Exploring Color Relationships 

This workshop will introduce you to my Chromatic Palette and to a few tried and true color palettes that can be used from within this basic set of colors. These are some of the same palettes that Henri, Bellows and Sloan went to great depths to explore with amazing results. As we explore these palettes, I will outline how to make them and how to use them effectively. You will walk away with a newfound understanding of how efficiently color can be used and how fun interpreting color can be!  

I will provide handouts and demonstrate twice each day. On both mornings I will demonstrate mixing up a specific time-tested color palette and you will follow along with me. This will be followed by a painting demonstration after lunch and then your own painting time along with my help. I will provide numerous landscape photo references from which to interpret from. This workshop will provide you with plenty of material with which to experiment well beyond the class. 

I have designed this workshop for any skill level. Please do not hesitate to sign up for this exciting and intensive color workshop. 

More about this workshop: In his book ‘The Principals of Harmony and Contrast of Colors’ Michel Chevreul stated that color harmony is achieved in two ways - by juxtaposing either analogous colors or complementary colors.  
 
For centuries painters arranged their color according to workable, convenient systems. Rubens taught his apprentices to prepare special color mixtures in jars at well-regulated intervals of darks, halftones, and lights. Cezanne advised always having 48 carefully mixed color tones on the palette. Around 1913, Robert Henri, George Bellows and John Sloan began carefully working and experimenting with the color theories and palette ideas created by artists H.G. Maratta and Denman Ross. 
 
Suffice it to say that at one point in time, color theory was misunderstood, and color harmony was looked upon with bewilderment and confusion. It was Chevreul who started to make some sense of it all. As tubed colors became more readily available, the greats like Henri, Bellows and Sloan began bringing color theory to the forefront of American art and by doing so, they’ve essentially done a lot of the hard work for us. 
 
In 1992 I began an intense 5-year self-immersion into reading, deciphering and experimenting with these color palettes that Robert Henri, George Bellows and John Sloan were introduced to beginning in 1913. This led me to my own interpretation of these color systems, and I was able to design a base color palette that I felt was harmonious to the information I studied using the best tubed colors available to the artist today. My 5 color Chromatic Palette that I have continued to use now for over 30 years was the result. It is my pleasure to share this information with you in simple terms and application. 

Location: West Hartford Art League, 37 Buena Vista Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107 

When: Saturday Nov 2 10:00-4:00PM Sunday Nov 3 10:00-3:00PM 

Cost: $325 Class size is limited to 16 students. To register please visit the WHAL website 

 West Hartford Art League WHAL

Supply List - CLICK HERE

Read ‘Our Color Palette’ - CLICK HERE

September 15-21 2024
Sunday-Saturday 

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to travel to Ireland with Dave & Pam for an intimate workshop setting in Clare County Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way. We will be staying in a cozy little Irish Village taking painting excursions daily.

Includes 6 nights stay, all ground transportation including to and from Shannon airport, breakfast and lunch, 5 days of instruction, Monday-Friday, tickets to Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher. $3200 double occupancy add $500 for single occupancy.

Lot’s of opportunities to paint, sight-see and unwind.

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by 2 days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 3:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's original Monhegan paintings. A suggested supply list is linked below,

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday, July 30th with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 3:30 - 4:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 3:30 - 4:30. The drawing for an original David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $700  Class  size is limited to 18 students. To register send a deposit check of $350 to David Lussier, P O Box 288, Kittery, Maine 03904

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 3:30 until 4:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by 2 days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 3:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's original Monhegan paintings. A suggested supply list is linked below,

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday, July 30th with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 3:30 - 4:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 3:30 - 4:30. The drawing for an original David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $700  Class  size is limited to 18 students. To register send a deposit check of $350 to David Lussier, P O Box 288, Kittery, ME 03904

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 3:30.

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

When painting the landscape, the artist needs a variety of the color green in his/her arsenal in order to express the time of day, give the painting a sense of place, show the weather conditions, as well as give the viewer a proper sense of what is near and what is far away in the distance.

