Description of DVD
American artist, Hall Groat II, in his unique instructional DVD series demonstrates the techniques of the lost art of traditional realist oil painting. In Volume #1 he presents five comprehensive demonstrations, offering nearly 2 hours of solid instruction. The demonstrations included are of compositions involving: three lemons, radishes, ballet slippers, railroad conductor's pocket watch, and teacup & saucer. Through his innovative, step-by-step approach he outlines the process that was used by such 19th century painters as Edgar Degas and Edward Manet.
Using an easily understood teaching approach, Hall reveals the secrets behind creating dramatic light and shadow illusions to compelling atmospheric spaces, all the way to render-ing convincing three-dimensional illusions of form and space. The included DVD, along with the accompanying manual, present a concise step-by-step system, offering both the beginning and the
professional artist the necessary tools to successfully create
traditional realist still life oil paintings.
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Such topics are covered
as establishing background variation and movement, accents and
cast shadows, and realizing the primary and secondary planes of
the motif. Each of the five demonstrations is divided into phases
with clearly stated topic headings that correspond to the steps
presented in the instructional guide. A glossary of painting terms
is also included! All of the demonstrations are approximately 15-
30 minutes in length.
Hall has taught art for over twenty years, and currently is an
Associate Professor of Art at a college in New York. ARTNews
Magazine critic, Gerard Haggerty, states that "Hall Groat II's still
live paintings evoke the big picture that we call art history,
including painters like Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Edwin
Dickinson, and his teacher Lennart Anderson." Collectors of
his work have expressed that the work is "Alive, full of grace
vitality and beauty, capturing light that is sublime in nature."
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