Painting Elegant Peonies
This course will teach you to paint elegant and stately peonies using a Catalyst silicone wedge and acrylic paint!
Course curriculum
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Preview Video from this course
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Painting Elegant Peonies Supplies List
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Get to Know the Shape of Peonies
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Get to know the Shape of Peony Buds
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A Word About Paint Grades
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Preserving Your Art with Varnish
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Acrylic Painting with a Wedge workshop 5/21/2022
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Lesson One: Intro to the Materials Used
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Lesson Two: 1st Layer: The Underpainting
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Lesson Three: Blocking in a Large Peony
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Lesson Four: Adding the Smaller Peonies
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Lesson Five: Building Outer Petals
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Lesson Six: Creating Dimension
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Lesson Seven: Beautiful Greenery
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Lesson Eight: Glazing the Background
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Lesson Nine: Reworking the Peonies
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Lesson Ten: Defining Details
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Lesson Eleven: More Background Glazing
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Lesson Twelve: Elevating the Composition with Greenery
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Lesson Thirteen: Adding the Final Details
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Lesson Fourteen: The Finished Painting
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Pink Peony Bonus Demo Video
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About this course
- $99.00
- 22 lessons
- 3 hours of video content
Here's what my students are saying:
Awesome Class!
Lisa Bessette Paul
This is the second class of Kathleen’s that I have completed. I am relatively new to acrylic painting and have never used a wedge before. Kathleen explains...
Read MoreThis is the second class of Kathleen’s that I have completed. I am relatively new to acrylic painting and have never used a wedge before. Kathleen explains and shows you step by step how she achieves her signature style. Once complete, you can post your work to her Facebook group for help and constructive critique. I just want to keep painting peonies!!! The added wedge bonus video is very helpful. It takes lots of practice and I have to admit, I did pick up my brushes a few times…. Super fun class!!! This class teaches techniques and is not meant to show you how to duplicate Kathleen’s work. I love to see how everyone’s paintings turn out. They are all so different!!
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Cindy Baertson
Peonies are some of my favorite flowers, so when I saw this course by Kathleen Rietz I jumped on it. At first I thought painting peonies was beyond me, but ...
Read MorePeonies are some of my favorite flowers, so when I saw this course by Kathleen Rietz I jumped on it. At first I thought painting peonies was beyond me, but Kathleen's teaching style breaks out down into manageable bites and doesn't overwhelm. I highly recommend this course.
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Liz Braman
I loved this course! Kathleen is a fantastic art teacher ~ she gives so much attention to detail from beginning to end. The videos were laid out perfectly...
Read MoreI loved this course! Kathleen is a fantastic art teacher ~ she gives so much attention to detail from beginning to end. The videos were laid out perfectly and they were easy to follow along. I appreciated how engaging and responsive Kathleen was when I needed help and advice. Her positive energy helped to build my confidence in my ability. It was truly fun to learn to use the ‘catalyst wedge’ for creating these lovely peonies. Thank you!
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Karen Grim
This course has multiple step by step lessons from the underpainting to the final details. Kathleen's clear instruction and seasoned artistic insight makes t...
Read MoreThis course has multiple step by step lessons from the underpainting to the final details. Kathleen's clear instruction and seasoned artistic insight makes the process of painting peonies accessible and enjoyable for artists of all skill levels in this comprehensive art course.
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Audrey Matthysen
Love the step by step guidance. I watched the all of the episodes and am now ready to get started.
Love the step by step guidance. I watched the all of the episodes and am now ready to get started.
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lisa concannon
Wonderful techniques clearly explained and demonstrated in depth... I'm hooked on painting peonies now! And I found a new favorite tool in the Catalyst wed...
Read MoreWonderful techniques clearly explained and demonstrated in depth... I'm hooked on painting peonies now! And I found a new favorite tool in the Catalyst wedge. Thank you for the inspiration Kathleen!
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Becky Kluth
This is a great course with very helpful and engaging content, which enabled me to learn how to use a wedge and paint 2 beautiful large peony paintings (1 fo...
Read MoreThis is a great course with very helpful and engaging content, which enabled me to learn how to use a wedge and paint 2 beautiful large peony paintings (1 following the course then 1 with my own composition). Thank you! 😊
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Cody Myers
Thank you Kathleen, you are a great teacher!!! Now I can move on to my roses course! Exited!!!
Thank you Kathleen, you are a great teacher!!! Now I can move on to my roses course! Exited!!!
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Selena Walker
5 stars!!! learned a lot!!
5 stars!!! learned a lot!!
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Shauna Roberts
I loved this course. I would highly recommend it.
I loved this course. I would highly recommend it.
Read LessYou'll watch 2 demos on painting peonies using a silicone wedge, the way Kathleen paints her own peony paintings.
Learn to paint elegant peonies and integrate colorful backgrounds for dazzling artwork of your very own.
Just added to this course: "Acrylic Painting with a Wedge", by Kathleen Rietz. This online Zoom workshop was taught in spring of 2022. It will help explain Kathleen's techniques for using a Catalyst silicone wedge.
This is a great addition to the course, as so much of it is taught using a Catalyst wedge.
You'll be able to watch before using the course.
Here's What Awaits You:
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This course is pre-recorded so that you may watch the entire course, and play it back again and again, as many times as you wish. This course never expires.
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Helpful PDFs for you to print and refer to, including my own peony photos that you are free to use in the course.
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A complete step-by-step guide on how to paint a peony, including petals, the leaves and background. This course includes 20 lessons with 14 videos and more than 2 hours of video content.
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Free Facebook group for all of my students, where you will be able to post your artwork, questions and get support form me and a helpful and supportive community of other students!
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I'll teach you the techniques I use to create my peony paintings. These include underpainting, glazing, and rendering with a Princeton Catalyst wedge. This course is best for intermediate level artists.
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I'll teach you what rule makes a pleasing composition every time.
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You will be able to complete a peony painting in a weekend!
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This course is in English.
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2 BONUS VIDEOS ADDED: "Pink Peony Demo" and "Acrylic Painting with a Wedge Workshop"!
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Helpful hints from my years of experience as an artist and art instructor.
Student Work from "Painting Elegant Peonies"
Here is a sampling of the variety of paintings submitted by students in the Facebook group.
What will your paintings look like?
Learn how your phone is an ideal tool for planning composition.
Kathleen uses this method EVERY time she creates a painting in order to keep her composition strong and balanced. You will learn this simple but effective way to improve your paintings.
It all begins as Kathleen shows you how the use of an underpainting can make your backgrounds and foregrounds feel more integrated. This is a common way Kathleen begins may of her paintings. From there she intermittently layers on the colors in her subjects and the background.
There is nothing like the feeling of creating your own custom florals to add beauty, originality and warmth to your home. In this course, you'll be able to complete a peony painting in a weekend. Use the course again and again to fill your walls! Once you buy the course, it never expires.
All courses come with a free private Facebook group for students to post their coursework and receive support and feedback.
When learning anything new, it can feel as though you are all alone, perhaps unsure if you are headed in the proper direction. Kathleen offers her time to students in her FREE Facebook group. This group is open to all students enrolled in a course.