Having a solid grasp of working with a range of greens allows us to be truthful, give a sense of the poetry of light and also allows room to be inventive. I want to share this knowledge with you. I have studied and painted greens my whole painting life and have found the color green to be a fun and challenging concept. I cannot show you everything that I’ve come to understand about this color in a 2-day workshop, but I can give you a solid base that will allow you to better understand and pursue greens effectively in your own paintings. A painter doesn’t need a whole arrangements of tubed greens on their palette. I’m going to show you how to mix a variety of harmonic greens using a basic palette of colors along with when and how to use them effectively.

After a demo on day one, students will work to produce color charts showing various rows of greens. The rows are charted in a logical way to help you understand the concepts of using them and they will be a great source of reference moving forward on your own. On day two, David will paint a demo painting using a variety of greens and then students will work to produce a painting. We will look at and discuss the work before the end of each day along with a question and answer period.

Beginner to experienced painters are welcome.

Location: Zoom Online

Time: 10:30 - 3:30 each day

Cost: $250 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, P O Box 288, Kittery, ME 03904

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Mixing a Chromatic Color Palette
Saturday April 6th 10:00am - 4:00pm & Sunday April 7th, 10:00am - 3:00pm

We’ve brought this workshop on the road 5 other times and at the conclusion of each workshop, all participants, from experienced painters to beginners, have told us they have learned a great deal and feel empowered moving forward.

In this weekend workshop, we will explore how to mix our color harmony palette and how to use it effectively. It’s easy to make a dark color like Ultramarine Blue lighter by adding white, but how do you darken a light color like yellow? What is the proper thought process in order to warm or cool a color? How do you keep colors from getting chalky or muddy…and much much more. There will be follow along exercises on both days along with plenty of discussion and time for all your pressing questions about color mixing. On day two you will complete a painting using what you’ve learned and receive one-on-one guidance. We promise that this will be a most informative workshop and you will walk away with a newfound confidence in your color mixing.

What: Expressive Oil Painting Class with Pam Lussier

Where : Kittery Art Association

When: February 27-April 16 Tuesday afternoons 2:00-4:00

Who:  This class will be great for beginning painters, people getting back into painting and anyone who would like to explore painterly painting and chromatic color ideas.

I have secured the beautiful painting hub at Kittery Art Association for Tuesday afternoon’s starting February 27 and going through April. For 8 weeks. It will be a beginner class in direct oil painting using a colorful palette. We will learn the fundamentals of values, color and design and just have fun playing with brush marks and paint.

Cost: $295

 Class  size is limited to 10 students. To register send a check for the full amount of $295 to David Lussier, P O Box 288, Kittery, ME 03904

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Pamela Lussier is best described as a contemporary Impressionist. A 1978 graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, she has been active for more than 20 years, in the national plein air scene teaching workshops and participating in national paint outs including Easels of Frederick, Frederick, MD, Wayne Plein Air Festival, Wayne, PA, & Finger Lakes Plein Air, Canandaigua NY. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and her work has won numerous awards.

Pam pursues her passion of painting full time, and teaches painting workshops with her husband David Lussier. She is a naturally gifted teacher and home schooled her children for 10 years.

From mid April through December she manages the David Lussier Gallery in Kittery Maine.

Join us for a fun weekend workshop in the White Mountains, at Jackson Studio & Gallery on January 20 & 21. We will explore how to mix our chromatic color palette and how to mix color effectively from it. It’s easy to make a dark color, like Ultramarine Blue lighter by adding white, but how do you darken a light color like yellow? How do we warm up a color and how do we cool a color? How do I keep my colors from getting chalky? …and much much more. There will be follow along color mixing, along with plenty of discussion and time for all your pressing questions about color mixing. We promise that this will be a most informative workshop and you will walk away with a newfound confidence with mixing color. This workshop is like art school in a weekend.

