Sunny, but Cool

I didn't finish today as I had hope, but made a lot of progress. This one started as a plein air study in the Olmsted Linear Park. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll finish : )  Dawn

Untitled 24 x 36 oil on canvas Dawn Kinney Martin

The inspiration

Painting Studio  Jan 12 - March 7 Tues 6:15 - 9:30 PM 4 or 8 wks

Techniques for all level  Jan 20 - Feb 24 10 - 1pm 6 wks

Palette Knife workshop: Sunflowers,  Jan 30, 10 - 3pm 1 Day

Palette Knife workshop: Boats on the Water, Feb 27, 10 - 3pm 1Day

Color Confidence Workshop March 19 - 20 10 - 3 pm 2 day workshop

No stress introduction to Plein Air painting April 16 or May 7  10 - 3pm 1 Day

Painting Retreat  at Parker Ranch Clayton GA May 20 -22 3 day workshop ( there is a 2 Day option)

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Hope to see you out there,

Dawn

Victory Falls

Painting With Color!!

Last weekend I taught a two day workshop on my favorite subject - color! The first day we worked with color mixing, specifically, using the color wheel to make your colors lighter or darker. Working with the color wheel will keep you colors, vibrant and fresh. The next day we tackled making neutrals by working with compliments, and make them recede in space in your paintings.

It was a lot to tackle in a weekend, but everyone did a great job and left the class with a lot more knowledge about paint mixing.  It's easier than you think!!

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving,

Dawn

Upcoming Classes

Tuesday Evening Painting Studio

Dec 1 - 15 , 6:15 - 9:30

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Techniques For All Levels  

Jan 20 - Feb 24, Wed 10:00 am - 1:00pm

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Tuesday Painting Studio

  Jan 12 - March 1,  6:15 - 9:30

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A perfect painting spot

A wonderful fall day to get out and paint. I think it was up to 75º, so I packed up my gear and hit the river! This was todays effort at the Old Roswell Mill.  ~ Dawn

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Art Adventures & classes

Dawn Kinney Martin    www.dawnart.com    Fall is a great time to get outdoors to paint. The cooler temps are pleasant and the fall leaves are beautiful. But we have had so much rain lately, it has really pushed me as an artist to try to capture all that color in low light. I love that there is always a new challenge! I'll be headed to Coastal Carolina for a week of Plein Air the first week of November. Despite the exciting challenge of painting on gray days, I hope the rain stays away!           Classes and Workshops                 Color Workshop    Color Confidence 2 Day Workshop Nov 14 - 15, Sat & Sun 10:00 - 3  This will begin with demos and exercises followed by working on a painting. - 175.00 More Info Weekly Classes  Nov 11 - Dec 9, Wed 10am - 1 pm,  4 weeks  No Class  Nov 25 3 hour Painting Techniques class - 150.00 Dec 1 - Dec 15,  6:15 pm - 9:30pm  3 weeks  Tues Painting Studio  -  95.00 Classes held at DawnArt Studios 180 A 11th St NE, Atlanta GA 30309 Check out all classes available online: click Classes and Workshops,  Other News - Plein Air Awards  I recently took 2nd place and received a Purchase Award at the September Plein Air event in Stone Mountain. A big thank you to the Art Station, who presented the event; I am honored to have my work as part of your permanent collection! Hope to see you out there. Happy Fall, Dawn   Questions? Get in touch dawn@dawnart.com

Still trying to capture color in low light.

"Misty Morning on Lake Clair Meer"
9 x 12 oil on panel, Plein air

This weekend, despite the rain, I taught a really fun plein air workshop. This was an introduction class geared to helping beginners get out there for the first time.  We started in the studio, covering how to get started and then hit Piedmont Park to practice. We found a covered spot over looking Lake Clair Meer and got started.  We got about 2 hours of painting in before heading back to beat the next round of rain storms.  This turned out to be perfect practice for me. I have really been struggling with how to paint color without the help of the sun.  Above is today effort. Seeing progress from last weekend, but still room for improvement.

A couple of the painters below, they really had a nice time. Even with the rain, we where covered and the temperature was great. 

