PLEIN AIR TUESDAY
PLEIN AIR TUESDAYS
* Session #1
Seven Painters / Eight weeks:
Tom Hughes, Daniel Corey, Caleb Stone, Alastair Dacey, Joshua Langstaff, Melanie Levitt and Chris Volpe.
Portsmouth, NH & York County, Maine
(8) Tuesdays (9am -12) June 04 - July 23, 2024
$360 for 8 Tuesdays (See sessions below...)
$50 Drop in if space is available. scroll below...
Learn the unique skills of outdoor, "Plein air" painting with 7 different painters over eight Tuesdays in the picturesque, coastal York county, Maine and seacoast New Hampshire. In this unique offering you will benefit from the perspectives, painting and teaching styles of these experienced outdoor painters. Through demonstration, discussion, critiques and side-by-side painting in the field, we will attempt to simplify the Plein air painting process and explore what it means to see the world through the eyes of an artist. Join us this spring, summer and fall with your paint box and Art spirit.
Meet on painting locations with your supplies. Locations sent to you upon registration)
*(Last year sold out and wait listed, these classes will fill).
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TUESDAYS (Limit 14 students per session).
$360 for 8 Tuesdays. (9am - 12)
To reserve the whole summer Pass or multiple sessions, please call or email me.
Session #1 (June 04 - July 23, 2024)
June 4: (9-12) Melanie Levitt (Palette Knife and mark making)
June 11: (9-12) Alastair Dacey (Truthfull Seeing)
June 18: (9-12) Daniel Corey (Finding color in the landscape)
June 25: (9-12) Daniel Corey (Pushing expressive color)
July 02: (9-12) Joshua Langstaff (Indirect approach)
July 09: (9-12) Christopher Volpe (Abstracting the landscape)
July 16: (9-12) Caleb Stone (Cape Ann Tradition)
July 23: (9-12) Tom Hughes (Direct and Expressive)
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email [email protected]
We accept:
* Credit Cards (add 3.5% for process fees)
* Pay Pal (add 3% for process fee) send to [email protected]
* Venmo (add 1.2% for process fee)
* cash for teachers pet (Smiling)
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday and indicate session # 1, 2 or 3.
Drop in: ($50 day) (If space available)
Equipment rental : ($50 day) includes outdoor easel, pallet, paint, mediums, brushes and 1 (8x10") canvas.
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* Session #2
Golden Hour / Sunset Painting
Portsmouth, NH & York County, Maine
Tuesdays, July 30 - Sept 17, 2024
Session #2 Painting the Golden Hour (July 30 - September 17, 2024) 8 Tuesdays
July 30: (5-8pm) Dennis Poirier
Aug 06: (5-8pm) Daniel Corey (Expressive color)
Aug 13: (5-8pm) Melanie Levitt (Palette knife and mark making)
Aug 20: (5-8pm) TBA
Aug 27: (5-8pm) Todd Bonita
Sept 03: (5-8pm) Donald Jurney
Sept 10: (5-8pm) Donald Jurney
Sept 17: (5-8pm)TBA
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Fall Session #3 ( Large format / Multiple session Plein air)
August 29 - October 17, 2024
(6) Tuesdays (9am -12)
York county, Maine (Todd Bonita & Dennis Poirier)
In this course, students will craft a single painting over 3 Tuesday outdoor sessions. With the goal of slowing down, we will aim at sharpening our observational skills, visual problem solving and building upon our painting intillect. We will reach for a painting possessing not only naturally observed accuracy, but a poetic extention of our artistic vision on canvas. Our itinerary will include:
* Bring two canvas to each class. Feel free to work larger but not necessary.
* One canvas will be for a full light (Sunny day) painting while the other will be for a half light (Cloudy day) painting...just in case!
* You will work on one (or two, depending on weather week-to-week) over the course of the first three weeks.
* We will change locations after the first three weeks (completion of our first painting /s) and start another painting in a new location, to work on for the remaining weeks. Each painting will be broken into three sessions and look like this:
(First three weeks / first painting)
Sept 24 (Bonita): Design / Compostion walk about lecture, "choosing a motif". Lay in paintings.
