Landscape with Aaron Schuerr

Description - This is a chance to get fully immersed in the process, from plein air painting to planning studio paintings. Award winning Aaron Schuerr will lead us beyond the mechanics of painting and into the practice of being an artist. From thumbnail sketches to finished painting, we will explore the possibilities of landscape painting. Learn to paint it in a way that is direct, simple, fresh, and honest. Engage in fun exercises designed to focus on value, color, and shape. From that foundation, you’ll explore edges, atmospheric perspective, color and shape relationships, composition, and mood. We’ll talk about ways to get the most out of your colors. Most importantly you’ll learn to paint with greater intention. Through demos, group discussions, composition walks, painting exercises, and plenty of individual instruction, you will learn to approach the landscape in enthusiasm and confidence. We will focus on plein air painting, but we will also explore strategies to plan studio paintings from plein air studies. Aaron will share work from the studio, from larger painting-in-progress to the quick field studies. With a small group, he will be able to really learn what makes you tick and help you develop your voice as an artist. This will be a fully immersive two-day art experience, with plenty of one-on-one instruction. For this workshop, Aaron is only taking students that have some basic plein air painting experience, the ability to carry and set up your gear, an openness to new ideas, and the willingness to put in some long days. He will be teaching in oil and pastel.