east bay painting classes
Plein Air Wednesdays
This Spring, spend time painting au plein air at several beautiful great East Bay outdoor locations. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced painting student, you will enjoy discovering beginner-friendly painting spots, and improving your technique in the company of new friends. You’ll receive support through the difficulties of painting outdoors. Summary Learn how to paint the sights you love with as much or as little feedback as you desire. Use the media of your choice. I can help you with acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache or pastel. We’ll spend two weeks at each painting location so that students can either begin a new painting or complete the one begun in the previous session. Format This class is taught on Wednesdays, from 12-3 pm. Each class consists of a rotating 3...Read More
Plein Air Sundays Session 6
Topic The role of values in a landscape Directions to the Tilden Botanical Garden From 80, Take the Buchanan exit and proceed up the street to Marin Ave. Go up the steep Marin until you get to Grizzly Peak, then make a left on Shasta Rd. You’ll now be inside Tilden Park. Pass the signs to the Brazilian Room. Turn left onto Shasta Rd. Then turn right into Wildcat Canyon. Follow the signs to the Parking lot. We will meet there.
Plein Air Sundays Session 5
Topic Determining a focal point. Directions To Lake Anza No exact address is provided by Tilden Regional Park, but the lake is located at the end of Lake Anza Rd. The exact GPS Coordinates are 37.89700°N / 122.25359°W If coming from Richmond, el Cerrito, Berkeley or Albany: Go to the intersection of Arlington Blvd and Boynton St. Get on Boynton, go uphill until you see Colorado Ave. Continue going uphill until you hit Michigan Ave, then Spruce. Turn left on Spruce. You’ll cross Grissly Peak later, and find yourself on Wildcat Canyon Rd. Go on Wildcat until you see a Lake Anza sign pointing to your left. You will get to the multiple intersection, and take the one that seems to go in the opposite direction, which should be Lake Anza Rd. We’ll meet at the very last parking lot. If...Read More
Plein Air Sundays Session 4
Topic Selecting pigments for a Bay Area landscape. Limited palettes. Directions to the Tilden Botanical Garden From 80, Take the Buchanan exit and proceed up the street to Marin Ave. Go up the steep Marin until you get to Grizzly Peak, then make a left on Shasta Rd. You’ll now be inside Tilden Park. Pass the signs to the Brazilian Room. Turn left onto Shasta Rd. Then turn right into Wildcat Canyon. Follow the signs to the Parking lot. We will meet there.
Plein Air Fridays Session 8
The cell phone as a tool of the landscape painter. Revising from photos. This magic lake features dozens of shaded “nooks” for plein air painters to discover. A cart or a backpack will be necessary, to traverse the five minutes of stairs, paved and dirt paths to the lake’s edge. There are bathrooms and a drinking water fountain close by. Directions To Lake Anza No exact address is provided by Tilden Regional Park, but the lake is located at the end of Lake Anza Rd. The exact GPS Coordinates are 37.89700°N / 122.25359°W If coming from Richmond, el Cerrito, Berkeley or Albany: Go to the intersection of Arlington Blvd and Boynton St. Get on Boynton, go uphill until you see Colorado Ave. Continue going uphill until you hit Michigan Ave, then Spruce. Turn left on Spruce. You&#...Read More