WITHIN USA OUTSIDE USA PAINTING LESSONS DVD

American artist, Hall Groat II, in his unique instructional Painting Lessons DVD Class series demonstrates the techniques of the lost art of traditional realist oil painting. Involume #2 oil painting dvd he presents three fully narrated, comprehensive demonstrations, includingtwo hours of solid instruction. The demonstrations included are of compositions involving: a classic American baseball with all of its intricate red stitching, three luminous white eggs set against a rich, dark background, and a lovely grouping of violet grapes resting within a ornate gold vintage creamer! "Squint and you will see how the value of the form and cast shadow merge together as one shared value. Keep the edge along the shadow side of the form passive." Through Hall's fun painting lessons DVD class, he outlines the painting process that was used by such 19th century painters as Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet. 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. PAINTING LESSONS VIDEO CLASS EXAMPLES VIEW HALL GROAT II PAINTINGS OF: BASEBALLS EGGS GRAPES

This painting DVD presents a concise step-by-step system, offering both the beginning and the professional artist the necessary tools to successfully create traditional realist still life oil paintings. Such topics are covered as establishing background variation and movement, accents and cast shadows, rim and high lights, and realizing the primary and secondary planes of the motif. Each of the three demonstrations is divided into phases with clearly stated topic headings that correspond to the steps presented in the instructional guide. PAINTING DVD STEPS A glossary of painting terms is also included! All of the demonstrations are approximately 40minutes in length. 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 life 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."

Grapes and Creamer, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on masonite PRIVATE COLLECTION IN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA GRAPE & CREAMER IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING LESSONS

Baseball: Tribute to Hank Aaron, 6 x 6 inches, Oil on canvas PRIVATE COLLECTION IN REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA BASEBALL IMAGES FOR PRINTING OUT 1. STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING

Eggs, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on canvas PRIVATE COLLECTION IN RIVERWOODS, ILLINOIS EGG IMAGES PAINTING LESSONS FOR PRINTING OUT 1. STILL LIFE PROP 2. COMPLETED PAINTING LESSONS

ACTUAL PROPS THAT WERE OBSERVED FOR PAINTING LESSONS