The Landscape Atelier

deborah paris drawing

Drawing the Landscape

$375.00

Classes are self paced. Students can work through the class content at their own speed and on their own schedule. Scroll down to How the Class Works for more information.

Instructor: Deborah Paris
Dates: March 19 – April 30, 2021
Course Length: 6 weeks

Open for enrollment

Name Range Discount
Bundled Discount 2 - 4 15 %
Bundled Discount 5 - 7 17 %
Bundled Discount 8 - 15 20 %
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Description

Drawing is an essential foundational skill for landscape painters which is all too often ignored or given short shift. Solid drawing skills give you the ability to edit the raw material that Nature provides into a work of art, freeing the artist from dependency on photography or merely copying Nature. Drawing skills are the first step toward being able to work successfully from memory and imagination and to effectively compose.

Working from Nature and direct observation is the time honored way to learn how to paint landscapes. Unfortunately, many aspiring landscape painters miss the essential first step: learning to draw and sketch in the field. If you are unable to draw the landscape you will have a much more difficult time learning to paint it convincingly. Most classes and workshops jump into plein air painting without giving students any tools to make a success of their efforts. This course is designed to give you the tools to draw and sketch in the field with confidence, both improving your plein air paintings and leading to better, finished work in the studio.

In this class, drawing materials and techniques will be fully explored and explained in video demonstrations. Principles of perspective, creating three dimensional form, identifying proper value relationships in the landscape, and drawing techniques for specific parts of the landscape will all be covered. This class will give the student the ability to draw the landscape with confidence and to use drawing as an effective means of gathering reference material for paintings.

How the Class Works

Full Access classes include written content, videos and a class forum where students can interact, ask questions, post their work and get feedback from the instructor. For most classes, there are 2 to 3 Zoom class meetings depending on the length of the class. These are typically held on Saturday at 11:00 am Central. They are recorded and made available to all students, so participation is not required to get the full benefit of the class.

  • The Class Course and Forum. The class content is delivered by written lecture, images and video on a dedicated platform accessible only by class participants. The Class Forum provides a great interactive learning experience where students can interact with one another and the instructor.  Students post their work for comment and critique throughout the class. The instructor responds to questions and work posted for comment and critique on a daily basis. 
  • Students retain continuing access to the course content, including videos.
  • Zoom video conferences for discussion, critique and demonstration. Students can view and download the Zoom conferences to their own device.
  • Upon registration, you will receive a Materials & Reading List for your class.

Cancellations

If after registration for an online class and before the class begins and before you have accessed the class, you advise us that you are unable to participate, you will receive a full refund, less an administrative fee of $50 plus applicable PayPal or other payment processor fees or you may transfer your registration to another class of like value. Once you have logged into the class and/or the class has begun, there are no refunds. Refunds issued for transactions financed through PayPal Credit are refunded to your PayPal Credit account.

If you have purchased multiple classes at the same time and received a bundled discount (Bundle), refunds are handled as follows. You will receive a refund for classes included in the Bundle but not yet started and accessed by you. The refund will be the amount you paid for the classes not taken, minus a $50 administrative fee, any applicable PayPal or other payment processor fees and the applicable discounted amount for classes already accessed.

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