Price: $729 + $20 Registration Fee
Instructor: Leon Okun
- Duration: 10 Wednesdays
- Time: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (30-min. break)
- Start Date: July 5, 2023
- Postponement: None
- End Date: September 6, 2023
Indirect figure painting class will introduce techniques of academic painting which include; glazing, dry brush, as well as elements of alla-prima style of painting. Students will have 4 weeks to finish one figure painting. We will be painting from life model. Before starting our assignment we will paint 6×8 color study to resolve composition and color harmony. We will start painting with establishing basic drawing and construction, students will follow with a limited color palette, establishing color harmony of the entire painting as well as features of the face. Later we will work on concept of “roiling the form with color and value” learning how to create sense of dimension without losing color, finally we will finalize our painting with variety of glazes, scumbling, and velatura techniques. Emphasis of this course will also be on synthesizing indirect painting techniques with a strong facility of drawing as well as exploration of limited color.
* Brushes (sable or bristle, filbert, any brand will be good, I personally like Robert Simmons bristle)
size # 2 (2 brushes)
size #4 (2 brushes )
size #6 (2 brushes )
size #8 (2 brushes )
size # 12 or 14 (1 brush)
Fan brush; small and a large (optional but very useful)
Canvas:
6×8 for color study
20×24 or 30×24 or 30×40; choose size based on your experience.
Paints – gambling paint, or any other pro. Brand.
Titanium white (large tube)
yellow ocher
cad. Yellow or similar
Indian yellow
Alizarin crimson or magenta
cad red light
venetian red or English red
viridian green or similar
burned umber
raw umber
ivory black
ultramarine blue
Gamsol
damar varnish(liquid not a spray)
linseed oil
Aluminum Palette Cup
Palette (no paper please, bring a solid palette; glass or wood)
Vine charcoal
Leon Okun was born on February 6, 1980 in a small town in Siberia, Russia. In 1993 Leon’s family immigrated to San Diego. His interest in figurative art developed while taking art classes at Mesa Community College, where he was given complete freedom of exploration. This freedom led him to a profound interest in figurative drawing and propelled Leon to pursue the kind of program that would satisfy his passion for fine art.
Leon’s educational art journey began at Watts Atelier (a small private art school with an emphasis on the traditional fine art), where he studied for two and a half years. There he met Ron Lemen, an art instructor at Los Angeles Academy of Fine Arts. To this day, Leon gives Ron Lemen credit for inspiring him to believe in himself and to set the highest possible standards for personal artwork.
In 2003 Leon returned to Russia to explore Russian art schools and museums. Painters like I. E. Repin, V. Serov, and V. Surikov captured his interest and helped him develop the best possible vision any artist can have: To become a serious painter.
It was then, in 2003, that Leon decided to apply to the Repin Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Repin Academy of Arts is a two hundred and fifty seven year old historic institution. It has been the birthplace of the most famous Russian painters. It was clear to Leon that if he wanted for himself the best art education in the world, than it would have to be the Repin Academy of Arts.
After two years of intense preparation Leon got accepted to the Academy, where he studied for six years and received both a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Art and a Masters Degrees in Fine Arts.
In 2011 Leon returned to San Diego and immersed himself into teaching, sharing with his students the wonderful education he had received at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
Successful in his own right as a Artist and as a Teacher, Leon now inspires his students to search our their dreams and to strive to achieve their own personal best.
Leon is a member of the California Art Club, the American Portrait Society, the American Impressionist society, and the Plain Air Painters of San Diego.
Leon has participated in and won numerous art competitions in San Diego and throughout Southern California. His style of painting is based on the traditional European classical art, and color pallet that so many Russian painters are famous for.
Most recently Leon had several successful exhibitions that drew a great deal of interest in the art community.
Course Changes or Cancellations
Course Changes or Cancellations
LAAFA reserves the right to cancel any class, limit class size, change class times or substitute instructors for those listed in the schedule.
If a class is cancelled, students will be issued a full refund or may transfer with no fee to another class.
If an instructor must leave after a term has begun, and no suitable substitute is available, the student will be refunded a pro-rated amount.
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds and Transfers
All classes, uninstructed workshops, workshops and artist demonstrations are non-refundable.
Classroom Etiquette
Classroom Etiquette
- If you arrive late, please enter quietly. If you have equipment to set up, please wait for a break to set up so that you do not disrupt the class.
- The front row of benches is reserved for sitting individuals.
- Economize your workspace to accommodate fellow artists.
- Please refrain from talking to the models while they are posing. Photography is not allowed without the express permission of the model. The model may require a photography fee.
- Please refrain from personal discussions while class is in session. Be sure to switch cell phone ringers OFF.
- Don’t comment on others’ work unless it is solicited.
- Animals are not permitted, with the exception of assistance dogs for the disabled.
- Please clean up your work area and properly dispose of your waste after class. Use the Brush Cleaning Closet, not the bathroom sinks, to clean your hands, paintbrushes and other art tools.
- No Turpentine or smelly solvents and mediums are allowed. Odorless Mineral Spirits is preferred.
Information
Campus Address
16926 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 708-9232
contactus@laafa.edu
Business Hours
Phone Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Main Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
