PLEIN AIR PAINTING WITH GEORGE H. SMITH (JULY 18)

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 130PM-430PM

Explore the beauty of Worcester as you create your own open-air landscape art in acrylic paint. Our class will begin at C.C. Lowell, and we will walk to Elm Park as a group. Once there, students will have the opportunity to hone their skills in perspective, color-mixing, composition, and texture, all in the atmosphere of one of Worcester's most beautiful outdoor locations. The instructor will offer direct one-on-one support to students, while also allowing for stretches of unmediated art-time. 

Materials needed for this class: available at CC Lowell

Acrylic paints:

• Warm red and cool red 
• Warm blue and cool blue 
• Warm yellow and cool yellow 
• White

Painting Surfaces: 9x12 or smaller

• Canvases
• Canvas panels
• Gessoed wood panel
• Canvas paper

Brushes - Round and flat, various sizes

Other Materials:

• Palette or palette paper
• Paper towels
• Plein air easel.
• Painter's tape
• Cup for holding paint water
• Sketchbook and pencils

George Smith is an artist and art educator living and working in Worcester, Massachusetts. Originally from Maine, he studied Illustration and Art History at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. His work has appeared in Artists Magazine, online exhibitions, and in gallery spaces in Maine and Massachusetts. Website: georgehsmithart.com