Greg is a lifelong artist working both in the commercial and fine art fields. For over 30 years he designed packaging and retail signage for many local and national companies. In an effort to get out from behind a computer he brought his design and problem solving skills to mural painting. Greg has painted over 100 murals throughout the midwest. He is one of the founding members, and past president of OPM (Outdoor Painters of Minnesota). Over the years, Greg has painted with many different mediums including; oil, gouache, acrylic and casein. When plein air painting he tries to find the unseen beauty in things. Casein Painting Workshop Learn about an opaque medium that allows you to quickly paint and adjust without your painting getting muddy. Painting with quick drying casein allows you to work faster and get more accurate color without getting muddy. In this workshop Greg will demonstrate his paint and adjust the way of painting. When painting from life it is hard to get accurate color and drawing with every stroke you put down. With this method you paint and then adjust and refine. Greg painted for many years with oils and had a tough time keeping colors from getting too muddy because he adjusted them too much. He is not a slow methodical painter. He puts down big shapes and refine them as he goes. Casein is opaque and dries quickly allowing you to adjust without getting muddy. Casein is an old painting medium used to paint religious icons hundreds of years ago. It is similar to gouache but dries permanent. It can be painted on paper or gessoed board. The workshop will start with inside demonstration and then move outside to paint where Greg will give individual instruction as you paint. You will learn: How to Paint and Adjust to get more accurate color and drawing. What you can and can’t do with Casein. To paint from big shapes to little detail.
What to bring: Painting easel Brushes ( I use inexpensive synthetic brushes) Richardson Casein. Basic palette includes: Cad Rad, Cad Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green optional, Titanium White, Carbon Black) Gessoed panel or Strathmore Mixed media paper Blue painters tape (when painting on paper) Air tight sealable palette