Landscape Painting Workshop
August 30 - August 31, 2024 - WORKSHOP IS CONCLUDED
LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP IS CONCLUDED
I am excited to be teaching a two-day Landscape Painting Workshop this August 30th & 31st at the beautiful Letchworth State Park in Castile, NY .
Come join me for a memorable 2 day landscape painting workshop at one of the areas most beautiful natural attractions at the “Grand Canyon of the East” - Letchworth State Park in Western New York.
The approach to traditional American landscape painting in the 19th Century involved spending much time immersing yourself in the outdoors. This landscape workshop will focus on understanding the anatomy of the landscape through close observation via field studies in the form of sketches, notes and plein air paintings. These investigative works can also potentially be used as reference for a future large studio painting. This class is geared for all levels of skill from beginner to advanced students. This workshop is modeled after the techniques and philosophy of the Hudson River School of the mid 1800s.
Students will be guided through processes of color mixing and brushwork, as well as how to cope with ever changing weather and lighting conditions. Discussions on composition, value, color, edges, aesthetics, atmospheric perspective, theory, nature, and distilling the visual will also be offered.
Investigating the individual visual elements that compose a landscape is integral to “understanding” nature. Ultimately, the artist will share this experience in the form of an evocative painting. I will demonstrate approaches to capturing the landscape through gathering visual information. Students will begin by searching out a potential concept, motif and composition(s) via thumbnail drawings. The workshop's focus will then transfer to the students hands-on painting.
Although I will demonstrate a new painting and theme each day, participants are encouraged to work at their own pace. You may choose to work on one single painting for the 2 days, or keep pace at one per day.
In order to be successfully registered, please be sure to pay the course fee either via PayPal (click below)
PAY REGISTRATION FEE VIA PAYPAL
or by mailing a check to:
Thomas Kegler
PO Box 94
E. Aurora, NY 14052
