Geoff’s philosophy is to practice in the studio for outdoors and practice outdoors for in the studio.

The first two workshop days will be focused on design skills beneficial for creating a strong composition and paint handling so you can create the scene you want in the field. This is especially applicable to the expressive “one go” medium of Watercolor. Studio exercises will deal with sketching, limited value compositions, and paint handling to achieve better plein air results.

The second half of the class will be out on location in San Diego capturing the light and atmosphere of this area. Our studio exercises will help students with connecting shapes, creating unity, accentuating motion, controlling edges and defining light and shade. There will be two plein air demos a day applying studio concepts in the field with a short critique of paintings at the end of the day.

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Artist Bio

Geoff Allen, an award-winning Plein air painter, most recently was accepted into the 2021 National Watercolor Society’s 101st International Exhibition. Geoff has also received the Savoir-Faire/ Sennelier Award at the 2021 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 46th Annual Exhibition, First Place award for the San Diego Watercolor Society’s Fourth Annual Plein Air Exhibition, First Place Ralph Love Plein Air Competition 2019, Temecula, CA, and First Place in Water Media San Diego Fair Plein Air Competition 2017.

He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA and taught drawing, design, and painting courses at the college level.  Living in the San Diego area and as a member of the San Diego Watercolor Society, Geoff practices his Plein air skills year round.

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Non Members Fee: $475.00 Members Fee: $450.00