Painting the Poetic Landscape

Description - This is a studio oil painting workshop for the Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters group. (A 3-day version in pastel precedes this one on Aug. 11-13.) This is Barbara’s signature workshop that covers a broad array of landscape painting topics. Her goal is to equip you with skills that will move you beyond merely replicating landscape subjects, to conveying a distinct, poetic visual message that strikes an emotional chord with the viewer. Skills covered include composition, editing, value structure, color temperature, chroma, and edge control. Each day will begin with a demonstration followed by students working on a painting exercise for the remainder of the day, while receiving plenty of individual help at the easel. Students may work from their own photos or instructor-provided photos. This workshop is open to all levels, although artists with at least some basic landscape painting experience will benefit most.