About the Workshop

Skill level: Open to all levels, although artists with at least some basic landscape painting experience will benefit most.?????

Materials used: Oil (Acrylic and water-soluble oils are fine too) ?????

Get the most out of your studio time or Plein Air work by keeping things simple, to-the-point, and powerful. Your ability to analyze visual data, break it down to its basic components, and record it, is the key to your development as a visual artist. This ability, combined with a lexical/visual language that can help you analyze and convey these ideas, is an essential step in discovering your own personal aesthetic.

Topics will include:

• Making a lot of work (Quantity over Quality) - By focusing on a process rather than a particular end result, our subconscious mind (the root of our true selves) is given an opportunity to come to the surface.

• Focusing on design - the overall abstract relationships in your painting are what matter, and what have the most impact.

• Realizing that the creative and the critical (analytical) aspects of our practice require two different ways of thinking that must be considered separately.

• Working with no specific end in mind, and allowing ideas to develop.

• Use of the Notan in design and creative thought (improvisation)

• Solid drawing and values as a basis for “looseness”

• Subjective color

• Breakdown and building back up of the image

• An understanding of the creative concept in our work

Notes:

***Students should bring their own photos to work from***

Please make at least two photocopies or black and white printouts of those images that you’d like to work from. these images do not have to be the same scale as your final painting, but should be of a size where one or two will fit on a standard piece of copy/printer paper (8 1/2 x 11). the more you have of these, the better!!

• I'll do a demo of a painting for the first half of each day, with the students painting the second half of the day.

• Attendees may use oils or acrylics

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.

Patrick Lee takes a unique creative approach to making paintings in the studio and en plein air. He draws heavily on intuition and imagination to develop an image, often altering the drawing, color, and spatial relationships to create a mood and express a feeling about the subject. This often leads to strong elements of abstraction and suggestion in his work, rather than explicit detail. This gives the viewer an opportunity to connect with each piece in their own way, inviting them to let their own imaginations make personal associations and connections.

Bachelor of Fine Arts  |  Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

What’s Included

This workshop includes a mix of complimentary food and beverages. Included are the following:

• Complimentary continental breakfast: Yogurt, fruit, coffee, teas, juices, hard-boiled eggs, and pastries

• Coffee, hot and/or iced tea, lemonade, soft drinks, sparkling waters, and fruit-infused still water are available all day

• Catered lunch brought into the studio or painting location for $15 (optional)

Supplies

The supply list for this class can be opened via the button below and printed at your convenience.