My workshops are either plein air or studio workshops. Each workshop is tailored to the students depending on the venue, space provided, and weather. Most of my workshops are 3 or 5 day workshops.
My normal process
- I go through some concepts and handouts first as an overview.
- I do a demo to show my process.
- Everyone then sets up and starts painting. I let people choose their own subject matter whether it is plein air or photos.
- I help each individual student with the problems they are having. At times, I see a problem that several may be having or of interest to others. I keep some blank canvases on hand to demo small areas (how I would handle the problem).
- Each morning I start with a short demo showing something different.
- Then again everyone paints the rest of the day.
- The last day we end with a critique for those that want to participate. I also critique my own work and show what I could have done differently.
- I expect that everyone will have time to do 5 to 6 paintings in 3 days of sizes 8×10 to 11×14. I would rather have great starts than lots of details that could take all day.
- I give each student advise on direction and what they need to work on when they get home and how to advance in their work.
What I teach
- Concepts: composition, shapes, lines, space, color, brushwork, edges, values
- How to make colors glow
- How to have rich, clean colors
- How to start mixing any color you want.
- Brushwork, making it individual and how to use it to get depth and interest.
- How to start “inventing” the scene.
supplies
Plein Air Workshop Supply List click here
Studio Workshop Supply List click here.
What I provide:
- Instructional materials
- Local workshops: I will bring lunch., drinks and water
What you will bring:
- Paints (artist grade) titanium white, cad yellow lemon, cad orange, cad red light, alizarine crimson, dioxazene purple, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, sap green
- Brushes: a variety of flats and filberts (sizes 2 – 12) and a liner brush
- Palette knives: a larger one for mixing and one medium triangular size one for painting
- Odorless mineral spirits
- Paper towels, I recommend blue shop towels or viva
- Canvas panels: 2 a day up to size 11″x14″
- Palette: wood, glass or disposable
- pencils, sketchbooks for thumbnail sketches
- paper and pen for notes
Indoor workshop additional supplies:
- photos for reference to paint from, photos or downloaded onto screen
Plein air workshop additional supplies:
- outdoor painting easel, whatever set-up that you have
- painting umbrella, optional
- trash bags
- bug repellent, sunscreen, hat
- set up any new easel before the workshop, make sure everything is easy to carry and compact.
Cancellation policy
