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How to Paint A Winter Landscape Oil Painting Class

FREE OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP

Welcome!

Landscapes can be the most freeing subject to paint because you can use your creative license to redefine the landscape.  In this painting, I encourage you to modify the landscape to include a subject that speaks to you.  Perhaps you'll add a silhouette of a man walking a dog, or a beside a horse, or riding a horse or even add a horse-drawn carriage. 

For me, my landscapes are almost always without people because I love the idea that I'm walking into the painting... like I'm standing on the outside waiting to take the first step....so it is just me and the scene before me.  I'm outside looking in...so to speak.  Other artists want the scene to be about the people and they are part of the scene and the story.  So you decide what you want your winter scene to say. 

Over the next several weeks we will focus on:

• creating a winter scene using warm and cool colors
• and along the way, you'll be provided with lots of great information about:
  • hard edges, soft edges, sfumato edges
  • which medium to use and why
  • what colors to use and why
  • and so much more

Each week, I break down the course material into bit size chunks so you can:

• see the overall flow of the painting completion
• pause and paint based on your scheduleIntro Video.

FREE OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP

Supply List 

Here is what you'll need for week 1 and 2, so if you need to order your supplies, they'll be at your doorstep in time for week 3. 

• Minimum Canvas/Panel Size 11x14"
• Ultramarine Blue
• Cobalt Blue
• Sap Green
• Alizarin Crimson
• Burnt Umber
• Burnt Sienna
• Cadmium Orange Medium
• Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Gamsol (or odorless non-toxic mineral spirits)
• Galkyd (or fast-drying medium)
• Refined Linseed Oil (slow-drying medium, if desired to work over the course of 3 or more days on the initial layer)
• Palette (I recommend Masterson's palette to store the paints in the refrigerator or freezer)
• Variety of paintbrushes (I prefer hog hair brushes for the first layer)
• Containers for your mediums and brush cleaner.

You can download and print the supply list and color mixing guides for each week by adding this to your cart