This class, part of Lyn Taylor’s “Legacy” course, offers ongoing instruction on Mondays in all aspects of plein air painting in charcoal, graphite, watercolor, oil, and pastel.

Each monthly session will have its own topic, but students are encouraged to work at their own pace and preference. Students can register for one, two, three, or four months and work in watercolor, oil, pencil (graphite), charcoal, soft pastel, mixed media, or acrylic.

The full September to December semester will give the beginner a solid foundation in the understanding of the making of a landscape painting as abstract realism in the tradition of Andrew Wyeth, John Singer Sargent, the Impressionists, and the Hudson River School.  All aspects of composition, hue, value and intensity, and color theory are covered.

The class begins at noon, but students can arrive by 11 a.m. with a bag lunch and get settled in. The instructor will be available during this time to informally answer questions regarding homework assignments and to show a gratis video on a topic relate to that day’s class, a demonstration of technique, or the history of plein air and landscape painting in general.