"Hard at it" by Sir James Guthrie
PLEIN AIR TUESDAYS
Todd Bonita (& Guest Artist)
Portsmouth, NH & York County Maine
Tuesdays, May 04- October 26, 2021
(9am - 12:pm) & (1 -4pm)
$270 for 6 Tuesdays. (See sessions below..)
$50 Drop in if space is available. scroll below...
Learn the unique skills of outdoor, "Plein air" painting with artist Todd Bonita each Tuesday from May through October in the picturesque coastal town of Ogunquit, Maine and along York county in southern Maine. Ogunquit is home to one of America's original art colonies and a renowned plein air painting summer school founded by influential Perkins Cove artist and teacher, Charles H. Woodbury in 1898. We will discuss Woodbury's teaching philosophy as it relates to "The art of seeing", perceptual drawing, seeing and painting. Through demonstration, discussion, critiques and side-by-side painting in the field, we will explore what it means to see the world through the eyes of an artist. Join us this summer as we carry on this great tradition, painting in the shadows of Homer, Hopper, Henri and Woodbury.
Meet on painting locations with your supplies. Locations sent to you upon registration)
*(Last year sold out and wait listed, these classes will fill).
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TUESDAYS (Limit 12 students per session).
$270 for 6 Tuesdays. (Morning or afternoon sessions available. 9-12 or 1-4).
$300 for 4 All day sessions, morning and afternoon.
To reserve the whole summer Pass or multiple sessions, please call or email me.
Drop in: ($50 day) (If space available)
Equipment rental : ($50 day) includes outdoor easel, pallet, paint, mediums, brushes and 1 (8x10") canvas.
Session #1: May 4,11,18, (Guest artist 25th) June 1, 8
Session #2: June15, 22, 29, (Guest Artist July 6), 13, 20
Session #3: July 27, (Guest artist Aug 3), 10, 17, 24, 31
Session #4: (September 7 Guest Artist), 14, 21, 28, (Guest Artist October 5), 12
Session #5: October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email tmbonita@gmail.com
(We accept Credit cards, checks, Venmo, cash for teachers pet (Smiling)....Scroll below for Pay Pal buy it now Button.
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillside Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday Bonita" and indicate session # and morning or afternoon.
Todd Bonita (& Guest Artist)
Portsmouth, NH & York County Maine
Tuesdays, May 04- October 26, 2021
(9am - 12:pm) & (1 -4pm)
$270 for 6 Tuesdays. (See sessions below..)
$50 Drop in if space is available. scroll below...
Learn the unique skills of outdoor, "Plein air" painting with artist Todd Bonita each Tuesday from May through October in the picturesque coastal town of Ogunquit, Maine and along York county in southern Maine. Ogunquit is home to one of America's original art colonies and a renowned plein air painting summer school founded by influential Perkins Cove artist and teacher, Charles H. Woodbury in 1898. We will discuss Woodbury's teaching philosophy as it relates to "The art of seeing", perceptual drawing, seeing and painting. Through demonstration, discussion, critiques and side-by-side painting in the field, we will explore what it means to see the world through the eyes of an artist. Join us this summer as we carry on this great tradition, painting in the shadows of Homer, Hopper, Henri and Woodbury.
Meet on painting locations with your supplies. Locations sent to you upon registration)
*(Last year sold out and wait listed, these classes will fill).
PLEIN AIR PAINTING TUESDAYS (Limit 12 students per session).
$270 for 6 Tuesdays. (Morning or afternoon sessions available. 9-12 or 1-4).
$300 for 4 All day sessions, morning and afternoon.
To reserve the whole summer Pass or multiple sessions, please call or email me.
Drop in: ($50 day) (If space available)
Equipment rental : ($50 day) includes outdoor easel, pallet, paint, mediums, brushes and 1 (8x10") canvas.
Session #1: May 4,11,18, (Guest artist 25th) June 1, 8
Session #2: June15, 22, 29, (Guest Artist July 6), 13, 20
Session #3: July 27, (Guest artist Aug 3), 10, 17, 24, 31
Session #4: (September 7 Guest Artist), 14, 21, 28, (Guest Artist October 5), 12
Session #5: October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23
REGISTER: Call (603) 819-9100 or email tmbonita@gmail.com
(We accept Credit cards, checks, Venmo, cash for teachers pet (Smiling)....Scroll below for Pay Pal buy it now Button.
To Mail a check for registration:
Send a check made out to Todd Bonita for the full balance and mail to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillside Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
*Please write in the memo on the check, "Plein air Tuesday Bonita" and indicate session # and morning or afternoon.
SUPPLY LIST
Supply list:
(Think light weight and portable, find creative ways to simplify...I manage to pack everything below in a back pack and hit the trail. I get most of my supplies online at ASW, Jerrys Artarama, Dick Blick, Cheap Joes or Utrecht).