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Location: Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, 155 Ridge Rd, Jackson, NH 03846

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day

Cost: $325  Class  size is limited to 12 students. To register please go to www.jacksonartnh.com

Contact: Melanie Levitt melanie@jacksonartnh.com 603-387-3463

JACKSON ART STUDIO

PO Box 307
155 Ridge Road
Jackson, NH 03846

melanie@jacksonartnh.com
603-387-3463

Gallery Hours:
Saturday 11am-5 pm
Monday- Friday & Sundays
by appointment or chance,
call (603) 387-3463

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by two days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 4:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's 9x12” original Monhegan paintings. A suggested supply list is linked below,

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday, July 30th with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch Break
12:15 - 3:15  Paint on location
3:30 - 4:30   Critique

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30. The drawing for an original 9x12 David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $600  Class  size is limited to 15 students. To register send a deposit check for $300 to David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 4:30 until 5:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

Monhegan Island Maine (FULL)

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the morning and afternoon, followed by two days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions at 4:30 PM both days. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's 9x12” original Monhegan paintings. A suggested supply list is linked below.

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday, July 23rd with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch Break
12:15 - 3:15  Paint on location
3:30 - 4:30   Critique

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30. The drawing for an original 9x12” David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $600  Class  size is limited to 15 students. To register send a deposit check for $300 to David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 4:30 until 5:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

Learn invaluable tools for tackling Alla Prima painting with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this plein air weekend workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Location: Kittery Maine, various painting locations.

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day

Cost: $295 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301 Somersworth, NH 03878

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Learn to paint convincing nocturnes in the studio. Explore the nuances and color effects of moonlight along with the various transitional effects of warm and cool light from street lamps, window light and even candle light.

Over the course of many years, I have explored painting nocturnes on site and in the studio. At one point, in order to fully grasp the various lighting and value shifts adherent in night scenes, I explored and painted 30 nocturnes in 30 days. My goal was to paint night scenes from a variety of timelines; from the moment it became dusk until late in the evening and also very early morning. For each painting, I would arrive at a scene, sketch, and take notes and I’d capture a snap-shot photo to help me recall how elements went together. Then I would recreate the feeling and the light of each precise moment, in the studio the next day. It was a real eye opener. I learned a great deal and I want to share it with you.

In this weekend workshop, with the use of demos, discussion and individual instruction at the easel, we will explore these various effects of light. We will also look at some of the work of past painters, who left behind some amazing examples of nocturne painting: Frederick Remington, George Sotter and James Whistler to name a few. I will provide hand outs and reference photos. With one-on-one guidance, you will paint your own nocturne each day. (read more)

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Location: Jackson Art, 155 Ridge Rd, Jackson, NH 03846

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day

Cost: $295  Class  size is limited to 12 students. To register please go to www.jacksonartnh.com

Contact: Melanie Levitt 603-387-3463

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

We are doing this workshop through Artists Rising Creativity Retreats in Glastonbury Connecticut with owner Patricia Brubaker. Mid October is the peak of autumn color in Connecticut and it will be exciting to be on this painting adventure with you.

Description: Learn invaluable tools for tackling Alla Prima painting with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery. 

​In this five-day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

 There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Reserve your Spot with David and Pam Lussier

Rates & Enrollment

Deposit is $450, Balance due 30 days before arrival

Day Student Tuition: $795 +  Materials fee

 5-Day Package*: $1,950 - 2,150* + Service Charge & Tax

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* Your 5-Day Workshop Package includes: 

Workshop tuition, 4 nights of dinner, lodging, breakfast, daily snack breaks, unlimited coffee, tea & seltzer plus welcoming  reception with light appetizers.

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You can choose a room to yourself (single occupancy) or double your fun, bring a friend and split a room (double occupancy).

To Learn more about your options ....

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by two days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 4:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's 9x12 original Monhegan paintings. A suggested supply list is linked below,

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday, July 24th with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch Break
12:15 - 3:15  Paint on location
3:30 - 4:30   Critique

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30. The drawing for an original 9x12 David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
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Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $550  Class  size is limited to 15 students. To register send a deposit check for $250 to David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 4:30 until 5:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

This workshop will be presented in a Zoom meeting format. Handouts are given to each student as Word Document files ahead of class. Video demos are linked from David’s YouTube channel and can be accessed by students beyond the dates of the two day workshop. Some material for this Zoom workshop, may be presented as live demo segments, from our painting studio.

