Details & Focus

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce the Boston School color and light methods to oil or pastel painters who ideally already have some level of competence and confidence in drawing.

Major focus will be on color and light, visual order of effects, painterly drawing, direct painting without mediums, working from the outside in, the arabesque, and the anchoring of all aspects of the visual world. Emphasis will be on the 'good' start, the lay-in, of the picture since it contains the keys to the entire painting process.

Structure will include Boston School presentations and analysis of the underlying thinking, demonstration(s), and hands-on critiques of assigned work from landscape to interiors. Two museum day-trips will also occur during the workshop.

Paul's personal instruction and critiques will be, minimally, 3 days per week for the first 2 weeks of the workshop and daily for the last two weeks when there will be greater focus on painting with a model.

Location: The workshop will be hosted in Franconia, New Hampshire, at the Horse and Hound Inn - a classic White Mountains inn with a long-standing tavern tradition and an easygoing, outdoors-first spirit. Franconia sits at the heart of one of New England's most photographed regions, where mountain views, winding rivers, and historic trails are part of daily life. From the inn, you'll find no shortage of landscape opportunities - many just steps away, others reachable by a short, scenic drive through the White Mountains.

Required Materials

• Oil paints
  • Titanium White
  • Ivory Black
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Viridian
  • Cad Yellow Lemon
  • Cad Scarlet
  • Alizarin Crimson and/or Quinacridone
  • Serves Blue
  • Permanent Green Light
• Palette
• Palette knife
• French easels
• Round brushes including 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8
• Canvases or canvas boards sizes 5x7, 8x10, 9x12, 11x14 and 12x16 (minimum 3 of each)
• Rags/paper towels

• Set of at least 180 soft pastels (suggest Rembrandt or Grumbacher)
• Set of 76 (or more) hard pastels (Faber/Castell or other)
• Sanded pastel boards
• Old brush or two for removing pastel
• Handy wipes

Provided Materials

• Models
• Indoor easels
• Taboret stools
• Refined linseed oil
• Turps
• Soap for cleanup

Breakfast and lunch will be provided 5-6 days a week.

Registration