Capture the Distance in a Landscape, a 4-Hour Oil Painting Workshop

Location: Linn Studio behind the Triton Museum of Art

One of the most captivating qualities of a great landscape painting is the feeling of depth — that sense of space that draws you in and makes you feel you could walk right into the scene. In this 4-hour, hands-on oil painting workshop with artist Ria Krishnan, you will explore how to create convincing distance in your work through thoughtful composition, value relationships, color temperature shifts, and atmospheric perspective.

You’ll learn how to simplify a complex scene and leave with practical tools you can apply to any scene, whether painting plein air or in the studio.

Important: Please Bring Your Own Supplies

Below is the Materials List as used/recommended by the instructor. Please feel free to use any brands/supplies based on your own preference. If you have questions regarding supplies, please email [email protected].

Canvas: 8x10 or 6x8 Fredrix Canvas panels or pads or any brand of your choice. Please bring 2 to 4.

Board & Tape: to tape the loose canvas sheets (if you are using loose canvas sheets).

Brushes: Signet Bristle Brushes - #4 & #2 Flats, #4 Filbert, #2,#4 Egbert. Having multiple brushes is better so you don’t have to clean them during the painting session. The instructor paints using Egberts, but you can choose to paint with whatever brushes you like. Please be sure they are meant for oil painting.

Palette knife: to mix paint. Suggested Brand: Liquitex #1.

Paint Colors: recommended list below. All colors are Artist’s Grade Michael Harding Oil colors. If you wish to work with your choice of colors, that is fine!.

• Ultramarine Blue
• Cadmium Red Light
• Cadmium Lemon
• Titanium White
• Ivory Black
• Yellow Ochre
• Venetian Red (optional)
• Unbleached Titanium Dioxide (optional)
• Viridian (optional)

Palette - the instructor uses a 12x16 glass palette with a gray background. Gray background makes it easier to judge color and glass is easier to clean. Available on Amazon/Dickblick. The brand suggested is “New Wave.” 9x12 size is definitely more portable. Whichever palette you choose, make sure it has a neutral background. White background makes it difficult to judge color.

Medium: Gamblin Refined Linseed oil. Get the smallest size available. Available on Amazon or DickBlick.

Small Cup: to hold the medium.

Cleaning Brushes

Gamsol: please note, this is toxic.

: this is non-toxic. If you use this, you won’t be able to clean your brushes during painting. So make sure you have multiple brushes ( 2-3 of each size) should be sufficient.

Gray Scale & Value Finder: Available on Amazon or DickBlick

Reference Images: Print a couple reference images of your choice or you may refer to the ones supplied in class.

Paper Towels: to wipe dirty brushes.

Sketch book, pens, pencils.

Value Markers: to create value sketches (optional but very useful)

Supplies: Please bring your art supplies for the workshop.

Cancellations: The Triton Museum may cancel a class, camp, or workshop due to weather, health, an emergency, or low attendance. In those cases, the registered attendee will be notified of the cancellation as soon as possible and will be offered a refund or credit for the class.

Photography Policy: The Triton Museum reserves the right to use photographs taken during classes and workshops for publicity and media purposes. This includes but is not limited to the Triton website and social media. If you do not want yourself or your child included in these photographs, please notify Triton staff at the time of enrollment.

Questions about the workshop? Please contact [email protected]

Words from the Artist

“I see myself as a storyteller.  I paint from what I see and feel around me.  Any experience that captivates me, finds its way on my canvas.  I feel compelled to share those moments with others and I do it through my paintings. I want people to connect with my work and build their own stories from that connection.

It is a privilege to be able to build relationships with people around me through my paintings. It is the most fulfilling part of my job.

Painting is my lifestyle. It is a journey of a lifetime and I am just getting started.”

Website: https://www.riakrishnan.com/

Host or Publisher Triton Museum of Art