Wednesday, August 16th from 9AM-4PM. Part of the Plein Air Art Festival in Yarmouth, ME.

Join renowned landscape painter Liz Prescott who will be teaching this one day workshop in simplifying your composition with creative interpretation to create strong landscape paintings. We've all heard the advice "simplify your composition." This workshop answers the question "HOW do I simplify my paintings"?

Liz will help you learn to see the large shapes in your scene and how to render them in simple color and tonal values. Learning how to organize the large masses will help you create landscape paintings that are more direct and more dynamic. What a treat to spend a whole day focused on composition and learning how to create a good foundation for your future landscape paintings.

Open to acrylic and oil painters. Please bring your sketching materials, charcoal and drawing paper, as well as a few blank canvases and your acrylic paints as well as your easel set up for painting outside. See a detailed materials list below the artist bio.

Workshop fee: $175. Use promo code PAAFLPEB50 to SAVE $50 when registering for this event. (Sale price ends June 24th, 2023. Member discount not applicable on early bird admission.)

About the instructor: Liz has been making art in her Freeport, Maine studio for over 20 years. She exhibits her work throughout New England. She is a graduate of Maine College of Art (BFA 2000) and Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA 2003 Visual Arts). Her work is included in the permanent collections at the Portland Museum of Art, Colby College, Bowdoin College, New York Public Library, and the University of New England. She is a founding member of Meetinghouse Arts Gallery in Freeport, where she remains an active gallery committee member. She teaches plein air workshops on Monhegan Island, the Schoodic Peninsula at Acadia, and other gorgeous spots along the coast.

www.lizprescott.com

www.instagram.com/lizprescottartist

Liz will be demonstrating in slow drying acrylics. For those working in acrylics, you may want a small spray bottle and/or drying retarder while working outside.

MATERIALS LIST:
SUGGESTED PAINTS (in both Acrylic and Oil)

Note: You don’t need all suggested colors, but should have several of each primary color.

ACRYLICS

I recommend Golden Heavy Body Acrylics...they have less filler and more pure pigment with excellent lightfastness. Worth the $$. Shop sales for best prices.

Suggested Colors:

Titanium White

Payne’s Gray

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Cadmium Yellow Light (or other cool yellow)

Alizarin Crimson Hue

Cadmium Red Light

Napthol Red Light or Medium

Pthalo Blue (Red Shade)

Ultramarine Blue

Manganese Blue Hue

Other good blues: Anthraquinone Blue, Cobalt Blue, Light Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade)

Golden Acrylic Mediums:

GAC 500...my favorite. Thick, nice semi gloss OR: Golden Matte medium or gloss

OILS:

Gamblin excellent brand, see Gamblin 1800 for less expensive option

See above list for basic color palette. Substitute Alizarin Crimson for Quinacradone Crimson

Mediums: Galkyd fast drying gel or liquid

Gamblin Odorless Turpentine

Brush cleaning container

Trash bag to carry out your oily rags/paper towels

SUPPORTS

Watercolor Paper for studies

Canvas or wood panels (Size 8x10 or 8x8 up to 12x16) Your preference

Other Supplies:

Sketch Pad

Charcoal or pencils 2H-6B for variety of values

Palette Knife ( medium sized with jog in handle)

Palette Paper-neutral gray 11x14 my favorite size

Brushes-variety of sizes:

Angle Brushes my favorite...get at least one approx 3/8”-1/2”. See Snap brand

Also good brush shapes: Flats and Filberts

White Artist Tape 3/4” or 1” Apron

Paper Towels or Rags