Do you need help with color and values in your paintings? This workshop is designed to give you more confidence in this area. You will learn how to think about value choices correctly and how to lighten or darken any color. I'll show you how to bathe your paintings with a sense of light and help you to gain a better understanding of atmospheric perspective and how it affects color and value in the landscape.

Save 20% when you purchase these popular mini-workshop courses together in a bundle. Color & Atmosphere, Speed Painting and the Studio Nocturne. These bundled courses will save you money and you're going to learn so much that you can add to your skill set.

We all know that Blue and Yellow make green, but there are so many more ways to think the color green. This mini workshop will take the guesswork out of mixing greens in your landscape paintings. With the help of color charts and video demos, you will explore the myriad of possibilities of how to work with this color that abounds in nature and tends to intimidate the plein air painter the most.  No on...

Do you want to learn to paint moonlight and fully comprehend the concept of cool light and warm shadows? This mini workshop will teach you how to approach painting moonlight and evening street scenes. I will shed light on how to tackle this low-key subject. Years ago I spent 30 days painting nocturne effects from taking notes, sketching, and then working on paintings in my studio. I'll share what I learned with you.

Do you struggle with painting outdoors laboring over each brushstroke and decision? Want to get faster at painting plein air? With Speed Painting you will learn to develop confidence with the marks you make on your canvas. These exercises will teach you to trust your instincts and will produce results that carry over into regular painting habits. You will be making a series of timed sketches. It’s a lot of fun too!

The Ever-Changing Light mini workshop will guide you through a series of exercises to help you to paint the six most common lighting conditions of sunlight, overcast light, diffused light, moonlight, back and front light. Let us explore value comparisons of various lighting conditions and answer questions about how time of day affects light, how seasons influence color, and how the sky influences color choices.