Plein-air Painting Classes

"We do well the things we see already painted in our mind's eye"    – Charles Hawthorne 

The Provincelands

Contemporary Landscape Painting

2025 SUMMER SCHEDULE

Study the landscape by applying the fundamental concepts and techniques of plein air painting. We choose our subject by squinting to see the large mass, the “value” and its design graphically. Working with the mass, or, spots of color, one next to the other, we will allow ourselves to study color, atmosphere, and composition without getting caught up in the literalness of the subject or its details. Working quickly trains us to keep pace with the ever-changing landscape, to trust our instincts, and to be spontaneous. Working together, we will create paintings that are honest and fresh. Please come prepared with a plein air easel and the limited palette listed in my material list. The limited palette suggested is perfect warm/cool choices of the primary colors whether you are a beginner or novice painter. Feel free to bring your favorite painting materials as well, as familiarity is important.

Workshops :

Cape School of Art - June 2-6, 9 am-noon

capeschool.org

Castle Hill June 30 - July 3 - 9 am - noon

https://www.castlehill.org

PAAM July 7-9 -9:30 am - 12:30 pm

https://paam.org

Cape School of Art. August 11-15 - 9 am- noon

Cape School of Art .September 29 - Oct. 3 , 9 am -noon

Cape School of Art, October 11 & 12 , 9 am - noon

ZOOM CLASSES:

Fridays 1-4 pm - $50 :Drop in . In this zoom class you send me by text or email what you are working on .As we all work I put those images in an album to put up on screenshare so we all can see and collaborate while I help with suggestions .

(we have a great core group that is fun and we are very relaxed !)

Payment is by Venmo to @Mary-Giammarino

Class Materials List

Winsor Newton Artist Oils: or Winsor Newton Water Based Oils

LIMITED PALLETE….

Cadmium yellow deep
   Cadmium yellow pale
 Cadmium scarlet
   Permanent rose
   French ultramarine
   Manganese blue hue
   200 ml tubes of Titanium white

Gessoed Panels: Cradled wood panels ,Masonite, Luan or birch plywood – Bring as many as 2-3 per day in a variety of sizes: 8x10", 9x12", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20"
Palette Knife:
Brushes: Variety of inexpensive including: Flats, Bright, Rounds, #’s 6-14
Easel: Plein air type: Stan-Rite #300, French box, or Pochade box
Palette: I use a gessoed 16 x 20" board, clipped to my Stan-rite 300
Turpentine: Weber – Odorless Turpenoid or Gamsol

HAT WITH VISOR ,PAPER TOWEL, RAGS, BUG SPRAY ,SUN SCREEN ,WATER TO HYDRATE, vegan SNACKS for instructor

EXTRA COLORS I USE

Vermillion

cadmium red deep[

burnt sienna

indian yellow

yellow ochre

Windsor emerald

permanent green light

viridian

phthalo blue

Sunset from High Head