Bridget is excited to offer this workshop again. This workshop will prepare students to begin to tackle the fun challenge of painting outdoor landscapes on location. Get ready for a lot of information and learning. Day 1 is all about the value structure of the landscape with a focus on creating strong starts. Day 2 will focus on color. Bridget will discuss seeing color as value and organizing color temperatures to achieve various light effects. This workshop is a prerequisite to Bridget's landscape continuing study classes.

When we hear people talk about plein air painting we often think of landscapes. However, painting the outdoor still life is an excellent way to study light and color. Students can learn a lot from this type of study, as it is easier to see how light and color shifts occur on simple objects than in the more complicated forms in the landscape. Each day exercises will be presented to help students achieve strong starts. Class focus will be on color, but light effect, value, and drawing will also be discussed. Students will begin the first sessions by painting very simple still life set ups that will become more elaborate as the workshop progresses. Class will be taught in oils and tailored to all skill levels.

Come paint the figure in the outside! Bridget is excited to offer this workshop again. Students will spend the weekend painting the figure outdoors in natural light. The goal will be to learn how to achieve a believable light effect (sunny day vs. overcast light) using the figure as our subject. We will be doing exercises to capture gesture, and large value/color proportions. The class will start with short poses and progressively lengthen the poses throughout the weekend. We will study how the color we see in a person's skin tone is directly related to the surrounding environment and type of light. We will talk about considering the perspective you are viewing the figure from, and why this is important when creating a scene. Studying the figure outside is a great way to increase your understanding of how light falls on all form outdoors. This class will be taught in oils. Students of all skill levels are welcome. Some previous drawing experience may be helpful as drawing will be discussed but will not be the focus of this workshop.

Autumn is one of the best times to be out on location studying the landscape as it becomes saturated in color! This fall, Bridget is offering a weekend workshop for students to study the landscape "en plein air." There will be a lecture/demo both mornings where Bridget will talk about seeing color as value, mixing color and a discussion on how to evaluate color intensity based on the effect of light. In the afternoons, Bridget will work with students at their easels. Students of all skill levels are welcome to participate in this workshop, though some experience painting in oil will be helpful for this class.