Alla Prima Plein Air Studies: Outdoor Still Life | Bethann Moran Handzlik | Tue-Fri, Sept 17-20 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Adult | Oil | Levels 1-2
Members: $555 | Non-Members: $595
Course ID: 2D2457
*This workshop must meet a minimum number of students by August 13, 2024.
Concept
Alla prima studies are often the prized possession of plein air artists. Discover the fresh accuracy of working from observation en plein air. Learn how to stage your subject, select your composition, capture light, and develop nuanced brushwork to create lively, structurally sound paintings in this rigorous and fun-filled outdoor still life workshop. The workshop is conducted in the landscape, with the convenience of being within a few steps of our beautiful studio.
Experience
Lessons focus on drawing, value, composition, and color harmonies, as well as equipment, materials, and setup. Work right outside the studio doors with a new outdoor still life each day featuring fresh cut flowers. Plenty of time is dedicated to painting with individualized feedback provided by Bethann. Leave this workshop with daily studies, an alla prima painting, a pile of notes, and new ideas to inform your future work.
Skill Level
Designed for those who are new or with some experience painting en plein air.
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INSTRUCTOR
An award-winning painter, Bethann Moran-Handzlik seeks beauty by looking carefully and developing a relationship with her subject. In the classroom, she meets students where they are, identifies what will impact them the most, and shows them how to develop that skill. When not making work, she takes deep pleasure in spending time with her husband and their three children, cooking, gardening, and reading poetry. Bethann earned her MFA from UW-Milwaukee and enjoyed a long teaching career at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Whitewater, Skidmore College, among others. She continues to enjoy teaching workshops.
