Virtual art day - Experimenting with contrast in your paintings

A day for you to do some art work, in the virtual company of others.
Sometimes it is hard to give ourselves the time for art. Here's a fun, social way that might help. It's also an opportunity to experiment outside your normal approach.

In a recent AfAS discussion we explored "contrast" in art. Now let's have a go ourselves. The idea is to use this as an opportunity to try out different styles and techniques which you wouldn't normally use. You can do a number of little experiments or try a single larger idea, or some combination of the two as you wish.

Preparation:

1. Watch/review the videos from the previous discussion. Identify some techniques that you'd like to try out.

Introductory videos
https://youtu.be/ocuFrOD1qEc?feature=shared 15min 50s Contrasts in Composition
https://youtu.be/FpLxzzxZZ8Y?feature=shared 3:41 About colour contrast
Videos on painting technique
https://youtu.be/gmRRCmboL2Q?feature=shared 7:52 An artist demonstrating how contrast and tension improve your painting
https://youtu.be/2Hk5-gUeysw?feature=shared 8:06 How to paint over a red priming
Videos on how contrast conveys meaning
https://youtu.be/auLrnPc5n1U?feature=shared 10:41 How juxtaposition conveys meaning. A presentation by an art tutor to his students. The most interesting part is from 2 mins 50s up to 9 mins 30s.
If you have time take a look at these websites as well:
https://www.virtualartacademy.com/contrast-in-art/ 10 types of contrast artists can use in a painting
https://drawpaintacademy.com/compressed-values/ On contrast of colour
https://drawpaintacademy.com/7-tips-for-high-contrast-paintings/ How to create high contrast paintings
https://www.theportraitplace.co.uk/artcolcontrast.php One artist's view on the value of contrast in creating interest in a painting

2. Decide what you are going to apply these techniques to. Will you use a realistic scene or abstract? Will you have reference material (like photos) available or will you work purely intuitively?

On the day:
10:00: Zoom chat to say hello to your fellow artists, sharing your plans for the day and showing your painting set up.
10:30: Work independently.
12:30 Zoom chat over lunch, sharing what we've done so far. Positive feedback and encouragement.
13:30 Work independently
15:30 Tea and chat over progress during the day. What worked well, what caused problems - maybe others can offer helpful suggestions.
16:00 Close
I've limited places to 7 people so that we have enough time to discuss our work - but still leaving plenty of time for actual creative work, rather than talk!