Workshop: Simplified Landscapes – Approaches and Techniques for Better Paintings
Whether you’re just beginning your painting journey or looking to refine your technique, this immersive weekend workshop with accomplished artist Carol Story is designed to elevate your landscape paintings through clarity, structure, and intentional design.
In this workshop Carol focuses on three foundational elements that apply to every painting style:
- Composition
- Values
- Adjusting Photo References
Through instructor demonstrations using oil paint and personalized guidance throughout the weekend, you’ll explore ways to break down complex scenes into strong, simplified compositions. Carol’s approach is direct, accessible, and effective—helping you make better decisions before you even pick up the brush.
Workshop Details
🗓 Dates & Times
- Saturday, May 31 — 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Sunday, June 1 — 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Upstairs Workshop Room – Artists Collective | Spartanburg
🎨 Medium: Oil
(Instruction will focus on oil paint; however, the concepts are universal to all styles.)
💵 Cost: $200 per participant
Please note: Supplies are not included.
👥 Class Size
- Maximum: 6 participants
- Minimum to hold class: 3 participants
🕐 Registration Deadline: May 24
Why You’ll Love This Workshop
- Small group setting for individual attention
- Hands-on learning with demos and one-on-one instruction
- Focus on simplifying complex scenes for more powerful work
- Guidance from a skilled artist passionate about teaching
Spots are limited and tend to fill quickly—register by May 24 to reserve your place!
Let your landscapes speak volumes with less. Join Carol Story and take your painting to the next level with Simplified Landscapes.
LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LIST
Palette: Palette box, glass surface or palette paper
Painting surface: two or three 9 x 12 or 11 x 14 panels or stretched canvases. I use Centurion linen panels or Ampersand Gessobord, but use what you feel most comfortable with.
Brushes: an assortment of sizes which you prefer, especially a couple of short flats and one detail brush
Palette knife: at least one elongated diamond shape knife; a window scraper or putty knife is nice for cleaning your hard-surface palate.
Paints: the following or what you have that’s close. I use Gamblin or Charvin, but less expensive ones are fine if you are just starting out. Suggested: titanium white, cadmium yellow light, permanent alizarin crimson, French ultramarine, phthalo green (smallest tube), yellow ochre, burnt Sienna. Portland gray medium is optional.
Sketchbook: for value studies and taking notes. I use a small, 6 x 8 spiral one.
Set of pencils for sketching and value drawings
Medium: Gamsol odorless solvent…no turpentine or medium with an odor.
Solvent can or jar
Masking tape, paper towels, a grocery plastic bag for trash, apron
Reference photos either printed out or on an iPad if you have particular subjects you want to paint. Some photos will be furnished.
If you are just trying this out, feel free to do it on the cheap…small tubes of paint, cotton canvases, less expensive brushes. You can upgrade later! If you have any questions regarding necessities, feel free to ask Email Carol.