The study and interpretation of light is the foundation of representational painting, and of this course. We will explore how light can visually communicate time of day, temperature, weather, color and texture, among others. You will learn how to control light, key your paintings and create good value structures to achieve the specific feeling or mood you are after and fill your paintings with light and energy. Working from reference, you will learn how to redesign the elements of a photograph to create a more dynamic and compelling painting. Demonstrations, painting exercises, critiques, discussion of materials and common problems related to rendering specific types of light will be included. NOTE: Please bring a newsprint pad (18x24"), four 4B charcoal pencils, a single-edge razor blade and a kneaded eraser to the first session.

Peter Fiore
Fine artist, illustrator

One-person exhibitions include: Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT; Miller Gallery, Cincinnati; Scottsdale Fine Art, AZ; Churchill Gallery, Newburyport, MA; Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ; Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA

Clients include: American Express; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Ralph Lauren; Texaco; Nikon; Exxon; AT&T; National Geographic; Young & Rubicam; CBS; McGraw-Hill; Canon; 3M; Hertz; Philip Morris; Bill Blass; J. Walter Thompson; Pepsi; Eastman Kodak; Macmillan; Reader's Digest; Time Inc.; TV Guide; McCall's; Izod

Web site: http://www.peterfiore.com

Awards and honors include: First Place, Artist's Magazine Annual Competition; Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators; Alden Bryan Award, American Artists Professional League; past president, Society of Illustrators

Collections include: Eddie Bauer Corporation, U.S. Olympic Committee, Imperial Bank of Canada, Kodak, NBC, Society of Illustrators, IBM, U.S. Army, ABC, Citibank

Education: Pratt Institute

Publications include: American Artist; American Art Collector; Fine Art Connoisseur; The Illustrator in America, 1860–2000; Artist's Magazine