Instructor: Mary Jane Ward

Beginners - Advanced
Weekend Immersive
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm
November 1st & 2nd
Class Maximum: 12 students

All of our classes include all materials.

Join painter Mary Jane Ward for two days of immersive plein air painting as we capture the rich colors and shifting light of the autumn landscape. Working on location, students will learn techniques for simplifying complex scenes, mixing harmonious seasonal palettes, and building dynamic compositions directly from observation. 

Plein air painting presents challenges, with inherently changing light and weather conditions, yet it provides artists with potential to awaken our energy, inspiration, and attention to the present moment. How we balance those inspirations and observations with our technical painting process is an ongoing journey of painting en plein air. 

Students will watch demonstrations and get one on one feedback as they work alongside the instructor to practice translating their own observations of nature into the language of color, value and shapes. This workshop is designed for painters of all experience levels looking to deepen their connection to nature while developing confidence and sensitivity in outdoor painting.