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July 11 - August 15, 2026 (6 weeks)
Live Online on Saturdays, 2:00pm-5:00pm New York Time (Eastern Standard Time)
The Zoom link will be provided. Recordings are available to registrants, so attending the live sessions is not required. Participants are invited to email progress each week by 12:00pm EST on Tuesdays for feedback, which is sent to the class as a mid-week video.
Course description (subject to change):
This six-week Alla Prima course explores the integration of the human figure within the landscape, combining strong structural understanding with bold, painterly expression. Students will complete two 3-week paintings, focused on capturing the relationship between figure, space, and light.
In the first week of the project, we establish a clear structural foundation—focusing on on a limited palette block in along with proportion, gesture, and how the figure sits within the landscape. Emphasis is placed on compositional design, perspective, and value relationships that unify the figure with its environment. Students will explore how elements such as scale, placement, and light direction create a cohesive and believable scene.
In the second week, with structure in place, students are encouraged to push color, edges, and brushwork to evoke atmosphere, light, and mood. This stage emphasizes the interplay between figure and setting—softening or sharpening edges, adjusting color temperature, and varying surface quality to create depth and visual interest while maintaining the vitality of the initial lay-in. In subsequent weeks, glazing and subtlety, along with a bold finish will be discussed and demonstrated.
Each session includes a focused discussion, live demonstration, and supportive group critique. Open to all levels, this course blends disciplined observation with confident, expressive painting—guiding students to create dynamic works where the figure and landscape exist as a unified, painterly whole.