Do you want to:
Achieve drama in your composition?
Simplify chaos on location?
Learn the value of underpainting?
Stop overworking your paintings?
Plein air painting is a different experience than studio painting. The environment engages all the senses to record the essence of what's before you. You learn to work much more quickly to engage the changing light and most often you work alla prima.
Paint at the base of Niagara Falls and experience the Majestic Power! Paint the beauty of the Lilac Gardens surrounded by fragrance.
Each day starts with a morning demonstration and lecture. The demo will focus on bold composition with underpainting.
You will learn how to make quick decisions and simplify for the most impact. We will discuss Color relationships, detail, form and edges. Put the brakes on and learn to 'bake the cake' before you apply the frosting (accents)
Participants will then paint until we break for lunch. Lunch is on your own (you are encouraged to brown bag your lunch on location). During lunch, we will critique works in progress.
Participants are asked to start a second painting for the afternoon session so it is suggested to work no larger than 12x16
Supervised painting until 4 pm each day
This workshop is focused on making you a faster and better painter, capturing the essence of the landscape.
The Niagara Falls Area is a fabulous area for painting and a family vacation both on the US and Canadian side. Hotel and B&B info regarding accommodations in the area available upon registration.
10 Secrets to To a Great Plein Air Workshop Experience - J. Baldini c2004
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1. Pick a Location that appeals to you.
Is there someplace you've always wanted to go? What better way than to spend the time there doing something you love in the company of other artists?
2. Look at the organization of the workshop.
Is transportation or organization at painting sites included? or will you spend precious painting time driving around looking for places to paint? Or better yet, looking for the class? Is the class limit reasonable, or will you be constantly vying for attention with other participants? Is the painting schedule flexible to allow for non planned opportunities?
3. Look at the work of the instructor.
Does the work represent a direction you would like to go in? or perhaps try something new to give your work a jump start?
4. Come to the workshop with an Open Mind
A workshop is a place to try new techniques and ideas.
If you approach the workshop starting in doing what you've always done, the way you've always done it, you defeat the purpose of the new experience, saturated in creativity.
A workshop is not a place to show off your skills.
5. Keep a journal
I ask my students to begin a journal 3-4 days before the workshop and continue it for at least that long after they get back home. The journal should be something you keep for yourself. Don't use this as a textbook, be personal. Write down your goals for this workshop. This will enable you to relive your workshop experience when you need your memory jogged.
6. Bring a camera
Record your travel, your painting locations and any demos your instructor may do. Sometimes it's the little things you may miss that makes a difference.
7. Ask questions
No such thing as a silly question at a workshop.
No questions... no answers!
And the person next to you may have the same question.
8. The Cookie Cutter Syndrome
If your instructor specifies that you use ( for example) the exact pallette that they do, you're not getting individual attention. An instructor should meet you ''where you are'
in terms of your painting knowledge. This is not to say a beginner or someone looking for guidance in buying supplies should not take instructor's suggestions. Some fantastic painters are not necessarily good instructors. You've all seen classes of 'cookie cutter' students where you can pick out the instructor by looking at the work the class has done.
9. Network - Be a Sponge
Rarely do you have the opportunity in a creatively charged atmosphere where you will eat, sleep and breathe painting.
The osmosis in such an adventure is amazing!
Take the time to know your fellow students, some of the most enduring friendships are born in a workshop.
10. Don't expect finished Paintings
If your goal is to come away with finished paintings, you're going to miss a lot of stuff! It's tempting for all of us to do this.
A. You may not be experienced painting outdoors and may be overwhelmed by the information in front of you. Give yourself some slack time to adjust. If you have normally painted in a studio, you will now be doing problem solving 'on your feet'.
B. Use Professional Materials
Don't let your struggle be with inferior student grade paints and supports. Buy a few good artist grade materials instead of a store full of cheaper supplies.
C. If you put your energy into 'finishing', you're missing your next great painting.
It may very well be your "AH HA" painting!
The Best thing I can give painters at my workshops is a "Pocketful of Seeds" to take home...
tools that you will have the week after you get home, and the week after that, when you're problem solving on your own.
Jacqueline Baldini c2004
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Faculty Information:
J.R. Baldini is a native New Yorker living and working in Niagara Falls, Canada. Her paintings hang in private and public collections in the US, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada and Europe.
She is the founder of International Plain Air Painters and is a past program speaker for the PPA International Convention. Jacqueline has conducted workshops for the Professional Photographers of America School of Photography in Atlanta and for the Central Adirondack Art Center in Old Forge, NY, and conducts an annual workshop on Monhegan Island, Maine ,St, Lucia , West Indies and numerous workshops in Niagara.
Jacqueline paints en plein air (outdoors). A focus of her work for over thirty years has been Monhegan Island in Maine, where her plein air method means she experiences the atmosphere on Monhegan - the gulls calling, the surf pounding, the wind singing, the fog rolling in and then captures it in her original paintings.
Other Activities:
- To more than 18 million visitors annually, the Niagara Region is many different things. To many, Niagara is the spectacle of Niagara Falls. To some, Niagara is the aroma of ripening grapes and the taste of succulent fresh fruit.
- To families, Niagara is affordable theme parks. To history buffs, Niagara is 20 historical museums, two reconstructed forts, and the historic charm of Niagara on the Lake.
- To art enthusiasts, Niagara is the home of the worldwide "Paint Out" each September founded by J. Baldini. Artists come from all over North America to compete in this event.
- To sportsmen, Niagara is over 40 golf courses, over 30 private campgrounds and fishing on Lakes Ontario and Erie. To newlyweds, Niagara is the honeymoon capital of the world!
- To thrill-seekers, Niagara is the Whirlpool Jet Boat ride. To gambling enthusiasts, Niagara is Casino Niagara, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and the Fort Erie Racetrack and Slots.
- To virtually everyone, Niagara is wonder and excitement, making it the most dynamic four season destination in the world!
Facility Information:
A list of accommodation suggestions will be included with registration. Dozens of hotels are within walking distance of the studio.
We are 1/2 hour from the Buffalo International Airport and approximately 1 hour from the Toronto Airport.
Notes:
Niagara Falls Workshops are two day & three day classes from 9:00 - 4:00 pm
2 day Workshop Cost pp is $275.00 US
3 day Workshop Cost pp $350.00 US
Weather permitting all painting is done outdoors
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