Pigments of Your imagination: Working with Invented Color
Evening Class | Available
In this exciting 12-week class with instructor Julie Beck, we’ll explore how to use image references as a jumping off point. Instead of replicating exactly what you see, you’ll practice bending reality through quick iterations of thumbnails and color studies. Each exercise will challenge you to reimagine your subject by shifting color schemes, playing with value ranges, and pushing atmosphere to create new moods and vibes.
Along the way, you’ll discover how a single reference can spark endless variations, and how your creative choices shape the story your painting tells. This course is all about building confidence in your own vision, learning to trust your instincts, and having fun with the “what ifs” of painting. By the end, you’ll have a whole toolkit of approaches for turning any reference (whether image, from life, or imagination) into something uniquely your own.
It would be helpful if you have taken any of these classes (not mandatory but helpful)
Color bootcamp
Any painting class with Julie
Are in cast drawing or painting in the Atelier program at ARA Boston
Julie Beck
Julie Beck - Instructor & Assistant Director
Julie Beck is an award winning oil painter specializing in tromp l'oeil, still life, and figurative oil paintings. Julie completed her training at ARA Boston in 2016 and has been teaching here since 2013. Her honors include multiple Gold Medals at the Guild of Boston Artist’s Annual Non-Member Competition, 2016 and 2019 Best in Show for the Richeson Annual Still life and Floral Competition, and has been a finalist in the Art Renewal Center’s Annual Salon 4 years in a row with honorable mentions as well as First Place still life. She was selected to participate in and won third place in the 2017 Still life Painting Competition at the Grand Central Atelier. She is also currently a member at the Saint Botolph Club. Her work can be found in private collections throughout the US and internationally. For more about Julie and her work, visit http://www.juliebcreative.com