Plein Air Painting with Andy Jordan

301 20th Street South,Irondale AL 35210

25 June, 2022

Description

Working en plein air, participants will explore the thrill of racing the sun while painting the urban landscape around Studio by the Tracks, and neighboring historic Irondale. Plein air painting was made famous by the impressionists painters and is a tradition enjoyed by many contemporary painters. Using gouache, an opaque cousin to watercolor; participants will learn about color theory, atmospheric and linear perspective, sight-measuring, and planning a composition. Students will be provided pigment, brushes and watercolor paper. Teaching artist Andy Jordan will start the workshop with a demonstration painting before working one on one while participants to compose and complete their pieces. This workshop has a limited capacity. If for any reason you cannot attend after registering, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible so that we can offer your seat to someone on our waitlist. If the workshop is full, it will not allow you to register, but you can email [email protected] to get on the wait list. This is a free event that is possible with support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. You are not expected to pay to attend, although we graciously accept donations to our Studio which helps sustain our programming at Studio By The Tracks. Thank you!