Contemporary Landscape Atelier Practicum
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In this practicum you will join the full-time Contemporary Landscape Atelier students on their scheduled plein air field days, every other week, on Thursdays. Schedule: Field plein air painting days- 9:30am - 4:30pm, every other Thursday (5 per quarter, Fall - Spring quarters)
- Fall sessions: 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7
- Additional dates to come
Fees:
What to expect:
Demos, critiques and instruction will be given in every session, along with guidance and direction for the day’s focus. The locations will be determined at the instructor’s discretion, but will be within King County. Plein air field days will be held rain or shine, unless the weather is severe. Locations and subject matter will range from wide open spaces, to urban scenes.
This practicum is intended to provide thorough and consistent training and direction in plein air painting practices throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for practicum students to join the full-time Contemporary Landscape Atelier students in the field to build community and skills.
This practicum serves to be a resource to those wanting to improve their plein air practice but cannot make the time commitment necessary for the full-time program. It is also a great resource for figurative or still life, or general studio artists to get consistent cross training.
You will need your own plein air painting setup, consisting of, in general, your paints, mixing surface, brushes, painting surface, and some way to prop the surface up to work on it (easel/tripod/pochade box).
If you have one already, bring what you are used to and we can make adjustments as needed. A full supply list will be emailed to you which you can use to build your kit if you don't have anything.
As a general note, pochade boxes are most common to fail, I would generally advise against most of them, though there are a few that work well. Contact the instructor ahead of time with any questions and please feel free to consult Riley to double check if your selections before you purchase anything.