(Click here for an Illustrated page detailing Todd Bonita Plein air kit)
Portable Easel
French easel, half easel or Pochade box for working outside.
(I use the 10x12" Open Box M system and sometimes the 6x8" Guerilla box for smaller work, both are mounted to a photographers tripod. I use a $35 photographers tripod I bought at Wall Mart. If you prefer the French easels, go with the lighter and smaller Jullian Half box easel. You might check Ebay or try "All of Craigslist" search for whatever easel you decide to go with. * Here is a terrific article on Pochade Box reviews from the popular Lines and Colors blog. This will give you a thorough understanding of whats available and best for you. Click here.
Pallet
I recommend a wood pallet. I have glass too for one of my boxes...try to avoid paper pallets.
Paint
*(No matter who you study with, the most important consideration is your ability to have a pallet that will enable you to make a color wheel (The full spectrum of color)...I recommend a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....Please spend the extra for professional grade paints. Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht brands are perfectly good and reasonably priced but there are many good options.)
Alkyd White (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Gamblin, DaVinci and Winsor & Newton Griffin)
Titanium White
Cad Yellow medium
Yellow ochre (or Transparent earth yellow)
Alizarin Crimson Permanent
Cadmium Red deep
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue or Cerulean Blue
Burnt Sienna
Greenish Umber (By Rembrandt), Olive Green or Terre Vert (optional)
Viridian
Ivory black (optional)
raw or burnt umber (optional)
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel (sizes can range from 6x8” to 14x18” but I would not go larger)...(Bring enough for two paintings each day.
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*One or two Royal sable flats in medium and large sizes (size 10 or 16) for blending and softening edges (I prefer Langnickel.)
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
Trowel type Pallet knife
liquin and pallet cup
Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar
paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
Artist paint box or back pack for supplies
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella
(Think light weight and portable, find creative ways to simplify...I manage to pack everything below in a back pack and hit the trail. I get most of my supplies online at ASW, Jerrys Artarama, Dick Blick, Cheap Joes or Utrecht).
(Click here for an Illustrated page detailing Todd Bonita Plein air kit)
Portable Easel
French easel, half easel or Pochade box for working outside.
(I use the 10x12" Open Box M system and sometimes the 6x8" Guerilla box for smaller work, both are mounted to a photographers tripod. I use a $35 photographers tripod I bought at Wall Mart. If you prefer the French easels, go with the lighter and smaller Jullian Half box easel. You might check Ebay or try "All of Craigslist" search for whatever easel you decide to go with. * Here is a terrific article on Pochade Box reviews from the popular Lines and Colors blog. This will give you a thorough understanding of whats available and best for you. Click here.
Pallet
I recommend a wood pallet. I have glass too for one of my boxes...try to avoid paper pallets.
Paint
*(No matter who you study with, the most important consideration is your ability to have a pallet that will enable you to make a color wheel (The full spectrum of color)...I recommend a minimal palette of a warm and cool version of the three primaries plus white (with maybe a few extras)....Please spend the extra for professional grade paints. Winsor & Newton, Gamblin and Utrecht brands are perfectly good and reasonably priced but there are many good options.)
Alkyd White (Alkyd is a quick dry paint that plays nice with oils. For brands, Gamblin, DaVinci and Winsor & Newton Griffin)
Titanium White
Cad Yellow medium
Yellow ochre (or Transparent earth yellow)
Alizarin Crimson Permanent
Cadmium Red deep
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue or Cerulean Blue
Burnt Sienna
Greenish Umber (By Rembrandt), Olive Green or Terre Vert (optional)
Viridian
Ivory black (optional)
raw or burnt umber (optional)
Painting surface
Canvas, canvas or linen mounted on board or gessoed wood panel (sizes can range from 6x8” to 14x18” but I would not go larger)...(Bring enough for two paintings each day.
Brushes
*Assortment of bristle brushes (I suggest large, medium and small in three styles: Flats, Rounds and Filberts. I mostly use Robert Simmons Signet series flats #3, #6 and #10)
*One or two Royal sable flats in medium and large sizes (size 10 or 16) for blending and softening edges (I prefer Langnickel.)
*Small synthetic rounds for details. (I suggest Winsor and Newton Septre Gold 2 in the 404 series...size 4 and / or size 6)
Other
Trowel type Pallet knife
liquin and pallet cup
Gamsol (Turpentine substitute) with container or medium glass jar
paper towels (Blue shop towels are the best)
Soft pencil, eraser and sketchbook
Ruler, straight edge or a mahl stick (something to make straight lines with is handy)
A Veiwfinder: Important! Whether homemade or store bought, it must be adjustable or proportionate to your canvases. Viewcatcher is ideal.
Artist paint box or back pack for supplies
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella