Plein Air Painting - Adjusting Shapes - Oil Demonstration Preview

When you're out painting in the field, it's so easy to get detoured by details - interesting branches, fascinating cracks, intriguing patterns in the grasses. But as much as you love them, they really don't make for a successful painting. A successful painting is built on large, simple shapes. In Michael Chesley Johnson's new plein air painting demonstration, he'll show you his method for keeping on track.

Shot in Red Rock country of Sedona, Arizona, this 30-minute oil demonstration focuses on big shapes and adjusting their relationships. By simply comparing and adjusting the value and color of each shape to that of its neighbor, you can capture the essence of the landscape and make a successful painting - without all the detail.

Although the demonstration is in oil, the method also applies to pastel and other media.

The video is only $3.99 and is available as a download through my Lulu store. (The file is large - 370 mb - and takes about an hour to download with a broadband connection.) http://www.lulu.com/miragenm

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• plein air painting
• oil painting
• demonstration
• landscape
• art instruction