This event has been rescheduled to a future date.

If you have further questions, please call organizer Betty Huang at 443-988-1818

The Artist

Ken DeWaard began his art career in Chicago and continued his studies at the American Academy of Art where he studied with the accomplished watercolorist, Irving Shapiro. His work is strongly inspired by artists like John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Nicolai Fechin, and the Russian Impressionists. He finds himself drawn to painting various subject matter from everyday life. His excitement and passion for his work are captured in the fleeting effects of light and the wonderful color nuances in his paintings.

Click here to see samples of Ken DeWaard’s work.

Ken’s style of plein air painting is marked by his pure approach and his bravura brush style, painting directly from life. His three day plein air workshop, kicking off Plein Air Easton, will begin with a demonstration on Monday morning. He will then provide individual instruction at each student’s easel to help make your paintings fresh, vibrant, and full of light and color. This workshop will be open to all mediums and levels.

The Workshop

Per-Student Cost : $475
Maximum 16 students

This workshop will be held at various locations in and around the town of Easton. We will have a “Meet and Greet” reception Sunday evening at Studio B Gallery. The workshop will begin with a demonstration on Monday morning on location, and will be followed by plein air painting at various locations with individual instruction from Ken. The workshop will take place from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on all three days.

Class Description

We will inevitably be chasing the light and seeing beyond what is there, always looking for more. No matter what we are faced with, it all comes down to design. Utilizing and building on what nature gives us but not being a slave to it. It is all about the design and interpretation.

We will be working to simplify our shapes, really push to explore our use of temperatures and color along with controlling our values as well as our edges. Composition and design underlay all of these along with our drawing which will be our foundation.

All in all we will look to make our paintings fresh, vibrant, and full of light and color. Not being a slave to what is there but knowing how to interpret the impression of it.

Individualized critique, at the student’s easel, will form the basis for instruction, as well as an oil painting demonstration on the first morning.

Students may work in the painting medium of their preference, be it oil, watercolor, pastel, or acrylic. A very modest, suggested supply list, will be available.

To register please contact Ken DeWaard at dewaardfineart@gmail.com or call Betty Huang at 443-988-1818.