Class Description:
Mike Rooney teaches classroom and plein air (outdoor) workshops from Maine to Key West, Florida that are guaranteed to loosen up your style and transform your art. Learn to paint outside with a loose, quick and impressionistic style by learning the how to's of composition, color and value. we'll cover:
~ how to draw in the essentials to the scene
~ equipment needed for plein air work
~ how to block in the big color notes quickly
~ Simplifying objects
~ Working quickly
~ Massing in and values- from blobs to objects
~ Color mixing ABC's
~ how to set up your palette
 There will be outdoor painting (if weather permits) guaranteed to take the mystery out of plein air painting and take your painting, inside or out, to the next level.
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Suggested Materials List
OIL or ACRYLIC
Note from Mike: I suggest painting oils outside as the acrylics really dry too fast for outdoor work.
If you will be painting acrylic you MUST bring some slow dry medium to keep from going mad!
VERY IMPORTANT!!!! I also suggest that you do a 6” x 8” painting outdoors as a dry run before the workshop to see if you’re missing anything you might need. you will also get used to quickly setting up your easel. Some of these things you can live without, some you cant!
This list is what I carry but if youre an experienced plein air painter, bring what you like the best, and feel free to substitute. for instance, don't run out and buy synthetic brushes because I use them. Bring whatever supplies you like to use.
OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINT (note: You don't necessarily have to have all these- you do need the ones with stars)
Magenta
Yellow Ochre
*Cadmium Yellow Light
*Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Turquoise
*Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Orange Hue
Sap Green
Cadmium Violet or some version of Purple
*Large tube of Titanium White
*= must have these. the other colors are what i use and if you'd like, bring them too.
I use Lukas Oil paint available at Jerrys Artarama. it drys very fast and has excellent handling properties
PALETTE- inexpensive wood or plastic to mix the paint on
PAINTING PANELS (not canvases) at least one 6” x 8” and one 8x10 painting panel (no bigger than 12x16 - and only then if youre a very fast painter) for each day of the workshop. bring a few extra just for good measure. you'd hate to get out there and want one and not have it.
Panel Holders- to carry wet panels around without smearing them or getting paint all over everything. you can get some online from Raymar or bring some pizza boxes to throw the wet paintings into.
Cheap watercolor paper pad for exercises; 8” x 10” or 9x12, 140 #(pound), or heavy sketch pad paper will work too.
(I sometimes use these) Magenta and/or Orange Oil Pastel sticks to draw on the panels with, but paint or pencil will work too
BRUSHES- any stiff synthetic brush like Liquitex Freestyles (my personal faves), Princeton 6300’s or Silver Bristlon (or your own favorites) in sizes 2, 4, and 8. Also if you have a Michaels Craft Store nearby you can use the brand American Painter. Find the stiffest synthetic. Also need a synthetic Liner (also called a Rigger) brush. its thin and has very long hairs ( for detail work )
Palette knife; metal (small to medium)
Easel or Pochade- www.jerrysartarama.com has several types. try the lightweight, portable “Feather” easel weighs less than 2 pounds and retails for under $30; (i was just featured in September 2010’s Artist magazine endorsing the “Monet Traveling Easel” also)
Medium- Liquin Original- a fast dry medium for oil paints. excellent for underpainting too. i love the stuff but you dont have to have it
A lightweight tray or portable table (if you dont have french easel or pochade box) to put your materials on makes your life much easier, particularly in the field; it’s not required but will keep you from having to bend up and down all day.
Photographs; a few, detailed, landscape photos for days when it rains or it’s too cold outside; photos with good light and shadow pattern (stark difference between what’s being struck by the light and what’s in shadow).
Odorless mineral spirits (I use cheap vegetable oil to wash my brushes out- less toxic and lower fumes)
Metal or plastic container for thinner
Paper towels or rags
Digital Camera
Proper clothing and a wide-brimmed hat to keep the sun out of your eyes
Very optional; Bug spray, drinking water, painting umbrella, roll of duck tape, some small clamps from Home Depot come in handy too.
Put all the stuff in a large backpack (suitcase on wheels works well too)
After registering for the workshop, email Mike Rooney at rooneystudios@hotmail.com if you have any further questions |
Class Description: 
That is a Sunday and Monday - from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students will learn what type of paper and pencils ( oil or wax) should be used to create vibrant works of art. How colored pencil can be mixed with other art mediums to create a variety of different effects, from soft, dense to transparent and aqueous. No drawing skills needed. Please bring a few clear images of something you would like to create. It's two full days of fun so bring your lunch. Cost $125.00 Materials are included in this fee. Space is limited in this class 
years as a bridge inspector and sign painter. Retiring in 1999, I really put all my heart in woodcarving. I started teaching classes in 2005. Woodcarving has been a blessing to me and can be for you too!". Preregistration required. Call 772-766-0021 sign up using PayPal or credit card here. 
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gaming, movies, and many other mediums. His hobbies are, fishing, basketball, and gaming, but his passion is Art. Having recently graduated, Michael is currently seeking fulltime work in his field; but he also wants to share his expertise with others who might enjoy drawing and painting as a hobby , for personal reasons, or would like to go into this field as a career.
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paints and how they work and what they do, in other words, some technical aspects so people understand the medium and supports. Very basic art instruction as well, perspective, shading, etc., and then how to use your paint to achieve your goal. Use of mediums, kinds of brushes, different ways to execute a painting. 