Plein Air Painting Workshop: Sky, Clouds and Aerial Perspective Workshop

Join us for fun Plein Air painting workshops in 2025 at Tegg's Nose Country Park. In each workshop, experienced professional painters, Christopher Clements and Kieran Ingram, will help you capture a different aspect of landscape painting.

Workshop Price £85, reserve your place with a £25 deposit on Eventbrite, the remainder will be invoiced before the course.

In May’s workshop we’ll focus on painting the sky and distance. The sky is key to landscape painting, it provides a dramatic backdrop for the whole picture and is often one of the first considerations.

You’ll look at types of clouds and their structure, what they’re doing and how they recede into the distance. Combine this with colour shifts as things get further away, and you’ll create great atmosphere and depth in your work.

We’ll cover:

• types and behaviour of clouds
• warm and cool colour
• aerial perspective and atmosphere

All the Plein Air workshops we’re running this summer are based on the Tonalist approach which focuses on interpretation of the light & dark tones of the landscape, while simplifying the colours. The approach will help you to make sense of what you see. You’ll be able to organise it into a well-structured painting, evoking the simple beauty of your environment.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned painter, these workshops are perfect for anyone looking to improve their Plein Air painting skills. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get out of the studio and unleash your creativity in the great outdoors.

You can book for one or all of the workshops, to fit your schedule.

Plein Air Painting, Sky, Clouds and Aerial Perspective Workshop Agenda

10:00 -12:30 Painting Exercises

You’ll spend the morning looking at different types of clouds, how they behave and how to paint them. We’ll also look at how contrast and colour changes between the sky above you and the horizon.

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:30 Long Plein Air Painting Study

In the afternoon you’ll put the skills you’ve learned into practice to produce a Plein Air study of the sky and horizon.