Plein Air Painting Workshops

2011


photo by celeste bergin

Join Mitch Baird for a plein air painting experience capturing the landscape. The workshops will cover the fundamental principles of painting and composition as well as learning to ‘see’ as an artist. Drawing, value, color, and edges will be stressed as well as building a strong design from the elements of nature. On location demonstrations will implement these technical concepts each morning followed by one on one instruction in the afternoons. The workshops will be a 2 to 5 day intensives for all skill levels and limited to 15 students to ensure individual attention. The location settings and dates of the workshops will be as follows:

April 1st - 3rd
in Bend, Oregon

This workshop will be in a studio setting covering
the process of working from plein air sketches and
photographic reference to create a finished studio painting.
The scheduled times will be Friday the 1st from 9am - 3pm,
Saturday the 2nd from 9am - 4pm and Sunday the 3rd from 9am - 1pm.

The workshop is held in conjuction with the April 1st solo show at
River Bend Fine Art Gallery and through Cascade Fine Art Workshops.

Please contact Cascade Fine Art Workshops for details and registration
by visiting
www.cascadefineartworkshops.com
or call
(541) 408-5524

Workshop cost is $300

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June 4th & 5th
in the
Columbia Gorge, Oregon/Washington

9am - 4pm

Held in conjuction with the June 3rd solo show at
Art On The Boulevard Gallery

Workshop cost is $200

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July 30th & 31st
on
Sauvies Island, Oregon

9am - 4pm

Workshop cost is $200

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October 15th & 16th
through the
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
in Roseburg, Oregon
from
9am - 4pm

For registration and details please call
the UVAA office at 541-672-2532
or visit the web link
http://uvarts.com/adults-education
and scroll down to the posting.

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A materials list will be provided with registration as well as exact meeting locations with directions. Lodging will be the responsibility of the student if needed.

For details and registration please call 971-227-6142 or email mitch@mitchbaird.com