Instruction
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Contact Mike Rooney if you are interested in taking a workshop or sponsoring a workshop for your gallery or artist co-op. |
Instruction
| Mike Rooney teaches classroom and plein air (outdoor) workshops all over North Carolina and Virginia that are guaranteed to loosen up your style and transform your art. Learn to paint with a loose, quick and impressionistic style by learning these basics: 2008 Workshop Schedule |
~ Equipment needed for plein air work
~ Working outdoors or from photos in the studio
~ Capturing light effects
~ Simplifying objects- stick figures welcomed
~ Working quickly- time waits for no one
~ Massing in and values- from blobs to objects
~ Color and composition theory, its not as boring as it sounds
~ Color palette choices- your individuality expressed in pigment
~ Approaching galleries with your work after you have
created your masterpiece
~ Working outdoors or from photos in the studio
~ Capturing light effects
~ Simplifying objects- stick figures welcomed
~ Working quickly- time waits for no one
~ Massing in and values- from blobs to objects
~ Color and composition theory, its not as boring as it sounds
~ Color palette choices- your individuality expressed in pigment
~ Approaching galleries with your work after you have
created your masterpiece
| All information, graphics, photographs and designs on this website Copyright 2008 Mike Rooney. |
Seatree Gallery, Nags Head-September 6th- Plein Air Workshop
Contact Mike for details or to register
Upcoming Shows
New Elements Gallery-
Explorations: Seascapes and Plein Air Paintings of Coastal NC
Mike Rooney
Lisa Creed
June 27-July 19
Opening Reception 6-9 Friday June 27
216 N Front St, Wilmington NC
New Elements Gallery-June 27 thru July 27- Wilmington NC- I'll be showing in a two
man exhibit of our new works. The reception is Friday July 27, 7-9 pm.
City Art Gallery-August 7 thru September 3- Greenville NC- I'll be showing in a two
man show of new works with the infamous James Kerr from Delray Florida. He was a
student of Emile Grippe and his work is awesome. I'm honored to be paired with him
for this summer show.
