Park-Day
Painting
Classes
Our Park-Day Painting classes are an amazing opportunity for
students of all artistic abilities!
We meet once-a-month at Elk Grove Regional Park. In each of our monthly painting classes students will be taught classical painting techniques which are outlined in each month's description below.
We teach our students step-by-step instructions to master new skills according to their individual level and ability. In each class, students will complete the month's painting to take home- ready to be framed!
Students will be blown away at what they can paint!
Take home your finished master piece!
All levels welcome! Limit 15 students per class.
Reserve your Easel now!
$45 PER STUDENT or enroll in all four monthly classes for Fall 2019 and receive a $30 discount. $150 for all 4 classes- over 8 hours of instruction!
Fall 2020
Painting Schedule
$45 PER STUDENT or enroll in all four monthly classes for
Spring 2020 and receive a $10 discount.
$170 for all 4 classes- over 8 hours of instruction!
Friday, August Date: TBA
$45 per painter
Time: TBA
DESERT SUNSET STUDY
Students will learn to paint the warm layered colors of the desert, sunset and cloudscape!
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Composition of background and subject
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Vanishing horizon line
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Creating depth in fur
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Layering colors
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Using vivid grays, whites and browns without muddying the colors
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Brush pulling techniques for fur
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Detail with liner brush
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Painting eyes
August's Painting
Friday, September Date: TBA
$45 per painter
Time: TBA
SUNSET & MOUNTAIN STUDY
Students will learn to paint the sunset with character as the backdrop for a pallet knife rocky mountain scene.
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Color theory- using contrasting colors
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Mixing warm and cool color
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Blending techniques
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Light and shadow throughout the day
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Texture- painting large rocks & small rocks
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Pallet knife techniques
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Vertical and horizontal strokes
Creating a vanishing horizon line
September's
Painting
Friday, October Date: TBA
$45 per painter
Time: TBA
ROBIN ON A BRANCH STUDY
Students will learn how to paint a robin on a branch with blended background.
October's
Painting
Friday, November Date: TBA
$45 per painter
Time: TBA
WILDFLOWER FIELD STUDY
Students will do a study the beauty of spring as they learn to paint a hills of wildflowers.
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Review of skills
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Composition and harmonious design
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Skyscape, colors, cloud formations and depth
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Painting a vanishing tree line
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Distance and proportion
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Contrasting colors
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Neutral tones with vivid hues
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Figures walking or manor house study
November's
Painting
Saturday
Park-Day Painting Schedule
BUSY DURING THE WEEK?
THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU!
We are now offering Saturday Park Day Painting classes! If you have a busy week and would love to learn how to paint- join us in our Plein Air Painting classes outdoors on Saturdays!
All Levels welcome!
Saturday, Time: TBA
$45 per painter
AN OCEAN STUDY 2nd-12th Grade
Students will participate in an outdoor Painting class of the ocean.
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Brush strokes and handling a pallet knife
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Movement of water with the brush
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Shadow and light from around the pond
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Painting shrubs, lilies, and leaves
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Reflective and refractive colors
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Mixing colors
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Color theory and how to keep paint colors vivid
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Blending techniques
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Using specialized painting mediums to acrylic
Saturday, Time: TBA
$45 per painter
SUNSET AND TREES 2nd-12th grade
Students will learn to paint the beauty of the sunset and evergreen trees!
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Types of trees, shapes and characteristics
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Creating 3-dimensional depth in the branches
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Composition of trees and landscape on canvas
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Background, foreground and subject
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Creating Texture with the brush
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Light and shadow
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Hues and values
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Layers and building an image
Saturday, Time: TBA
$45 per painter
LAKE BOAT STUDY 2nd-12th grade
Students will learn to paint the beauty of a lake and boat.
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Composition and harmonious design
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Skyscape, colors, cloud formations and depth
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Painting a vanishing tree line
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Distance and proportion
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Contrasting colors
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Neutral tones with vivid hues
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Boat and hardscapes
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water, reflective light and flora
