Introduction to Landscape Painting
In this foundational class designed for beginner students, you will be introduced to watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting materials and techniques and learn the basics of landscape painting in each medium. Through demonstrations, exercises, and individual support, you will learn compositional skills, perspective, how to create depth, balancing light and shadow, how to handle a range of painting materials, color theory, and more. Various historical paintings will be viewed and discussed to inspire and better understand different painting styles.
This class is open to both artists with no painting experience and beginner artists interested in developing their painting skills and techniques in a supportive environment.
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Grace Brown
Grace Brown is a mixed-media artist with an emphasis in oil, watercolor, and acrylic painting. She graduated from William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a concentration in Interdisciplinary Studio Art. Her artwork has been exhibited in several galleries and art shows since 2017. Grace works as an art instructor for children and teens at MAM’s SummerArt camps at the Van Vleck House & Gardens, and does outreach with MAM’s Art Truck. Grace is also MAM’s Program Assistant for the Scholastic Art Awards. She is passionate about animals and the environment.