Acadia Workshop Center
Workshops run 5 days, M-F, unless noted otherwise.
Lori Woodward Simons
Composing Better Landscapes - Watercolor
June 13 - 17, 2011
SUPPLY LIST
12 x 16 size - 140 lb watercolor paper – either a block of paper OR if loose sheets then you need a board of some kind to tape it down to so it won’t warp when wet
3 Full Sheets (22x30”) 300 lb watercolor paper
Masking tape
Sturdy container for water
Small spray bottle
Tracing Paper
At least 3 watercolor brushes all rounds – approx sizes #2, 4, 8 and #10 or 12
1” flat brush for washes
Paper Towels
Pencil
Soft Eraser (magic rub is the best)
Mr Clean Magic Eraser
Covered Pallet for holding your pigments
Easel and plein air equipment if you have, or chairs and umbrellas are available to rent (we will only be painting plein air 1- 2 afternoons at the most)
Tubes of Paint - Pigment colors should include:
Cool Yellow: Hansa yellow OR Windsor lemon
Warm Yellow: Aureolin OR Indian Yellow
Quinacridone Gold
Quinacridone Burnt Orange
Cool Red: Alizarin Crimson
Warm Red: Pyrrol Orange
Permanent Rose OR Quinacridone Rose
Permanent Magenta
Warm Blue: French Ultramarine
Cool Blue: Phthalo Blue OR Windsor Blue
Cerulean Blue (useful for skies)
Cobalt Blue (useful for defining tone)
Antwerp Blue OR Prussian Blue
Amethyst Genuine (Dark Purple)
Indigo
Additional Colors (but not necessary) that I use:
Sepia
Green-Gold
Green Apatite Genuine
Undersea Green
Cobalt Turquoise
Studio / Plein air
Have you ever gone to a beautiful setting outdoors that thrilled your soul? Have you photographed that place only to find out later that your photos don't reveal the majesty of that place as you remember in your mind?
Movie producers and novelists portray events in a way that captures viewers and readers' attention by designing their stories. In the same way, we artists can design our landscapes so that we communicate our feelings about a place to viewers. Often this takes a little thought and planning - thinking about which elements of the landscape to emphasize, and which to edit out.
This workshop will teach you how to re-construct a scene in order to keep the viewer engaged. Our paintings can be more than just a accurate pictorial representation of what we see. As artists, we have the ability and responsibility to say something to the viewer about how we feel about our subjects.
I am a representational painter who delights in works by past luminist 19th century painter works. Here is where I get my inspiration. If you desire to paint romantic and peaceful landscapes that depict real places, this is the workshop for you.
In order to get the best out of this workshop, you should have some experience in landscape painting and be familiar and able with your chosen medium. If you are not familiar with the tools and application of your medium (ie oil or acrylic on canvas), you will not learn much at this workshop. I'm gearing it for intermediate and advanced painters. I won't have the time to spend with those who are just getting started with painting.
Intermediate - Advanced
$595 per student
