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Christmas Still Life in Oils with Hilary Swingle

  • Workshop SLC 153 2100 South South Salt Lake, UT, 84115 United States (map)

Date: Sunday, December 12th, 2021

Times: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Cost: $65




Workshop description

We know how busy this time of year can be, come re-center yourself during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Learn to paint realistic reflective light in this condensed one night workshop. Your new favorite holiday memento maybe be the one you create here.


Supply List

  • Paint colors:

    • Burnt Umber

    • Ultramarine Blue

    • Phthalo blue

    • Alizarin crimson (or any cool red) I like phthalo red as well

    • Cad red

    • Cad yellow light

    • Titanium white

  • Your favorite synthetic brushes (soft bristles) - I like small rounds and filberts

  • Your favorite medium - I like gamblin neomegilp or galkyd lite

  • 6”x6” gesso prepared canvas or panel

  • Makeup sponge

  • Pan-pastel in a dark color

  • Mahl stick


The Instructor

Hilary Swingle born in 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah; this is where she currently works and resides. She is a figurative realist oil painter working in the indirect painting method. Her most recent portraits are autobiographical and explore the threads of her social anxiety using symbolism and highly detailed compositions. She is mostly a self-taught artist. Her art has been exhibited in museum and gallery shows across the United States. She was recently awarded Juror’s Choice in the 2020 Utah Women Artists Exhibition and recognized with an honorable mention in the 2021 Blue Review Art Prize. She is represented by 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago.


www.hilaryswingle.com

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