Classes and Workshops with Dan

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2010

Workshop: Plein Air Painting in Oil
5-day workshop with Cottonwood Center for the Arts:
Wednesday – Sunday, August 11 – 15, 2010
8:30 am – 12:30 pm each day
$300
Register online or call Cottonwood at 719-520-1899.
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Plein air painting requires an approach that is somewhat unique; it also poses many of its own difficulties. How do you choose your subject? What is the best way to set up? How do you compete with the changing light conditions? How do you translate the vast outdoors onto a small canvas? These kinds of questions will be addressed during the workshop, and the majority of the time will be spent painting at different locations in Colorado Springs. In order to avoid bad weather, we will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Meet at Cottonwood with your supplies for the first day.

Workshop: Painting Figures in the Landscape
3-day workshop, Casper Artists' Guild, Casper, Wyoming:
Friday – Sunday, August 20 – 22, 2010
9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day (one hour for lunch)
Registration Deadline: August 9th (fee paid in full)
$240 for Guild Members; $300 for non-members
Registration: Teresa Cowan: 307-315-2152 or the Casper Artists' Guild: 307-265-2655 / casperartguild@netzero.net
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This workshop will explore my process of painting figures in the landscape, including the differences between painting outdoors and painting indoors. We will hopefully spend much of the time painting live models outside (depending on weather), but will also practice in an indoor setting. Lighting differences will be talked about in depth, as well as how color is affected by the different kinds of light sources. We will also discuss how to best use photography in these settings to serve as source material for studio work.

Workshop: Painting Figures in the Landscape
3-day workshop, Clear Air Art Studio, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada:
Thursday – Saturday, September 9 – 11, 2010
9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day (one hour for lunch)
Registration Deadline: August 20th (fee paid in full)
Price: $395 (CAN)
Registration: Hermann Brandt: (403) 932-2197 / (403) 831-4749 / hermannabrandt@gmail.com
Click here for the workshop supply list.

This workshop will explore my process of painting figures in the landscape, including the differences between painting outdoors and painting indoors. We will hopefully spend much of the time painting live models outside (depending on weather), but will also practice in an indoor setting. Lighting differences will be talked about in depth, as well as how color is affected by the different kinds of light sources. We will also discuss how to best use photography in these settings to serve as source material for studio work.