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Workshop Title
Recipe for Successfully Painting "En Plein Air"
Level
  • Beginner (with some experience)
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
Medium
Oil
... Other medium:
Acrylic
Subject / Focus
Painting Landscapes from Life - ON LOCATION - En Plein Air
Class Description
Two 'plein air' events are planned where we will paint two different locations with varied landscapes. On June 5th, we will meet to paint at Minet's Point, on the south side of Kempenfelt Bay. June 19th we will be at Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area In Tiny Township.

Barbara will teach an efficient recipe for successful plein air paintings, and practice and refine our pieces with each session. Rain dates may apply, but we will endeavour to find sheltered areas when rain is forecast.

Carpooling is encouraged and will be arranged through the Workshop Coordinator.
About the Artist
Barbara Simmons has taught several courses with Barrie Art Club, and has more than 30 years experience teaching visual arts at the high school level. She retired in 2017 to work as a full-time artist. She is past president of the Ontario Society of Artists and has exhibited in juried exhibitions throughout Ontario. She lives in Tiny Township and paints the landscapes she loves.
Instructor website
barbarasimmonsart.com
Instructor phone
416-948-0120
 

Supplies Students Should Bring:

Paint / art media
Please bring a warm and cool version of each: yellow, red and blue, plus Titanium White and chroma black (or your favourite black). I use mostly M. Graham oil paints- they are a lovely consistency and the walnut oil has very low smell. swintonsart.com in Calgary has good prices, an excellent selection and they ship to Ontario.
Suggested Palette:

Yellow- Cadmium yellow lemon(c) Cadmium yellow medium (w)
Red- Quinacridone Rose (c) Cadmium red medium (w) or Napthol
Blue- Ultramarine Blue (c) Manganese Blue Hue (w)
Titanium White
a transparent mixing black: Chroma Black (M Graham) or Chromatic Black (Gamblin) or your favourite black
Plus Indian Yellow (a transparent orange) yellow ochre, transparent red oxide (or perylene maroon)
Art Surface / Support
5x7, 6x6 or 8x10 canvas boards or birch panels, gessoed and ready to go. Bring 2-3 per session.

Sketchbook for planning- 5x7 inches or what you have on hand.
Supplies and Tools
Brushes- #6,8,10
Pencil and eraser. Nice to have: water soluble pencils in HB (light) and 4B (dark) plus a small watercolour brush or water brush.

For all sessions: Outdoor easel with palette (from first class) and sturdy tripod. water or gamsol, viewfinder, paper towel or rags.
Reference materials
The Great Outdoors! Please wear outdoor clothing appropriate for weather. Hat, sunscreen, bug spray
Misc
These two sessions will be held at 2 separate locations, where we will paint 'en plein air.' Barbara will demonstrate first, then we will paint on our own a vista of our choice.
 

Workshop Outline: Complete boxes accordingly (as noted under each box)

Session 1
On LOCATION: We will assess the landscape and possible compositions, then go through the steps to plein air painting. Show and tell at the end.

Location: TBA - Outside of Barrie

We will review the following:

Framing: Use a viewfinder to choose a manageable scene from what is in front of you.

Composition and planning: refining the shapes and values to make a good composition. (Notan and value sketch)

Mixing the colours: make a few basic mixes for the colours in your scene which you can alter as you go.

Sketch your scene and paint!
Quick show and tell at the end to admire and learn from each other.
Session 2
ON LOCATION: We will assess the landscape and possible compositions, then go through the steps to plein air painting (as in week 1). Show and tell at the end.

Location: TBA - Closer tom or in Barrie
 

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