En Plein Air Painting

Name: En Plein Air Painting
Start: 2024-10-05T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-05T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Northampton Center for the Arts

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Northampton Center for the Arts | Northampton, MA

EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN ACRYLIC OR WATER COLORS
TAUGHT BY JEFFREY GATRALL
FIVE SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 7 THROUGH OCTOBER 12, 10:00AM-1:00PM (NO CLASS ON SEPT 28)
COST: $200-$275 SLIDING SCALE*, PLUS MATERIALS (on website)
https://www.nohoarts.org/art-classes/category/en-plein-air-painting
Over the course of five weeks, we will discuss various techniques for painting outdoors. Classes will include demonstrations on how to achieve different painterly effects, as well as practical suggestions on painting material and gear. You will become adept at choosing your composition, identifying major shapes, and blocking in colors, so that you can capture the essence of a landscape while dealing with the constantly shifting light and shadows.
Classes will be held in two different outdoor locations, which will be shared with registrants prior to the start of the course. Locations include some grassy, uneven terrain and bathrooms are located a short walk away, which may include stairs. If a class is unable to be held due to weather, it will be made up the following Sunday at the same time.
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment.” —Claude Monet
For questions or to register, please email [email protected]. If registering, please include your full name, mailing address, and phone number. Payment may be made in advance via PayPal here or by check to “NCFA” mailed to the Northampton Center for the Arts, PO Box 366, Northampton MA 01061.
*Payments on the upper end of the sliding scale help support our ongoing commitment to accessibility and sliding scale models. If financial assistance is needed, participants may apply for Community Fund support.
Jeffrey Gatrall received his BFA in painting from Rhode Island School of Design, and spent his senior year abroad in Rome as part of the school’s European Honors Program. The following year he completed the Scottish Post Diploma at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, where he studied painting under Alberto Morrocco, and print making under Sheila Macfarlane. After deciding to enter the realm of commercial art, he had a thirty-five year career, primarily in animation, where he worked for Warner Bros., Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Universal, and Atari, among others. For the last fifteen years Jeffrey has been devoting his time to painting. He participated in NCFA’s En Plein Air Festival during the time the Center had no physical location, and he’s shown work at Historic Northampton. Jeffrey maintains a studio in Easthampton.