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Plein Air Painting at Valley Forgew/Joseph SweeneyJune 9 & 1010:00am - 2:00pm

Enjoy open-air painting in beautiful Valley Forge National Historic Park on the National Historic Register. The church site of George Washington’s Continental Army in 1777-1778 and now home to lush scenery and historic architecture! Located in Montgomery County, 35 minutes northwest of Center City Philadelphia, with ample parking and access to restrooms. Working from diverse landscape subject matter, students will learn essential plein air approaches, including color mixing to achieve a sense of light and air, capturing time of day, compositional fundamentals, and sound drawing and painting practices. Instruction is geared toward oil/acrylic painting and pastel drawing/painting. Meeting at the Washington Memorial Chapel parking lot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Forge_National_Historical_Park
This list has been compiled over years of landscape painting. Don’t go bankrupt trying to get everything on the list.It is given as a framework for what to bring. Your list may vary. For Oil Painting and or Acrylic or Open (Slow Drying) AcrylicOne small set (at least 12) of oil colors, or acrylicsOne tube of titanium whiteOther colors to add, if you like:Alizarin crimsonCadmium yellow hueCadmium red hueCadmium orange hueDioxazine purpleUltramarine bluePhthalo greenPhthalo blueLamp blackSap GreenPayne’s GrayEarth colorsBurnt siennaBurnt umberRaw siennaRaw umberYellow ochreNaples yellowBrushes: white nylon flats – 1 inch, ½ inch, ¼ inch, at least two of eachRags – paper towels/handy wipesPalette knife1 white charcoal pencil, General’s #558 is a good choice. 5 small canvas panels or wood or masonite, or heavy watercolor paper – 8 x 10, 9 x 12 or 11 x 14 inches, prepared with two thin coats of gesso primed with a toned or gray surface – this will be demonstrated if needed. If your canvas is pre-primed white, half your work is done one coat of gray paint is all that is needed.Disposable palette or roll of butcher’s paper or freezer paper (at grocery store)Other Supplies:Any type of lightweight easel for working in the field. A French folding easel is best, but not mandatory. The Julian French easel seems to work best.Link:https://www.dickblick.com/products/jullian-original-french-easel/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=50218-0000&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpcOTBhCZARIsAEAYLuW_JFoCW8APnXuMNLo3s_uE4n0-xFILFruRUhtzuYi9_qI_RhlUrpYaAteHEALw_wcBPoached Boxes are another option. https://www.judsonsart.com/collections/pochade-boxes but you will still need to carry a separate bag for your paint.And there are many others that can be found buy an Internet search for: outdoor painting easelThink about bringing small amounts of water, food, sunscreen, insect repellentConsider working outside the way you would hiking, fishing, or camping. Travel light but travel right

Instructor

Joseph Sweeney