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Class 08. Plein Air Workshop with Pat Kelly | On Location: La Jolla Village | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library: School of the Arts

About the Event

Pat Kelly
Thursday–Friday, 9 AM–1:30 PM
May 1 & 2
(2 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio

In May we will be painting urban landscapes in the village around the Athenaeum library. This two-day workshop will focus on drawing skills, perspective, and architecture, and integrating them into the plein air process and composition. Meet up at the Athenaeum entrance. Grab a coffee (there will be a demo at the beginning of class), unwind, and gear up for an enjoyable day of painting. Class will conclude with an in-person critique in the studio

Materials: portable easel; four 8” x 10” or 6” x 8”, good quality canvas boards; half-dozen brushes, white bristle flat or filbert, # 2, #4, #6. One medium-size steel palette knife; small, pointed round brush for detail #2–#4. Paper towels; odorless turpentine; small jar for turpentine, wood palette; oil paints: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium Cadmium Lemon, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Permalba White, Raw Umber, Cadmium Orange.

Sun hat, insect repellent, old shirt, and sturdy shoes are suggested.

Max students: 12

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