Here and There - Deep Space in Landscapes

Weekend Workshop | This program has been canceled

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

TBD

All Levels

7/20/2019-7/21/2019

9:30 AM-4:30 PM PDT on Sun Sat

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$215.00

$193.50

$10.00

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In this class you will explore the techniques used to create a sense of deep space in painting landscapes. You will look at the work of other artists who have painted landscapes and study the principles of atmospheric perspective. We will also discuss methods for creating shallow or deep space in painting. You will then paint landscapes from life (or photos depending on weather) using your choice of either oils or acrylics. Locations will be weather dependent. Bring sunscreen!

  • If the weather is good, we will go outside to paint, either on site or someplace close by with a more distant vista.
  • Please bring portable equipment. Many art stores have equipment for painting outside and can advise you on your choices if you don’t already have appropriate items.
  • If the weather is bad, you don’t need to bring the outdoor easel, stool, or optional camera. (Bad weather means rain or high winds. Sun or cloudy conditions are OK for outdoor work.)
  • Just in case the weather is bad one or both days, bring more than one color daytime photograph (to choose among) of landscapes you would like to paint. Select a photo that contains a foreground, middle ground and distant space, including land and sky. Please do not include sunset, sunrise, or nighttime photos. We will select among the photos you bring when you come to class. If you wish, the photos you bring can have personal meaning to you or social or cultural meaning. It is OK if other forms like a figure or animals, etc. are in the photos, but the main area of the photos should be landscape imagery
  • You may use either acrylic paints or oil paints for this weekend workshop. Golden Artist Colors makes a slow-drying paint called OPEN acrylics, which dries much slower than regular acrylics, although is fully compatible with them. I recommend it for blending time, but if you already have the quicker drying regular acrylic paints, it will be fine to use those. It is also possible to get retarder to add to the regular acrylics to slow down the drying. For oil painters, if you want your paints to dry faster, you can add a little Japan drier.
  • These are some good websites about painting outside that may give you some other points of view, ideas, and information:
  • http://paintoutside.com/wp/painting-supplies/
  • https://www.arttutor.com/blog/201804/top-tips-painting-outdoors-oils
  • https://www.danschultzfineart.com/plein-air-painting-gear-checklist/
  • https://jillbanks.com/page/4833/plein-air-painting-supply-list
  • Acrylic Paint:
  • Portable easel, if weather is good (see notes above).
  • A lap clipboard might work in lieu of an easel (your decision)
  • Portable stool of your choice for sitting.
  • Your choice of heavy body or Golden brand OPEN (OPEN is slower-drying) acrylic paint, or your choice of other acrylic paint brands. Include basic colors, including these or other similar colors - yellow (e.g., Hansa yellow, cadmium yellow hue), red (e.g., Pyrole Red, Napthol Red), Quinacridone Magenta or Cobalt Violet, Pthtalo Blue or Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green or Permanent Green Light, Titanium White, Carbon or Mars Black, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Orange Hue. Substitutions and fewer colors would be fine. You may use another brand, if you wish.
  • Retarder if you want to slow paint drying but don’t want to buy OPEN paints
  • Acrylic gloss or matte medium to thin your paint (Golden OPEN gloss medium if you want slow-drying medium)
  • And/or
  • Acrylic gloss gel medium, to mix with paint, which keeps the paint thicker like the heavy body paint itself (may be OPEN gel, if you wish, for slower drying)
  • A wet painting carrier or box to accommodate your canvas panels.
  • 2 canvas panels –6x8, 8x10, 12x16, 16x20 - whatever you can carry home in your wet painting carrier. You may only make one painting, but have 4 panels on hand in case you have time for more or want to start over. You may bring a larger canvas panel if the weather is bad and we are working at school.
  • Palette knife for mixing paint, painting, and/or scraping palette
  • Palette or disposable palette pad – your choice of size
  • 2 medium containers (e.g., double dipper) to clip onto palette for medium and water
  • Water in water container with a tight-fitting lid for painting and brush washing.
  • Optional - Golden polymer varnish, gloss – to coat painting after it is dry.
  • An array of shapes and sizes of synthetic brushes specified for acrylic paints and a brush holder or case to carry them.
  • Rags and/or paper towels.
  • Vinyl gloves if you want to keep your hands clean
  • Cell phone or optional camera to shoot picture of your view if we work outside, as well as a hat and sunglasses, clothing appropriate to the weather, fluids to drink and snacks to eat.
  • Garbage bag to carry home your trash.
  • Small sketch pad, pencil, eraser.
  • Your choice of gear ear bag, roller bag, suitcase, or backpack to carry everything.
  • Oil Paint:
  • Portable easel, if weather is good (see notes above).
  • A lap clipboard might work in lieu of an easel (your decision)
  • Portable stool of your choice for sitting.
  • Your choice of oils colors, including these or similar colors – yellow (cadmium yellow pale or medium hue), orange (cadmium orange hue), red (cadmium red hue or alizarin crimson), violet (cobalt violet, manganese violet), ultramarine blue or cobalt blue, permanent green light or phthalo green or viridian hue, titanium white, ivory black or similar, burnt sienna, yellow ochre. Substitutions and fewer colors would be fine.
  • Japan Drier if you want your paint to dry faster
  • Liquin or Galkyd or other medium for oil paints
  • A wet painting carrier or box to accommodate your canvas panels.
  • 2 canvas panels –6x8, 8x10, 12x16, 16x20 - whatever you can carry home in your wet painting carrier. You may only make one painting, but have 4 panels on hand in case you have time for more or want to start over. You may bring a larger canvas panel if the weather is bad and we are working at school.
  • Palette knife for mixing paint, painting, and/or scraping palette
  • Palette or disposable palette pad – your choice of size
  • 2 medium containers (e.g., double dipper) to clip onto palette for medium and solvent
  • Your choice of solvent or odorless mineral spirits in a container with a tight-fitting lid for brush washing (and possibly for thin -paint washes)
  • An array of shapes and sizes of synthetic or pig hair brushes specified for oil paints and a brush holder or case to carry them.
  • Rags and/or paper towels.
  • Vinyl gloves if you want to keep your hands clean
  • Cell phone or optional camera to shoot picture of your view if we work outside, as well as a hat and sunglasses, clothing appropriate to the weather, fluids to drink and snacks to eat.
  • Garbage bag to carry home your trash.
  • Small sketch pad, pencil, eraser.
  • Your choice of gear bag, roller bag, suitcase, or backpack to carry everything.
  • These are some good websites about equipment/supplies for painting outside that may give you some other points of view, ideas, and information:
  • http://paintoutside.com/wp/painting-supplies/
  • https://www.arttutor.com/blog/201804/top-tips-painting-outdoors-oils
  • https://www.danschultzfineart.com/plein-air-painting-gear-checklist/
  • https://jillbanks.com/page/4833/plein-air-painting-supply-list