It's a Wonderful Life in Winter Garden: Plein Air Landscape Painting
PD-Class | This class is completed
*First meet-up will be at the courtyard of Jessie Brock Community Center*
In this Premium class, students will be working en plein air, or outdoors, exploring beautiful historic downtown Winter Garden while developing the skills and confidence to capture the fleeting effects of light on the landscape. Students will learn about composing strong design by creating Notan drawings simplifying and dividing the scene into shapes of light and dark. Then utilizing oil or acrylic paints, participants will learn to tone the canvas, sketch general shapes, block in dark and light areas to model forms and work from thin to thick paint layers and from big shapes to details.
On November 9th, the participating students will be showcasing some of their artwork in the
It’s a Wonderful Life opening reception and exhibition located at Winter Garden City Hall.
Catherine Hempel
An experienced artist and art educator, Catherine Hempel creates representational paintings in oils either en plein air or in the studio in a traditional manner, utilizing different techniques such as grisaille underpaintings, complementary underpaintings, or a combination of direct painting and glazing techniques. Hempel earned her degree in Fine/Studio Arts from the University of Central Florida in 1985. She was invited to join the Fellowship Program at Crealdé School of Art in 2000 and manages the Paint & Drawing Fellowship team until she joined the faculty in 2009. She teaches classes for Crealdé at the Jessie Brock Community Center in Winter Garden, where she and her family have been long-time residents. Boosted by a 2007 United Artists of Central Florida Professional Development Grant, Hempel actively participates in plein air events and festivals throughout Central Florida, winning multiple awards. She is a member of The Florida Painters, the Winter Garden Art Association and Oil Painters of America.