Painting the Experience of Place: Mood over Depiction En Plein Air with Anton Nowels

Painting the Experience of Place: Mood over Depiction En Plein Air
with Anton Nowels
November 6-8, 2026 | Friday – Sunday
Times – To be announced
Experience – All levels of experience are welcome, Beginner to Advanced
Medium: All 2-D Mediums (instructor will teach in oils)
Registration – Click the Cancellation Policy tab above.
Location – Plein Air and Theatre Studio
In this three-day plein air workshop, artist Anton Nowels will guide painters in shifting their focus from strict depiction toward capturing the mood and experience of place. Working outdoors, participants will explore how color, shape, and expressive mark-making can convey atmosphere more powerfully than literal detail. Through demonstrations, guided painting sessions, and critique, Anton will show how to simplify the landscape into strong design and dynamic color relationships while responding to changing light and conditions. The goal is not to copy the landscape, but to translate the feeling of being there—creating paintings that move beyond observation into personal expression.