
In this 8-week course, we’ll explore one of the most expressive and ever-changing subjects in the landscape: the sky! Students will learn to capture clouds, light, and atmosphere while exploring the subtle transitions that give skies their emotional power. Through a mix of structured lessons and personal exploration, we’ll study essential principles of landscape painting: composition, color temperature, brushwork, paint application, edges, and focal points. Discover why the sky appears blue, what gives sunsets their warmth, how shadows carry color, and how to create a sense of depth through atmospheric perspective. We’ll study a range of cloud types and how their form, value, and color can shape a composition. Lessons will also focus on keeping colors vibrant, avoiding muddiness, and using harmonious palettes for greater visual impact. Techniques such as alla prima, layered painting, realism, and impressionism will be introduced, allowing you to adapt each approach to your own artistic goals. The pace of the class offers plenty of time for hands-on painting and instructor demonstrations. Supportive, individualized instruction ensures every student, from beginner to advanced, can grow with confidence. Painters working in oil, acrylic, or watercolor are welcome. Come ready to experiment, learn, and capture the beauty and drama of the sky.
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Dick Wimberly is a plein air artist. He has been painting outdoors for over 40 years. He has studied with Wilson Hurley, Clyde Aspevig and Michael Lynch. Dick has taught workshops around the US, taking great pleasure in watching his students discovering and growing into their own thoughts and abilities.Dick has won numerous awards over the years and is proud of being a three time recipient of the Jeff Potter award for best landscape by a New Mexico artist at the PAPNM National Juried Members Show. Dick Wimberly served as the President of the Plein Air Painters of New Mexicoand is a member of the Oil Painters of America and of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. https://dickwimberly.com/