AMY DURY AUGUST 2026
$649.00
SOLD OUT – EMAIL kara@karabullockart.com to be added to the waitlist
- Instructor:Â Amy Dury
- Dates:Â August 21-23
- Materials:Â Listed below
- Cost – $649
- Levels – Intermediate through Advanced
- Read Studio Policies HERE
- Limited Spots – 12 Max
- No Coupons or discounts
Out of stock
Description
In this course we will be working from found imagery to create original oil paintings. Many artists use photography as their primary source, and in these classes we will consider how they have approached this and how we can mine the vast archive of C20th imagery in photography and film to inspire our own work.
We’ll approach color and composition in our own work by learning from the masterworks of other artists, both contemporary and historical. There will be time day devoted to learning from other painters who use photography and film, and we will consider both the choosing of powerful imagery and the interpretation of it using colour, composition and brushwork.
August. 21-23 - 9:00 - 4:00
What this workshop will cover:
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Choosing powerful imagery from vintage film and photography.
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Exploring playful ways to interpret images through drawing and painting
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Using digital manipulation as an editing and composing tool
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Exploring the psychological effects of composition and colour choices
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Using simplified colour palettes to create atmosphere
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Learning from other artists to inspire our choices
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Examining ways to paint figures and faces
Amy will demonstrate her approach to choosing imagery, using drawing and digital methods to compose, and starting a painting.
You’ll leave the workshop with a new confidence about making original choices and new ideas to use found imagery in your own painting.
Supply List
Substrates
- Oil painting paper /boards
Paints
- Range of acrylic paints or oils - whichever you use
Other
- Charcoal
- Cartridge paper
- Solvent
- rags/wipes
- Brushes
Registration is Open! Limited to 12 Students!
August 21-23, 2026
MEET AMY DURY
As a painter I extract figures from photographs from the pre-digital age as a starting point.
These can be found family photographs or home movies. Watching these personal films I instinctively stop them on frames that resonate. The images I am most often drawn to related to peoples roles in society, the hierarchies and dynamics of power.
I paint with a strong idea of colour to begin. I use both oil and acrylic paint, alongside charcoal and pencil drawings. My background as a printmaker informs my use of layers and structure, yet I allow the process to move and evolve the work as it is constructed. Loose and textured painterly marks exist alongside more precise detail. A strong grounding in portrait and figure drawing gives freedom to describe or suggest.
Looking back into our recent past is an act of remembering and nostalgic mis-remembering, with photographs and film becoming the vehicle which constructs stories about ourselves. Figures are often rewritten or falling from clear view, and I use digital processes to reconstruct the scenes and suggest colour themes. Our history instructs, seduces and tethers us, and I look to use paint to examine these emotive memories which reflect current themes and tensions in contemporary life.
STUDIO INFORMATION
Studio Address
145 W. Main St., Suite 110
Tustin, CA 92780
**Park in parking lot or on the street.
Airport and Hotels
If you are flying in, the closest airport to the studio is Santa Ana - John Wayne Airport. It is about 5 miles away from the studio, with several hotels nearby as well. Our clients' favorite hotels are listed below.
Budget friendly and near the freeway
People LOVE staying in Newport Beach, at hotels or airbnbs. It is about 20 minutes from the studio via uber/car. There are also several Airbnb's closer to the studio, as well!
***there are hotels closer to the studio, but several that I DO NOT recommend. If you have questions about hotels, please reach out to me at karabullockart@gmail.com.
Workshop Policies: Due to limited class size, payment is non-refundable, but is transferable ONLY if the workshop sells out. If you purchase a workshop and are unable to attend, AND if there is a wait list for the course, we will offer your spot to a person on the wait list. If someone on the wait list is able to take your spot, we will reimburse you your tuition, minus a $75 admin fee for handling the replacement. If you are unable to attend the workshop, and the workshop has not sold out with a wait list, we will not be able to refund your purchase.
***These policies also apply to a Zoom workshop.
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