Painting the Landscape with Confidence

The 20 minute field sketch...or how to get a sure fire handle on painting en plein air.

So many  people go outdoors to paint and get overwhelmed when on location. 

That used to happen to me when I first started painting outdoors.

It wasn't easy being in the middle of my subject! 

Not to mention the wind, tides and the light changing all the time. 



I really needed some guidance. 

I registered to take some workshops with some of the top landscape professionals in the field...only to be wait listed...

Then one day the tide turned. I was accepted ! I went to Idaho to study with Scott Christensen for 10 days... It was painters boot camp! I returned to New England with a different perspective.  

The night after I arrived home I drove to the York River to see what I would do with this paradigm shift. After sunset I painted a very quick painting of the York River.  

York River Autumn, oil 6x12. 

In this class I will share what I learned.

  

The 20 Minute Field Sketch ~ Painting the Landscape 

Plein Air Class

Half Day Outdoor Class

MEDIUM: Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors
LOCATIONS: Southern Maine & New Hampshire Seacoast 

DATES: October 15th to November 12th ~ 6 Weeks ~ Saturdays 

TIME: 1:00 ~ 4:00 PM 

TUITION: $180  

LEVEL: Beginning Plein Air to Intermediate 

CLASS LIMIT ~ 12

INFO: & Registration: Great Works River Studio: MARY BYROM; info@marybyrom.com 

CONTACT: Mary Byrom, Great Works River Studio, 102 Wells Street ~ North Berwick, Maine 03906 ~ 207-676-9933

This class will hone skills and improve painting and decision making abilities. Each week the class will be in a different location (seacoast, woodland, marshes, ponds, farms, village) to learn the specifics of working with diverse settings, subject matter, light, and changing weather. Each class will help you to learn to think on your feet through the process of making choices and decisions of subject matter and design that are influenced by location, light and weather.

This class is for anyone with some experience painting with oils (in plein air or the studio) who wants to improve their skills.  We will paint at different locations and situations that might be challenging on your own. 

We will follow good, solid procedures using the guidelines of the fundamentals of landscape painting en plein air. The more you understand the fundamentals of making good paintings the more you will be in control in the field.

We will learn and practice 6 steps for use on location to guide us in making decisions. We will ask questions, make decisions and work deliberately as we focus on rendering the motif. We will learn to study outdoors, learn to design and to make deliberate choices. We will key paintings, mix colors and select elements to make a good design. 

In each class we will be painting at a new location covering the specifics of the motif, lighting and weather for that day.  This will give the student good tools for painting in all seasons and all kinds of weather. 

Suggested canvas/panel/sizes (6x8, 8x10, 9X12).  Paper sizes can be larger.

If you are a beginner, intermediate OR experienced painter you will gain confidence and skill. 

Materials list provided upon registration. 


QUESTIONS? Email me !  mbyrom@maine.rr.com

FRESH PAINT FRESH AIR