Description
Running over two days, this workshop offers a comprehensive experience focused on understanding and applying key elements of Cadell’s artistic style to draw and paint lavish paintings of Shambellie House’s interior rooms. Exploring Cadell’s iconic colour palette and perspective techniques to create a painting that take learnings from the famous Scottish Colourist.
Day 1: Capturing Interior Perspectives
Morning Session:
Introduction to F.B. Cadell and Scottish Colourism
Brief overview of Cadell’s life, artistic career, and his significance within the Scottish Colourist movement.
Introduction to the key characteristics of Cadell’s style when capturing house interiors, his use of increasingly brilliant colours, unique compositions, and fascination with light and shadow – reference material or ppt presentation.
Understanding Perspective
Introduction into how Cadell incorporated perspective into his paintings.
Instruction on perspective drawing and sketching exercises focusing on one-point linear perspective using the rooms of the house as reference material.
Indoor Sketching Session
You will be able to choose form a series of set up views within some of the rooms or looking into rooms through doors and apply your understanding of perspective to create a series of lively sketches.
Afternoon Session:
Colour Palette Exploration
Introduction to Cadell’s colour palette, including his preference for bold and contrasting colours and how he used colour to evoke mood and atmosphere in his paintings.
Colour mixing exercises using Cadell’s palette, to create colour swatches of harmonious colour schemes and prepare acrylic paint for the final painting.
Day 2: Painting in the studio
Morning Session:
Review of Day 1
Recap of key concepts covered on Day 1 – perspective drawing exploration.
Composition Planning
Exploration of Cadell’s interior compositions, including the arrangement of shapes, forms, and focal points.
Sketching a final composition on canvas, using the sketches and concepts developed earlier in the workshop, with emphasis on incorporating perspective and thinking about dynamic colour schemes
Demonstration
Demo of painting techniques inspired by Cadell’s style, focusing on brushwork, colour application
Individual Painting Sessions
Blocking in the main shapes of the painting using the colour palettes.
Afternoon Session:
Individual Painting Sessions
Time to focus on painting your own artworks.
One-on-one guidance and support from the instructor as you work on your paintings, with a focus on applying Cadell’s techniques and capturing the essence of their chosen scenes.
Wrap-Up
Final discussion on lessons learned from the workshop, practical tips for further exploration of Cadell’s style, and encouragement for you to continue developing your skills in painting and perspective drawing.
