Plein Air Painting in Oils

Plein Air Painting in Oils

Weekend Workshop | This program is completed

All Levels

8/5/2023-8/6/2023

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

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$320.00

$288.00

$20.00

Learn plein air painting with me! The weekend workshop will consist of 4 painting sessions, the morning and afternoon of each day. We will go over optimal setup strategies, finding your composition, navigating colors and values outdoors, dealing with the changing lighting conditions, and of course, the principles of atmospheric perspective. Each painting session will give you the opportunity to explore all of these concepts several times to gain some momentum and familiarity with them. The class is great for beginners and intermediate painters alike. Our paintings will start small, and scale up toward the end of the weekend.

  • 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.


  • Easel Types:
    -French easel- heavy and large to carry, but stable
    -Field Easel- lightweight and compact, but need to be weighed down for stability
    -Pochade Box- Stable and useful, most require a tripod, and they can be expensive
    You are free to bring any setup that you already have or are comfortable with, but remember that you may have to carry it a little ways to the painting location from the parking lot. I would recommend trying out your setup before class, even if just in your own yard
    You can make due with less, but the above options are great.
    Resources: You can google all these and find great options
    Field Easel: I’ve used a Napoli easel for several years, it was cheap and simple, found it at cheap joes art
    Pochade box brands: Open Box M, Strada Easel, Edge Pro easel, Guerilla Painter, En Plein Air Pro, New Wave pochade, Cup Palette. I currently use a Strada Easel with a tripod or a Day Tripper setup made by Prolific Painter.
    Read this article for more: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/best-plein-air-easels-for-artists/
    Brushes- good variety of size and shapes. I primarily use stiff long flats in the 6-8 size range. Both synthetic and bristle hairs.
    *A brush carrying case is very helpful:
    https://smile.amazon.com/JTDEAL-Storage-Acrylic-Watercolor-Gouache/dp/B06X93CZ2F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TVWFOSUDS680&dchild=1&keywords=paint+brush+carrying+case&qid=1589042728&sprefix=paint+brush+carr%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-1
    Paper Towel, blue shop towels are best
    Solvent: Gamsol
    Medium: Galkyde Gel OR your medium of choice.
    https://smile.amazon.com/Gamblin-Galkyd-Gel-150-Ml/dp/B0006OJACO/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3PSBY7GSAVXBD&dchild=1&keywords=galkyd+oil+medium&qid=1589042820&sprefix=galky%2Caps%2C338&sr=8-4
    Solvent/medium and small sealable jars to carry them.
    This one is great for solvent:
    https://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Painter-Mighty-Brush-Washer/dp/B0049UZFBG
    Spring clamps, assorted sizes: these are good for a number of random applications, I typically bring a few big ones and 3-4 tiny ones.
    Apron or clothes you don’t mind getting paint on.
    Trash bag for dirty rags
    Panels/Canvas/Painting Substrate
    Please bring whatever you are comfortable painting on. However, make sure it is small. We will be mainly working in 5” x 7” - 6” x 8” sizes, so an 8x10 canvas pad is totally fine if that’s all you have. You will need 3-6 of them based on how quickly you work. Starting small allows us to more quickly become familiar with all the complexities of plein air painting and builds confidence we can then take to larger sizes.
    Paint
    Any brand you have already or prefer to use is fine, Gamblin is a high quality and affordable brand. I recommend Williamsburg Paints, however they are more expensive.
    *-Titanium White
    -Naples Italian Yellow
    -Nickel Yellow
    *-Cadmium Yellow Light/Lemon
    -Raw Sienna
    *-Cadmium Red
    -Permanent Crimson
    -Burnt Sienna
    *-Ultramarine
    -Raw Umber
    *-Ivory Black
    *Essential primary palette colors
    You are free to use your own palette of colors, However, having Cadmium Yellow, Raw Sienna, and Ultramarine are highly recommended additions to whatever your pallet is.
    **Compact foldable chair:
    https://www.amazon.com/lychee-Outdoor-Three-Legged-Foldable-Travelling/dp/B07PK1X5FK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=3+legged+foldable+camping+chair&qid=1589044010&s=arts-crafts&sr=8-2
    **Brimmed Hat
    **Sunscreen
    **wet panel carrier: a container to carry your wet painting safely home.
    https://www.amazon.com/RayMar-Wet-Painting-Carriers-Carrier/dp/B07M6RGL5D/ref=sr_1_4?crid=4UALB7O5JGGB&dchild=1&keywords=wet+panel+carrier&qid=1589043183&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=wet+panel%2Carts-crafts%2C261&sr=1-4
    Backpack to carry everything/weigh down your setup
    **Umbrella- this can be for both sun and rain
    **recommended but optional