About the event
Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm, 30 min lunch break
All levels adults.
Discover the process of creating expressive and loose artwork in your choice of watercolor or acrylic media. Gain confidence in painting any subject- from landscapes to portraits and figures - capturing mood, atmosphere and feeling in a bold and impressionist style. Explore different techniques in painting and focus on color palette, values and composition. Discover how to use texture and basic principles in painting water, sky, ground, buildings, faces and figures. Create focus in your painting to captivate the viewer and learn how to keep your painting fresh and spontaneous. Learn loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and finally painting how you see versus just copying a photograph. The focus will be on techniques, principles of perspective and good composition in creating dynamic artwork.
Lyudmila’s loose and demonstrative style will inspire you to take the water-based mediums to their full capacity. She will do 2 quick demos in watercolor and acrylic. The students may use their own photo references or choose from many dramatic images provided.
Learn how to “make your artwork interesting and engaging” bringing intrigue and life to your work. Starting with a preliminary composition with intentional brush strokes and handling of color, you’ll acquire valuable skills in how to interpret your photo reference without being literal. The workshop is a lot of fun and packed with valuable information.
About the Instructor
Lyudmila Tomova is an award-winning artist, well-recognized nationally and internationally for her unique impressionist style. Currently, she paints figures, portraits, murals and landscapes in oil, watercolor and acrylic. Inspired by nature, her work has also been highly recognized in numerous plein air paint-out events. She merges abstract and realistic elements together to create mood, movement and an impression of the world around and within us. Her painting style adds spontaneity, boldness and elegance all at once telling magical stories and evoking complex emotions. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Lyudmila immigrated to the US in 1990 and lived in New York City working as a full-time painter, editorial illustrator and designer, exhibiting nationally and abroad. Her strong education in Classical realism from the Sofia’s Academy of Fine Arts in Bulgaria and later from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York where she earned a BFA degree in Illustration, as well as her diverse artistic experience has established her as one of the most versatile and prolific artists in the Triangle. Recently, she received 2 awards at the International Watercolor Masters contest 2022 - Award of Merit and Top Rising Star Award. She’s been featured in the International Artist magazine with a 6-page article, Walter magazine, Splash books, North Light Books’ drawing competition Strokes of Genius 8: Expressive Texture and many others. Her work has been selected for the PleinAir Salon, ArtFields, RFAS, WFWS, NWS, and many more. She was nominated as an Emerging Woman 2016 by the EWNC and was personally recognized at the NC Museum of Art where the first of her “Butterfly Women” series was unveiled. Lyudmila is also a Signature member of the Watercolor Societies of NC, Georgia, Louisiana and the Southwestern Watercolor Society. Lyudmila resides in Cary and teaches watercolor, oil, acrylic and drawing workshops in various locations in North Carolina and exhibits nationally and abroad.
PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.