Landscape Painting in FDR Park, Morning (five-session workshop)

Adult Workshop | This program is completed

Intermediate to advanced skill level suggested.

9/13/2022-10/11/2022

10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Tue

$195.00

$175.00

The variety of light and atmospheric situations that nature offers is an opportunity for you to explore space and sunlight in painting. You will learn and experiment with paint application; the relationship of thick versus thin paint; the different energy of strokes; and color mixing, while learning to make rapid decisions about your paintings. You will finish one to two paintings per session. Please bring your own oil paint, and 2 panels with grey gesso 8" x 10"

What you will learn in this workshop:
1. Alla Prima technique of starting and completing a painting in one session
2. Compose a painting from start to finish
3. Basics of color mixing
4. Learning how to see and paint color, and value relationships
5. Diverse methods to apply brush strokes

• The location of the first class session will be sent by the instructor via email prior to the start of the workshop.

• Plein Air sites have restrooms nearby

  • This is an in-person, off site course that will take place at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. We will practice social distancing during class.
  • • Portable collapsible easel (tripod sketch easel or French outdoor easel)
  • • Palette for mixing colors
  • • Soft brushes for working on a smooth panel
  • • Palette knife
  • • Turpenoid or odorless turpentine
  • • Windsor & Newton "Original Liquin as medium
  • • Small trash bags
  • • Paper towels or rags to clean brushes
  • • Cardboard tray to transport wet paintings
  • • Hat with wide rim
  • • Sunglasses
  • • Drinking water
  • • Suggested paint colors: Permalba White, Cadmium Lemon, Indian Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light , Permanent Rose Madder, French Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue ( the hue for this color is ok ), Viridian Green, Oxide Chromium Green, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Indian Red, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre Light