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Embracing Your Outdoor Studio - Draftsmen S3E24

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Embracing Your Outdoor Studio - Draftsmen S3E24

by Stan Prokopenko in Draftsmen Podcast

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It was really fun hearing your enthusiasm for the topic and experiences with it, Stan!

LESSON NOTES

Learn plein air painting from Stan! He talks about his plein air experiences, how the outdoors can be a powerful method to help you capture colors, and how it can force you to make important artistic decisions while working under time constraints imposed by nature. You’ll also hear the two discuss the pros and cons of working outdoors versus painting within the studio and some other tips and tricks from Stan that he’s learned over the years that will help you if you want to try plein air painting.

Books and Resources

(some contain affiliate links)

Soltek Easel
Strada Easel
Raymar Canvas
Gamsol
Linseed Oil
Walnut Oil
Camera (Black Magic)
Smoke (1995)
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
Draw Mix Paint
Stapleton Kearns
Alla Prima by Richard Schmid
Alla Prima 2 by Richard Schmid
Color and Light by James Gurney
James Gurney's YouTube channel
Hopper's Places by Gail Levin
Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne
99 Ways to Tell a Story by Matt Madden

Referenced Artists:

Stan's plein air paintings

N.C. Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth

Kim Jung Gi

Monet's Rouen Cathedral series

Aaron Westerberg rat painting

Edward Hopper

Leonardo Da Vinci

Albrecht Durer

Edgar Payne (composition chart)

Rembrandt

Vincent Vann Gogh

Thomas Kinkade

James Abbott McNeil Whistler

Georgia O'Keeffe

John Singer Sargent

Frederick Remington

Charles Marion Russell

Logan Maxwell Hagege

James Gurney

Julian, CA

COMMENTS

Stan Prokopenko

Painting in the studio is great, but stepping out and taking inspiration from nature has its advantages! Learn about plein air painting in this week’s podcast episode.

Pamela D

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4yr

Great episode guys. I love the idea of the painting quick sketches of the sunset in thumbnails. I will try this from my garden and work up to going out to paint :)

anouk adel

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4yr

Hi Stan & Marshall, at the end of this episode you mention galleries and the art market. I'd really appreciate an episode on this, perhaps with a guest speaker who works in this area. Actually, I think this info is also missing in your 'recreating art school from home' series. So far you've mostly focused on the career perspectives of concept artists, game designers, etc... but what if you want to be a fine artist (and not specifically a realistic one, I'd rather create something in between realism and abstraction). Then you have to know that market, don't you? How do you research new contemporary art trends? How do you know if there is a market for what you want to do? You often talk about going to conventions, but fine art is a whole other world, should you go to places like La Biennale di Venezia or does your gallery owner do that for you? How do you choose a gallery? Thank you in advance!

Anaid Jimenez

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4yr

Great episode!!! Seems like something fun to do, I'd love to try it, but right now with the pandemic I'm very wary of going out hahahahaha. I gotta try it when things settle down a bit!

Veronica Garcia

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4yr

I would find it super helpful if you guy did a podcast on storytelling. Making art can be very technical when you start out learning the fundamentals. I find myself having trouble moving on from the stiff technical qualities of art onto designing and using art to tell a story. I'd love to hear the best way to start off and maybe some resources to learn from. Thanks.

TeResA Bolen

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4yr

It was really fun hearing your enthusiasm for the topic and experiences with it, Stan!

Darren-Edward ONeill

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4yr

I am in the horrific situation of having done so much digital commercial work that I haven't sat down with pens and actual paper or canvas and paints in years - I feel that I have definitely lost some skills in traditional illustration, I feel that not having Cmd-Z or hotkeys on my artboard renders me almost completely useless. The thought of going outside and producing quality work is as foreign to me now as it would be to a non-artist wishing they could draw. I would love to see a discussion on this specific issue.

Howard Crystal

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4yr

Greetings, Stan and Marshall, I am studying your anatomy and Bridgman classes largely to improve my Plein Air (and indoor air-ism, sketching). Currently active in Plein Air Painters of Chicago. My outdoor pieces (and in) , IG, hlawrencearts . Thanks

Stan Prokopenko

Marshall Vandruff

Stan's plein air paintings

N.C. Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth

Kim Jung Gi

Monet's Rouen Cathedral series

Aaron Westerberg rat painting

Edward Hopper

Leonardo Da Vinci

Albrecht Durer

Edgar Payne (composition chart)

Rembrandt

Vincent Vann Gogh

Thomas Kinkade

James Abbott McNeil Whistler

Georgia O'Keeffe

John Singer Sargent

Frederick Remington

Charles Marion Russell

Logan Maxwell Hagege

James Gurney

Julian, CA