Outdoor Lighting Approach in Landscape Painting: Whaler’s Cove

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Instructor: Stapleton Kearns
Subjects: Painting
Topics: Composition, Design, Landscape, Light & Color
Mediums: Brush, Canvas, Oil Paints
Duration: 1h 54m 27s

At Whalers Cove, Point Lobos, Stapleton paints the famous coastline as he demonstrates how to deal with one of landscape painting’s biggest challenges: constantly changing lighting. You will learn to trust your process and make quick decisions while working on location.

This lesson belongs to the course Designing Your Landscape Painting. Follow Stapleton Kearns through the howling deserts of Joshua Tree, the coast of Point Lobos, and the colorful fall landscape of Vermont, as he teaches you the New England style of landscape painting. Stapleton will take you through his decision-making process on how to design and construct different elements in a landscape painting. Along the way, you will learn his tips and tricks on brushes, paints, and personal techniques.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

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