This summer, noted teaching artist and author Mitchell Albala brings the plein air experience to the Methow Valley. This workshop offers a practical approach that focuses on the three key practices of landscape painting: simplification and massing, composition, and color. Rather than adopt a rapid fire and sometimes rushed approach to plein air, this workshop encourages problem-solving, with special attention given to strong starts — proper site selection, simplified compositional studies, and the most direct method for starting a painting (the abbreviated underpainting to establish effective design and value structure). Also covered will be color strategies and paint handling. Mitchell’s demonstrations, practical teaching style, and one-on-one support will help you develop an approach to plein air that you will be able to use long after the workshop has ended.Media: The instructor works in oil, but acrylic painters and pastel artists are welcome.
Level: This is not a class for first-time painters; however, it is ideally suited for those who have painted and drawn before, and now want to break into landscape painting, or those who want to hone their existing landscape painting skills.
Dates: June 27-29
Hours: The class meets for two sessions daily (for optimal lighting), a morning session from 8–11 am, and an afternoon session from 3:30–6:30 pm. The time in between sessions may be used for lunch, relaxation, or touring the Valley.Locale: The Methow Valley is rich with snow-capped mountain peaks and glacier-carved valleys. It offers some of the most spectacular views in all of Washington state.
Cost: The cost for this intensive three-day workshop is $285 per person.
Questions? For additional information about class content, email Mitchell at mitch@mitchalbala.com. For question about fees and registration, contact Confluence Gallery: info@confluencegallery.com or 509-997-2787.
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