Shelley Lake Painting

Painting Class Taught by Clina Polloni.

Learn to paint reflections in the water.

It was a beautiful autumn day and the students and I went to the lake with our picnic, canvases and brushes and painted plein air.

Plein Air is about leaving the studio behind and experience drawing and painting the landscape outside.
When the weather is bad, we teach Plein Air classes inside. You will learn how to prepare your canvas, how to draw and paint your under-paint and finish your painting. Techniques, textures and colors.

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The Shelley Lake is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, with wooded trails along a scenic lake. A perfect place to feel inspired to create plain air paintings and enjoy the outdoors.

Instructions:

1. Start by drawing with a pencil, putting attention to the reflections of the trees in the water.
2. Paint the sky, but at the same time paint the water, because the water is a reflection of the sky.
3. Paint the trees in the background, and at the same time, copy the trees in the water in an opposite way. The water is like a mirror to the trees.
4. Start painting the trunk and branches of the trees.
5. Finish your painting by doing the leaves, dirt and bushes.
6. Sign your work of art.

Supply for this painting:

Canvas: 11″x 14”

Black fine point Sharpie.
Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).
Paper towel.
For Acrylics: Plastic/paper plate and glass.
For Oils: Refined Linseed Oil with Turpernoi. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. Glass container to mix media.
Pencil and eraser
Brushes: 1 fine #0 brush, 1 #2 and 1 #8 flat brushes, and 1 #2 round bristle brush.

Colors for this painting:

1. Titanium White
2. Cadmium Yellow Light
3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
4. Cadmium Orange
5. Cadmium Red Light
6. Yellow Ochre
7. Burn Siena
8. Burnt Umber
9. Sap Green or Hookers Green
10. Deep Green
11. Royal Blue
12. Cerulean Blue
13. Ultramarine Blue
14. Ivory Black

This painting can be done in 2 medias, acrylics or oils.

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NOTE: Each student needs to bring their own supplies. Please contact me a few days before via email at clinapolloni@gmail.com. I need to get ready!

For information and more selection of paintings visit: https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/

Call Clina: 919-841-3132
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

The Shelley Lake Painting is © Clina Polloni.

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13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27525.
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.

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