Adams Plein Air Paint OutSaturday, October 21, 2023 ART MAKING — WORKSHOPS — DEMONSTRATIONS In celebration of the fall landscape and art making in the great outdoors. Sign up for any number of the four workshops taught by professional artists in mediums of oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. Workshop registration and materials are available for a suggested donation. Forge your own path and paint out on your own, or take advantage of tips and tricks from our roving professional artists. Participate as a spectator or self-directed artist for free. Programming starts at 9:30 am each day with a Land Acknowledgement and concludes with an informal reception under the pavilion where everyone can share their work. Workshops are by suggested donation: $15 adults / $10 students; materials available for an additional $5. REGISTRATION: www.adamspaintout.com All workshops meet at Glen Meadow Loop: https://goo.gl/maps/fkVzcsdXmuK34WF76 Presented by New England Puppet Arts in association with Adams Theater. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Workshop Descriptions MORNING WORKSHOPS Painting the Landscape w/ Alvin Ouellet 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Alvin will demonstrate his approach to the logistics of plein air painting from materials to composition, drawing, color mixing and paint application. Alvin will be painting throughout the event and participants are invited to join in and paint and draw under his instruction. BIO: Alvin’s paintings, prints and digital collages explore the interactions of the built and natural environment and result from the close observations of light, value, color and form. Alvin earned a Master of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has taught numerous courses in painting and printmaking at several higher education institutions. https://www.alvinouellet.com/home Sketching the Landscape in Pastel w/ David Lane 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Step into a world of color and texture . . . and paint with the ease and immediacy that comes with the medium of chalk pastel. David will walk participants through questions of composition, underpainting, color theory, and application techniques. The workshop will begin with a demonstration followed by one-on-one instruction. BIO: David is a North Adams based painter, sculptor and theatre artist. His 2006 blog, Porchlight Paintings, captured his daily efforts painting a small still life on his screened porch in the evenings. David has studied painting and drawing at the Grand Central Atelier with Dale Zinkowski, Diana Buitrago, Dan Thompson, and landscape painting with Berkshire’s own John MacDonald. http://www.porchlightpaintings.com/ AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS Plein Air Painting in Watercolor w/ Ann Scott 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Join Ann as she demonstrates her approach to painting in watercolor, and hear suggestions about how to approach the medium and how to get started. Then try your hand at your own watercolor composition inspired by the landscape. Ann will work with you on techniques and how to find your watercolor flow. BIO: Ann is the recipient of support from the the Martha Boschen Porter Fund, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Rochester (NY) Arts Council and NY State Council on the Arts. She enjoyed a spectacular visiting artist stay at the American Academy in Rome, artist residencies in Newfoundland and the Dune Shacks of Cape Cod. In June of 2022 she was thrilled to win the People’s Choice Award in Plein Air Magazine. “What really gets my paintbrush moving is how the light works and moves on something. It always starts with light. I have a big passion for clouds and being in the forest by cool water.” https://www.annscottpainting.com/ Shell Sketchbook Making and Nature Drawing w/ Sarah Pike 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Join Sarah for the afternoon and create a unique Shell Sketchbook suitable for watercolor, pen, and pencil media. Then take to the forests and fields and capture the foliage, hills, and pond in your newly created travel companion with tips from Sarah about responding to the natural world in color and line. View examples of her Shell Sketchbooks here: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpikesarah/ BIO: Sarah Pike is a contemporary artist of paintings, prints, and drawings and someone who marvels at the natural world. She maintains a practice in drawing outdoors, as part of her daily walks in the woods. She describes returning to the landscape as a way to get back in touch with something deep inside . . . and as a way to connect to the artists in her family who have come before her. Read more at her website: https://www.sarah-pike.com
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