with Richard Jordan
Two day workshop: Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31, 2021
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily
$195.00
Trees are grand living things and we relate to them on an emotional level. As artists, we should feel something when we paint trees, yet often they are handled as props or filler. Whether they are the center of interest in your painting, or the supporting cast, how you paint trees can either elevate them as giants or leave them looking small and uninspired.
In this special workshop, Richard will demonstrate his approach to painting trees and how you can give them life and a believable presence in your work.
Workshop Highlights
• Finding a tree’s essential elements
• Developing structure of the trunk and limbs
• Massing foliage to create volume
• Using suggestion to create branches and twigs
• Developing trees as the supporting cast
• Grouping trees to establish order
• Dealing with all that green
MATERIALS TO BRING
Students will provide their own materials. A supply list will be sent out prior to the workshop. For everyones safety, we will follow CDC guidelines. Proper spacing, masks and vaccine are required.
Contact Pickle Street School Studio to register.
About the Artist
Kalamazoo artist, Richard Jordan has painted exclusively in plein air for over 25 years. He has taught plain air workshops since 2013.
Richard teaches private lessons in both plein air and studio painting. He has served as founder and director of the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan since 2008 and juried a number of plein air competitions in the State.
View Richard's artist website at artistrichardjordan.com