Our inspiration for the day.
You can see what I mean by a gray day

Until next time, Dawn

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The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is almost here!"

Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Olmsted Parks 12 x 16 Red Maples 12x12 DawnArt Studios in Midtown  Now open for Classes Join me in charming Clayton GA. There is so many great painting spots all around! Tallulah Gorge12x16 Sailing Buddies 12 x 24   Dogwood Festival April 10 - 12 After traveling and painting for months, I am so excited the Dogwood Festival is almost here! I have all new paintings and I can't wait to see what people think.  Artist Market hours Friday 12 - 7 Saturday 10 - 7 Sunday 10 - 6 I'll be in booth 120 -  near the 14th street entrance on Piedmont AVE. Just walk left when you enter the park and I'll be a few booths down There are so many great things to do at the Dogwood Festival. Music last until 11PM Friday and Saturday. There will be cooking and painting demos. Come out and enjoy the show. It's going to be a great weekend!! Check out the website for a list of all the events. Hope to see you there! Dawn New Studio in Midtown  Open for Classes If you'd like to stop by my Midtown studio to see new work, talk about a commission, or take a class, just let me know. I'd love to hear from you. Reach me at dawn@dawnart.com. Stay tuned for new evening classes and workshops over the summer and fall.   Joy of Painting - Techniques and Beginning  April 29 - June 3 10:00 - 12:45  -  Wednesdays Class held at DawnArt Studios in Midtown  Full class description.   Supply list $ 225  class fee   Sign up Directions   Find out more about my plein air workshops 3 Day Workshops April 17 - 19 Callaway Garden / Warm Springs GA No Stress Plein Air May 15 - 17 Parker Ranch in Clayton GA Palette Knife and Plein Air Hope to see you out there or in the studio. Happy painting my friends! Dawn  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend

Joy of Painting - Painting Techniques / Beginning Painting March 25 -May 13

 Joy of Painting - Painting Techniques / Beginning Painting 6 weeks

****DATE CHANGE****

April 29 - June  3 

Wed 10:00 am - 12:45pm

DawnArt Studios

180 11th St Ne, Atlanta GA

404 399 0853

dawn@dawnart.com

Directions

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6 week 225.00
Register

This is a techniques class to design to give you the tools needed to solve problems in your paintings.  Have you  struggled with knowing  how to get your creative ideas on the canvas? Than this is the class for you. Each class will show a specific painting technique, with demos and examples and then have a painting assignment to reinforce the techniques.  The class will cover composition, value, color and finishing techniques. You can use my examples for your projects or bring in your own photo. All levels welcome - appropriate for beginners. You will we able to  leave your wet canvas and supplies in class. Class size limited to 6 students. Street and pay lot parking.

This 6 week session will focus on composition, different ways to begin your paintings and, how to work from photos.

Contact Dawn with any questions dawn@dawnart.com

3 day workshops

April 17 - 19 Callaway Gardens / Warm Springs - Plein Air Retreat - Azaleas in full bloom!

May 14 - 17 Parker Ranch -  No Stress plein air workshop in the beautiful North GA Mountains

Contact Dawn with any questions dawn@dawnart.com or 404-399-0853

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Vibrant Sky Workshop

Vibrant Sky Workshop 

Big Sky 16x16 oil on panel 

In this fun and quick-paced course, students explore techniques used to create expressive paintings with a palette knife. Working with a palette knife to create a broad range of textures, students learn the nuances of value, working wet in wet and layering in order to keep colors rich and vibrant. There will be an emphasis on color mixing and keeping you colors clean (no muddy colors) This course will begin with a demo to cover the basic approach. Demonstrations will continue as well as working one on one with the students as you work on your paintings. All levels welcome, including beginners. The class will be taught using oils. Make sure to bring a sack lunch and any snack and drinks that you need. There are no close by restaurants. Min. 4, max. 14.

Sat Feb 28 10:00 - 3:00

Callanwolde Art Center

Atlanta GA

Supply list below

120.00 

 Registration

Follow the restoration link and scroll down until you see class code PAD121 Palette knife workshop: vibrant sky.

