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Concept & Prep video for our upcoming zoom session. See invite below.

8min

See Assignment tab for zoom invite.

The plan is to paint iris in the garden. The prep video presents some ideas to get started.

Beginner: Plan to sketch or create simple 'humble' studies to focus on light or dark object. Flower color is exciting but it's going to only be striking if you think of value first.

Intermediate: Incorporate foreground, middle ground and background picture planes into your painting plan.

Advanced: Think of dominant color harmonies, or complimentary colors, how can you incorporate this into your painting. What size will be best? Keep color fresh (regardless of media used) by not over mixing or doing excess blending. Reserve some pure color (tube color!) for the most vivid part of your flower. This pure color should be 15% of your painting surface, or less for larger work.

2026 FUTURE LIVE CLASS SCHEDULE BELOW

UPCOMING CLASSES 2026 (usually first Wed. of each month)

Jun 3 Critique of past Live projects

July 1 Hazy atmosphere, landscape layers (India scene)

Aug 5 Critiques of past lessons, perspecive and distance focus

Sept 2 Mountain - Shape & Design (Value)

Oct 7 Mountain - Color

Nov 4 TBA

Dec 2 TBA

Jan 6 TBA

Christine Lashley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Christine Lashley's Zoom: Iris Garden
Time: May 6, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89112858499?pwd=UGaFIXZRaJmMCEOLQUaSL0OD1fCPUi.1

Meeting ID: 891 1285 8499
Passcode: 567335

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