Dalton Students Show Thibaeud-Inspired Works at 1969 Gallery

The Thibeaud assignment in Painting 1 class is the first Assignment of the year.  Students study Thibeaud's paintings, specifically his use of chiaroscuro and the way he places contrasting colors near each other to intensify the palette.  Students begin by making a copy of a Thibeaud in black and white pastel, akin to the Renaissance technique of underpainting.  They "glaze" or create thin layers of translucent pastels over this layer to build color.   It's very exciting to see the paintings come to life as the color is glazed over the tonal underpainting.  In the following assignment, students created original self-portrait pastels using the same technique, bearing in mind the lessons of chiaroscuro, glazing and using complementary color to intensify the palette.