Lynn House Gallery is an art gallery located at 809 W 1st St, Antioch, CA 94509, United States. The gallery is a project of the Antioch Arts and Culture Foundation. The Lynn House Gallery hosts exhibitions throughout the year, with a special focus on providing opportunities for local artists.
Alla Prima Painting
Learn to use still life as a subject for painting. Beginning and intermediate artists are welcome to join them in exploring oil and acrylic painting in the alla prima style. Alla prima (Italian for first attempt) is a way of painting directly, with brush strokes, to complete a painting in one or two sessions. Working with a still life, they go through the steps to create luminous paintings. Weekly demonstration and discussion. Beginners and returners are welcome.
Color and Design for Artists
This class will discuss composition, color mixing, light quality, and orchestral mood as applied to the painting of a fine artist or illustrator. Students will work on a medium of their choice. The teacher will provide drawing material for the first class. However, on the first day, bring a sketchbook and drawing materials to take notes and conceptualize. All levels from beginner to advanced are welcome. More advanced students will work more independently.
Sunrise to sunset plein air
Observe and document the changing light in the delta by painting numerous small paintings throughout the day while enjoying Antioch’s historic Rivertown neighborhood and its attractions; the El Campanil Theater, antique shops and restaurants.
Recommended tools, portable cranes, about a dozen small panels for painting or canvases, painting supplies (paints, brushes, solvents, pallet knife and pallet knife, rags or paper towels, trash bags). pochade box or pizza box, sketchbook for drawing when the light is too dark or fleeting. In addition, you can take sunscreen, drink water, and eat lunch.
A painterly approach to drawing
Focus on seeing values, shapes, and edges; nature, proportion, space, form, and perspective will be addressed in this class. All levels from beginner to advanced are welcome. 18′′ x 24′′ newsprint cover, drawing board (large enough to hold drawing pads and wide clips), soft vine or willow charcoal, medium to soft pencils, blades and sandpaper to sharpen charcoal pencils, chamois, eraser, and sketchbook.
You know how to draw!
They love beginners and intermediaries. Did you know that “special creative talent” is a myth? This intensive overview course will teach you how to see, think, and draw using the methods used by the greatest artists. Topics include the use of basic points, lines and planes, composition and design, three-dimensional space, the importance of light and shadow, perspective and the human figure.