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Join award-winning artist Jennifer McChristian in this fun and invigorating 5-day plein air painting workshop. Learn the time honored traditions of painting outdoors in the gentle Ojai countryside, conveniently located just an hour's drive from Los Angeles. The small, picturesque town of Ojai is Southern California’s best kept secret. It’s located halfway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, just minutes from the Pacific Ocean. It has wide open cattle fields bordered by distant mountains, waterfalls pouring from craggy rock cliffs, undeveloped natural hot springs, forest rivers and stony creeks. We will be using the historical Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Happy Valley as our meeting place and general headquarters.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
The aim of this workshop is to teach you to interpret the landscape in terms of paint, using light and color to create form. Color relationships, design/composition, simplifying and the benefits of painting outdoors will be discussed, as well as how to design and build a painting that carries an emotional impact. We will focus on values, shapes, edges and color as well as paint handling and materials. The instructor will offer a brief demonstration each day and advice on a one-on-one basis in the field. Additionally, there will be class discussions and critique of work so that participants will learn from individual instruction as well as each other.
NOTE: In the event of inclement weather students must bring with them several reference photographs of landscapes.
GENERAL WORKSHOP INFO:
Tuition for 5-day workshop is $650.
Students may pay in full or choose the payment-plan option during registration. The payment plan requires a non-refundable $100 deposit with the balance due 30 days before the first day of the workshop.
(Workshop is limited to 12 students)
Please Contact The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts for More Information
Tel: 805-646-3381, Email: BeatriceWoodCenter@gmail.com.
Jennifer McChristian teaching a workshop at the Center
About the Artist:
Award winning artist, Jennifer McChristian, was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be an artist. Upon completing high school, McChristian began her art education at Dawson’s College in Montreal, Canada. In 1986, she and her family took permanent residency in California, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree with Honors from Otis Art Institute in 1990.
Jennifer proudly served in the Canadian and United States army reserves from 1985 through 1994.
For complete bio and more info on the artist, please visit: www.jennifermcchristian.com
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Tel: 805-646-3381, Email: BeatriceWoodCenter@gmail.com.
Our workshops and classes all take place at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts (driving directions).
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