Course Description

There is a lost art of studying the works of others to find your own style. All of the masters were first apprentices. The apprentice sat beside the masters, listening to their process, paintbrush in hand, mixing paint, creating strokes that told a story, and stirred their creative spirit.

Have you ever taken an online course, gone to a retreat, purchased an art technique book and were taught an artist’s techniques and mediums? Have you ever been worried about what is your style and what is “their” style? Have you ever been afraid to create art that was inspired by another artist? This course is for you!

An integral part of the artistic process was to copy the master artist. In this course, you will watch as Kelly Berkey studies the work of John Singer Sargent. She will share what techniques she learned and what she learned about her own creative process. Kelly will then take what she has learned by copying the work of Sargent and create a piece in her own style.

You will leave this course with freedom in your creativity. Freedom to pull from everything around you that inspires you and how to incorporate it into your art. The confidence to realize that nothing is new under the sun and how to build upon others that have come before you.

Techniques Taught

• Color mixing
• Value scaling
• Breaking down a face
• Underpainting
• Overcoming fear of oils
• Painting with a limited palette (four colors plus white)