Light and Shadow Preview

Join me for this tutorial where I demonstrate how strong patterns of light and shadow can lend interest and power to your paintings.
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Marla makes her home in Portland, Oregon and travels extensively throughout the United States teaching painting workshops and jurying shows. Marla is a sought after workshop instructor, adept at helping students develop an individual painting style. Her approach to painting reflects both the formal art education she received at Art Center College of Design and the years of experience that can only be gained from behind the easel.
“It’s a great honor to work with students to pass on some of the knowledge I’ve gained from my many great instructors and my own discoveries as a painter. I’m a true believer that the fundamentals of painting combined with our individual voices make painting a uniquely satisfying endeavor. As a teacher, I provide a strong base of the fundamentals of painting to guide every student in reaching their unique artistic intentions in a supportive, nurturing and creative environment.” - Marla
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[@lindakriegel5552]

Incredible how you can take an ordinary photo and make an extraordinary painting! You always amaze me! Thanks for sharing!

[@donnabrooks7783]

I just love to watch you work! You are an amazing artist! You see things in such a wonderful, expressive way! I am slowly learning so much from you and I thank you!

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

Thanks Marla, for your painting and demonstration. It is great to watch how you improvise certain elements within the composition and adjust lights and darks within. Nice atmospheric feel to it.

[@christinemay2411]

Vibrant, fresh, calligraphic and wonderful.

[@alphotheone]

Thank you! Simply magical! Your painting is so expressive, lyrical and poetic. It is so indicative of why a photograph is different from a painting. How do you do that? Love it! Nothing against hyperrealism but soooooo different.

[@annmarie3520]

That was wonderful to watch. Thanks.😊

[@jayneposey417]

Just beautiful and very inspiring.

[@prayalways-]

really love the trees

[@miguelesteinmetz6019]

This is really beautiful!

[@susankeller3198]

Beautiful! Thanks!

[@doreenchristie1260]

Excellent loved it

[@agold1702]

Great work; thanks for sharing.

[@jamesholder13]

Awesome lesson!

[@nestorenriqueromeroarias492]

Maravilloso , Marla gracias . Que papel usas que acepta el alcohol .

[@lsenchuk]

I notice I never see you blow on the paper and I have read that this is not good health wise to do but how do you deal with excessive pastel dust when for example you work back into the sky and the dust coats the house roof or other objects in the painting? Thank you for your time, I so love watching your videos.

[@desperia1]

Wanne know this 2

[@PaintingLessonsWithMarla]

Hi Laura, I try to avoid blowing on the pieces and don't want to kick up the dust. I work vertically and have a dust catcher at the bottom of the easel to keep things clean and tidy.

[@lsenchuk]

Do you mean like a vac system or the dust collector thing you showed how to make? Because even though I watched that video and made one i still sometimes get dust that just doesn't fall but stays stuck on the paper. The only way I can get it off is to either blow which i don't want to do or take it off the board/easel and knock it off. What am I doing wrong? I can't imagine how busy you are and i truly appreciate you taking time to answer questions.

[@LeoraLaGraffe]

Laura Senchuk Try tilting the top of the easel slightly forward, with the bottom slightly backwards, rather than straight up and down.

[@pablomiezavarela8358]

Bellooooooooooooooooo Thank you so much.

[@JeannetteStutzman]

Congratulations Marla! Great demo : )) I'm available to talk this week or next if you have some time?

[@PaintingLessonsWithMarla]

Ok, I'll give you a call tomorrow!

[@JeannetteStutzman]

@@PaintingLessonsWithMarla Hey Marla. Great to hear from you. I'm actually in a plein air event tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. Please call me on my cell at 720-320-3929. I'll be able to talk some and then we can schedule another day next week to talk again more. Ok? I look forward to hearing from you and hope you've been doing well 😊

[@renzo6490]

I am confused by the pattern of light and dark in the reference photo. From which direction is the light coming? The sloping line of light green below the house....is that lightness caused by the sun or is that just lighter vegetation? Everything around it is in shadow. What is causing such a sharp, thin line of lightness? What is casting the shadow on the lower part of trees to the right of the house? By your placement of bright green on the right side of the foliage, I assume you are saying that the light source is coming from the right. I think that I would need to understand these things if I were depicting the scene, although the finished piece doesn't seem to suffer from the ambiguity. Thank You.

[@David-ft7xq]

Bonjour, vous utilisez du pastel sec Ou pastel à l'huile ? Merci

[@PaintingLessonsWithMarla]

. J'utilise des pastels doux. pardonne mon pauvre français

[@David-ft7xq]

Painting Lessons with Marla Merci!! Votre français est très bien