Plein
Air Landscape in Oils
at IS 183 (Art School of the Berkshires)
May 4-6, 2007; July 6-8, 2007 and
September 28-30, 2007
Tuition:
$140
Pre-registration required. Please register
at least three weeks prior to the program.
IS 183
13 Willard Hill Road /Box 1400
Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-5252
info@is183.org
Program schedule: Friday
7:00-9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am-4:00 pm
This intensive weekend
program explores the challenges of working in plein air directly from
the landscape, and provides an introduction to the traditional methods
and materials of alla prima (direct) painting in oil paints. Instruction
will include a slide lecture discussing topics ranging from the history
of plein air painting, to the preparation of painting panels for use
in the field, to a step-by-step demonstration of the instructor painting
from a landscape. And on both days, the painting sessions begin with
a demonstration by the instructor. Students receive individual instruction
as they work on their own paintings, following the demonstration.
Appropriate for beginners as well as experienced painters.
For both weekends, the
Friday evenning slide lecture will be at the school. The daytime sessions
will be held off-site on the scenic grounds of the nearby Norman Rockwell
Museum.
In case of rain, painting
sessions will be held in the painting studio at the school.
About IS 183:
IS183, Art School of the
Berkshires, is a small, independent studio school located in the Berkshire
hills of western Massachusetts. The school operates year-round out
of Citizen's Hall, a beautiful 1873 building that is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The school's mission is as follows:
to promote the enriching and essential role of the artmaking process,
the artist and art in our individual and shared community lives through
sustained engagement in the artmaking process, public discourse and
art exhibition.
With more than 1200 students
and 54 faculty artists, and offering $12000 per year in scholarships,
IS183 is dedicated to making art accessible to all, regardless of
means or ability.
