MARK SHASHA (1 day Painting workshop, Portsmouth, NH.) Sept 05, 2019 (9-4pm)
MARK SHASHA
1 Day Painting workshop, Portsmouth, NH
Thursday, September 05, 2019 (9-4pm)
(Limit 10) $150
(In conjunction with Marks solo exhibition at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth, NH)
Paint the light and texture of the New Hampshire Coast with award winning artist, Mark Shasha.
Grab your paint box, art spirit and let’s go outside and paint together. In this day long workshop, we will begin with a short talk at Marks solo exhibit at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth and then venture to the coast of Portsmouth for a day of painting.
Mark will share everything he has learned over 30 years as a professional artist. There will be personal instruction on drawing, design, composition, how to apply paint, soft and hard edges, values and mixing color tailored to the goals of each student.
You will learn my methods on how to quickly reduce the complexity of a landscape to its beautiful basic shapes and how to fill your paintings with light.
We will meet at the Todd Bonita Gallery. 39 Ceres Street, Portsmouth, NH. 9am. Coffee and treats will greet you before Marks art talk.
REGISTER:
Contact Todd Bonita (603) 819 -9100
email: [email protected]
* Workshop is $150 and requires a $75 deposit to hold your space. (Non-refundable four weeks before workshop.) Balance due four weeks before workshop.
* Please make deposit check for $75.00 made out to Todd Bonita and mail to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillsiide Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check: "Mark Shasha workshop".
1 Day Painting workshop, Portsmouth, NH
Thursday, September 05, 2019 (9-4pm)
(Limit 10) $150
(In conjunction with Marks solo exhibition at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth, NH)
Paint the light and texture of the New Hampshire Coast with award winning artist, Mark Shasha.
Grab your paint box, art spirit and let’s go outside and paint together. In this day long workshop, we will begin with a short talk at Marks solo exhibit at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth and then venture to the coast of Portsmouth for a day of painting.
Mark will share everything he has learned over 30 years as a professional artist. There will be personal instruction on drawing, design, composition, how to apply paint, soft and hard edges, values and mixing color tailored to the goals of each student.
You will learn my methods on how to quickly reduce the complexity of a landscape to its beautiful basic shapes and how to fill your paintings with light.
We will meet at the Todd Bonita Gallery. 39 Ceres Street, Portsmouth, NH. 9am. Coffee and treats will greet you before Marks art talk.
REGISTER:
Contact Todd Bonita (603) 819 -9100
email: [email protected]
* Workshop is $150 and requires a $75 deposit to hold your space. (Non-refundable four weeks before workshop.) Balance due four weeks before workshop.
* Please make deposit check for $75.00 made out to Todd Bonita and mail to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillsiide Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check: "Mark Shasha workshop".
SUPPLY LIST
Let’s paint!
I prefer Michael Harding paints except where I mention something else. There are other good brands: Sennelier, Gamblin, Rembrandt, Old Holland, so bring the supplies you feel most comfortable with. Please avoid cheap paints as they won’t mix well (Winton, Reeves).
PAINTS:
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Lemon Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Permanent Green Light (Gamblin)
Green Earth (Rembrandt)
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean Blue
Phthalocyanine or Phthalo Blue
Burnt Umber
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Transparent Red Oxide
Underpainting White (Grumbacher or Winsor & Newton)
Titanium White
Raw Umber*
Raw Sienna*
Dioxazine Purple*
*Optional
ART MATERIALS:
You will need an outdoor painting easel or pochade box. A French easel is fine. There are many kinds. I use the “M Box” pochade with a tripod.
- Odorless Turpentine (Sansodor, Gamsol or Turpenoid clear) and a small cup or container. Don’t use the green Turpenoid.
- A clear painting gel medium (liquin impasto or Gamblin)
- An assortment of large and small brushes.
- Palette knife
- Paper Towels - Viva won’t unspool in the wind.
- A value scale (shows white, black and the grays in between)
- A small grey-toned sketchpad with a black charcoal pencil, a white charcoal pencil and a kneeded eraser for making thumbnail sketches.
- A few panels (9x12, 8x10, 11x14) primed with acrylic or oil-based gesso. Sourcetek, Raymar and Centurian are some good brands but avoid Fedrix panels and other cheap ones. Also avoid the smooth surface gessobords unless you know how to use them. Paint tends to slip around on the slick coating.
- Viewfinder. I like “the Viewcatcher” which is available in most art stores but bring one you like.
OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS:
- A HAT WITH A WIDE BRIM
- SUNSCREEN
- BUG SPRAY with DEET – Cutter seems to work best for me.
- SMALL PLASTIC BAGS FOR YOUR TRASH
- SENSE OF HUMOR – outdoor painting can be challenging.
OPTIONAL:
- A LIGHTWEIGHT FOLDING CHAIR
- Medium sized color shaper (it has rubber-tip, looks like a large eraser)
I prefer Michael Harding paints except where I mention something else. There are other good brands: Sennelier, Gamblin, Rembrandt, Old Holland, so bring the supplies you feel most comfortable with. Please avoid cheap paints as they won’t mix well (Winton, Reeves).
PAINTS:
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Lemon Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Permanent Green Light (Gamblin)
Green Earth (Rembrandt)
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean Blue
Phthalocyanine or Phthalo Blue
Burnt Umber
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Transparent Red Oxide
Underpainting White (Grumbacher or Winsor & Newton)
Titanium White
Raw Umber*
Raw Sienna*
Dioxazine Purple*
*Optional
ART MATERIALS:
You will need an outdoor painting easel or pochade box. A French easel is fine. There are many kinds. I use the “M Box” pochade with a tripod.
- Odorless Turpentine (Sansodor, Gamsol or Turpenoid clear) and a small cup or container. Don’t use the green Turpenoid.
- A clear painting gel medium (liquin impasto or Gamblin)
- An assortment of large and small brushes.
- Palette knife
- Paper Towels - Viva won’t unspool in the wind.
- A value scale (shows white, black and the grays in between)
- A small grey-toned sketchpad with a black charcoal pencil, a white charcoal pencil and a kneeded eraser for making thumbnail sketches.
- A few panels (9x12, 8x10, 11x14) primed with acrylic or oil-based gesso. Sourcetek, Raymar and Centurian are some good brands but avoid Fedrix panels and other cheap ones. Also avoid the smooth surface gessobords unless you know how to use them. Paint tends to slip around on the slick coating.
- Viewfinder. I like “the Viewcatcher” which is available in most art stores but bring one you like.
OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS:
- A HAT WITH A WIDE BRIM
- SUNSCREEN
- BUG SPRAY with DEET – Cutter seems to work best for me.
- SMALL PLASTIC BAGS FOR YOUR TRASH
- SENSE OF HUMOR – outdoor painting can be challenging.
OPTIONAL:
- A LIGHTWEIGHT FOLDING CHAIR
- Medium sized color shaper (it has rubber-tip, looks like a large eraser)
MARK SHASHA BIO
Mark Shasha is an award-winning artist, author, educator and one of the leading Plein Air painters in America today. His work has appeared in museums, galleries and publications for almost 40 years and can be found in public and private collections around the world. Millions have read his children’s books which he has written and illustrated.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Shasha enjoys painting the light and textures of nature which he approaches in a traditional style, blending painting techniques of 19th and 20th century masters.
He is an elected artist member of The Salmagundi Club, The Guild of Boston Artists, The Copley Society, Rockport Art Association & Museum, North Shore Arts Association and other venerable art institutions.
His paintings consistently earn national recognition and awards, with the most recent highlights being the 2018 Plein Air Easton Artist’s Choice Award, Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence, and the Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Landscape Painting (awarded to Shasha twice in one year).
Mark is included in prominent art events throughout the country including the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, Plein Air Easton, Cape Ann Plein Air, and En Plein Air Texas.
In addition, Mark frequently appears on stage as an actor and singer. He also occasionally performs his multi-media presentation, Art Up! which riffs on how the Renaissance and the enduring ideas of the Enlightenment improve our lives.
www.MarkShasha.com
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Shasha enjoys painting the light and textures of nature which he approaches in a traditional style, blending painting techniques of 19th and 20th century masters.
He is an elected artist member of The Salmagundi Club, The Guild of Boston Artists, The Copley Society, Rockport Art Association & Museum, North Shore Arts Association and other venerable art institutions.
His paintings consistently earn national recognition and awards, with the most recent highlights being the 2018 Plein Air Easton Artist’s Choice Award, Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence, and the Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Landscape Painting (awarded to Shasha twice in one year).
Mark is included in prominent art events throughout the country including the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, Plein Air Easton, Cape Ann Plein Air, and En Plein Air Texas.
In addition, Mark frequently appears on stage as an actor and singer. He also occasionally performs his multi-media presentation, Art Up! which riffs on how the Renaissance and the enduring ideas of the Enlightenment improve our lives.
www.MarkShasha.com
