WITHIN USA OUTSIDE USA PAINTING DVD

American artist, Hall Groat II, in his unique instructional DVD course demonstrates the techniques of the lost art of traditional realist oil painting. In Volume #1 oil painting dvd he presents five comprehensive demonstrations, offering nearly two hours of solid instruction. The oil painting video lessons included are of compositions involving: three lemons, radishes, ballet slippers, railroad conductor's pocket watch, and teacup and saucer. Through his innovative, step-by-step approach he outlines the process that was used by such 19th century painters as Edgar Degas and Edward Manet. "Begin by studying the simple relationships of warm against cool and dark against light. Paint the large spots of color first!" Using an easily understood teaching approach, Hall reveals the secrets behind creating dramatic light and shadow illusions to compelling atmospheric spaces, all the way to rendering convincing three-dimensional illusions of form and space. The included DVD, along with the accompanying manual, present a concise step-by-step system, offering both the beginning and the professional artist the necessary tools to successfully create classical realist still life oil paintings. OIL PAINTING VIDEO COURSE Such topics are covered as establishing background variation and movement, accents and cast shadows, and realizing the primary and secondary planes of the motif. Each of the five painting demonstration dvds is divided into phases with clearly stated topic headings that correspond to the steps presented in the instructional dvd guide. PAINTING DVD STEPS AND GLOSSARY A glossary of painting terms is also included! All of the demonstrations are approximately 15- 30 minutes in length.

NOTES ON PAINTING CAST SHADOWS Get into the habit of studying the subtleties you see within cast shadows, such as gentle value gradations and temperature transitions. Your light source, along with the color and value of the subject matter, all play an important role in forming the appearance of the cast shadow. Study how the warmth from the red-orange of the apricot permeates into the neutral gray-blue of the cast shadow, enhancing the sense of atmosphere and adding mood in the examples below. The edges of the cast shadows should be softened as it diffuses outward away from the subject. It's important to closely observe the relationship between the hard and soft edges of the cast shadow. Through adding cast shadows your paintings will begin to take on a sense of depth and visual weight and help define the still life objects within your compositions. It's important to anchor the objects down, preventing them from appearing as if they are floating in space; and also give them a convincing feeling of volume and visual weight. Using a medium sized brush, indicate bold accents at the points where the objects meet the surface they are resting on. These marks may be stated with the phase #1 umber undertone or any dark value that is muted and not too intense. It's helpful to make the value of the cast shadow similar to the value of the shadow of the subject to make the area read as unified and harmonious. Working with “shared value” also enhances the sensation of atmosphere and mood. Later in the painting, the edges of the cast shadows may be softened and diffused to appear more natural. PAINTING DVD TECHNIQUES Hall has taught art for over twenty years, and currently is an Associate Professor of Art at a college in New York. ARTNews Magazine critic, Gerard Haggerty, states that "Hall Groat II's still live paintings evoke the big picture that we call art history, including painters like Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Edwin Dickinson, and his teacher Lennart Anderson." Collectors of his work have expressed that the work is "Alive, full of grace vitality and beauty, capturing light that is sublime in nature." VIEW HALL GROAT II PAINTINGS OF: LEMONS POCKET WATCHES BALLET SLIPPERS TEACUPS

Lemons With Lemon Tree Branches, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on masonite PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SEVERNA PARK, MARYLAND LEMON IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. PAINTING DVD STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED WORK FROM PAINTING DVD	Teacup & Saucer, 6 x 6 inches, Oil on masonite PRIVATE COLLECTION IN STANTON, CALIFORNIA TEACUP IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING	Ballet Slippers, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on canvas PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SAUDI ARABIA BALLET SLIPPER IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. PAINTING DVD PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING
Railroad Conductor's Pocketwatch, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on masonite PRIVATE COLLECTION KILMACOLM, RENFREWSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM POCKET WATCH IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING	Radishes, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on masonite PRIVATE COLLECTION IN RAGLEY, LOUISIANA RADISH IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. PAINTING DVD STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING