, or even the story itself behind someone or something that makes it interesting." Scott believes it is the job of the artist to recognize this when it happens, analyze why, and use his technical skills to convey the feeling to someone else. He notes that some paintings are as simple as stopping at the sight of something interesting, while others may take more time to research than to actually paint.
What You'll Learn
- A brief narrated slide show of the processes of gathering photo references in Africa.
- Selecting the photo to paint in the studio.
- Painting the portrait from the photo reference in oil.
- Discussion of painting with texture palette knife, thick impasto brushwork, varying edges, etc.
- Abstracting the background and balancing the colors of the subject with the background for unity.
- The principles of using abstract and realism as counterpoint in the same painting.
Full Video Length: 1:30:32
Medium: Oil
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