NEW! Painting Expressive Skies in the Landscape w/ Eric Jacobsen, March 8 & 9
Description:
Loosen up your style and paint expressive skies in the landscape with award winning artist and instructor, Eric Jacobsen. In this workshop, Eric will focus on the fundamentals of good painting as it relates to painting skies in a loose and expressive way capturing the mood of the scene. Eric will cover the following topics: composition, value, design, choosing a motif, identifying and mixing accurate warm and cool colors, establishing a focal point as well as tips and do’s and don’ts for the landscape painter to consider. There will also be an emphasis on mark-making. The workshop will be complete with informal lectures and instructor demos and is for students of all levels, beginner through advanced. Eric will work one and one with students at the easel and the workshop will be kept small for individual attention. Students can use either oils and acrylics. This will be an enjoyable experience for all who attend. Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 9am-4pm, $325
You can learn more about the artist and see his work at https://www.jacobsenfineart.com/
Cancellation Policy: We ask that you to give us three weeks notice if you need to cancel for a full refund minus a $30 cancellation fee. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for missed classes or no shows.
SUPPLY LIST:
Colors:
Please feel free to bring whatever colors you are comfortable working with. The following is a list
of colors I currently use on my palette.
Titanium White Titanium Buff
Alizarin Crimson
Manganese Violet Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue Hue
Pthalo Green
Burnt Sienna
Chromatic Black
Portland Grey Light(Gamblin) Yellow OchreCadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Lemon
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Orange Deep
Cadmium Red Light
Cadmium Red Deep
Brushes:
Any high quality brush will do, but I recommend Robert Simmons Signet flats and/or bright bristle, sizes 2-8 for smaller work, larger sizes as suits your needs. Please, don’t bring worn out brushes.
Palette Knife:
A good palette knife for cleaning palette and painting needs.
Palette:
Bring whatever palette suits you...just make sure you have a large enough mixing space to meet your needs.
Canvas:
12x16 and larger...depending on how large you want to work.
Other items:
Paint thinner, VIVA paper towels, plastic grocery bags, 1-2 squeeze clamps for securing various items to your easel.
Recommended Books: Robert Henri-The Art Spirit
Charles Hawthorne-Hawthorne on Painting
"It is most important to me that my paintings convey certain mood", Eric says. "I want them to be felt by the viewer without his or her having 
to analyze or think about them. As a general rule, I try to find strong compositions in nature and then paint the scene accurately while leaving out any extraneous details which would only busy up the painting and detract from the strength of the piece as a whole. My painting process consists of finding a painting site and setting up to paint for a couple of hours, or until the light has changed. For larger paintings, I will return on consecutive days at the same time, under similar lighting conditions to finish a piece."
