Mediums: Oil
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Thursdays, September 10-October 1, 2026
Class Times:
• 9:30 am-noon Pacific time
• 12:30 pm-3:00 pm Eastern time
• 5:30 pm-8:00 pm London time
Painting outside is addictive! Each painting you do strengthens your observation, drawing and compositional skills. All of the information you need is in front of you to choose from, so the opportunities for artistry and expression are endless. In this class we will discuss how to get past the initial overwhelming nature of painting outside, and learn to identify designs and compositions in the landscape and dive in with a plan in mind.
We will discuss looking for a painting location, overcoming self-consciousness and fear, blocking in, assessing shapes, value and color and finding an overall harmony within your painting. I will also talk about what I do after bringing my painting home. Each class will include demonstrations, power point type slideshows and critiques of your work from the previous week.
You will be asked to paint outside between classes. You can paint in your backyard, a public park, or wherever is easy, accessible and inspiring!
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$295.00
Alison Barry is a Southern Maryland-based plein air oil painter who paints the fields, farms, boat yards and waterways around her home near the Chesapeake. She is dedicated to painting from life, but believes in the artist’s power to rearrange, exaggerate or edit reality in furtherance of the painting. She is more interested in creating an interesting arrangement of shapes, values, patterns and textures on her canvas than replicating the scene in front of her. Alison has won awards in numerous exhibitions and plein air competitions, among them Best Architectural at Gloucester Plein Air Invitational 2026, first place in Modern Impressionist Magazine’s October/November 2024 Salon and an award of merit in American Impressionist Society’s 25th Annual National Exhibition, and has been featured in Plein Air Magazine and Modern Impressionist Magazine.
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