Classical academic art professor Frank Covino will make his annual trip to Baudette Aug. 5-9 and Aug. 12-16 to instruct two, week-long seminars at the Lake of the Woods School art room.
A release says the Classical Academic Oil Painting Seminar covers traditional oil painting from the renaissance through the early 20th century. These techniques and materials were used throughout Europe, Great Britain and North America. A variety of ethnic and cultural traditions used the same methods students will learn during the seminar, according to the release.
Some of the subjects covered are art history, subject matter selection, composition, use of the golden mean, perspective and aerial perspective, value, preparation of the gesso ground and board, use of a grid, charcoal sketching, grayscale and verdaccio underpainting, color mixing and theory, skin tone palettes, rendering a likeness of the subject, lighting, application of various mediums, anatomy, glazing, framing, and preservation of finished work. The majority of students who learn these methods as taught by Covino will continue to use the skills learned to create art throughout their lifetime, the release continued.
Covino lives in Vermont and travels throughout the United States and Canada conducting seminars in the time honored traditional methods of classical academic oil painting. He has been coming to Baudette since 1995. It is the only seminar he offers in the Midwest.
Workshops are sponsored by the Lake of the Woods Art Guild. Enrollment is open to everyone of all skill levels. Beginners are welcome.
Class size is limited to 15 students. Registration is on a first come-first served basis. For additional information and to register for the class, call 218-634-1561, 218-341-9692 or email studio@wiktel.com.
