Jay Moore
Three-Day Intensive Workshop
Building a Solid Foundation for a Great Painting
August 12 – 14, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Beginning Students Welcome
Jay is welcoming beginning and emerging artists to this very special workshop. You will need some experience painting outdoors and all outdoor painting gear.
The object of this three-day workshop is to introduce you to the three most important ingredients found in all great paintings. The biggest element to a successful painting is having a strong concept. That is the idea or spark that inspired the painting in the first place. The composition is a way to best arrange the shapes to get your idea across -what to emphasize and subordinate. With the big shapes solved, the next most important decision is what values will you assign to each shape. Many artists get too involved in color, detail and texture and lose the overall impression. By knowing the key objectives up front, you will be able to make every stroke count toward that goal. You will be confident, your paintings will have more emotional impact, and you will be more consistent.
Day One: Meet at Saks Galleries Annex for a morning discussion on building a strong CONCEPT. I will demonstrate that afternoon in Washington Park, in Denver, CO.
Day Two: A short discussion on COMPOSITION followed by students sketching and painting in Washington Park.
Day Three: A short discussion on VALUES followed by studies in grey markers and then in the afternoon, students painting. Wrap-up at the gallery to conclude the workshop.
You are welcome to pay by Credit Card, Check or Cash. Classes must be paid in full two weeks prior to classes. Light breakfast and gourmet lunch included. Tickets to the Denver Museum of Art and the Botanical Gardens are included.
Saks Galleries will host a One-man show for Jay Moore September 17, 2010. The theme for this year's show is "Rocky Mountain National Park". Look for up to 20 new works featuring many from this majestic National Park, as well as across the west. Unique to this show, Jay will have a dozen 6"x8" plein air sketches sold by draw.
Jay Moore painting in 2010 Scottsdale Art Auction
The dramatic oil painting, "Crystal Clear, Sylvan Lake" by
Jay Moore has been selected to be a part of the 2010 Scottsdale
Art Auction April 10, 2010. The annual event is now in it's sixth
year with last year's auction topping the $6 million mark. For more information please call 480-945-0225 or visit www.scottsdaleartauction.com.
Sold for $13,800, including buyers premium.
Cover of Landscape Painting Book, December 2009
"First Light, Elk Creek" a landscape painting by Colorado artist Jay Moore is featured on the cover of the new instructional art book titled, "Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice" written by Mitchell Albala. The book features many of today's leading landscape painters including T. Allen Lawson and Russell Chatham.
Look for Jay Moore's painting, "All to themselves" to appear on the cover of the December 2009 issue of Southwest Art Magazine. This large painting measuring 40"x60" will also be featured in the article titled, "Art Stars" which focuses on 20 artists that have previously been featured in the magazine and how their careers have progressed since.
Cover of Western Art Collector, March 2010
Jay Moore's painting, "Crystal Clear, Sylvan Lake" will be featured on the cover of the March 2010 issue of Western Art Collector magazine. The painting will be featured in the 2010 Scottsdale Art Auction. Considered by many to be the finest art magazine in the country, Western Art Collector has previously selected artists such as Howard Terpening, Bob Kuhn, Martin Grelle, and Curtis Delano for their cover.
