Painting Classes
David is a popular teacher and his workshops in impressionism are available throughout the year at posted times and places. David's oil painting workshops cover the major concepts and processes encountered in creating art and using the oil painting medium.
Painting Workshops
2010 Workshops
Three-day painting workshops in landscapes (all opaque media)
April 16, 17 & 18 (Friday to Sunday) (Enrollment filled)
Place: Mallory Studio
2629 Lakewest Drive Chico, CA 95928
Other upcoming weekend workshops are scheduled for October 2010, January 2011 and July 2011. Dates for these workshops will be posted later. Please contact David Mallory for more information.
Jan 15, 16 & 17, 2010 (Friday to Sunday) from 10am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch break. Cost is $6 per hour limited to 6 students. (Enrollment filled)
Place: Mallory Studio
2629 Lakewest Drive Chico, CA 95928
Please contact David Mallory or (530) 343-7029 for more information.
2009 Workshops
Two-day and three-day workshops will be held at LaRoche Fine Art Gallery in Sidney, Victoria Island, Canada.
April 18-19, 2009, 9am to 4pm with lunch break. Fee is $180 Canadian plus tax.
April 21-23, 2009, 9am to 4pm with lunch break. Fee is $275 Canadian plus tax.
Beginner and all level artists are welcome. Classes limited to 10 students. Please contact Odette to sign up for the workshop.
Email: info@odettelarochegallery.com or info@larochefineartgallery.com
Tel: (250) 655-8278
See Class Schedule for more details.
2008 Workshops
Five-day Painting Workshop in Lake Tahoe
October 14-18, 2008, 9am to 4pm with lunch break at the Lakeside Gallery, Kings Beach, North Lake Tahoe.
Class is limited to 10 students, fee is $450. Media: oils, acrylics and pastels; demonstrations in oils.
Theme: How to unify a painting to give it impact and a strong mood: Use of 3 color systems separately, using grey as a "binder"; applying complimentary colors for over-all color enhancement; invoking the "golden section" proportion for a balance between implied movement and stability; caligraphic elements as part of design; using the brush stroke expressively; etc.
Interested parties should contact: Lakeside Gallery C/O Tamara Blanco, director.
Tel. 530-546-3135
Email: lakesidegallery@yahoo.com
Six summer 2009 workshops will be held at the Lakeside Gallery, dates to be announced later.
Summer Workshops in Lake Tahoe
August 18-21, 2008, a 4-day painting workshop on contemporary impressionist landscape painting in oils. This second painting workshop will be held at Lakeside Gallery from 9am to 12 noon, in Kings Beach, North Lake Tahoe. If interested, please contact:
Tamara Blanco, Lakeside Gallery
lakesidegallery@yahoo.com
Tel: 530-546-3135
July 17-19, 2008, a 3-day workshop on popular current Impressionist style focusing on the landscape. This will be held at the Lakeside Gallery in Kings Beach, North Lake Tahoe. See Class Schedule for more details.
Chico Studio Classes
Art Sessions in Chico for Summer 2008
Four one day workshops on Sundays in opaque painting by David Mallory.
August 10: Improving Failed Paintings
July 13: Rendering Unity and Impact
June 15: Problems in Value
May 18: Types of Standard Compositon
See Class Schedule for more details.
Format of studio painting classes:
Studio painting classes in opaque media are available Mondays and Wednesdays for 3 hours either 9am-12 noon or 10am-1pm. The emphasis will be on landscapes using oils. Watercolor classes will be available within several months and will be posted on this website.
Find out more about studio class fees,topics, & equipment, materials and conditions.
The following are formats of different workshops given by the artist:
The Mini Workshop Series
Given in Chico, CA only, once a week (2-3 hours each), focusing on one specific concept each week. Usually 4-8 weeks in succession. Participants can register for the entire series or attend selected classes. Find out more about topics covered.
The 5-Day Workshop
Four teacher demonstrations are given in this workshop, each step and concept is explained at the moment it is executed. Concepts and processes are engaged in a step-wise manner, showing how to build a painting. Each session also provides students with informal question-and-answer opportunities.
After demonstrations, each student is assigned a different landscape several times throughout the workshop and is taken through the steps with individual attention from the teacher in a relaxed, supportive manner. Lecture/demonstrations are followed up with printed material as reinforcement. Informal group critique takes place during the final afternoon.
Maximum of 15 students at all levels of skills. Find out more about topics covered,schedule and materials.
The Weekend Workshop
This is a 5 or 6-hour workshop on Saturday and Sunday,10am-12.30pm and 2.00pm-5.30pm each day. It employs the same principles and procedures as the Five-Day Workshop, but with one painting assignment and several lecture/demonstrations.
The Evening Mini Workshop Series
Given in Chico, CA only. One evening per week (2-3 hours each), focusing on one specific concept per evening. Usually 4-8 weeks in succession. Participants can register for the entire series or attend selected classes. Find out more about topics covered.
Comments from students
"I learned more in the first day than I expected for the whole week" - Larry Mills, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
"I've attended a lot of painting classes and this was really the best. It gave me a systematic approach to painting" - Christine Sherwood, Moundsville, West Virginia
"Through your instruction, patience and guidance I was able to gain a greater appreciation of impressionism and oil painting. I will definitely attend your workshops in San Miguel de Allende ( Mexico ) and other locations in the future." - Max Neufeld, New York, New York
"David Mallory takes a complicated subject and presents it in a concise, fundamental way. I left his class every day excited and inspired. He has a gentle touch and is very patient. By far, this is the best workshop I have been to ." -Audreen Maestri, College Station, Texas