Landscape Painting

with James Brandess

Saturday, August 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Tuition: $75 per session

This workshop includes lunch at 1:00 p.m.

In these multi-level oil painting workshops, students will paint outdoors in the historic Ox-Bow landscape. Instruction will focus on recognizing and then painting what we actually see. Through this process of learning to see, we will create paintings that have veracity and strength. The workshop will include discussion of the tools and materials needed to set-up and paint in any landscape you choose. Sign up for one, two, or all sessions of these three-hour morning painting workshops on the meadow alongside the lagoon. Students will be required to bring their own materials; a material list will be provided in advance. Please note that you must sign up for each session separately.

“I am a painter. I work primarily in oil. I studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. My relationship with Ox-Bow started in 1987 when, as a student at the School of the Art Institute, I answered an ad for a summer job. While at Ox-Bow, I began my practice of painting landscapes and people. I currently work in Saugatuck, Michigan. My studio and gallery has been in operation in downtown Saugatuck since 1994.” –James Brandess

James Brandess, 2022, Texas Bluebonnets, oil on canvas, 9 x 6 inches. Images courtesy of the artist.