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Fine Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Advanced Landscape Painting

The landscape is a challenge of light, atmosphere, and vastness. This advanced course moves beyond the “Blue Sky, Green Grass” formula. Students will explore “Atmospheric Perspective” to create depth, master the color palettes of different times of day (Golden Hour, Twilight), and experiment with Plein Air (outdoor) painting to capture the fleeting nature of light.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master "Atmospheric Perspective": Controlling value and saturation for depth
  2. Execute "Plein Air" painting: Managing changing light and logistics outdoors
  3. Understand Color Temperature: Warm light vs. Cool shadows
  4. Compose complex scenes: Foreground interest, Leading lines, and Focal points
  5. Manipulate paint application: Impasto (Knife) vs. Glazing (Brush)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01The Grand View: Compositional Structures
  2. 02Atmospheric Perspective: The Logic of Distance
  3. 03Color Theory for Landscapes: Limited Palettes
  4. 04The Golden Hour: Warm Light, Long Shadows
  5. 05Plein Air I: Equipment & Speed
  6. 06Plein Air II: Color Spotting & Simplification
  7. 07Nocturnes: Painting Low Light
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Water: Reflections & Transparency
  10. 10Skies & Clouds: Volume & Soft Edges
  11. 11Trees & Foliage: Mass vs. Detail
  12. 12Rocks & Geology: Texture & Weight
  13. 13Urban Landscapes: Perspective & Structure
  14. 14Abstracting the Landscape
  15. 15Scale: Working on Large Canvas
  16. 16Final Project: The Epic Landscape

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Epic Landscape

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson
  2. Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne
  3. Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color by Kevin Macpherson
  4. Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice by Mitchell Albala
  5. The Art of Plein Air Painting by M. Stephen Doherty
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