Mastering the Master Copy with Cody Wheelock
Learn from the masters while developing painting techniques you can bring into your own studio practice during Mastering the Master Copy with professional artist Cody Wheelock.
In this full-day workshop at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, participants will select a painting by an artist they admire and create their own small-scale version on an 8 x 10-inch or smaller canvas.
Rather than focusing on creating an exact reproduction, the workshop encourages artists to slow down and study the choices made by another painter. Participants will explore composition, value, color, technique, and the process behind building a successful painting.
Cody will guide students through the four-step painting process he uses in his own work:
- Drawing and transfer
- Grisaille underpainting
- Color block-in
- Overpainting
Students will begin with acrylic paints for the underpainting and color block-in before transitioning to oil paints for the finishing stages. This approach allows participants to experience the complete process within a single workshop.
By the end of the day, students will have a strong start on, or potentially complete, their own master copy while gaining a versatile painting process they can continue practicing at home.
Lunch is included in the registration fee.