This picture of Dave Broerman illustrates the concept of painting outdoors at the location of the landscape. Photo provided by Dave Broerman.

News Release

SYRACUSE — Chautauqua-Wawasee and the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association are collaborating to offer a Beginners and Intermediate Plein Air Workshop on May 29-31.

So, any budding artist who’d like to expand their horizons by Plein Air painting will want to consider this workshop led by David M. Seward, an award-winning Plein Air artist, and instructor David Broerman, founder of NIPPAA. Equipment, paint, canvases and lunch will be provided.

Plein Air is the act of painting outdoors; the concept of landscape portraiture by which the artist paints directly onto canvas at the location of the landscape.

The three-day workshop will focus on how to create a great landscape. Each day will have morning and afternoon demonstrations followed by personal painting time with plenty of one-on-one coaching.

Classes are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 through Friday, May 31. Each day will be a different location around Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake.

The cost is $300 for the public, $275 for NIPAA members and Kosciusko County residents. A one day fee is $125.

Topics include linear perspective; creating thumb nail sketches; Notan design methods; composition choice; palette and local color choice; the underpainting and how to finish.

See ChautauquaWawasee.org and northernindianapleinair.org for more information and how to register.