Register for both of Barbara’s workshops, 3 days of oil and 2 days pastel you will receive a 15% discount!

Please see the registration page that offers both workshops, this one is for the OIL WORKSHOP only.

A note to our students: To ensure that the workshop will not be canceled, we kindly request that you sign up as early as possible. Please note that if the minimum number of students required is not met three (3) weeks before the first day of class, the workshop will be canceled. However, we offer a full refund in the event of a canceled workshop, so there is no monetary risk for you. Please take some time to review our cancellation policy.

About the Workshop ????

Skill level: Experienced Beginners and Up.

Materials used: All mediums accepted.

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Spend three days in an intensive study on how to train your eyes to discern light in the landscape. Although this is a studio workshop, Barbara will discuss what to observe when painting outdoors from life (or simply when gathering reference photos), and how to bring that knowledge into the studio. She’ll focus on how to “read” a reference photo and capture the genuine effects of various lighting situations in your studio landscape paintings, rather than duplicate a compromised photographic image. The workshop will cover a few different types of landscapes, with one day focused on snow. Each day will begin with a demonstration, followed by student painting time in the afternoon during which students will receive plenty of individual guidance at their easel. This workshop is open to all levels, but those with at least some initial experience with oil painting will benefit most.

Each day of the workshop will begin with a demonstration followed by students working on a specific painting exercise for the remainder of the day. Students will receive plenty of individual help from the instructor at the easel during their painting time.

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Natasha Isenhour, conveys an emotional response to landscape, architecture and still-life, in oil, pastel and watercolor infused with her unique contemporary edge. Isenhour depicts what she sees as unpopulated spaces with an edgy lonesome starkness that defines the very essence of her work. “It’s all about exploration of emotional response… to place the viewer in a feeling of being alone with their reaction to the piece. I’m seeking to move the viewer into a place to breathe and contemplate. Its intent isn’t to convey sadness, rather, it’s about opening to authenticity and the bare essence that is at our core when we remove all the pretense.”

What’s Included????

Bluebird Studios offers an array of complimentary food and beverages during our workshops. Attendees can enjoy an ice breaker the evening before the first day, complimentary continental breakfast served every morning, complimentary unlimited beverages, and afternoon treats each day. We also offer catered lunches brought to the studio or the plein air site (optional for $20), and lastly, our complimentary signature lunch of Frito Chili Pie on the final day. We will spoil you!