We will be painting at different locations every week in and around downtown Brattleboro. The first class will meet at 10 am in Main Street Studio, downstairs, at 34 Main Street.
Why paint townscapes directly from nature?
We use the same approach we use in the studio, but the light is our subject .We concentrate on color, value ,masses , warm vs.cool and all color relationships. We work quickly. We use limited materials. We make sketches with paint. Plein air painting in a town teaches us to focus, not just by tuning out the busy world, but learning how to eliminate the noise in a composition and focus on its essential elements. This is also an Impressionist approach to painting. We will study to learn to see our human made world the way Monet saw a Haystack.
Additional Information:
Materials
You will need:-plein air easel + something to sit on if you desire (a fold out gardening stool works well)-palette -clips to attach palette to your easel-paper towels or rags-hat with visor-inexpensive brushes, palette knives- trash bag-something to paint on: gessoed boards, canvas or linen panels- painting board and masking tape if painting on paper-medium +. container for medium-oil paints
RGS will provide: water based oils and oil painting paper for those that need it. We also have a few plein air easels, but not enough for everyone.
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