2965 Kingston Rd., Suite 2A Scarborough, ON M1M 1P1 Tel: 416-471-4731 E-Mail: info@barishevartschool.com

Light should be one of our prime considerations when painting plants. Light can add a strong, expressive look to your painting by creating a broad range of colour values, hues and proper choice of colour temperatures.
When plants are the subjects in your paintings, it is obvious that the colour green can dominate a large portion of it, even sometimes to the point of being done completely in green. There are so many different hues of green, and for every other colour.  Each particular colour changes depending on the lighting and texture of the subject.  Colour perspective, that is the position of colour in your artwork, will also be examined. In addition, participants also learn how to accurately produce the textures of a specimen, whether it be shiny, matte, smooth or bumpy.  We'll also discover how to handle veins, spots, and other markings, as well as changes in colour which occur within the same leaf or petal.
Each colour workshop will have the same structure as the "Study of GREEN for Botanical Artists" as described below. Participants will not only gain a solid foundation of colour theory, but also gain experience in proper mixing of each colour. 
A reference chart will be created which will be useful in completing of any artwork.

SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS

Study of GREEN for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17 
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Study of RED for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Weekend workshop - Saturday, March 08 and Sunday, March 09
Weekday workshop - Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Study of YELLOW for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Weekend workshop - Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27
Weekday workshop - Wednesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 30
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Study of BLUE for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Weekend workshop - Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 01
Weekday workshop - Wednesday, June 04 and Wednesday, June 11
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

 Study of PURPLE for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Weekend workshop - Saturday, July 05 and Sunday, July 06
Weekday workshop - Tuesday, July 08 and Wednesday, July 09
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Study of WHITE for Botanical Artists

Two days workshops
Dates:  Weekend workshop - Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17
Weekday workshop - Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Date: Saturday, February 16 and
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fee: $140+5%
Location: Workshop will take place at Barishev Art School
2965 Kingston Rd, Suite 2A

Light should be one of our prime considerations when painting plants. Only light can add a strong, expressive look to your painting by creating a broad range of colour values, hues and affecting the temperature of the colours.
When plants are the subjects in your paintings, it is obvious that the colour green can dominate a large portion of it even sometimesto the point of being done completely in green. In addition to this, each green will change its colour according to the light,  texture, and position in your artwork. The last one is called colour perspective.
 

GREEN will be the colour of our interest in our first workshop of
"2008 Workshop Series with Tasira Strimban-Barishev"

In addition, participants also learn how to create textures of leaves - shiny, matte, textured, and how to handle veins, especially light veins of dark leaves.

This is a 2 day workshop for a small group of no more then 7 students.
The limited class size maximizes the instructor’s attention to each student.

FIRST Day
- Learning to mix 7 key colors of green
- Demonstration of application of those greens in you artwork
- Creating 3 small paintings of leaves from live specimens (leaves will be provided)
- Questions and answers with possible demonstrations

SECOND Day
- Learning to paint light on leaves (highlights) and transparent green
- Demonstration of application of highlights and transparent green in your artwork
- Creating 1 painting of leaves from live specimens (leaves will be provided)
- Learning to use highlights and deep and strong colours of green to emphasize the focal point of your artwork
- We conclude the workshop with critique

Bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
 Material list and map of the location will be provided upon registration.

If you want to ensure your spot in this workshop and due to the small size of the group, I would advise you to register as soon as possible.

Definitions for the workshop:

HUE
- the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum;
- the property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light.

TINT
- a shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation;
-  a gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation;
- a slight coloration; a tinge;
- a barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

SHADE
- the degree of darkness of a color, determined by the quantity of black or by the lack of illumination;
- gradations of light or color in a drawing or picture;
 - a quality of a given colour that differs slightly from another colour; after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted".