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David W. Mayer's Landscape Oil Painting Workshops
David offers landscape oil painting classes within Colorado and the West which focus on “plein air” painting directly from nature to capture the colors, patterns and values that photography alone cannot achieve.
David has developed a structured approach to painting the Western landscape, ideal for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, based on blending approaches of the early plein air masters John F. Carlson, Edgar A. Payne and Emille Gruppe, as well as contemporary approaches to landscape painting. His emphasis is on providing solid processes and procedures, such as developing "shape maps" and 3-value studies, understanding outdoor landscape composition and using limited palettes for achieving real growth as an artist.
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2010 STUDIO WORKSHOPS
5-Day Intensive "Landscape Masters" Oil Painting Workshop
November 8-12, 2010
UPDATE: THIS LANDSCAPE MASTERS WORKSHOP ONLY HAS ONE (1) SLOT STILL AVAILABLE,
SO PLEASE DON'T DELAY IN REGISTERING FOR THIS FINAL POSITION!
The "LANDSCAPE MASTERS" workshop in 2010 is specifically designed for intermediate and early stage advanced level painters. This new workshop focuses on painting gallery-ready Western landscape oil paintings in larger formats.
The 5 Day Salon Painting Sessions
The workshop will feature 5 days of intense "salon" painting side-by-side with David with topics including:
Enlarging plein air studies, drawings and reference
photos for large format studio works
Holding smaller designs and compositions together
in larger paintings
Determining colors, values and brushwork for
large studio formats
Best canvas/linen materials, paints and mediums
for studio painting
The Art Marketing and Business Roundtable
David will also conduct a series of "Art Marketing and Business Roundtables" during lunch, late afternoons, and several evenings. The roundtables will cover important professional topics including:
Market and competitive analysis: (what other professional artists are doing and how it relates to your paintings)
Pricing analysis and strategies: (how to price your paintings the correct way)
Branding and promotion strategies and tactics: (websites, email marketing, blogs, etc.)
Working with art galleries, auctions and shows
Other important professional artist topics
This workshop is for intermediate and early stage advanced level painters who may already be showing in art galleries and who wish to take their professional art careers to the next stage. This will be an indoor workshop. Students will be asked to bring 3-5 current/recent smaller paintings or studies from which they would like to develop larger gallery-quality collector pieces.
A Truly Unique Workshop Experience
Three "Workshop Tracks" to Meet Your Needs!
The Landscape Masters Workshop is unlike any other workshop you have taken in that it will offer the three "painting tracks" to meet your personal development and artistic needs. These tracks are:
Painting Track 1: You Paint What David Paints
Painting Track 2: You Paint Your Own Subjects
Painting Track 3: The Hybrid Painting Track
Track 1: You Paint What David Paints —
David will select two subjects to paint, likely a fall aspen or cottonwood scene on days 1-2, and a winter snow and pine scene on days 4-5. You can paint the exact same 24x30 format scene with David step-by-step from his photo references so you can directly compare composition, drawing, enlarging, block in and final rendering. This track is recommended for someone who wishes to more directly follow David's approach to composing, enlarging and painting a large format subject.
Track 2: You paint Your own Subjects —
You can choose to bering your own small studies and photo references and paint whatever subjects you wish. The only requirement here is that you email David ahead of time images of the studies and the photo references so he can review the best subjects for creating a large format 24x30 work. Nothing would be more frustrating for you than to attempt a large painting from a subject that is essentially "unpaintable".
Track 3: The Hybrid Painting Track —
With this track you will paint what David paints on either days 1-2 or days 4-5 (your choice) and on the alternate time period select a subject of your own to paint. As in track 2 David will need to review the images well ahead of time
NOTE: Regardless of the track choosen, every artist will receive plenty of individual time, attention and instruction. David will contact each of you individually to determine your choice of "Painting Tracks" for the workshop.
Registration Information
Date/Times: November 8-12, 2010
Location: Louisville, Colorado
Requirements: For intermediate/advanced artist workshops, applicants must submit a portfolio or art website link.
Class size: Minimum 3 / Maximum 6
Price: $735 for all 5 days, plus 2 evening meetings (attendees provide all transportation, lodging, meals and art materials/supplies)
Registration Deposit and Cancellation Policy:
A $350.00 deposit is required at the time of online booking for the workshop. A final payment of $385.00 ($735.00 total with your $350.00 deposit) is due by September 15, 2010 or 45 days prior to the workshop start date. Cancellations made within 30 days of the workshop are non-refundable. Cancellations made 31 or more days prior to the workshop dates will be charged a $25 cancellation processing fee.
NOTE: Online payment of the $350 required deposit constitutes "class registration" and no further action is required. Registrants will receive an email confirmation of their registration deposit payment.
NOTE: The above payment link will take you to a secure PayPal Business Merchant Banking Internet web server were you can use either popular credit cards or your PayPal account for this payment.
For More Information: If you are interested in this Masters workshop and have more questions, please contact
Nancy A. Mayer, studio workshop manager at nancy@dwmayer.com
2011 PLEIN AIR WORKSHOPS
8-Day "Plein Air Oil Painting Workshop in Provence, France"
June 9-17, 2011
UPDATE: NEW LOWER PRICES DUE TO EURO/DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE.
This is in a wonderful location in the northern part of Provence. It is right in the middle of the Cotes du Rhone. The vineyards are abundant and mid-June is perfect with the lavender in bloom. Workshop includes 8 nights lodging, all breakfasts, all dinners (4 course and wonderful), instruction, taxes and tips. On a free day, we will visit Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to experience their world famous brocante market. It is quite an experience!
