ONLINE CLASS: The Power of Value
Pat Fiorello
March 24
$75
In the words of famed artist Sergei Bongart, “No amount of good painting can save a bad composition”. Value is one of the most powerful tools an artist has to create a strong composition. Understanding how to observe, arrange, and control value is a critical skill for every painter to master.
In this 3-hour Zoom session, which is suitable for all painting mediums, watercolor, oil, pastel, and acrylics, Pat will share why value (the lightness or darkness of a shape) is so important and how to strengthen your own skills in this area.
You will learn 7 different ways value impacts your paintings. Pat will share practical ways and tools you can use to build your skills for seeing, using, and depicting values to your advantage. The difference between a NOTAN and a value sketch will be addressed, and you’ll see how master artists have used value to design strong works of art.
Pat will do a live demonstration showing the process of going from the spark of inspiration to creating thumbnail sketches and a value sketch to design a strong composition and plan for your painting. This will help you to go beyond just copying photos to intentionally creating a painting of your own design.
Class Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm EST (That is 12 noon Central time, 11 am Mountain time, and 10 am Pacific time; 6 pm in Britain and 7 pm in Europe)
Class Length: 3 hours
Price: $75
Remember, if you can’t make the scheduled class time, the entire session will be recorded and available to watch or rewatch at a later date, at your convenience.
Pat Fiorello is an award-winning fine artist, instructor, and author of the book Bella Italia, Italy Through the Eyes of an Artist. She has been painting for 30 years and works in both oil and watercolor. Her work has been featured in 20 one-woman shows and has been included in over 100 juried exhibitions, including the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and NOAPS. She is a Signature Member and Past President of the Georgia Watercolor Society. As a finalist in the Florals and Gardens challenge, Pat’s work appeared in International Artists magazine and has also been published in The Richeson International Still Life and Floral competition book (2021, 2023, 2025.) Pat’s painting was selected as Best Floral (April 2023) and Best Oil Painting in the 13th Annual( 2024) PleinAir Salon competition sponsored by PleinAir® Magazine.
Inspired to devote her life to creating and sharing beauty, Pat made a radical career shift following a 20-year career in Marketing. After attending the Harvard Business School and serving as Vice President of Marketing of The Coca-Cola Company, in 2002 she followed her calling and dedicated her life to creating art on a full-time basis.
Pat teaches workshops both in person and on-line, and has led over 20 international workshops in Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and France, including private workshops at Monet’s Gardens in Giverny. Pat was on the faculty of the 2023 Realism Live painting conference, reaching participants in all 50 states and 19 countries worldwide.
Streamline Publishing produces and distributes two full-length instructional videos, “Vibrant Florals, Paint Your Garden” and “Elegant Still Lifes, Fresh and Fearless Painting”, featuring Pat’s painting methods. Both are available as a DVD or digitally/streaming on PaintTubeTV.
See more at patfiorello.com, @patfiorello on Instagram, PatFiorelloArtist on Facebook, and Pat’s online gallery
Website: www.patfiorello.com
