| PAINTING THE HORSE IN OILS with Jane Mahon |
| September 19-21, 2008 9am-4pm Starlight Ranch, 680 State Road 344 Edgewood, New Mexico 87015 $300 plus tax (includes lunch) Rooms w/private bath available Contact Deb Matthew at (505) 281-6839 or www.starlightranchnm.com |
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Jane Mahon is a talented oil painter & horsewoman
living in Corrales, New Mexico. She received an
MFA from the University of New Mexico in 1995.
Previously, she studied with Wayne Thiebauld at the
University of California, Davis. Jane taught drawing
for 3 years at UNM as a graduate student; advanced
drawing at Whitecliff College of Art & Design in
Auckland, New Zealand; and drawing & painting to
gifted teenagers in the prestigious city arts
program,Albuquerque Summer Institute. Jane was
trained as an abstract figurative painter and has a
long history of portrait commissions, both human and
equine. When Jane isn't painting horses, she can be
found riding her lovely gelding Max & beautiful mare
Feilong. www.janemahon.com
Bring these materials:
1. Sketchbook, pencil (#2b), kneadable eraser
2. Oil Paints--Bring what you have, but at minimum
ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow pale, alizarin
crimson (permanent), & large tube of zinc white.
Jane also likes: yellow ochre, cad orange,
transparent earth orange, sap green, violet-grus (Old
Holland), violet (Mussini, permanent), and
manganese violet
3. Palette and palette knife
4. Brushes--small & medium-brights (at least #4 & #6)
and rounds (#0,#1 & #3) synthetic soft or natural (not
boar's hair) for oil. Nylon (#4 "& #6 bright) for acrylic
under-painting
5. Liquin painting medium (any size)
6. Painting supports--two pre-primed 12 x 16's
7. Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS)
8. Paper Towels, palette cups and cans for solvent
9. Camera (optional)
10. Portable Easel
living in Corrales, New Mexico. She received an
MFA from the University of New Mexico in 1995.
Previously, she studied with Wayne Thiebauld at the
University of California, Davis. Jane taught drawing
for 3 years at UNM as a graduate student; advanced
drawing at Whitecliff College of Art & Design in
Auckland, New Zealand; and drawing & painting to
gifted teenagers in the prestigious city arts
program,Albuquerque Summer Institute. Jane was
trained as an abstract figurative painter and has a
long history of portrait commissions, both human and
equine. When Jane isn't painting horses, she can be
found riding her lovely gelding Max & beautiful mare
Feilong. www.janemahon.com
Bring these materials:
1. Sketchbook, pencil (#2b), kneadable eraser
2. Oil Paints--Bring what you have, but at minimum
ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow pale, alizarin
crimson (permanent), & large tube of zinc white.
Jane also likes: yellow ochre, cad orange,
transparent earth orange, sap green, violet-grus (Old
Holland), violet (Mussini, permanent), and
manganese violet
3. Palette and palette knife
4. Brushes--small & medium-brights (at least #4 & #6)
and rounds (#0,#1 & #3) synthetic soft or natural (not
boar's hair) for oil. Nylon (#4 "& #6 bright) for acrylic
under-painting
5. Liquin painting medium (any size)
6. Painting supports--two pre-primed 12 x 16's
7. Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS)
8. Paper Towels, palette cups and cans for solvent
9. Camera (optional)
10. Portable Easel
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Jane will take you through all the steps to paint
a horse in classic full-body profile. This
comprehensive but compressed 3-day
workshop will include how to draw the horse
accurately before you put color on your canvas
or paper.
On day one, Jane will demonstrate drawing and
then painting a value study in black and white;
students will do the same! Though students
can paint a horse of their choice, everyone
should plan to use the same classic pose which
will be provided. (Guidelines for pose and
lighting will be available prior to workshop).
The next two days will be spent painting,
painting, and more painting! Jane will do
mini-demos on mixing colors and applying paint
to achieve a true and natural likeness of a horse.
There will be lots of individual attention for each
artist and you are encouraged to bring samples
of your work for individual review.
a horse in classic full-body profile. This
comprehensive but compressed 3-day
workshop will include how to draw the horse
accurately before you put color on your canvas
or paper.
On day one, Jane will demonstrate drawing and
then painting a value study in black and white;
students will do the same! Though students
can paint a horse of their choice, everyone
should plan to use the same classic pose which
will be provided. (Guidelines for pose and
lighting will be available prior to workshop).
The next two days will be spent painting,
painting, and more painting! Jane will do
mini-demos on mixing colors and applying paint
to achieve a true and natural likeness of a horse.
There will be lots of individual attention for each
artist and you are encouraged to bring samples
of your work for individual review.
| Acrylic Under-painting on Graphite & Grid |
| Initial Painting with Color |
| Final Painting |