Landscape Painting with Ann Musto

Discover the art of landscape painting in this immersive oil painting class designed to enhance your understanding and techniques week by week. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, each session will focus on a specific aspect of the landscape, helping you build a well-rounded approach to capturing nature's beauty.

• Week 1: Light Logic in the Landscape
  Learn how to observe and paint light as it interacts with natural forms, focusing on the effects of light and shadow to create depth and realism.

• Week 2: Clouds & Sky
  Master the techniques for rendering the sky, from soft, atmospheric clouds to vibrant sunsets, and how these elements set the tone and mood of your landscape.

• Week 3: Trees & Foliage
  Explore the diversity of trees and foliage, and learn how to paint the textures, forms, and colors that bring these elements to life.

• Week 4: Water & Reflections
  Dive into the techniques for capturing the fluidity and reflections of water, learning how to represent rivers, lakes, and oceans with realism and movement.

By the end of the course, you will have a collection of paintings that reflect your deeper understanding of the natural world and the skills to continue developing your landscape painting journey.

About the Instructor: Ann Musto

Ann has been a plein air and studio oil painter for over twenty years. Her interest lies in working to capture the beauty of what we see in light and color.  Ann’s work includes portraits, landscapes and still life. Ann completed her studies at the Academy of Realist Art in Boston, a traditional atelier. She has been a long time member of North River Arts Society and has served on the NRAS Board of Directors and on the NRAS Arts Committee.

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Ann will provide landscape photos and NRAS supplies tables and easels.

Materials list coming soon