Description

This class will get you up and running with a basic plein air practice! Explore the endless variety of abstracted and observed approaches to working within the tradition of plein air painting. Students will learn about basics of perspective drawing in order to use it to organize their compositions. We will start in pencil and branch out from there. Interesting and beautiful landscape work can be made in an endless variety of mediums and we will look at examples. We start simple to learn universal principles that can be translated to whatever mediums are at hand. There will be a variety of additional mediums to try and the student is welcome to bring whatever they are comfortable working with. We will design a variety of small, quick thumbnail compositions before moving on to working on a larger piece on location on the second class meeting day. A variety of drawing or painting materials will be provided or bring what you love to use.

Please check the supply list tab for additional details.

Photocredit: Sheri Hansen

This course must meet minimum enrollment by October 3 in order to run. Register today!

FAQs & Refund Policies About In-Person Classes

Supply List

For the first day in the classroom there is no required materials, although you are free to bring your favorite art materials to use.
For the second class meeting out on location the student should bring along all things needed to be outside on location such as:
- bottle of water
- brimmed hat
- sunscreen- though I usually like to set up in the shade
- camping stool or chair if needed
- easel, etc.
We will talk about this more in class on day 1. I try to be very minimal when working outside and usually don’t bring along a special easel or chair so if you don’t own these things, don’t view these as a barrier to entry. We will make it work!