Instructor: Nicola Tibbetts Date: July 2-5, 2013 Time: 10 am – 3 pm Location: North Vancouver Cost: $329
Event Details :
Enjoy early summer en plein air in this fun and inspiring course, and add to your painting repertoire. During this four-day plein air course, Nicola Tibbetts will offer demonstrations and individual critiques, helping you improve your skills and find your individual voice in landscape painting. Open air oil painting presents unique challenges to the artist as the changing light and unpredictable conditions require a specific technical approach in execution. This course will help you to render the essence of a scene through acute observation both intellectual and emotional. Course will include off-site classes that will be determined by the group during the first on-campus class.
Supply List:
Please come prepared with a set of oil paints which include: burnt sienna, burnt umber, yellow ochre, titanium white, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow (middle), cadmium red (middle). If you have a transportable easel please bring it as well. We will supply solvent, medium, brushes, canvases, rags etc but please bring your own if you have a specific tool you like to work with.
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As a plein air painter and a resident of the North Shore here in Vancouver, BC, I am constantly reminded of the unbelievable beauty of what I call “my backyard”. “One Sunday last summer” is an example of one of my adventures. I head out the door early, to paint in Lynn Canyon near my house.
As it’s a Sunday, I am here to worship Mother Nature. It’s early enough for me to find the perfect location, nestled alongside the river. There is no one near me but avid hikers and dog walkers eager to be on their way. I find a cool spot and begin my composition. I anticipate the rising sun deep into the gorge as I work. I am soothed by the sound of the river rushing between the rocks, and I remind myself just what a lucky girl I am.
During my three hour study, many dogs come down to the river beside me, to slake their thirst and cool off. After this study, I am ready to start a new work, facing in another direction. It’s just after 11am. This place is truly magical, and it feels like my own personal slice of heaven.
My new vantage point and new painting starts out pretty well. Slowly curious onlookers begin to peer over my shoulder, one at a time. Suddenly it’s 12 noon in my beloved slice of heaven. It seems that my “solitary profession” ( to quote Scott L. Christensen) is not quite so solitary. Can you spot my easel among 12 of my new found friends? I guess I picked everyone else’s slice of heaven too.
The group at Lynn Canyon
Sheree Jones at Lynn Canyon
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Fee:
Register before March 18 and pay only $525! This includes 6hrs of instruction per day, 3 nights accommodation (max. 8 spots) and four catered lunches.
Description:
For a fraction of the cost to paint with an instructor oversees, you can enjoy painting local landscapes on a beautiful retreat just outside of Fort Langley! The focus will be on plein air painting, though we will have access to a spacious indoor painting space if you prefer. Instruction will include techniques in oil and acrylic, including composition, colour theory, tonal values, texture, and brushwork. Paint all day with a catered lunch in between, and then enjoy good food and relaxed company each evening by the fireplace in a restored country cottage.
Register:
Contact Joanne Finlay at jfinlay@telus.net or call 604-539-1139. She will provide you with a form to complete and send along with your deposit cheque.
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Paint Campobello – Plein Air Painting Workshops with Michael Chesley Johnson
Instructor:Michael Chesley Johnson Date: July to September, 2013 Time: N/A Location: New Brunswick Cost: $300 (not including lodging)
Michael Chesley Johnson is once again offering his popular plein air painting workshops from July into September at his summer studio on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada. These workshops are a real treat for the student because they are small in size – typically no more than four students – and offer some of the best Maritime scenery anywhere.
Campobello Island is home to the 3,000-acre Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, which was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning, and to the Herring Cove Provincial Park. The parks offer quiet beaches, bold cliffs and meadows edged with apple trees, and elsewhere on Campobello and in neighboring Lubec, Maine, the painter will find fishing villages and lighthouses.
Michael schedules two types of workshops. He gives workshops for any level of student in which the fundamentals of plein air painting are taught, and also workshops for advanced painters where the finer points of the painting process are discussed. Additionally, he is happy to serve as a guide or mentor for the advanced painter seeking a retreat. Workshops cost $300 for four half-days. They run half-days allowing the painter to paint on his own, if desired, or to explore the area’s many recreational opportunities with family or friends. Although Michael will paint in oil or pastel, students are welcome to bring any medium.
Michael also offers a similar program in the Red Rock country of Sedona, Arizona, from October into April. For details, visit www.PaintSedona.com.
Michael Chesley Johnson is a plein air painter working in the American Southwest, coastal Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. He has been an Invited Artist at the Sedona Plein Air Festival for the past 6 years (2006-2011) and in 2011 also participated in the Plein Air Southwest, Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park invitationals. In 2012, he is an Invited Artist for both Plein Air Magazine’s Plein Air Expo & Convention and again for the Grand Canyon event. Additionally, he is a Contributing Editor for The Artist’s Magazine and a frequent contributor to Pastel Journal. He also specializes in teaching small-size plein air painting workshops and has many books and instructional videos available.
Ron Wilson and Rob McPartlin at Dales Gallery in Victoria from January 7th to February 2, 2013.
Keep watching after the initial interview to see some of the great work on the gallery walls.
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The North Shore Plein Air
/by pabcInstructor: Nicola Tibbetts
Date: July 2-5, 2013
Time: 10 am – 3 pm
Location: North Vancouver
Cost: $329
Event Details :
Enjoy early summer en plein air in this fun and inspiring course, and add to your painting repertoire. During this four-day plein air course, Nicola Tibbetts will offer demonstrations and individual critiques, helping you improve your skills and find your individual voice in landscape painting. Open air oil painting presents unique challenges to the artist as the changing light and unpredictable conditions require a specific technical approach in execution. This course will help you to render the essence of a scene through acute observation both intellectual and emotional. Course will include off-site classes that will be determined by the group during the first on-campus class.
