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Abstraction and Representation in Oils – Gabhann Dunne

18th August 2020 - 20th August 2020

| €350

Date: 18th -20th August 2020
Artist: Gabhann Dunne
Medium: Oils or Acrylics
Participants: Maximum 8
Course level: All levels welcome

Gabhann Dunne is a Dublin-based painter. He studied Fine Art Painting at the Dublin Institute of Technology and The National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

He is also a former winner of the RDS Taylor Art Award (2011) and the Hennessy Craig Scholarship/the Whytes Award for Painting for his entry to the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition (2009).

Course Concept

This course will focus on how oil paint allows for a space in between abstraction and representation. The main system of painting taught will be Alla Prima (wet on wet). Instruction will concentrate on working to improve brushwork and other systems of mark making. Also included will be colour mixing, grounds, glazing and tonal balance. The artist will give demonstrations and participants will partake in group discussions and individual feedback.

The main aim of the course will be to encourage a more intuitive understanding of oil paint and its application while still referencing representation. Gabhann will show how to achieve this while accommodating each student to further their own goals and desires in painting.

* Art materials list required to participate in the course will be provided after signing up to the course. 24hr access to the studio is offered to each visiting artist. Accommodation is not included in the course price, on request Artform provides an artist accommodation package.