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The Secret to a Great Painting in All Mediums
Joe Cibere
Any Medium
Cost: $75.00
Workshop
All Skill Levels
Saturday–Saturday
Meets daily
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Sat, March 22, 2025
15 spaces available.
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Learn Joe's technique for figuring out the “CAKE," meaning the foundational shapes
defined by one value, of the painting. Try to get the proportions right. Think of shapes,
NOT things! We’ll start with “Thumbies” to see the many options available.
Once the major shapes are defined you can add the “ICING”. This will show light and
form. Doing this will provide you with a “roadmap” for a successful painting!
Bring some reference photos to work from, whatever you've been wanting to paint.
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About Joe Cibere
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Joe Cibere is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and his painting style demonstrates his love of nature and wilderness. His "abstract realism" paintings integrate strong design and balance with a sense of illusion, and have appeared in "Watercolor Artist Magazine," "Artists Magazine," "Best of Acrylic," "Splash 23," and in the International Artists book "The Watercolor Sky and Cloud Techniques of 23 International Artists." His work is also part of both corporate and private collections. His studio is at Studio Channel Islands, Room R5 in Old Town Camarillo, California.
He's been working on more impressionistic landscapes lately, using non-traditional water media methods for creating what he calls "imaginaries," landscapes that don't really exist and are more conceptual in nature.
To know when he's done with a painting, he has three guides. Does it look good in black and white/greyscale? Does it look good flipped, reversed, and rotated? And is there enough left for the viewer to finish the painting? All goes back to knowing how to start and when to finish your vision.
Instructor website: www.joeciberewatercolors.com
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