This is about a FREE Plein Air Painting Handout by Michael Chesley Johnson - a very experienced American plein air painter and instructor in oils and soft pastels of repute.
His CV is impressive - see below to check out the credentials of the chap who is providing this handout for free.
He says
This is the handout I give to my all-level plein air painting workshops. Although it covers only oil and pastel, the methods and information apply to all media. (Watercolor is a bit different, though!)
I'm not going to include the link to it here - however I will include
- the link to the page that the handout is on - on his website
- the link to his Substack - which also includes a link which takes you to the website link above!
Content of the Plein Air Painting Handout
MATERIALS
- Pastel: Basic materials and Procedures
- Oils: Basic materials and Procedures
- Note for acrylic painters
You’d think that, over 25 years, the handout would need updating, but I’ve found “how to paint” consists of some basic principles that, like the laws of phyics, don’t change. The only thing that might change are some of the products listed (which I have updated for this release.)
PLEIN AIR METHODS, TECHNIQUES & TIPS
- Purpose in Plein Air
- Principals to Capturing the Landscape Quickly & Accurately
- How to Paint - Not Draw
- Plein Air Tips (which are excellent! KT)
- Different Approaches to Interpreting Landscape Values
- Dominance & Contrasting Pairs
- Finding Color Harmony
- Color Harmonies
- To Match Any Color
- About Black
- Useful Resources for the Plein Air Painter
You can find his handout here
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| Paintings in the South West Gallery on Michael Chesley Johnson's website - the application of media and techniques to landscape Note how they all "read" really well even in a thumbnail version |
About Michael Chesley Johnson AIS PAPNM
I'm going to use the words from his "about" page and will add a few bullet points and a few extra words!
Basically he is an all round "good guy" in terms of being a plein air painter and helping others to become one too - through a variety of channels.
What does he do?
- He paints primarily outdoors in oil, pastel or gouache, choosing locations from the American Southwest, Downeast Maine and the Canadian Maritimes.
- He has been invited repeatedly to national plein air events:
- most recently was on the distinguished faculty of the annual Plein Air Convention & Expo in Denver, Colorado.
- He delivers plein air painting workshops across the U.S.
- He is a frequent writer for
- The Artist’s Magazine,
- Pastel Journal,
- Watercolor Artist and
- PleinAir Magazine,
- He is also the author of several books, including Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air.
Recognition and Awards
- Awarded Master Pastellist status by Pastel Artists Canada in 2008
- Signature Member of
- the American Impressionist Society and
- Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
- plus a past signature member of several national organizations. (Read here to learn why I let these memberships lapse.)
- Featured in The Artist’s Magazine in September 2013.
- His paintings
- have appeared in many magazines
- are in both corporate and private collections.
Website: https://www.mchesleyjohnson.com/
Substack: https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/
- you can subscribe on this page https://mchesleyjohnson.substack.com/about
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