Catching Light

Complete a gouache plein-air painting in an hour or less. In this outdoor workshop, we will paint in the lovely Yerba Buena Gardens in SAN FRANCISCO. We’ll go over the obstacles of plein-air painting, and why gouache is the perfect medium to capture the fleeting LIGHT. There will be a short demo, covering how I approach a subject, what kind of things I look for, and my materials and methods. Intermediate understanding of gouache and color mixing is encouraged. We’ll begin with small thumbnail studies to understand how to quickly block in a subject, as well as some quick exercises to understand the qualities of gouache, lead- ing into a final piece that will tackle everything we’ve learned.INSTRUCTOR - As a former lead artist for a top mobile game company, in 2018 Heather shifted her career focus to being a full-time fine artist. Her passion for traditional painting combined with a love for urban sketching led her to try and capture the bustling city of San Francisco during her lunch breaks. Although Heather has only painted with gouache for three years, she has created nearly two thousand paintings in that time, many of them in public. She loves sharing the knowledge and experience she’s gained with the medium. See her work below: WEBSITE [http://Www.heatherihnart.com] INSTAGRAM [http://Www.instagram.com/heatherihnart] This workshop is part of the 2019 SAN FRANCISCO Bay Area Urban Sketchers’ 10x10 series. For more 10x10 workshops, click here [https://www.dropbox.com/s/eaqkytym8r9ut16/SF10x10_2019.pdf?dl=0].