The Las Vegas Plein Air Club is busy getting the plans together for another great year! Please see our announcement below. Stay tuned for more details.
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| Tom Wezwick, Pecos River, oil, NM 2013 |
Announcing...
The 3rd Annual Las Vegas, New Mexico, Plein Air
Paint Out
and Plein Air Oil Painting Workshop
OCTOBER 9 - 12, 2014
Please join us for The 3rd Annual Las Vegas, New Mexico,
Plein Air Paint Out, held October 9-12, 2014 in historic Las Vegas, New Mexico.
This year we will hold the opening night/registration at
el Zocalo' Artist Co-op, and hold the reception at
World Treasures Weaving Ctr/ TRAVELER'S CAFE (
1814 Plaza St. Las Vegas, NM) both in the town Plaza.
Plein Air Paint Out event registration: $25/person (plein
air event only)
-Thur, Oct. 9: Opening night/Registration, plus artist demo with Tom Wezwick, at el Zocalo Cooperative Gallery.
-Fri, Oct. 10: Paint day/Quick Draw in the Plaza with Prof. Todd Christensen, NMHU
-Sat, Oct. 11: Paint day, Artist Reception at Traveler's Cafe & Weaving Ctr in the Plaza
-Sun, Oct. 12: Paint day, plus closing Tea at el Zocalo
For early registration to the event and more information,
contact:
Amber MacLean 505-652-0191
Duffy Peterson 505-426-6688
OPTIONAL: Plein Air Oil Painting
Workshop with Tom Wezwick
$200/person
5
student minimum/12 student maximum. Register early to ensure a space!
This year we are offering a separate 2.5 day introduction to
plein air oil painting workshop for the moderately experienced painter who
would like to advance their plein air painting expertise: Intro to Outdoor
Painting with renown LV outdoor painter, Thomas Wezwick. We will paint on
location and explore the benefits of painting from life, and includes a
critique secession to help the student see problems in their painting, as well
as what really works. Tom will give a demo each day and explain as he paints
what he is attempting to put down on canvas. We will go over the benefits of a
limited palette, and the need for simplifying our subject matter. There will be
discussion of looking for masses and patterns in the landscape. Tom will be
spending time with each student, helping them through the process. While this
is an introduction to painting en plein air, some painting experience is
needed. Most importantly, this is a fun workshop, and just the time spent
observing nature and trying to capture it in a more simple form on canvas can
help the indoor painter with their landscape painting.
Supply List
These are suggestions, but students can use what oil
painting supplies they are accustomed to using:
Paint: titanium white,
cadmium orange
cadmium yellow light
yellow ocher
ultramarine blue
alizarin red
napthol red
sap green
Brushes:
flat # 10
flat #8
flat #4
flat #2
Medium:
turpentine or medium of your choice
Canvases, nothing smaller than:
12x16
16x20
14x18
Easel for out door painting (an inexpensive A-frame easel could be used)
