Narrative Painting with Ingrid Van Slyke

Ages 16+
Experience Level All experience levels


Class Description

Discover how to tell a story through paint in this guided, process-focused class. Students will explore how narrative, mood, and symbolism can be expressed visually while learning to develop a strong concept from initial idea to finished painting. The class will cover choosing and using reference images, planning composition, and setting the scene to support your story. Participants may work in the medium of their choice and will receive supportive, individualized instruction throughout each stage of the process.

Reference paintings below.


Materials

Drawing paper and pencils will be provided.
Students should bring painting materials of their choice, including canvas, watercolor paper, paint and brushes.


Ingrid Van Slyke
Ingrid Van Slyke
Ingrid Van Slyke

Imagination by N.C. Wyeth (1921)
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (1942)

Ingrid Van Slyke

Ingrid Van Slyke

Teaching Artist

About the Instructor

Ingrid has exhibited her work in international and national group exhibitions throughout the country including New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Illinois, as well as a solo show, For the Love of Boats. Her work has been juried into the highly prestigious Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance exhibitions held at the National Arts Club and the Salmagundi Club in New York City. She has been a guest speaker for the National Association of Women Artists’ “Arts in Conversation” series. Ingrid teaches soft pastel painting to individuals and groups and has been a guest teacher at the New York State Art Teacher’s Summer Institute at The Great Camp Sagamore in Upstate NY. She is a dedicated high school visual arts teacher at Northwood School and her work is currently represented at Gallery 46 in Lake Placid, NY. Ingrid lives with her family in Lake Placid, NY and finds inspiration for her landscape paintings from the beautiful natural environment of the Adirondacks.

In-PersonPaintingSingle-DayAdvancedBeginnerIntermediate

Questions? Contact Director of Education & Outreach Tara Palen at [email protected].