Plein Air Painting in Acrylics or Oils

Plein Air Painting in Acrylics or Oils

Weekend Workshop | This program has been canceled

All Levels

7/15/2023-7/22/2023

12:00 PM-4:00 PM PDT on Sat

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$175.00

$157.50

$20.00

This workshop meets two consecutive Saturday afternoons. Have you ever seen painters with their easels set up outside, capturing a beautiful view? There is a fun and easy way to learn this technique and that is what you will learn in our one day workshop, offered over two weekends this quarter. For each 3 hour session you will learn how to quickly accomplish a finished painting by blocking in a scene…discovering why it is important to finish painting outside in under 2 hours (changing light), as well as learning how to quickly mix colors that match and transport your painting to and from site. This class will prepare you for a fun summer of painting outdoors…or enjoying working from photos you’ve taken in the past. First session will focus on how to capture a scene during hour one, with outside painting in Volunteer Park for the remaining two hours. The second session will focus on painting outside and developing a plein air painting into a studio work.

  • We recommend that everyone registered for an in-person program at Gage Academy of Art receives full COVID-19 vaccination. Gage leaves the use of face coverings when indoors at the facility up to each individual as masks are not required.


  • Students can choose to work EITHER in Acrylics or Oils. Pick the appropriate supply list to order. Not necessary to have both.

    Materials for Acrylic

    Note: materials available from dickblick.com. If you will be using your own supplies, please make sure you have the colors below. Contact instructor Diane Crago at dianecrago@gmail.com with any questions regarding supplies.

    1. Golden Taklon Round Brush/ long handle/size 8 – 1 (if buying another brand refer to dick blick website to match this size).
    2. Richeson Plastic Knife/ 2 inch diamond –1
    3. Golden Taklon Flat Brush/long handle/ size 12 – 1 (or any flat synthetic brush about 3/8” wide)
    4. Blick flat Canvas Panels/ 8 X 10 5 oz cotton – 2
    5. Blick Academic stretched canvas 8 X 10 (2 pack) or larger if desired.
    6. Blick brush soap-1
    7. DB Tracing Paper Pad 50 sheets 9” X 12”- 1
    8. Dick Blick Acetate Sheet pad 9” X 12”-1
    9. Saral wax free transfer paper (white or graphite)-1

    Acrylic Colors
    Note: Golden Acrylics are superior in color, but expensive. Dick Blick acrylics are more affordable but less intense in color. In either case buy smallest tube of each color and largest tube white.

    1. Burnt Sienna - (1)
    2. Yellow Ochre– (1)
    3. Alizarin Crimson– (1)
    4.Burnt Umber– (1)
    5.Ultramarine– (1)
    6.Cadmium Yellow light – (1)
    7.Cadmium Red light– (1)
    8.Phthalo Green– (1)
    9.Cobalt Blue – (1)
    10.Cadmium Yellow Deep– (1)
    11.Titanium White– (1)

    Paper Towels, aluminum foil for a palette, clear glass palette or acrylic palette

    Materials for Oil
    Available from dickblick.com
    Note: if you already have oil paints and supplies please refer to this list for colors necessary for this class. Contact dianecrago@gmail.com with any questions you might have about materials.

    1. Golden Taklon Round Brush/ long handle/size 8 – 1 (if buying another brand refer to dick blick website to match this size)
    2. Richeson Plastic Knife/ 2 inch diamond -1
    3. Golden Taklon Flat Brush/long handle/ size 12 – 1 (or any flat synthetic brush about 3/8” wide)
    4. Blick flat Canvas Panels/ 8 X 10 5 oz cotton – 2
    5. Blick Academic stretched canvas 8 X 10 (2 pack)
    6. Blick brush soap-1
    7. Galkyd Gel 150 ml – (1)
    8. DB Tracing Paper Pad 50 sheets 9” X 12”- 1
    9. Dick Blick Acetate Sheet pad 9” X 12”-1
    10. Saral wax free transfer paper (white or graphite)-1

    Oil Colors
    1. Winton Oil Paint/ Burnt Sienna 37 ml - (1)
    2. Winton Oil/Yellow Ochre 37 ml – (1)
    3. Winton Oil/ Alizarin Crimson 37 ml – (1)
    4. Winton Oil/ Burnt Umber 37 ml – (1)
    5. Winton Oil/ French Ultramarine 37 ml – (1)
    6. Winton Oil Cadmium Yellow Pale 37 ml – (1)
    7. Winton Oil/ Cadmium Red light 37 ml – (1)
    8. Winton Oil/Viridian 37 ml – (1)
    9. Winton Oil/Cobalt Blue 37 ml –(1)
    10. Winton Oil/ Cadmium Yellow Deep 37 ml – (1)
    11. Winton Oil/ Titanium White 200 ml – (1)
    Optional: Phthalo green oil color, Quinacridone magenta oil color, Phthalo blue oil color

    Paper Towels, aluminum foil for a palette, clear glass palette or wooden palette