Kyle Ma – OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE PAINTING

Skill level: intermediate/advanced

In this 3 day workshop students will be working in the field and watching daily demonstrations in order to develop their skills in landscape painting. Students will develop a strong understanding of how light behaves and the way light describes form in a landscape.

This understanding will be crucial in making a painting appear 3-dimensional. Students will also learn how to apply the fundamentals of painting, such as drawing,values, color, and edges to painting en plein air. Having solid fundamentals will give the students confidence in being able to paint whatever scene they are presented with well.

This class will also emphasize the importance of being deliberate in the decision-making process of painting. In order to make good decisions in painting, there needs to be a clear visual concept to begin with. In this class, students will learn how to formulate concepts for painting based on the scene they are in front of.

​Students will also receive individual attention as they work in the field so the instructor can help address the specific goals each individual has for their work. Therefore this workshop will benefit artists of all levels.

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