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Kimball Art Center

Kimball Art Center

Park City, Utah Art Center

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Plein Air

Plein Air Painting: Personalizing the Landscape

January 27, 2025 by

This three-day plein air landscape painting workshop will focus on formal painting concepts and nurturing individuality. 

Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding color to build form and space that is truthful to one’s experiences of the landscape, through tone and temperature, but is also a personal representation. Students will practice the  balance of finding solidity & structure with spontaneity and expression, while embracing the adventure of plein air painting.  

The three day course will start in the studio with a presentation of key concepts. Then each day the class will meet offsite to paint, learn and receive feedback. 

Prior oil painting experience recommended.

Plein Air Painting_ Personalizing the Landscape Material List 2024

KAC Lesson Plan_Rickert 2024

all images seen here can be credited to Pat Nabong  (@plsgouacheyourhands on social media).

 

Plein Air Painting

April 1, 2024 by

With a new location chosen each week, student’s will have the chance to paint outdoors amidst Park City’s varied and beautiful natural landscape. We will learn about composition, value and color relationships, layering, and steps to develop a plein air process. Overcoming the challenges of painting in shifting light and changing weather is invigorating and fulfilling! Any preferred painting medium is encouraged. This is an 8 week session.

See material list below:

Material List:

-Plein air easel (French easel, tripod easel)- available to borrow from KAC

-Plein air painting supplies: palette, brushes (variety of round and filberts recommended), palette knife for mixing, medium (linseed oil or medium of choice) and medium container/ palette cup, brush cleaner of choice and container (air-tight brush washer recommended), thick paper towels/rags, bag for collecting dirty rags, gloves

-8 small painting surfaces (7×5-10×8 inches)

-Canvas carrying case/ flat boxes for transporting multiple wet paintings (I recommend flat boxes like these or pizza boxes work great).

-Oil Paint, warm and cool of each color (suggested palette options below)

            -Titanium White

-COOL YELLOW: Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon Yellow

            -WARM YELLOW: Indian Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Medium

            -EARTH YELLOW: Yellow Ochre (or Mars Yellow, Mars Orange, Raw Sienna)

            -COOL RED: Quinacridone Rose/ Red or Alizarin Crimson

-WARM RED: Cadmium Red Light

            -EARTH RED: Indian Red or Red Ochre

            -COOL PURPLE: Dioxazine purple

            -WARM PURPLE: Magenta

            -EARTH PURPLE: Caput Mortuum Violet

-COOL BLUE: Cerulean Blue and/or Phthalo Blue

-WARM BLUE: Ultramarine Blue

            -COOL GREEN: Viridian

            -WARM GREEN: Green Gold and/or Chrome Oxide Green

            -EARTH GREEN: Terre Verte

-EARTH BROWN: Burnt sienna, or transparent earth tone (Transparent Earth Orange, Transparent Earth Red, Transparent Earth Yellow, Transparent Brown Oxide, Quinacridone Gold Brown)

-sunscreen, bug spray

-large water bottle

-hat for sun protection

-lots of layers for unpredictable/ changing weather

-pack your lunch & snacks daily

I recommend having a backpack to carry all supplies. I also love using a paint saver palette so I do not have to bring all my tubes out. This is the one I use!

 

Plein Air Painting: Personalizing the Landscape

February 20, 2024 by

This three-day plein air landscape painting workshop will focus on formal painting concepts and nurturing individuality. 

Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding color to build form and space that is truthful to one’s experiences of the landscape, through tone and temperature, but is also a personal representation. Students will practice the  balance of finding solidity & structure with spontaneity and expression, while embracing the adventure of plein air painting.  

The three day course will start in the studio with a presentation of key concepts. Then each day the class will meet offsite to paint, learn and receive feedback. 

Prior oil painting experience recommended.

Plein Air Painting_ Personalizing the Landscape Material List 2024

KAC Lesson Plan_Rickert 2024

 

Plein Air : Personalizing the Landscape Workshop (3 Day)

January 30, 2023 by

Working ‘en plein air’, use perception to paint your own unique voice in the landscape. Let go of preconceived notions of what a painting should look like, experiment with bold color mixing, loose paint handling, and atypical compositions to learn to trust and find a personal perspective. Day one will focus on playing with color palettes; day two composition and focus and day three on loosening up. Expect one on one attention from the Instructor to support your progress, slideshows and group discussion and feedback.

(Kimball Art Center has plein air easels for students to borrow upon request) See examples of the instructor’s work below!

 

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  • Visit
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    • Hours
  • Exhibitions
    • On Display
    • Exhibition Schedule
    • Exhibitions Archive
    • Artist in Residence
  • Education
    • Classes, Workshops, & Camps
      • Search All Classes
      • Weekly Classes
      • Camps
      • Workshops
      • Drop-Ins
      • Book a Private Class
    • Art Education Programs
      • E.V.A.
      • K-12 Art Tours
      • After School Programs
      • Student Exhibitions
      • Young Artists’ Academy
      • Golden Art Club
    • About
      • Meet our Teachers
      • Policies
      • Scholarships
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    • Upcoming Events
    • 2025 Kimball Arts Festival
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