wayne art center

This one-day tree painting workshop dives into tree structure and how to capture a tree's personality in painting. We will focus on building the tree's gesture, capturing its shape and movement, creating depth with its trunk, and understanding how its foliage integrates into the larger form.

 

Our goal is to learn how to generalize the tree's structure and capture its essence without getting bogged down in minute details. The class will include lots of one-on-one instruction and a lecture exploring how both historical and contemporary painters approach tree construction.

 

Instead of aiming for finished paintings, we'll create two or three tree studies to solidify our understanding of trees and how we can communicate their individual character. This workshop is great for landscape painters who want to delve deeper into capturing the majesty of trees.

 

Some painting experience would be helpful. Students are free to work in oil or acrylic.