Upcoming Workshops

Painting Marathon – Painting the Landscape at Old Westbury Gardens with Rachel Rickert & Visiting Critic Graham Nickson

June 20 - July 3, 2024; 9am - 6pm ET

NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL, New York, NY

“Art will never be able to exist without nature.” – Pierre Bonnard

Plein air landscape painting embodies the elements of working from perception, uniting the truth of the world and one’s personal truth of vision. Capturing the unique qualities of the landscape – the light, the vastness, the changeability – is a thrilling and challenging experience. In this two-week Painting Marathon, students will learn how to translate the entirety of the plein air experience, working directly from nature within the beautiful Old Westbury Gardens. This course will feature formal teachings in color, space, form, and composition, with daily prompts that expand our understanding of these elements of art making. Painting time will be supported with individual and group critiques, as well as demos and discussions. Students will learn how to use perception to connect the formal with the personal while embracing the adventure of plein air painting.

Plein Air Painting: Personalizing the Landscape

September 6th, 7th, 8th; 10am - 4pm

KIMBALL ART CENTER, Park City, Utah

This three-day plein air landscape painting workshop will focus on formal painting concepts and nurturing individuality.

Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding color to build form and space that is truthful to one’s experiences of the landscape, through tone and temperature, but is also a personal representation. Students will practice the balance of finding solidity & structure with spontaneity and expression, while embracing the adventure of plein air painting.

The three day course will start in the studio with a presentation of key concepts. Then each day the class will meet offsite to paint, learn and receive feedback.