Move between representation and abstraction with award-winning artist Anton Nowels. Artists will explore concepts related to plein air painting, including how to compose and key a painting. They will also learn how to combine tone and color with intervals and Notans, leading to more dynamic work.
The workshop will include discussions of artists who use both plein air and abstraction in their work, including T. Allen Lawson, Russell Chatham, Len Chmeil, Edgar Payne, Maynard Dixon, Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, Claude Monet, Josef Albers, and more. Anton will demonstrate representation and abstraction en plein air, leading into studio work. All levels are welcome.
Medium: All 2-D mediums (Instructor will teach in oils.)
Workshop Schedule
Day 1: Design – Notan, Intervals, and Tone
Day 2: Color – Designing a Palette
Day 3: Poetry and Mood – Deconstruction and Abstraction
Workshop Dates: June 10, 11 & 12, 2025
Workshop Times: 9 AM - 3 PM | Lunch 12-1 PM
Registration Fee: $675 per attendee, plus art supplies. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own supplies.
Lunch: Participants must bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch at The Brinton Bistro.
Brinton Museum Members receive 10% off.
Supply List
Paint:
Large tubes (200ml) of oil colors – Winsor and Newton’s Winton paint is recommended, but any brand is welcome. We use a lot of paint!
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Ivory Black
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Cadmium Yellow Light
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Cadmium Yellow Hue
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Cadmium Red Light
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Magenta
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Sap Green
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Viridian
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Cerulean Blue Hue
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French Ultramarine
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Titanium White
Brushes:
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Various sizes of flats (sizes 8-12)
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Extra-long flats – various sizes
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Impasto brush, 1” (minimum of 2)
Palette Knife:
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1” and up, preferably around 2”
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Must be small enough to use on a 6”x6” painting
Brayer:
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Between 1-3”
Canvas:
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Acrylic primed panels – largest ones that fit on a portable easel
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We will be masking off smaller squares
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Recommended sizes around 16”x20”
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Need at least 5 panels
Solvents:
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Odorless mineral spirits
