Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting Workshop (15-16 November 2024)
A two day introduction to painting landscapes in oil from life by Jacques Viljoen.
The workshop will begin on Friday morning with a materials discussion and technical demo at The Deckle Edge before moving to the rooftop to paint in the afternoon and returning the following morning. The Deckle Edge’s rooftop location in Woodstock offers panoramic views of Cape Town, giving participants a choice between painting Devil’s Peak to the south or the industrial waterfront to the north in both morning and afternoon light. Attendees will come away with two complete landscape paintings
Date: Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 November – 2024
Times Day 1:
- Intro Demo and materials Lecture: 9:00 – 12:00
- Time to shop for any materials you dont have yet and have lunch: – 11: 30 – 12:45
- Set up afternoon painting session and start: 12:45 – 16:00
Times Day 2:
- Morning painting session: 8:40 – 12:00
Place: The Deckle Edge @ 13 Brickfield Road, Salt River
Workshops space limited booking essential
What attendees will learn:
This workshop will cover a lot of ground and is ideal for beginners and intermediate painters who will not only learn the basics of plein air landscape painting, but the foundation for “alla prima” oil painting, an easily transferable skill.
In the first third of the workshop, Jacques will go over the basics of colour mixing, paint application, composition, materials, imprimatura, comparative measurement and the sight-size method. Attendees will then apply this new knowledge to their own work, with hands-on support provided by Jacques on location.
Materials provided by Fila & The Deckle Edge
- Maimeri Classico Oil Paint (Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Permanent Madder Deep, yellow Ochre, Cadmium Lemon Yellow,Burnt Sienna, White)
- Canson Figueras Oil Paper
- Daler-Rowney Tear-off palette – If you use this please bring a hard surface to stick it on
- Daler-Rowney Brushes – enough for 6-7 people without sharing Flat #1, #2, #6, #8 Filbert #4
Recommended Materials List (Students to bring their own materials from home or purchase prior to the workshop there will be some maimeri oil paints, Canson oil paper on the day):
Deckle Edge has a range of supplies available at various price points.
Oil Paint (recommended brands Schmincke, Gamblin, Winsor & Newton and Maimeri):
● Titanium White
● Ultramarine Blue
● Cerulean Blue (avoid ‘hue’)
● Alizarin Crimson
● Burnt Siena
● Cadmium Yellow
● Yellow Ochre
Brushes:
Assortment of long-handled flat and filbert brushes, both soft synthetic and hogs hair. Please bring as many brushes of various sizes as possible.
Support:
Bring your own surface to paint on or purchase in store. Make sure you bring at least two surfaces to work on. Choose between the following but keep the size below 30cm x 40cm:
● Primed wood or board. If you want to prepare your own, make sure that it is primed with at least three layers of ground. Acrylic ground is fine.
● Canvas boards
● Oil paper – recommended for beginners who tend to be too precious about their work
● Stretched canvas – If you choose to work on canvas, make sure you cover the back with cardboard to prevent light shining though.
Portable Easel (If you dont have one and would like to borrow please let us know prior)
The Deckle Edge supplies many types of portable easels. Just make sure that the easel allows you to work standing up. A limited number of spare easels will be made available to borrow.
Palette
Please bring a pallet to mix your paint on. The bigger the better. Chose from the following options:
● Hand held wooden palette – Large size only: 30cm x 20cm minimum.
● Disposable paper palette – available in store. Recommended for beginners. Large size only.
Alternatively, a pochade box is fine if you have a way of connecting it to your easel and raising it to eye level
Palette Knife
At least one medium sized metal teardrop or diamond shape palette knife for mixing paint.
Oil / medium
For this workshop, attendees will be encouraged to avoid using medium or oil with their paint to promote thick and direct paint application. It is recommended to have some on hand though. Choose between:
– Walnut oil – viscous, does not need turpentine added
– Linseed oil – needs to be cut with 50% turpentine
Container with lid for medium
Paper Towel or cloth
For cleaning brush while painting
Hat and Sunscreen or even a plein air umbrella as it can get hot on this painting adventure
Cleaning materials
For those who wish to clean their equipment at home, make sure you have
● Turpentine
● Sunlight liquid
● paper towel
We will cover cleaning and preserving brushes in the intro
* Each attendee will get a 10% Deckle shopping coupon to use on the day.
