Days & Times:
March 18-21, 10am-4pm
Level:
All Levels Welcome
Location:
373 Tequesta Dr. Studio C
Instructor:
Calvin Liang View Bio
The workshop will consist of two days of outdoor painting and two days will be spent working on a single studio painting based on photos you take on location. Calvin will begin a slideshow to show how he uses the photo as reference for the painting, then do a demonstration and spend the remaining time with each student throughout the rest of the day. It is recommended to bring a laptop or tablet for the studio days. Alternatively, you may have color prints of your reference photos printed locally.
Plein air painting is a foundational part of training the eye to better understand the concepts of composition, design, and color harmony. The lessons will include:
- How to plan a composition that will be effective for the artist’s intentions and preferences
- How to better see and use warm and cool color in landscape
- How to command hardness and softness of the edges to create space in a painting
- How to simplify the subject matter through the use of basic design, value, color and drawing skills
- How to consider the reasons for different paint surface textures, and brushstroke direction over the forms
- How to get the best possible results in a short time.