Oct 1 (Poirier) :Modification layer. Modify Value, Color (Both temperature & Chroma), Edges and texture.
Oct 8 (Bonita): Accent / Crescendo, Finishing a painting checklist. Infusing the poetry and art into your painting. Asking, what it needs & the five part checklist to finish: (Darkest darks, Lightest lights, Most chromatic color, final edges, final texture).
(Second location painting)
Oct 15: (Poirier): Design / Compostion walk about lecture, "choosing a motif". Lay in paintings.
Oct 22: (Bonita) :Modification layer. Modify Value, Color (Both temperature & Chroma), Edges and texture.
Oct 29: (Poirier): Accent / Crescendo, Finishing a painting checklist. Infusing the poetry and art into your painting. Asking, what it needs & the five part checklist to finish: (Darkest darks, Lightest lights, Most chromatic color, final edges, final texture).
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email [email protected]
We accept:
* Credit Cards (add 3.5% for process fees)
* Pay Pal (add 3% for process fee) send to [email protected]
* Venmo (add 1.2% for process fee)
* cash for teachers pet (Smiling)
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday and indicate session # 1, 2 or 3.
* Session #1
Seven Painters / Eight weeks:
Tom Hughes, Daniel Corey, Caleb Stone, Alastair Dacey, Joshua Langstaff, Melanie Levitt and Chris Volpe.
Portsmouth, NH & York County, Maine
(8) Tuesdays (9am -12) June 04 - July 23, 2024
$360 for 8 Tuesdays (See sessions below...)
$50 Drop in if space is available. scroll below...
Learn the unique skills of outdoor, "Plein air" painting with 7 different painters over eight Tuesdays in the picturesque, coastal York county, Maine and seacoast New Hampshire. In this unique offering you will benefit from the perspectives, painting and teaching styles of these experienced outdoor painters. Through demonstration, discussion, critiques and side-by-side painting in the field, we will attempt to simplify the Plein air painting process and explore what it means to see the world through the eyes of an artist. Join us this spring, summer and fall with your paint box and Art spirit.
Meet on painting locations with your supplies. Locations sent to you upon registration)
*(Last year sold out and wait listed, these classes will fill).
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TUESDAYS (Limit 14 students per session).
$360 for 8 Tuesdays. (9am - 12)
To reserve the whole summer Pass or multiple sessions, please call or email me.
Session #1 (June 04 - July 23, 2024)
June 4: (9-12) Melanie Levitt (Palette Knife and mark making)
June 11: (9-12) Alastair Dacey (Truthfull Seeing)
June 18: (9-12) Daniel Corey (Finding color in the landscape)
June 25: (9-12) Daniel Corey (Pushing expressive color)
July 02: (9-12) Joshua Langstaff (Indirect approach)
July 09: (9-12) Christopher Volpe (Abstracting the landscape)
July 16: (9-12) Caleb Stone (Cape Ann Tradition)
July 23: (9-12) Tom Hughes (Direct and Expressive)
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email [email protected]
We accept:
* Credit Cards (add 3.5% for process fees)
* Pay Pal (add 3% for process fee) send to [email protected]
* Venmo (add 1.2% for process fee)
* cash for teachers pet (Smiling)
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday and indicate session # 1, 2 or 3.
Drop in: ($50 day) (If space available)
Equipment rental : ($50 day) includes outdoor easel, pallet, paint, mediums, brushes and 1 (8x10") canvas.
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* Session #2
Golden Hour / Sunset Painting
Portsmouth, NH & York County, Maine
Tuesdays, July 30 - Sept 17, 2024
Session #2 Painting the Golden Hour (July 30 - September 17, 2024) 8 Tuesdays
July 30: (5-8pm) Dennis Poirier
Aug 06: (5-8pm) Daniel Corey (Expressive color)
Aug 13: (5-8pm) Melanie Levitt (Palette knife and mark making)
Aug 20: (5-8pm) TBA
Aug 27: (5-8pm) Todd Bonita
Sept 03: (5-8pm) Donald Jurney
Sept 10: (5-8pm) Donald Jurney
Sept 17: (5-8pm)TBA
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Fall Session #3 ( Large format / Multiple session Plein air)
August 29 - October 17, 2024
(6) Tuesdays (9am -12)
York county, Maine (Todd Bonita & Dennis Poirier)
In this course, students will craft a single painting over 3 Tuesday outdoor sessions. With the goal of slowing down, we will aim at sharpening our observational skills, visual problem solving and building upon our painting intillect. We will reach for a painting possessing not only naturally observed accuracy, but a poetic extention of our artistic vision on canvas. Our itinerary will include:
* Bring two canvas to each class. Feel free to work larger but not necessary.
