Mark Mehaffey: Paint Acrylic Landscapes - Light and Shadow in Plein AirLearn how to paint en Plein air with Mark Mehaffey as he demonstrates how to paint a trestle bridge in dramatic morning light. Using a limited palette of primary colors, he creates beautiful greens, blues, lights, and shadows. Begin with an overview of the materials Mark utilizes when painting on location, then find out how to create a value plan sketch in order to work out the composition of your painting prior to blocking in the large shapes. You'll

You'll learn to simplify your palette and to avoid dull grays

As she paints

The Art Renewal Center has certified him a Living Master

The Challenge of Water and Rocks

along with generations of master painters' improvements on the techniques they had learned

satisfying and unique

transparent backgrounds

The Process of Growing a Painting in Oil

You balance stable horizontal planes with energetic diagonals

he creates three dimensional pieces of art

We want you to be confident in your abilities to paint complex figures and this is why we invited Garin Baker into our studio to record Intuitive Figure Painting

You want to learn a Master's favorite go-to techniques