Let me know if you have any questions dawn@dawnart.com

Hope to see you there

Supply List Vibrant Sky Workshop

Bring what you have but this is what you need for class. I prefer working in oils because my mixture will stay wet for the class. Acrylic will  dry quickly  so you will need to keep them wet with water or a retarder.

Here is a list of suggested colors. But bring what you have. I like to have cool or neutral yellow, a warm blue, and a cool red and blue. Sap Green, Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Sienna are just great to mix with. 

** See more about pigment codes below*

• Pick a cool red - Alizarin Crimson Pigment code PR83, or Permanent Rose Pigment code PV19 (primary). 
• Pick a warm red -  Such as a Naphthol Red pigment code PR170, a Cadmium Red or hue - (either the light of the medium), the Cad light, PR108, will be more orange and the Cad Med, also PR108, will be more scarlett. An orange such as Cad Orange will work as well
• Pick a cool or neutral Yellow - *Cadmium Yellow Light, PY 35 or PY3, or Cadmium Lemon PY 35 (primary), or Hansa Yellow PY 74
• Pick a cool blue -  Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Blue Green Shade PB 15 (primary), Cerulean Blue Chromium PB36. Prussia Blue, Manganese Blue – Just fine
• Pick a warm blue - Ultramarine Blue PB29 , or Cobalt Blue PB 28 
• Titanium white   5OZ Tube  (Opaque wihte)
• Yellow Ochre PY 42, or Yellow Oxide, either will be fine will be fine. (Great for Mixing)
• Sap green or any warm green (mixture & gray for mixing)

Optional colors to add later  

Naphthol Red/ Cadmium Red or hue / an orange (Warm Red)

Dioxide Purple (Combo of the  red and blue primaries - great for mixing)

Burnt Sienna (Great for Mixing)

• 9 x 12, 12 x 12,12 x 16 or panel or larger (panels work better for palette knife, but canvas is fine for all other classes) Bring extra panels or canvas pad for practice
• Acrylic and oil disposable Palette Pad 9 x12 . You can use a roll wax paper 
• Palette knives  plastic or metal  - The  plastic 5 pack at Binders is great for beginners

***If just buying one get Utrecht 1003 or one similar to the image below
Paint thinner to help base coat your canvas. Turpenoid  or liquid for oils -  water for acrylics

• Sketch pad  
• Pencil
• Roll of paper towels  

This is the end of the supply list - the rest is just useful info

If using oils you may want LIQUIN IMPASTO or Solvent  to extend the paint

If using acrylics you will need a slow drying medium or retarder and spray bottle for water to help slow the dry time.

* All have the same code PY35. Make sure to open the tube on Cad yellow light, Lemon and some times Cad Yellow Medium and check to see it doesn't have an orange tint. Same name and pigment code Cad Yellow - but some are neutral and some have too much red. Cad Lemon should be the coolest. You can always add red, but you can’t take it out**

**Where do you find the pigment codes and what does it tell me? 

                    

Manufacturers are free to give their art supply colors whatever name they deem appropriate. Different manufacturers give different names to the same color, even if the same  pigments are used. Therefore, names may vary from one brand to another. I tend to buy single pigments except for color that I mix all the time. If love a mixture that I don’t want to buy, often the codes on the back will tell me how to mix it myself. Also, I like working with a lot of transparent colors. You can always add a touch of white to make them opaque.

Alizarin Crimson PR: 83 (single pigment)

PR: 83 – The first letter Identifies whether a pigment or a dye is used. Here the P indicates that a pigment is used.

PR: 83 – The second letter identifies the pigment code. Here, the pigment code stands for red.

PR: 83 – The number indicates the specific pigment number.

Sap Green PG7, PY75, PBk9 (mixture of three pigments)

***If just buying one, pick one of these

This is a good variety to started

             March 24 Spring Tues Painting Studio starts back Dawn Art Studios. 

                                                 3 Day Workshops 

         April 17 - 19 Callaway Gardens/ Warm Springs  - Plein Air Retreat - Azaleas in full bloom! 

         May 22 - 26 Parker Ranch -  No Stress plein air workshop in the beautiful North GA Mountains.

Contact Dawn with any questions dawn@dawnart.com or 404-399-0853

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See more paintings at www.dawnart.com