Painting a Bold, Colorful Landscape 2-Day Workshop

Painting a Bold, Colorful Landscape | 2-Day All Day Workshop | Friday September 29th & Saturday September 30th, 2023 | 10:00am-4:00pm both days | One hour break included each day | for $295.00 + Tax |

Join award-winning artist Joe A. Oakes for a fun, info-packed, painting experience.

Let’s paint a landscape using bright, bold, unexpected color! Learn to take an ordinary image and transform it into an extraordinary, finished piece. Valuable art principles and important acrylic painting techniques will be discussed while we work through and complete a finished piece.

This workshop will help experienced artists grow and beginners be inspired. 

What to look forward to:
• Composition, color, value, techniques
• Give your painting depth & perspective
• Color Choices for impact
• Structured but light and fun
• Each student will create a finished painting  

Level: All painting styles and skill levels are welcome.

Medium: This workshop is open to acrylic, oil and pastel painters.

Reference Image: Students can either follow the instructors reference image or bring their own. 

Supplies: Bring your own materials. Please reference the materials list.  CLICK to download MATERIALS LIST – PDF file

• Max Students: 12
• Bring Your Own Materials
• No Refunds after Monday September 25th
• Please park on Maclovia Street between Artisan and Autozone – Please DO NOT park directly behind our building

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Artist Bio & Statement:

Artist Statement
My landscapes are about the joy of nature and the colors it offers us. I paint with colors that evoke feelings of the first brilliant seconds of sunrise and the last fiery moments of sunset. Expressing those feelings through the use of bold, vibrant highlights and shadows of violet hues is my signature. I paint tributes to the mountains, fields and trees in the hopes it will slow us down long enough to appreciate them. Every painting is a challenge to examine the colors of our world and reconnect with nature.

Biography
Joe A. Oakes was a curious and observant child that started drawing at the age of five. He has been painting full time since 2008 and like other artists, previously worked at other things including substitute teacher, art consultant and graphic designer. Oakes has survived cancer and the loss of a child and has used these life changing events to propel his art career forward. His landscapes burn with the excitement of bold, bright color and draw on scenes from all over the U.S. but especially the Southwest and the state of California. Oakes’ work offers a new perspective on color and place while offering a meditative sense of calm, happiness and reverence for the land. He holds a BFA from California State University, Fullerton and among his awards are the Distinguished Artist Award from the City of La Quinta, CA in 2011 and a First Place Award for his work in “Visions” Exhibition at Chaffey Community Museum of Art in Ontario, CA in 2019. Oakes resides near Riverside in Southern California.

Visit Joe’s Website: https://www.joeaoakes.com/

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