Sat, Sep 19 & 26, 10am-12pm & 1pm-4pm.

This is a two-day workshop.

This workshop is aimed to take place in outdoor settings. Some travel to nearby painting destinations required. The September 19 class will take place at Elk Rock Garden. From there we will decide the painting location for September 26th.

The aim of this workshop is to help students understand the process of translating real-life botanicals/florals/intimate scenes--with paint on canvas in studio and en plein air (in the open air). We will discuss the process for utilizing these smaller paintings to create larger studio works later. The plein air painter’s techniques and strategies aren't always the most obvious when starting. We will discuss and practice simplifying the complexity of nature through a step-by-step process in oil paint.