Date/Times: June 9-17, 2011
Location: Provence, France
Media: Oil, Acrylic, Water-based Oils
Includes: Accommodations, breakfasts, all dinners (4 course-excluding wine), instruction, taxes and tips
Prices: $2800/Single Occupancy, Private Bath
$2300/Double Occupancy, Insuite Bath (2 artist friends)*
$800/Non-Painting Guest with Artist
*Double occupancy is available ONLY to artists who want to share with a fellow artist friend.
There is an optional transportation package for an additional $300 (for those who do not want to rent a car ... even though Open Air Italy Workshops highly recommends that artists have their own car). Transportation package includes pick-up and drop-off at Avignon TGV station and transportation of
artists to painting sights.
Registration: Please see Open Air Italy Workshops for registation and addtional information.
This workshop is being sponsored and organized by Susan Truitt of Open Air Italy Plein Air Workshops, 107 Lansing Island Drive, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937, USA.
FUTURE PLEIN AIR WORKSHOPS
3-Day "Plein Air Painting in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains"
Oil Painting Workshop
(Not Yet Scheduled, Final Dates to Be Determined)
David's "on location" painting workshop in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, sculpted by glaciers and carved by the Bitterroot River, offers an ideal plein air painting experience. The rugged terrain of the Bitterroot Range is well known for its beauty and historical significance. In 1805 Lewis and Clark traveled through the Bitterroot Mountains on their journey toward the Pacific Coast.
This new workshop will start by reviewing the basic approach to landscape design and composition and will focus on painting the proper
shapes, values, colors, and textures of nature in a mountain and river setting. Particular attention will be paid to achieving good color, composition, rendering and the effective application of oil paint in a outdoor environment. David will include a plein air painting demonstration in the workshop as well.
This oil painting workshop is for beginners and intermediate painters who wish to take their plein air "on location" painting skills to the next level of development and also enjoy the Big Sky landscape of Montana.
Date/Times: Dates to be announced, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm daily
Location: The Bitterroot Mountains, near Stevensville, MT.
Click here for a Google map of the Stevensville, MT area.
Cost: $275 for all 3 days (attendees provide all transportation, lodging, meals and art materials/supplies)
Class size: Minimum 8 / Maximum 15
For More Information please contact Nancy A. Mayer, studio workshop manager at nancy@dwmayer.com
Photo courtesy of Big Sky Fishing.Com
Recent Workshop Student Testimonials
As an artist and facilitator of the Masterworks of New Mexico workshop, I appreciated David Mayer's structured approach to painting the landscape. For artists seeking to advance their skills without feeling overwhelmed from the challenges posed by painting from nature, David Mayer offers a clear road map of specific principles to help them reach their goal.
Tom B.
I want you to know how much I learned from you in the workshop. I didn't feel that I went home with too much to show for it at first, but I took out a small oil painting that I was frustrated with and I saw immediately where I should have put my lights and darks. I "woke it up" in just a few minutes and that made me feel like I had indeed gained a new "seeing eye". So I know I'm way ahead of where I was before the workshop.
Judy A..
Thank you so much for a wonderful experience! I had no idea what to expect when I signed up, but it definitely exceeded all my expectations. David, it was wonderful to meet you and your generous and patient manner when working with all of us, no matter what level, was very appreciated. I really feel like I can go out and paint from nature now, instead of feeling totally overwhelmed when facing the vastness of a scene and not knowing where to even begin!
Sarah S.
As one who is new to oil painting, the workshop was very educational and enjoyable, David is a terrific teacher. I feel I now have a great foundation to build on and can’t wait to get out and start painting!
Kathy A.
Thanks for an excellent workshop. The studies with 3 different values, the large paint puddles mixed from primary colors, and the conscious looking for significant shapes and contrast in a scene were most beneficial for me. I also appreciated your comments and suggestions of my sketches and painting so, all in all, a good learning workshop.
Paul T.
I have taken a number of workshops from some very well known artists, but David is the only one who really teaches the basics of how to see values, create composition shape maps, mix colors and how to "lay down oil paint". Worth every penny!
Jill F.
The workshop was great fun! I really enjoyed the participants, the locations, and, especially, your instruction! You are gifted artist and teacher. So many good artists are very poor at communicating their knowledge to others, but you did a wonderful job of creating a supportive atmosphere and presenting the material in a measured and understandable way.
Bill D.
I really did learn a lot. In fact my head is overflowing with what I learned. Every time I look at something I'm squinting and looking at values! It was a nice three days. Thanks for a great workshop.
Patty A.
Thanks for all the wonderful information you shared with us. It was a GREAT week.
Becky E.
"After this time spent with you in Colorado, I feel that I am now seeing
things for the first time. What helped me the most was the shape maps
and beginning to see how to create interest by using some of your
secrets". Kelly M.
"The workshop you presented was an enjoyable, inspirational, educational and just plain fun. Thank you for a few short days of creativity that is the highlight of my year. You provided all the above in abundance." Cliff A.
"I truly enjoyed your workshop. You are good at getting what you know across to your students. You aren't intimidating and I really appreciated your sharing what you have learned." Jan W.
"David gave me a mental backpack full of solid information I can take wherever I go to paint!" Marie J.
"Thank you for making the workshop so enjoyable. You're an excellent teacher, and your manner in front of the class is very pleasant. I hope the exercise on values translates into some serious improvements in my painting. Seeing the other student's excellent starts made me a believer." Bonnie M.
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