Supply List:
Please come prepared with a set of oil paints which include: burnt sienna, burnt umber, yellow ochre, titanium white, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow (middle), cadmium red (middle). If you have a transportable easel please bring it as well. We will supply solvent, medium, brushes, canvases, rags etc but please bring your own if you have a specific tool you like to work with.
Download the Supply List (PDF)
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Register now by calling 604.984.4901
One Sunday Last Summer
/by Sheree Jonesby Sheree Jones
As a plein air painter and a resident of the North Shore here in Vancouver, BC, I am constantly reminded of the unbelievable beauty of what I call “my backyard”. “One Sunday last summer” is an example of one of my adventures. I head out the door early, to paint in Lynn Canyon near my house.
As it’s a Sunday, I am here to worship Mother Nature. It’s early enough for me to find the perfect location, nestled alongside the river. There is no one near me but avid hikers and dog walkers eager to be on their way. I find a cool spot and begin my composition. I anticipate the rising sun deep into the gorge as I work. I am soothed by the sound of the river rushing between the rocks, and I remind myself just what a lucky girl I am.
During my three hour study, many dogs come down to the river beside me, to slake their thirst and cool off. After this study, I am ready to start a new work, facing in another direction. It’s just after 11am. This place is truly magical, and it feels like my own personal slice of heaven.
My new vantage point and new painting starts out pretty well. Slowly curious onlookers begin to peer over my shoulder, one at a time. Suddenly it’s 12 noon in my beloved slice of heaven. It seems that my “solitary profession” ( to quote Scott L. Christensen) is not quite so solitary. Can you spot my easel among 12 of my new found friends? I guess I picked everyone else’s slice of heaven too.
Painting Retreat at Wisteria Acres
/by pabcWhen: July 11 – July 14, 2013 (Th, Fri, Sat, Sun)
Where: Fort Langley, BC @ Wisteria Acres (www.wisteriaacres.com)
Website: http://www.hamillstudios.ca/wisteriaacres.html
Fee:
Register before March 18 and pay only $525! This includes 6hrs of instruction per day, 3 nights accommodation (max. 8 spots) and four catered lunches.
Description:
For a fraction of the cost to paint with an instructor oversees, you can enjoy painting local landscapes on a beautiful retreat just outside of Fort Langley! The focus will be on plein air painting, though we will have access to a spacious indoor painting space if you prefer. Instruction will include techniques in oil and acrylic, including composition, colour theory, tonal values, texture, and brushwork. Paint all day with a catered lunch in between, and then enjoy good food and relaxed company each evening by the fireplace in a restored country cottage.
Register:
Contact Joanne Finlay at jfinlay@telus.net or call 604-539-1139. She will provide you with a form to complete and send along with your deposit cheque.
Paint Campobello 2013
/by pabcPaint Campobello – Plein Air Painting Workshops with Michael Chesley Johnson
Instructor: Michael Chesley Johnson
Date: July to September, 2013
Time: N/A
Location: New Brunswick
Cost: $300 (not including lodging)
Michael Chesley Johnson is once again offering his popular plein air painting workshops from July into September at his summer studio on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada. These workshops are a real treat for the student because they are small in size – typically no more than four students – and offer some of the best Maritime scenery anywhere.
Campobello Island is home to the 3,000-acre Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, which was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning, and to the Herring Cove Provincial Park. The parks offer quiet beaches, bold cliffs and meadows edged with apple trees, and elsewhere on Campobello and in neighboring Lubec, Maine, the painter will find fishing villages and lighthouses.
Michael schedules two types of workshops. He gives workshops for any level of student in which the fundamentals of plein air painting are taught, and also workshops for advanced painters where the finer points of the painting process are discussed. Additionally, he is happy to serve as a guide or mentor for the advanced painter seeking a retreat. Workshops cost $300 for four half-days. They run half-days allowing the painter to paint on his own, if desired, or to explore the area’s many recreational opportunities with family or friends. Although Michael will paint in oil or pastel, students are welcome to bring any medium.
For details or to register, please visit www.PaintCampobello.com or contact Michael at mcj.painter@gmail.com. For details on Michael, visit www.MichaelChesleyJohnson.com.
Michael also offers a similar program in the Red Rock country of Sedona, Arizona, from October into April. For details, visit www.PaintSedona.com.
Michael Chesley Johnson is a plein air painter working in the American Southwest, coastal Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. He has been an Invited Artist at the Sedona Plein Air Festival for the past 6 years (2006-2011) and in 2011 also participated in the Plein Air Southwest, Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park invitationals. In 2012, he is an Invited Artist for both Plein Air Magazine’s Plein Air Expo & Convention and again for the Grand Canyon event. Additionally, he is a Contributing Editor for The Artist’s Magazine and a frequent contributor to Pastel Journal. He also specializes in teaching small-size plein air painting workshops and has many books and instructional videos available.
Ron Wilson and Rob McPartlin at Dales Gallery
/by pabcRon Wilson and Rob McPartlin at Dales Gallery in Victoria from January 7th to February 2, 2013.
Keep watching after the initial interview to see some of the great work on the gallery walls.