Jay Senetchko . . .January 6th and 7th 2024

Jay Senetchko is a storyteller, who uses his representational narrative art as a vehicle for social commentary and criticism. He is most easily defined as a painter, although he situates his practice in a broader material context and process, which includes photography, digital media, sculptures, performance and installations. His spectacle-based exhibitions are an effort to insert fine art back into the social fabric by engaging the public at large, not only the academic and invested.

Course Description: Painting from Life in Oil

Figurative artist Jay Senetchko has been teaching and exhibiting figurative artwork for

over two decades. His upcoming course shares the knowledge and experience

he has accrued over that time. Senetchko will demonstrate palette set-up for skin tones,

mixing colour and colour theory, a variety of painting techniques, the methodology of

paint application, as well as the necessary drawing and anatomical knowledge to make

the painting process easier. This information will be delivered through the development

of two paintings: one portrait, and one full-figure. Both will have 2 full classes dedicated

to their development and completion. This course has great information for the novice

and experienced painter alike, in their pursuit of painting the figure and painting from life

In Senetchko’s primary medium of oil on canvas he operates as a figurative realist creating narrative-based paintings and metaphorical still-life. His subject matter, featuring elements of his personal history, contemporary life, topical subject matter, and historical references exposes his interests in theory, history, politics, and contemporary concerns. Through these vehicles it is his intention to comment on and critique the present, reveal historical parallels, provoke thoughtful approaches to the future, and to integrate art and life.