Recommended age: All welcome from 15 years and up.
About the facilitatior:
Jacques Viljoen is a professional representational artist working primarily in oil and exclusively from life. He studied drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art and has a BA (hons.) in Fine Art, painting, from UCT. Viljoen is best known for his atmospheric plein air paintings of The Cape but also works in still life and portraiture, having exhibited at the Royal Institute of Portrait Painters in the UK and the South African Portrait Awards Top 40 exhibitions. In 2023, Viljoen completed a year-long residency at the Iziko National Gallery in Cape Town.
* Alla prima is a painting technique where the artist completes a painting in one sitting, working “wet-on-wet.” Instead of letting layers of paint dry between applications, the paint is applied directly and blended while still wet. The result is often fresh and spontaneous, with visible brushstrokes and a more immediate feel. It’s also called “direct painting.
* Imprimatura is a thin, initial layer of paint applied to a canvas or surface before starting a painting. It helps create a base tone and makes it easier to build up layers of colour. It’s like giving your canvas a slight tint to work from, instead of starting on a blank white surface.
A pochade box is a small, portable painting box that artists use for painting outdoors, especially for plein air painting. It usually has space to store paints, brushes, and a palette, and it often includes a panel or canvas holder so you can paint directly on it. It’s like a mini art studio you can easily carry around with you!
T’s & C’s
If you need to cancel your workshop booking, please let us know by 11 a.m the weekday before the workshop. To help us support the facilitator, late cancellations will not be refunded. A credit for future events could be granted at our discretion.
If there are bad windy or rainy conditions on the 15th,16th or both of the workshop days which call for cancellation the following weekend 22nd, 23rd or both will be used to make up for time lost.
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A two day introduction to painting landscapes in oil from life by Jacques Viljoen.
The workshop will begin on Friday morning with a materials discussion and technical demo at The Deckle Edge before moving to the rooftop to paint in the afternoon and returning the following morning. The Deckle Edge’s rooftop location in Woodstock offers panoramic views of Cape Town, giving participants a choice between painting Devil’s Peak to the south or the industrial waterfront to the north in both morning and afternoon light. Attendees will come away with two complete landscape paintings
Date: Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 November – 2024
Times Day 1:
- Intro Demo and materials Lecture: 9:00 – 12:00
- Time to shop for any materials you dont have yet and have lunch: – 11: 30 – 12:45
- Set up afternoon painting session and start: 12:45 – 16:00
Times Day 2:
- Morning painting session: 8:40 – 12:00
Place: The Deckle Edge @ 13 Brickfield Road, Salt River
Workshops space limited booking essential
What attendees will learn:
This workshop will cover a lot of ground and is ideal for beginners and intermediate painters who will not only learn the basics of plein air landscape painting, but the foundation for “alla prima” oil painting, an easily transferable skill.
In the first third of the workshop, Jacques will go over the basics of colour mixing, paint application, composition, materials, imprimatura, comparative measurement and the sight-size method. Attendees will then apply this new knowledge to their own work, with hands-on support provided by Jacques on location.
Materials provided by Fila & The Deckle Edge
- Maimeri Classico Oil Paint (Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Permanent Madder Deep, yellow Ochre, Cadmium Lemon Yellow,Burnt Sienna, White)
- Canson Figueras Oil Paper
- Daler-Rowney Tear-off palette – If you use this please bring a hard surface to stick it on
- Daler-Rowney Brushes – enough for 6-7 people without sharing Flat #1, #2, #6, #8 Filbert #4
Recommended Materials List (Students to bring their own materials from home or purchase prior to the workshop there will be some maimeri oil paints, Canson oil paper on the day):
Deckle Edge has a range of supplies available at various price points.
