Online Class: Practice for Plein Air

Get ready to get outside and paint en plein air!

Form a strong foundation of theory and practice that will prepare you for successful plein air (outdoor) painting in oil. In this online workshop, teaching artist Morgan Jones will cover fundamentals as well as skill builders for those continuing their practice. This class will be repeated monthly with a new geographical location and color focus in each session to help build a robust knowledge base to pull from when venturing outdoors.

Topics will include materials and setup, interpreting changing light, common color mixtures, how to paint with speed, and style development (along with tips and tricks). Class will conclude with a virtual “plein air” session, during which students will practice as if they were painting live outdoors.

This class is designed to help students practice and become comfortable with the variables of plein air painting before venturing outside. It is appropriate for all levels, but some prior experience in oils would be helpful.

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This class is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. Children are welcome to participate alongside their adults.

Space is limited, reservations required.

This program will take place via the video conferencing app – ZOOM. Details for accessing the Zoom meeting will be with your receipt upon registering and again sent via email the day prior. Please register in advance in order to access the program. Note that all program times are in Mountain Time.

Online classes are not recorded. Online classes are offered only as a live and interactive experience.

Supplies needed for this class:

• Oil paint (Recommended starter set: Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Color Paint, Basic Set, 10 x 21ml Tubes) Includes: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, Yellow Ochre, Viridian Hue, French Ultramarine, Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black  
• Solvent (Gamsol or Eco-alternative Sennelier Oil Thinner)
• Variety of Brushes (Acrylic or oil)
• Palette Knife
• Brush cleaning container w/ lid or Glass jar w/ lid
• Palette: Parchment paper or piece of glass from a frame
• Strathmore 400 Series Oil Painting Pad 9″X12″-10 Sheets -62430309 (or other oil painting papers or canvas)
• Recommended: Refined Linseed Oil, 75ml

About the Instructor:

A passionate artist and experienced educator, Morgan Jones has spent the last 9 years developing these crafts. She seeks to explore how art can serve as a medium to move us both individually and communally. Her time teaching in public schools, juvenile detention, and community centers has deepened her belief that art is a fundamental means of knowing, connecting, and transforming. In addition to Fine Arts, Morgan studied Art Education at Texas State University as well as Criminal and Social Justice at the College of the Rockies in BC, Canada. Morgan’s professional painting practice focuses on plein-air landscape assemblage and multiple exposure oil paintings that call into question ideas of impermanence, memory and conservation. After spending a year living on the road, developing her art from her mobile travel trailer studio, she has settled in Santa Fe to split her time between teaching and creating. 

This class is being offered on a sliding scale.

$10 minimal fee.

$20 covers the cost of the class.

$30 covers the cost of the class, plus a contribution to support educational programs.