Approaching Landscape Through Shape and Value with Anne Corlett

Approaching Landscape Through Shape and Value with Anne Corlett

Saugatuck Douglas Art Club and the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library are excited to announce a free and open-to-the-public class on landscape painting, taught by local artist, Anne Corlett.

In this class we will learn how to paint a landscape from a photograph. We will simplify and ground our landscapes with shape and value, beginning with pencil drawings and advancing to color as the class continues. Anne will provide the initial reference image that everyone will use for practice, but you are encouraged to bring your own photographs for your final pieces. Acrylic is the recommended medium for this class, but you are welcome to use a different one if you prefer. All skill levels are welcome for this class.

Class Details:

• Location: Saugatuck-Douglas District Library
• Day: Tuesdays, October 8 through November 12
• Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
• Admission: Free and open to the public
• Class Size: Limited to 15 participants
• THE CLASS IS FULL. Thank you to everyone who showed interest in this class!

The Library will provide basic supplies. If you have favorite or preferred materials, you are encouraged to bring them with you.

• Soft pencils and erasers
• Newsprint
• Drawing paper
• Canvas paper and/or canvas
• Paintbrushes
• Acrylics (medium yellow, yellow ochre, medium red, alizarin red, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, burnt sienna, and white)

Artist Bio
Anne Corlett was graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Fine Art. She continued her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Royal Academy of Art in London, the Kalamazoo Institute of Art and Oxbow in Saugatuck, MI. A full-time artist, Anne works and shows out of her studio on the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck. In the last several years she has completed residencies in Monteleone Sabino, Italy, Vancouver Island, Canada and Glen Arbor, Michigan. She draws her inspiration from the power of Mother Nature, collecting information en plein air through small watercolors, and returning to paint larger oils in the studio. Anne’s artwork has been included in multiple publications and is in public and private collections nationwide.

Artist Statement
As an artist, I am continually striving to dig deep into myself towards essential truth. I can approach this point through painting our local landscapes. The turn of a wave, the personality of a tree, the sweep of our lakeshore, all imbue me with immense gratitude. As I paint a cloud that dances between clapping cottonwood leaves, my heart opens up and I feel unfettered joy. I have spent every summer of my life on Saugatuck beaches. My love for them is visceral and painting them is the most effective way to communicate their vital importance to me, and to the world.

This free class is offered through a collaboration between the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library and the Saugatuck Douglas Art Club. Donations welcome.