Painting Outdoors in Maynard Dixon Country Mt. Carmel, Utah
Location: Mt. Carmel Location
Room: N/A
Oct 18-22, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $660.00
Level: All Levels
Status: This program is completed
This workshop will focus on the landscape, and using nature as an inspiration for our own personal statements. Please be prepared to paint on location as we will spend the majority of our day painting from life outdoors. Instruction and technical support will be in oil. Portable easel is required.
This workshop will meet on the first day at the Maynard Dixon Country property in Mt. Carmel, Utah. Students are responsible for making their own travel and overnight accommodations. For more details on the area, lodging suggestions, and the historical Maynard Dixon property, please visit, www.thunderbirdfoundation.com, or call the School at 480-990-1422.
- Portable easel required
- Class limited to 12 students
- Preferred hotel: Best Western East Zion Thunderbird Lodge, 4565 S. State St., Mt. Carmel, UT 84755, phone: (435) 648-2203 or (888) 848-6358, www.bestwestern.com - Mention "Susan Bingham" when reserving your room.
- Orientation Monday morning: Maynard Dixon Home and Studio Property, Highway 89 - Mile marker 84, Mt. Carmel, Utah 84755
Instructor -- G. Russell Case
Western painter G. Russell Case is inspired by nature, but he places little value on literal translations. His sweeping, idealized versions of the western landscape are compositions that combine the beauty of the natural world with the rich imagination and originality of an artist’s mind. Case’s work is represented by numerous galleries all over the country. He has won numerous awards including: Best of Show and First Place Oil Painting, Phippen Western Art Show in Prescott, Arizona in 2001; First Place at Southwest Magazine Artist to Watch Show in Steam Boat Springs, Colorado in 2002; and Best of Show, People’s Choice, and Artist’s Choice, Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah in 2003. Among Case’s more recent shows are the Western Visions show in Jackson, WY; Coors Western Art Exhibition, Denver, CO.; and Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel.
- The class is open to all levels of students but current painting experience is expected.
- This workshop will focus on landscape and using nature as an inspiration for our own personal elements. Please be prepared to paint on location as we will spend the majority of our day painting from life. Instruction and technical support will be in oil.
- Paint: Winsor & Newton; Utrecht; Grumbacher
- Brushes: Winsor & Newton; Grumbacher; Usually sizes 4-10. I use sizes #6, #8, and #10. I use these for 80% of all my paintings in studio. On location I mainly use #4 and #6
- Paper Towels: Viva brand is my favorite
- Painting Panels: I use Clossens linen mounted on Gator board; For bigger paintings I stretch Utrechts on stretcher bars; Cotton canvas, Gessoed panels or linen can be used – it’s your preference; Field studies are painted on 8 x 10, 9 x 12, 11 x 14 mounted on Gator board
- Thinner: Odorless Turpenoid