Alla Prima Landscape Painting in FDR Park, Afternoon (five-session workshop)

The variety of light and atmospheric situations that nature offers is an opportunity for you to explore space and sunlight in painting. You will learn and experiment with paint application; the relationship of thick versus thin paint; the different energy of strokes; and color mixing, while learning to make rapid decisions about your paintings. You will finish one to two paintings per session. Please bring your own oil paint, and 2 panels with grey gesso 8″ x 10.”

The location of the first class session will be sent by the instructor via email prior to the start of the workshop. Plein Air sites have restrooms nearby

This is an in-person, off site course that will take place at FDR Park in South Philadelphia.

Tuition Assistance is Available

To make our classes and workshops accessible to everyone, Fleisher offers tuition assistance every term so that everyone can join our creative community. Tuition assistance applications can be completed once registration is open by clicking here. The deadline to apply for spring term assistance is Friday, March 10; Notifications will be sent by Monday, March 13.

What you will learn:

  • Alla Prima technique of starting and completing a painting in one session

  • Compose a painting from start to finish

  • Basics of color mixing

  • Learning how to see and paint color, and value relationships

  • Diverse methods to apply brush strokes

Required Supplies:

  • Portable collapsible easel (tripod sketch easel or French outdoor easel)

  • Palette for mixing colors

  • Soft brushes for working on a smooth panel

  • Palette knife

  • Turpenoid or odorless turpentine

  • Windsor & Newton “Original Liquin” as medium

    • Suggested paint colors: Permalba White, Cadmium Lemon, Indian Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light , Permanent Rose Madder, French Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue ( the hue for this color is ok ), Viridian Green, Oxide Chromium Green, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Indian Red, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre Light

  • Small trash bags

  • Paper towels or rags to clean brushes

  • Cardboard tray to transport wet paintings

  • Hat with wide rim, sunglasses, drinking water