* One canvas will be for a full light (Sunny day) painting while the other will be for a half light (Cloudy day) painting...just in case!
* You will work on one (or two, depending on weather week-to-week) over the course of the first three weeks.
* We will change locations after the first three weeks (completion of our first painting /s) and start another painting in a new location, to work on for the remaining weeks. Each painting will be broken into three sessions and look like this:
(First three weeks / first painting)
Sept 24 (Bonita): Design / Compostion walk about lecture, "choosing a motif". Lay in paintings.
Oct 1 (Poirier) :Modification layer. Modify Value, Color (Both temperature & Chroma), Edges and texture.
Oct 8 (Bonita): Accent / Crescendo, Finishing a painting checklist. Infusing the poetry and art into your painting. Asking, what it needs & the five part checklist to finish: (Darkest darks, Lightest lights, Most chromatic color, final edges, final texture).
(Second location painting)
Oct 15: (Poirier): Design / Compostion walk about lecture, "choosing a motif". Lay in paintings.
Oct 22: (Bonita) :Modification layer. Modify Value, Color (Both temperature & Chroma), Edges and texture.
Oct 29: (Poirier): Accent / Crescendo, Finishing a painting checklist. Infusing the poetry and art into your painting. Asking, what it needs & the five part checklist to finish: (Darkest darks, Lightest lights, Most chromatic color, final edges, final texture).
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email [email protected]
We accept:
* Credit Cards (add 3.5% for process fees)
* Pay Pal (add 3% for process fee) send to [email protected]
* Venmo (add 1.2% for process fee)
* cash for teachers pet (Smiling)
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday and indicate session # 1, 2 or 3.
SUPPLY LIST
Supply list:
(Think light weight and portable, find creative ways to simplify...I manage to pack everything below in a back pack and hit the trail. I get most of my supplies online at ASW, Jerrys Artarama, Dick Blick, Cheap Joes or Utrecht).
(Click here for an Illustrated page detailing Todd Bonita Plein air kit)
** With a variety of instructors leading these classes, its not realistiv to expect students to purchase each instructors supplies and palette. Please feel free to bring your outdoor painting supplies and colors. It is recommended that your palette of colors should be able to create a color wheel. If this is the case, you should be suited to paint just about anything in nature.
Portable Easel
French easel, half easel or Pochade box for working outside.
(I use the 10x12" Open Box M system and sometimes the 6x8" Guerilla box for smaller work, both are mounted to a photographers tripod. If you prefer the French easels, go with the lighter and smaller Jullian Half box easel. You might check Ebay or try "All of Craigslist" search for whatever easel you decide to go with. * Here is a terrific article on Pochade Box reviews from the popular Lines and Colors blog. This will give you a thorough understanding of whats available and best for you. Click here.
Palette
I recommend a wood palette. I used a glass palette once and it fell and shattered...try to avoid paper pallets, they are flimsy and a wind gust creates a mess.
Paint
*(No matter who you study with, the most important consideration is your ability to have a color palette that will enable you to make a color wheel (The full spectrum of color)...I recommend a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....Please spend the extra for professional grade paints. Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht brands are perfectly good and reasonably priced but there are many good options.)
My Split Primary Palette is made of 7 colors plus white (I have optional comfort colors for fun but not necessary).
* A Quick dry white: I like Winsor and Newton's Underpainting white but any quick dry white is good. My favorite lately is:
* Griffin Alkyd Titanium White by Winsor and Newtn (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Gamblin, DaVinci and Winsor & Newton Griffin)
* Titanium White
* Cad Yellow medium
* Yellow ochre (or Transparent earth yellow)
* Alizarin Crimson Permanent
* Cadmium Red deep
* Ultramarine Blue
* Cobalt Blue or Cerulean Blue
* Burnt Sienna
These colors below are OPTIONAL and are my personal comfort colors. Entirely subjective. Bring colors you have a response to.
