Beginning Landscape Painting

In this two day workshop we will be working from landscape photo references. Saturday, work step by step with Samantha as you paint from the same image to create a larger painting. This will show you the process taken to develop a landscape piece. Saturday will be geared towards setting up your work for success, not necessarily coming out with a finished painting.

Sunday, bring in a photo reference/references of your choice or choose from images provided and start working on your own. Individualized help will be available along the way. A critique will conclude the weekend, giving painters insight on how to continue to develop their piece at home.

Knowledge of the medium itself is helpful, however not necessary.

When: Saturday August 23rd & Sunday August 24th from 9AM to 1PM each day

Age: 18 +

Skill Level: Beginner

Price: $300

Optional Materials Fee: $60 - You can bring your own materials, however if you do not have any and would prefere that Samantha brings you some, you can purchase the materials ticket below. Items you would still need to bring include:

• canvases
• brushes
• cleaning jar with Gamsol (Gamblin Odorless Spirits) Please do not use anything else, the fumes are too much

Materials (if bringing your own):

A 18”x24” for Saturday, something similar in size for Sunday (it is nice to have a few to choose from- 16”x20”, 20”x20”, 18”x24” etc)

Your choice of preferred surface, options include but not limited to:

•stretched canvas

•canvas board

•canvas paper taped to board

•oil paper

•gessoed/primed board

Having a toned surface is helpful. I use Burnt Sienna in acrylic, I will have a quick demo video on this process sent out before the week of our workshop.

(please email if any questions [email protected])

Paint :

*If you do not already your own paint and you will be purchasing specifically for this class I have marked the colors I recommend buying in a 150 ml tube in Bold otherwise, a 37 ml tube is all you need. Paint for the course of the workshop is available for an additional fee. I personally use Utrecht Brand Artists’Oil Colors. I find that it is a good quality paint at an affordable price. If you want to spend more money- Vasari, Old Holland, and Winsor & Newton are all high quality.

Plein Air set-up Including:

•Gamasol only! (Gamblin Odorless Spirits) Please do not use anything else, the fumes are too much!

•Brush cleaning canister (I prefer metal with a brush cleaning grate located inside, the glass jars with coils do not work well)

•Brushes- I use Rosemary & Co Eclipse Long Filbert, as well as some Da Vinci flats. Bring a mix to experiment with. Please think about including at a minimum a #10, #8, #4, #2, this is a good range of brushes to have when working quickly.

•Palette knife

•Medium (I use Neo-megilp by Gamblin). Liquin is known to yellow and cause “artists cough”

•Palette or palette paper

•Rag (better than paper towels, plus creates less waste) I use old T-shirts. •Always a good to have painters tape handy

Location: Cura Contemporary in the Edes Building | 17395 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill CA, 95037

About the Artist:

Samantha Buller is a much loved and collected oil painter based in Petaluma, CA. She received a BFA from The Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Originally from the Bay Area, her work reflects the beautiful light and modernism that is found in northern California. Her love of color drives her work. She is inspired by work created by the late Wayne Thiebaud, especially for his paint application, attention to color and composition. She is also inspired by the work of Raimonds Straprans for his layering techniques. Her work has been featured in the Hall of Justice in downtown San Francisco, in businesses, several galleries, and has even had her work featured on a prime time television show. In 2013, Southwest Art Magazine named Buller as one of 2013's Young Artists to Watch.

Host or Publisher Cura Contemporary Gallery