Two Summer Workshops with Thomas Kitts

Announcing Two Summer

Oregon Plein Air Workshops

with Thomas Jefferson Kitts

http://www.thomaskitts.com

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Hood River, Oregon

Essential Plein Air Techniques:

The Columbia Gorge

July 31 - August , 2013

$375 for three days of instruction

This workshop is hosted by the Columbia Art Center in Hood River. It will be a 3-day outdoor workshop which focuses on how to intensify distance and atmosphere through the use of color to create the illusion of deep space. Emphasis will be placed upon painting in and around the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area and your subject matter will encompass both awesome views and intimate waterfalls. This workshop is for any outdoor painter who wants to improve their ability to paint rocks, trees, and moving water in one of the most unique and beautiful areas in the Pacific Northwest! 

Click here to learn more or to reserve your spot

via the Columbia Center of the Arts

Registration status: Workshop maximum 15 participants / 7 people registered

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Portland, Oregon

Essential Plein Air Techniques:

The PDX Daytripper's Edition

August 12 - August 16, 2013

$550 for five days of instruction

This 5-day outdoor summer workshop is specifically tailored to the plein air enthusiast who lives in or around Portland, Oregon. (Out-of-towners are welcome too!) Your instruction will focus on how to improve your plein air skills without the extra cost of travel and lodging.

This class will focus on simplifying what we see, recognizing and mixing natural color, paint handling techniques, basic design and composition, how to control values, and work alla prima so as to complete a small painting within one session. 

All painting locations will be within an hour of downtown Portland, enabling you to daytrip to-and-from home each day.

Click here for more information about this workshop. 

Click here to request a registration form.

Registration status: Workshop maximum 12 participants / 6 people registered.

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For information about Thomas' 

instructional methods click here.

Both workshops are already half filled so don't delay!

Essential Alla Prima Techniques: Portland: Using the Direct Method of Oil Painting, 3-day workshop

Instructor: Thomas Jefferson Kitts

When: March 1st - 3rd, 2013  (F/S/Sun)

Where: Sowa Studios (Studio 30 at Cathedral Park Place), Portland Oregon

Class Size: Maximum 12 participants

Cost: $400.00

For more information or

to register for the class click here...

This indoor workshop is for anyone interested in learning about the time-honored technique of alla prima painting. (Alla prima means to start and finish a painting in one session.) Some experience with oil will be helpful but is not required. If you have a question about your skill level or whether or not this class is appropriate, contact the instructor to discuss.

Your three days of instruction will focus on how to handle wet-into-wet paint, how to mix the color you need, and how to create a dynamic composition by dividing your painting's values into two masses of light and dark. You will also learn how to become more expressive by editing out extraneous detail and using more paint. What you will learn from Thomas' workshop can be applied to any subject matter or genre – be it figurative, still life, studio or outdoor landscape painting. Your instruction will be tailored to fit your present ability but with the intent of taking you further.

Thomas will offer two demonstrations and help you complete four paintings during the class.

If you've ever wanted to learn how to paint alla prima in oil sign up now!

Click here to request a registration form!

This Portland-area workshop will be capped at 12 participants.

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Here are some reviews from folks who've taken a workshop from Thomas:

I can't say enough positive things about this workshop. Thomas you are a fountain of knowledge and you pour yourself out to be picked up at a fast pace. I'm still processing the information offered. Thank you for always finding something nice to say about our work, and thank you for correcting with kindness. I learned sooo much. I hope to sign up for another workshop soon. 

Tim 

Thank you, Thomas, for a workshop with no fluff. I appreciated the challenge of looking closely at chroma, hue and value (especially value.) The still life setups were sumptuous, and the model was probably the best I've worked with. The class was a harmonious bunch, just the right size. Your explanations and demonstration were well prepared to help us understand complex theory in a short time. Thanks for an inspiring three days.

Yvonne

Just a note to tell you thanks for a fabulously informative Alla Prima workshop.  You are a  fountain of knowledge and it's apparent how much you really love to teach. (As if I didn't already know that.) I came away with a confidence that I can mix oils to accomplish much on the canvas, now all I need is 48 hours in a day to paint!   Oh, and you should call your workshop Alla Primavera because you get a LOT more than you pay for.  So, go ahead and raise your prices, you deserve it!

Brenda

Anyone considering it should take his class. Thomas is an awesome teacher. I still can't believe how much I learned from him in a week.

Mary

As a beginner, I probably had a lot more to learn than most fellow artists in the class. I did not, however, feel out of place or inferior to the rest of the group. Art is learning no matter how good or how much knowledge you already have. Thomas, you are a great teacher with a great deal of knowledge, enthusiasm, and energy. We worked hard, got home tired, but enjoyed every minute of it. 

Herb

Thanks again for the workshop!  I loved your enthusiasm and positive attitude, and am in awe of your expertise. I had dozens of 'aha!' moments during our time together and learned more about color from you than I have from any other source. 

Sarah

Thomas Jefferson Kitts | Oil Paintings

web:  http://www.thomaskitts.com

blog:  http://www.thomaskitts.blogspot.com

email: thomas@thomaskitts.com

studio:  5043 SW 19th Drive, Portland, Oregon 97239 USA

phone:  503 784-4516