Lynn Gertenbach: The One Hour Plein Air Landscape

Lynn Will Show You Her Critical Steps and Share Decades of Experience

• The Process of Growing a Painting in Oil
• Analyzing Your Composition Painting from Memory
• Important Shapes and Angles
• The Three Basic Shapes Required
• Color Relationships
• Creating the Feeling of Air
• Creating Focal Points
• A Better Way to Hold a Palette Knife
• Keeping Insects Away from You While Painting
• How to Merge the Edges Between the Sky and the Trees
• The Concept of Star Players and Supporting Actors
• Creating Effects with Texture
• Tricks for Painting Flowers
• Leading the Eye with Shapes
• Creating Color Harmony in Your Paintings
• Using Non-Toxic Materials
• The Proper Way to Tone a Canvas
• Incorporating Surrounding Colors to Create Harmony
• The Concept of Gallon, Quart, and Pint
• Balance Creating a Warm Base
• Adjusting Colors
• Adjusting Values and Colors to the Scene
• Making Distances Recede
• Adjust Values Outdoors so They Look Right Indoors
• Understand How Planes Receive Light
• Making Trees Look Realistic
• New Ways of Making Greens
• The Importance of Bold Basic Shapes
• Working Color Temperature to Harmony
• The Importance of Proper Brushstrokes
• Using Cool Colors to Create a Turning Effect
• Creating Foreground Values
• The Critical Importance of Grays on Your Palette
• Connecting Darks to Strengthen Values
• Keeping Your Painting Fresh and Clean
• And Much More!

Even if you’re an experienced plein air (outdoor) painter or a studio painter who is in no hurry, you’ll marvel at Lynn’s experience and how easy painting appears to her. You’ll pick up tips that will make your paintings stronger.