Description
Plein Air Landscape Painting in Acrylic
Plein air in June and is here! Plein air means painting out in the open air. In other words outside in the elements. This class will be focused on setting up painters for success in the outdoors! Working with acrylic paint and simplifying shapes, design, and colors. Coming up with composition sketches on the fly that are unique and engaging. Also managing all the materials, and trying to plan out and come up with a successful approach to setting up a painting outside. Since we as painters generally have less time on location, a plan and implementation to quickly get started is key!
As we’re outside we will be working with fluctuating weather, the time of day, and changing of the light. The evening class will be focused on dusk painting with light changing very quickly. We will be focusing on capturing and understanding the light in that challenging time.
Meet up locations have been chosen with accessibility and parking in mind.
Meetups will be local to the Portland area.
A materials list will be provided. Please contact lyonscole1992@nullgmail.com with questions!
About the instructor: Cole is a painter and visual artist based in Portland Oregon. Nature is the biggest influence in Cole’s art especially now that natural disasters are ever increasing with climate change. Making observations, interpretations, and communicating the forms of nature that he thinks should be preserved and cherished is his goal. He wants to create excitement about preservation through visual interest by bringing the feelings and emotions associated in nature. Cole studied illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and has a Bachelors of Arts in Art History from Portland State University.