Instructor - Max Guarnaccia

Intermediate / Advanced
Sunday afternoons, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
October 18 - November 8
4 weeks
$310 public / $275 member

OFF-SITE/ Studio 3

This 4-week workshop explores landscape painting in oil through direct observation, emphasizing the unique challenges and rewards of painting outdoors. Students will learn how painting on location differs from studio practice, particularly in responding to changing light, weather, and other variables. Each week students will be introduced to essential plein air painting techniques such as how to situate their easels, blocking in masses, designing light and shadow patterns, and rendering key landscape elements including trees, skies, and atmospheric effects. 

Lessons will include clear instruction to further students’ understanding of compositional and technical approaches to outdoor painting. Weather permitting, all class sessions will take place outdoors at locations such as Hermann Park and Bear Creek Park.

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