Cadmium Orange (optional)
Dioxizine Purple (optional)
Ivory black (optional)
raw or burnt umber (optional)
*note* For years I mixed greens using Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Yellow Medium but I like these comfort Greens.\ below.
Sap Green (optional) * Warm Transparent earth color
Prussian Green (optional) *Cool transparent earth color
Olive Green (optional) *Warm Transparent earth with umber tones.
Viridian (optional) *Cool, Transparent dye color. Stainer.
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel (sizes can range from 6x8” to 14x18” but I would not go larger)...(Bring enough for two paintings each day.
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*One or two Royal sable flats in medium and large sizes (size 10 or 16) for blending and softening edges (I prefer Langnickel.)
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
Trowel type Pallet knife
liquin and pallet cup
Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar
paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
Artist paint box or back pack for supplies
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella
(Think light weight and portable, find creative ways to simplify...I manage to pack everything below in a back pack and hit the trail. I get most of my supplies online at ASW, Jerrys Artarama, Dick Blick, Cheap Joes or Utrecht).
(Click here for an Illustrated page detailing Todd Bonita Plein air kit)
** With a variety of instructors leading these classes, its not realistiv to expect students to purchase each instructors supplies and palette. Please feel free to bring your outdoor painting supplies and colors. It is recommended that your palette of colors should be able to create a color wheel. If this is the case, you should be suited to paint just about anything in nature.
Portable Easel
French easel, half easel or Pochade box for working outside.
(I use the 10x12" Open Box M system and sometimes the 6x8" Guerilla box for smaller work, both are mounted to a photographers tripod. If you prefer the French easels, go with the lighter and smaller Jullian Half box easel. You might check Ebay or try "All of Craigslist" search for whatever easel you decide to go with. * Here is a terrific article on Pochade Box reviews from the popular Lines and Colors blog. This will give you a thorough understanding of whats available and best for you. Click here.
Palette
I recommend a wood palette. I used a glass palette once and it fell and shattered...try to avoid paper pallets, they are flimsy and a wind gust creates a mess.
Paint
*(No matter who you study with, the most important consideration is your ability to have a color palette that will enable you to make a color wheel (The full spectrum of color)...I recommend a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....Please spend the extra for professional grade paints. Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht brands are perfectly good and reasonably priced but there are many good options.)
My Split Primary Palette is made of 7 colors plus white (I have optional comfort colors for fun but not necessary).
* A Quick dry white: I like Winsor and Newton's Underpainting white but any quick dry white is good. My favorite lately is:
* Griffin Alkyd Titanium White by Winsor and Newtn (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Gamblin, DaVinci and Winsor & Newton Griffin)
* Titanium White
* Cad Yellow medium
* Yellow ochre (or Transparent earth yellow)
* Alizarin Crimson Permanent
* Cadmium Red deep
* Ultramarine Blue
* Cobalt Blue or Cerulean Blue
* Burnt Sienna
These colors below are OPTIONAL and are my personal comfort colors. Entirely subjective. Bring colors you have a response to.
Cadmium Orange (optional)
Dioxizine Purple (optional)
Ivory black (optional)
raw or burnt umber (optional)
*note* For years I mixed greens using Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Yellow Medium but I like these comfort Greens.\ below.
Sap Green (optional) * Warm Transparent earth color
Prussian Green (optional) *Cool transparent earth color
Olive Green (optional) *Warm Transparent earth with umber tones.
Viridian (optional) *Cool, Transparent dye color. Stainer.
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel (sizes can range from 6x8” to 14x18” but I would not go larger)...(Bring enough for two paintings each day.
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*One or two Royal sable flats in medium and large sizes (size 10 or 16) for blending and softening edges (I prefer Langnickel.)
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
Trowel type Pallet knife
liquin and pallet cup
Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar
paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
Artist paint box or back pack for supplies
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella