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David W. Mayer's Landscape Oil Painting Workshops
David offers landscape oil painting classes within Colorado and the West which focus on “plein air” painting directly from nature to capture the colors, patterns and values that photography alone cannot achieve.
David has developed a structured approach to painting the Western landscape, ideal for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, based on blending approaches of the early plein air masters John F. Carlson, Edgar A. Payne and Emille Gruppe, as well as contemporary approaches to landscape painting. His emphasis is on providing solid processes and procedures, such as developing "shape maps" and 3-value studies, understanding outdoor landscape composition and using limited palettes for achieving real growth as an artist.
2010 PLEIN AIR WORKSHOPS
3-Day "Enchanted Landscapes" Oil Painting Workshop at
2010 Masterworks of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 22, 23, and 24, 2010
UPDATE: THIS NEW MEXICO WORKSHOP IS FILLING UP QUICKLY, SO PLEASE DON'T DELAY IN REGISTERING
David has been selected by jury from among many nationally-recognized landscape oil painters for conducting
this unique Masterworks of New Mexico workshop.
This oil painting workshop is for beginners and intermediate painters who wish to take their painting skills to the next stage. We will focus on painting the proper shapes, values, colors, and textures either directly from nature if we are able to paint outdoors, or from selected student photos of New Mexico scenic areas if we will paint indoors.
Date/Times: April 22, 23, and 24, 2010; (Thurs., Fri. & Sat) 9am to 3:30 pm daily
Location: Masterworks of New Mexico Venue, Albuquerque, New Mexico (more details to come)
Cost: $275 for all 3 days, plus a 2-hour demonstration on Saturday, April 24, 2010
Class size: Minimum 8 / Maximum 16
Registration: For More Information: please see www.masterworksnm.org/Pages/Workshops.html
CLICK HERE to download a PDF of the detailed description of David's 2010 Masterworks of New Mexico
3-Day "Enchanted Landscapes" Oil Painting Workshop.
Contacts:
Masterworks of New Mexico: Tom Blazier at (505) 323-2246 or tblazier@hotmail.com
2010 STUDIO WORKSHOPS
NEW DATE 5-Day Intensive "Landscape Masters" Oil Painting Workshop
November 8-12, 2010
UPDATE: THIS MASTERS WORKSHOP IS ALMOST FULL, SO PLEASE DON'T DELAY IN CONTRACTING US
The "LANDSCAPE MASTERS" workshop in 2010 is specifically designed for intermediate and early stage advanced level painters. This new workshop focuses on painting gallery-ready Western landscape oil paintings in larger formats.
The 5 Day Salon Painting Sessions
The workshop will feature 5 days of intense "salon" painting side-by-side with David with topics including:
Enlarging plein air studies, drawings and reference
photos for large format studio works
Holding smaller designs and compositions together
in larger paintings
Determining colors, values and brushwork for
large studio formats
Best canvas/linen materials, paints and mediums
for studio painting
The Art Marketing and Business Roundtable
David will also conduct a series of "Art Marketing and Business Roundtables" during lunch, late afternoons, and several evenings. The roundtables will cover important professional topics including:
Market and competitive analysis: (what other professional artists are doing and how it relates to your paintings)
Pricing analysis and strategies: (how to price your paintings the correct way)
Branding and promotion strategies and tactics: (websites, email marketing, blogs, etc.)
Working with art galleries, auctions and shows
Other important professional artist topics
This workshop is for intermediate and early stage advanced level painters who may already be showing in art galleries and who wish to take their professional art careers to the next stage. This will be an indoor workshop. Students will be asked to bring 3-5 current/recent smaller paintings or studies from which they would like to develop larger gallery-quality collector pieces.
Date/Times: November 8-12, 2010
Location: Louisville, Colorado
Requirements: For intermediate/advanced artist workshops, applicants must submit a portfolio or art website link.
Cost: $735 for all 5 days, plus 2 evening meetings (attendees provide all transportation, lodging, meals and art materials/supplies)
Class size: Minimum 3 / Maximum 5
For More Information: If you are interested in this Masters workshop, please contact Nancy A. Mayer, studio workshop manager at nancy@dwmayer.com
2011 PLEIN AIR WORKSHOPS
NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP WAS ORGINALLY PLANNED FOR JUNE, 2010, BUT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE, 2011 DUE TO SHOW AND GALLERY SCHEDULE CONFLICTS.
3-Day "Plein Air Painting in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains"
Oil Painting Workshop
June, 2011 (Final Dates to Be Determined)
David's "on location" painting workshop in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, sculpted by glaciers and carved by the Bitterroot River, offers an ideal plein air painting experience. The rugged terrain of the Bitterroot Range is well known for its beauty and historical significance. In 1805 Lewis and Clark traveled through the Bitterroot Mountains on their journey toward the Pacific Coast.
This new workshop will start by reviewing the basic approach to landscape design and composition and will focus on painting the proper
shapes, values, colors, and textures of nature in a mountain and river setting. Particular attention will be paid to achieving good color, composition, rendering and the effective application of oil paint in a outdoor environment. David will include a plein air painting demonstration in the workshop as well.
This oil painting workshop is for beginners and intermediate painters who wish to take their plein air "on location" painting skills to the next level of development and also enjoy the Big Sky landscape of Montana.
Date/Times: June, 2011; 8:30 am to 4:00 pm daily
Location: The Bitterroot Mountains, near Stevensville, MT.
Click here for a Google map of the Stevensville, MT area.
Cost: $275 for all 3 days (attendees provide all transportation, lodging, meals and art materials/supplies)
Class size: Minimum 8 / Maximum 15
For More Information please contact Nancy A. Mayer, studio workshop manager at nancy@dwmayer.com
Photo courtesy of Big Sky Fishing.Com
Recent Student Testimonials
I have taken a number of workshops from some very well known artists, but David is the only one who really teaches the basics of how to see values, create composition shape maps, mix colors and how to "lay down oil paint". Worth every penny!
Jill F.
The workshop was great fun! I really enjoyed the participants, the locations, and, especially, your instruction! You are gifted artist and teacher. So many good artists are very poor at communicating their knowledge to others, but you did a wonderful job of creating a supportive atmosphere and presenting the material in a measured and understandable way.
Bill D.
I really did learn a lot. In fact my head is overflowing with what I learned. Every time I look at something I'm squinting and looking at values! It was a nice three days. Thanks for a great workshop.
Patty A.
Thanks for all the wonderful information you shared with us. It was a GREAT week.
Becky E.
"After this time spent with you in Colorado, I feel that I am now seeing
things for the first time. What helped me the most was the shape maps
and beginning to see how to create interest by using some of your
secrets". Kelly M.
"The workshop you presented was an enjoyable, inspirational, educational and just plain fun. Thank you for a few short days of creativity that is the highlight of my year. You provided all the above in abundance." Cliff A.
"I truly enjoyed your workshop. You are good at getting what you know across to your students. You aren't intimidating and I really appreciated your sharing what you have learned." Jan W.
"David gave me a mental backpack full of solid information I can take wherever I go to paint!" Marie J.
"Thank you for making the workshop so enjoyable. You're an excellent teacher, and your manner in front of the class is very pleasant. I hope the exercise on values translates into some serious improvements in my painting. Seeing the other student's excellent starts made me a believer." Bonnie M.
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