Oil Paint (recommended brands Schmincke, Gamblin, Winsor & Newton and Maimeri):
● Titanium White
● Ultramarine Blue
● Cerulean Blue (avoid ‘hue’)
● Alizarin Crimson
● Burnt Siena
● Cadmium Yellow
● Yellow Ochre
Brushes:
Assortment of long-handled flat and filbert brushes, both soft synthetic and hogs hair. Please bring as many brushes of various sizes as possible.
Support:
Bring your own surface to paint on or purchase in store. Make sure you bring at least two surfaces to work on. Choose between the following but keep the size below 30cm x 40cm:
● Primed wood or board. If you want to prepare your own, make sure that it is primed with at least three layers of ground. Acrylic ground is fine.
● Canvas boards
● Oil paper – recommended for beginners who tend to be too precious about their work
● Stretched canvas – If you choose to work on canvas, make sure you cover the back with cardboard to prevent light shining though.
Portable Easel (If you dont have one and would like to borrow please let us know prior)
The Deckle Edge supplies many types of portable easels. Just make sure that the easel allows you to work standing up. A limited number of spare easels will be made available to borrow.
Palette
Please bring a pallet to mix your paint on. The bigger the better. Chose from the following options:
● Hand held wooden palette – Large size only: 30cm x 20cm minimum.
● Disposable paper palette – available in store. Recommended for beginners. Large size only.
Alternatively, a pochade box is fine if you have a way of connecting it to your easel and raising it to eye level
Palette Knife
At least one medium sized metal teardrop or diamond shape palette knife for mixing paint.
Oil / medium
For this workshop, attendees will be encouraged to avoid using medium or oil with their paint to promote thick and direct paint application. It is recommended to have some on hand though. Choose between:
– Walnut oil – viscous, does not need turpentine added
– Linseed oil – needs to be cut with 50% turpentine
Container with lid for medium
Paper Towel or cloth
For cleaning brush while painting
Hat and Sunscreen or even a plein air umbrella as it can get hot on this painting adventure
Cleaning materials
For those who wish to clean their equipment at home, make sure you have
● Turpentine
● Sunlight liquid
● paper towel
We will cover cleaning and preserving brushes in the intro
* Each attendee will get a 10% Deckle shopping coupon to use on the day.
Recommended age: All welcome from 15 years and up.
About the facilitatior:
Jacques Viljoen is a professional representational artist working primarily in oil and exclusively from life. He studied drawing and painting at The Florence Academy of Art and has a BA (hons.) in Fine Art, painting, from UCT. Viljoen is best known for his atmospheric plein air paintings of The Cape but also works in still life and portraiture, having exhibited at the Royal Institute of Portrait Painters in the UK and the South African Portrait Awards Top 40 exhibitions. In 2023, Viljoen completed a year-long residency at the Iziko National Gallery in Cape Town.
* Alla prima is a painting technique where the artist completes a painting in one sitting, working “wet-on-wet.” Instead of letting layers of paint dry between applications, the paint is applied directly and blended while still wet. The result is often fresh and spontaneous, with visible brushstrokes and a more immediate feel. It’s also called “direct painting.
* Imprimatura is a thin, initial layer of paint applied to a canvas or surface before starting a painting. It helps create a base tone and makes it easier to build up layers of colour. It’s like giving your canvas a slight tint to work from, instead of starting on a blank white surface.
A pochade box is a small, portable painting box that artists use for painting outdoors, especially for plein air painting. It usually has space to store paints, brushes, and a palette, and it often includes a panel or canvas holder so you can paint directly on it. It’s like a mini art studio you can easily carry around with you!
T’s & C’s
If you need to cancel your workshop booking, please let us know by 11 a.m the weekday before the workshop. To help us support the facilitator, late cancellations will not be refunded. A credit for future events could be granted at our discretion.
If there are bad windy or rainy conditions on the 15th,16th or both of the workshop days which call for cancellation the following weekend 22nd, 23rd or both will be used to make up for time lost.
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