Finding Poetry in the Landscape (EN)

€430,00

Uitverkocht

  • Dates: 4 days: Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th of August 2026
  • Time: 10:00 – 12:30 & 13:30 – 16:00
  • Teacher: Erin Spencer
  • Language: English
  • Price: € 430,-
  • Max. 14 students

Students of the Vakopleiding and Basisopleiding receive a 10 % discount on summer courses. You can apply this discount by entering the code STUDENT10 as a ‘voucher’ at checkout.

Uitverkocht

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About this summer course

The landscape is a universal language in art. Paintings of landscapes have a powerful effect on the viewer, often opening up access to memories and emotions. In this class of 4 days we will explore how our own painting expression can become more powerful through thoughtful design, simplified shapes, abstraction of forms, and meaningful mark making. We will focus on the importance of observation and connection with our subject matter. We will also practice ways to simplify design, implement more abstraction, and seek our own voice in our work. We will discuss many aspects of painting, including color mixing, basic principles of design, and various techniques in drawing and mark making. I will present exercises that we will do together as well as offer demonstrations of my own painting process. There will be a lot of time for individual painting with personal feedback as well as group critique and discussion. This class is suitable for intermediate artists all the way to professional artists seeking further education.

For who

Geared toward intermediate to professional painters. The confident and experienced beginner could also feel comfortable in the class.

About Erin Spencer

Erin Spencer is a landscape oil painter, living and working in Rhode Island in the US. She has been painting the landscape for almost 20 years, learning early on that plain-air painting would be her greatest teacher. Erin has explored the landscape across America as well as around Europe, looking for meaning and story wherever she goes. Today her work tends toward contemporary realism mingled with tonalism. Her process begins with observation which is fi ltered through her own lens, revealing simplicity of design and expression of feeling. She fi nds that painting is like making a poem, distilling visual information into a unique interpretation that gives new perspective. Erin looks for a balance between representation, abstract mark making, and emotional gesture. She hopes her paintings feel timeless and personal, like accessing a memory.Erin has been teaching studio and plein air painting for 10 years and has been exhibiting her work since 2009. She has shown in galleries around the USA as well as in France and the UK. She is currently a member of the Oil Painters of America, The American Impressionist Society, and The American Tonalist Society. She is married to Peter and they are raising three spectacular children!erinspencerart.cominstagram.com/erinspencerart

Aanvullende informatie

Ervaring

Gemiddeld, Gevorderd

Lesdagen

Dinsdag, Woensdag, Donderdag, Vrijdag

Soort opleiding

Zomercursussen

Startmaand

Augustus

Tijd

Overdag

Toegangseisen

Nee

Week

Prijzen

The price for this 4-day summer course is € 430,-.

  • You pay for the entire course, it is not possible to pay for part of the course.
  • This is a four-day course; Tuesday – Friday.
  • There is a cooling-off period of fourteen days from the moment you registered. You make use of this right of withdrawal by letting us know within these two weeks that you want to terminate the agreement. In case of cancellation after this time, you remain obliged to pay the full amount.

Faciliteiten

Access pass
It is possible to create an access pass if you have a debit card or an OV chip card. You can have your pass activated at the secretariat so that you have access to the school. At the entrance of the Wackers Academy there is a cabinet on the wall where you can swipe your activated pass. You will then have access on the days/times that you have lessons at the Wackers Academy.

Paper
There is a possibility to buy different types and sizes of paper at the Wackers Academy. The paper can be found in the shelving unit of the kitchen on the first floor. You only pay with your debit card.

Coffee and tea
On the ground floor in the kitchen there is a coffee/tea machine where you can buy coffee and tea for a fee. You also pay for this with your debit card.

Other facilities
The Wackers Academy has a beautiful garden that is accessible to students of the academy. This is also a wonderful place to paint in the summer. The Wackers garden is part of a neighbours project where neighbours can use the garden and grow their own fruit and vegetables. Furthermore, the Wackers Academy has a canteen on the ground floor and a roof terrace.

Painting/still life objects
On the first floor there is a shelving unit with a wide range of painting props. There are also easels, heaters, lamps and other painting materials available.

 

Materialen

Bring these materials:

  • Sketchbook and pencils
  • Brushes (some synthetic and some bristle brushes in various sizes and shapes, mostly filberts, rounds, and flats)
  • Gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) in a sealable container
  • Oil paints (colors I use: titanium white, naples yellow, cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, yellow ochre, burnt/raw umber, burnt sienna)
  • Oil painting medium (I use an alkyd gel or linseed oil)
  • Paper towels/rags for wiping brushes
  • Multi-media or oil painting paper for studies
  • Painting panels in a variety of sizes: small sizes for studies (at least 5), larger sizes for finished works (3)