May 9-11

Cost: $325

Location: Paradise Valley, Montana

 

It's time to get outside and catch the first green of spring!  I'll take you to some of my favorite locations in Paradise Valley for a great painting adventure!  We'll return to the studio to discuss painting fundamentals and look at the days paintings.  This class is open to any media.

 

To register e-mail me at contact@aaronschuerr.com.

Start: July 26 at 9 a.m.End: July 29 at 5 p.m.
Location: Lamar Buffalo Ranch
Instructor: Aaron Schuerr
$360
Limit: 12
Bring your paints and palette to translate the complex beauty of Yellowstone into the visual language of art. You’ll spend mornings and evenings sketching and painting outdoors—known as plein air painting— when the shadows are long and the color is rich. During these field sessions and in the classroom, you’ll discuss fundamentals of value, design, and color, and planning larger studio paintings from plein air studies. Instruction focuses on oil, but will include pastel, which shares many concepts and techniques.
 
 NEW! Dusty Boots AND Splattered paint—Science and Art in the Backcountry
Start: June 19 at 9 a.m., Gardiner , MT
End: June 22 at 4 p.m.
Location: Slough Creek
Instructors: George Bumann, M.S. and Aaron Schuerr
$440
Limit: 8
Pack up your paints and pencils, then hit the trail into the backcountry. All levels of experience are welcome! Learn how to observe and sketch wildlife, and the biology of the animals you paint. Practice techniques for landscapes, including composition, color, and perspective. Explore solutions to challenges such as depicting reflections and surfaces of water, interpreting wildlife accurately, and applying light and shadow. Figure out why a mountain looks the way it does, and how to render it with art. Each day you’ll hike to locations for field work, participate in basecamp discussions and lessons, and enjoy friendly critiques of everyone’s work. 

 

(To register contact the Yellowstone Institute)

 

 

Dates: August 4-8

Location:  The Mission, Grants, New Mexico

 

This is a five day plein air painting workshop for both oil and pastel.  For more information and to register visit the Plein Air Painters of the West website.