Expressive Plein Air Workshop: Mastering Color, Strokes, and Emotion
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Workshop Overview
Discover the art of expressive plein air oil painting with artist Irina Forrester. This two-part workshop focuses on capturing the mood, energy, and light of outdoor scenes through bold color choices and dynamic brushstrokes.
Ideal for artists seeking to loosen their style and explore new approaches, participants will start with a studio session to learn essential techniques and plan their compositions. In the second session, they’ll venture outdoors, applying these methods with real-time guidance from Irina, building confidence in painting directly from life.
📅 Dates: 2–9 Feb 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
👥 Limited to 7 participants for optimal instructor guidance.
What You'll Learn
- Simplifying landscapes into shapes and tones
- Choosing color palettes for emotional expression
- Techniques for bold brushstrokes and dynamic paint application
- Capturing the light and energy of the moment
Workshop Structure
Session 1: Studio Session – Foundations and Preparation
🕒 3 Hours | 2.5 Hours of Instruction + 30 Mins Group Critique
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Introduction to Expressive Painting:
Irina shares her approach to plein air painting, focusing on composition, color selection, brush techniques, and emotional expression. Participants will also examine works by selected plein air artists and discuss their techniques. -
Hands-on Painting Exercises:
Participants can bring a reference photo or a past painting for review. Through guided exercises, they’ll experiment with color palettes and paint application techniques. -
Wrap-Up & Homework:
Participants will receive feedback and a small exercise on mixing greens to prepare for the outdoor session.
Session 2: Outdoor Session – Painting from Life
🕒 3 Hours | 2.5 Hours of On-Location Painting + 30 Mins Group Critique
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On-Location Painting:
Participants will meet at a scenic location to paint from life. Irina will guide them in identifying subjects, building compositions, and using expressive brushstrokes to capture the atmosphere. -
Group Critique & Feedback:
After painting, participants will reflect on their work and receive personalized feedback from Irina.
Who Should Join?
This workshop is ideal for artists who:
- Artists of all levels who want to loosen their painting style
- Painters interested in expressing mood and emotion through plein air techniques
- Those seeking to build confidence in outdoor painting and explore new approaches
Materials Provided
- In-session materials will be supplied.
- Participants are encouraged to bring their own if they have their own preferences.
- Optional: Materials can be purchased from Drawing Etc. with a special workshop discount.
Sign Up Today!
Prepare to paint boldly and embrace the joy of plein air painting!
Terms:
- Minimum Sign-Up requirement is 3 pax. If the minimum sign-up is not met, Drawing Etc. reserves the right to cancel the workshop and will issue a full refund to participants with at least one day’s notice.
- Refund Policy applies.
About the Artist:
Singapore from London seven years ago. She has received a formal education at art
school in Russia, but her young family and work commitments meant that she had a long break before picking up her brushes again.
Moving to Singapore allowed Irina free time to renew her interest in art and she has spent the last few years exploring various options to brush up on her skills and move forward. To blow away the initial cobwebs, she attended a series of short courses at LASALLE and NAFA and is now an active member of some of Singapore’s life figure/portrait drawing groups to keep her eyes sharp.
Irina exhibits regularly (35+ shows and art fairs in the last 3 years) and her works are in
private collections in the UK, the USA, Europe, Russia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
To learn more about Irina's art, visit her Artist Website.