LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Painting & Designing Trees With Confidence
with Ann Willsie, Master Artist & Mentor
Learn how to tackle those trees and paint trees with confidence by simplifying and merging big shapes
What to look for when deciding which trees are suited for a painting
How to deal with the foliage of trees
Understanding how the trees and ground interact
Skyholes, interaction of top of tree with the sky and atmospheric perspective
How to mix colors for foliage and trunks
Audience: Fine Art Painters
Medium: Acrylic, Oil
Stages: This workshop is suitable for creatives at any stage.
Session Dates & Times:
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28
11 am-1 pm MDT / 1 pm-2 pm EDT / 6 pm-8 pm BST
$317.90
14 in stock
WORKSHOP Description
Trees can be very intimidating and difficult to capture in our landscapes, however, they are one of the most important elements . Trees give your landscapes character and interest, whether as the main subject or in a supporting role.
This workshop is all about how to tackle those trees in your painting. We will be starting off with discussions of how to simplify the trees, looking for their individual shape and contour. What makes them unique?
We will also be dealing with how to handle the foliage, sky holes, the trunks of the trees, sources of light, and finishing touches. We will be touching on gestures – what to look for in trees, either distant or in the foreground, that makes them interesting; How to deal with distant trees , and the interaction between the sky and the trees.
Values and color mixing will also form a part of this workshop as it applies to trees. We will be talking about how to mix different greens, touching on the dark and light values , warm and cool colours, and using neutrals to emphasize saturated colors.
You will be given assignments to do each class, to help solidify the different aspects that we cover. (I will be providing the photographs for these assignments .
By the end of this workshop, you will have much better understanding of how to tackle trees with confidence, starting with simplifying and merging big shapes, understanding the value changes and dealing with the outer limbs and skyholes.
🎥 WORKSHOP RECORDINGS available for 1-YEAR after the workshop ends!
🎥 NOTE: Workshop Recordings may be offered for sale at a future date at Mastrius, with the consent of the instructor.
High School, University, and College students get 20% OFF. See FAQs at the bottom of page.
Supply List
6 – 12 small canvasses (i.e. 8×10, 9×12) , boards or paper; Sketchbook & pencils/pens; Ensure you have one warm and one cool of each primary colour, plus white
Instructor Bio
Ann has spent most of her life painting in oils, both in studio and in the outdoors, en plein air. She has participated in and helped organize many plein air events throughout Canada during her career. Being primarily a landscape painter, Ann’s style of painting is very loose and impressionistic, characterized by thick oil paint, harmonious colour and visible brushstrokes. Most of her paintings depict the splendour of the natural landscape around us, from panoramic landscapes, florals and paintings of distinctive and unique trees. Her work is shown in galleries in Ontario, Alberta and B.C., and held in collections around the world. She is a Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and has won numerous awards in various FCA shows and Plein Air Festivals. In recent years, teaching online workshops and mentorships , in addition to in-person workshops , has become a large part of Ann’s practice . Ann spends most of her time working and teaching at her studio in Lake Country, B.C.
