Art Workshop: Painting in plein air with oils

Rancho Mirage, California
Past Event

Painting from life in a beautiful outdoor setting can be both exhilarating and challenging. In this workshop, landscape painter Jessica Schiffman will introduce her step-by-step method to help simplify and organize what is seen and capture rapidly changing light and shadows. Some painting experience is recommended.
Materials: Students should bring the materials they are familiar with using. However, the instructor includes a Materials list.


Instructor: Jessica Schiffman's oil paintings are focused on both the landscape and the human figure in motion. A full-time artist for over two decades, her background also includes illustrations for sixteen children's books, and recently, two murals. Jessica's teaching experience includes the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program, as well as the Desert Art Center and the Create Center for the Arts. Her work can be seen at the Bill Anson Gallery in Cathedral City, and the Middle Ridge Gallery in Idyllwild. Jessica holds a BFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute.

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