Landscape: Color, Light, & Composition
August 23-25, 9:30a – 4p
Instructor: Thomas Caleb Goggans
Cost: $365
Great landscape paintings are achieved through confident use of color, well articulated light, strong composition, and accurate drawing. Thomas Caleb Goggans, a nationally recognized contemporary naturalist painter, will help each attendee gain a deeper understanding of color, a greater mastery of materials, and confidence in composing an image. Participants with learn about applying an organized approach, developing a clear vision, and creating inspiring artwork through demonstrations, info loaded talks, personal critiques, and outings to paint from life in nature.
Suggested Supply List
Use this list as a reference. Most materials can be purchased at Richeson School of Art & Gallery. Students receive an additional 25% off discount during the workshop.
Brushes
A range of quality brushes.
I recommended the following:
#0, #2, #4, #6, #8 Richeson Signature Bristle Long Flats
— AND —
#0, #2, #4, #6, #8 Rosemary & Co. Master’s Choice Series 279 OR Eclipse X-Long Comber
Selection of Painting Surfaces
Premade Panels, Stretched canvas, or other surfaces suitable for oils. Sizes should be no smaller than 6″x9″ and no larger than what your easel/pochade can support properly in a plein air setting.
Easel
Portable Easel or Pochade Box system (Open Box M, Plein Air, Strada, Edge Pro, NewWave, Richeson French easel & palette, etc) – if a palette isn’t integral to your easel/pochade, a hand held solid surface palette will be necessary. NO paper palettes.
Oil Paint
Alizarin Crimson (alt: Quinacridone Red Deep or Rose Madder)
Cadmium Red Deep
Cadmium Red Pale (alt: Cad. Red Light)
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Indian Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Raw Sienna
Sap Green
Viridian
Cerulean and/or Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue Deep
Ultramarine Blue
Trans. Red Oxide
White (Lead White Preferred)
Gel Medium (Rublev Colours Oleogel or Gamblin Solvent Free Gell Medium)
Misc.
Standard Leaf-Bladed Palette/Painting Knife (Richeson 500828 or 501828)
Brush Cleaning Jar/Can
Odorless Mineral Spirits (Please do not use Turpenoid)
Paper Towels
A few empty trash bags