Abstracted Landscape Painting Workshop

During this one-day workshop, you'll create a large-scale abstracted landscape painting from a photograph of a place you love

Key Information:

Canvas: You’ll need to purchase your own canvas (see links below for recommendations). Initially, I had planned to provide them, but due to transport limitations, I’ve adjusted the course cost accordingly.

• Photograph Selection: Once you've chosen a landscape photo to use as your reference, please send it to me for review. This will ensure that it translates well into an abstracted painting and that I have the necessary colours available.

Workshop Overview

During this one-day workshop, you'll create a large-scale abstracted landscape painting from a photograph of a place you love or a scene that inspires you. We'll begin with acrylic preparation before layering with oils. I will provide the brushes, paints, and tools I use, but feel free to bring any additional tools you'd like to experiment with.

Things to Consider

• This is a physical and hands-on process, so be prepared for an active painting session.
• Your painting will still be wet at the end of the day, so plan ahead for transporting it home.
• Painting at this scale can be messy, so wear clothes you don’t mind getting paint on.

Choosing Your Photograph

Bringing your own landscape photograph is an exciting part of this class! However, I need to review your image in advance to ensure:

1. It works well as an abstracted landscape.
2. I have the necessary colours available.

Photo Guidelines

• Ideally, choose a landscape with the horizon one-third from the bottom.
• The best images often include trees, water (blues/greens), or skies covering two-thirds of the composition.
• Natural landscapes work best—buildings tend to be less effective.

Materials You’ll Need

Canvas

• Size: Minimum 70cm and maximum 120cm on any given side (does not need to be square).
• Quality: Higher-priced canvases tend to be better quality. Here are some suggestions:
• • Hobbycraft Canvas (£30) – More affordable but flimsier.
  • Jackson’s Cotton Canvas (£50) or Winsor & Newton (£55ish) – Stronger and more durable.

Other Materials

• A hairdryer (if possible)
• Any mark-making tools you'd like to try
• Old clothes that can get messy
• A way to transport your wet painting home (e.g., newspaper for car boot protection)
• A palette
• Optional Ipad/tablet so you can zoom in on your image