Learn to paint three dimensionally with a convincing sense of form and how to change the temperature of any color. Through a series of video demo’s and exercises you will learn how to paint the effect of warm light and cool shadows typical of a sunny day, as well as how to paint the cool light and warm shadows of an overcast day. You will learn how to make parts of your paintings come forward and other parts recede truthfully. With a thorough understanding of color temperature, you will be able to take advantage of foreground, middle ground and background concepts, as well as the use of aerial perspective to show compelling depth and atmosphere in your paintings. All concepts are explained and demonstrated in detail.

Click here for a suggested Supply List.

Location: We will have Zoom meetings at various intervals each day and individual painting time in your own studio.

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day.

Cost: $295 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301 Somersworth, NH 03878

Join us for a fun weekend workshop in the White Mountains, at Jackson Studio & Gallery on January 29 & 30. We will explore how to mix our chromatic color palette and how to mix color effectively from it. It’s easy to make a dark color, like Ultramarine Blue lighter by adding white, but how do you darken a light color like yellow? How do we warm up a color and how do we cool a color? How do I keep my color from getting chalky? …and much much more. There will be follow along color mixing, along with plenty of discussion and time for all your pressing questions about color mixing. We promise that this will be a most informative workshop and you will walk away with a newfound confidence with mixing color.

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Location: Jackson Art Studio & Gallery, 155 Ridge Rd, Jackson, NH 03846

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day

Cost: $295  Class  size is limited to 12 students. To register please go to www.jacksonartnh.com

Contact: Melanie Levitt melanie@jacksonartnh.com 603-387-3463

JACKSON ART STUDIO

PO Box 307
155 Ridge Road
Jackson, NH 03846

melanie@jacksonartnh.com
603-387-3463

Gallery Hours:
Saturday 11am-5 pm
Monday- Friday & Sundays
by appointment or chance,
call (603) 387-3463

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

This workshop will be presented in a Zoom meeting format. Handouts are given to each student as Word Document files ahead of class. Video demos are linked from David’s YouTube channel and can be accessed by students beyond the dates of the two day workshop. Some material for this Zoom workshop, may be presented as live demo segments, from our painting studio.

Learn to paint three dimensionally with a convincing sense of form and how to change the temperature of any color. Through a series of video demo’s and exercises you will learn how to paint the effect of warm light and cool shadows typical of a sunny day, as well as how to paint the cool light and warm shadows of an overcast day. You will learn how to make parts of your paintings come forward and other parts recede truthfully. With a thorough understanding of color temperature, you will be able to take advantage of foreground, middle ground and background concepts, as well as the use of aerial perspective to show compelling depth and atmosphere in your paintings. All concepts are explained and demonstrated in detail.

Click here for a suggested Supply List.

Location: We will have Zoom meetings at various intervals each day and individual painting time in your own studio.

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day.

Cost: $295 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301 Somersworth, NH 03878

More info to come

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this 3 day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Location: Bay Head New Jersey. Come paint charming street scenes, Twilight Lake and yacht club views. We have permission to spend one day painting at the Bay Head Yacht Club. Lunch will be served. Cost for lunch is $25. Please note that jeans are not allowed at the yacht club.

Accomodations: The Bentley Inn and The Bay Head Sands are both small B and B’s in Bay Head NJ. The Grenville Hotel is a nice hotel option also located in Bay Head NJ. The White Sands Oceanfront Resort & Spa is an option in nearby Point Pleasant Beach NJ.

Time: 10:00-4:00 both days

Cost: $425  Class  size is limited to 12 students. To register send a check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Suggested Supply List - Click Here

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this 2 day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Location: Lake Winnipesaukee

Accomodations: info to come.

Time: 10:00-4:00 both days

Cost: $275 Class  size is limited to 12 students. To register, pay securely online or send a check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Suggested Supply List - Click Here

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by two days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 4:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's 9x12 original Monhegan paintings.

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday August 1st with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch Break
12:15 - 3:15  Paint on location
3:30 - 4:30   Critique

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30. The drawing for an original 9x12 David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $525  Class  size is limited to 15 students. To register send a deposit check for $250 to David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 4:30 until 5:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

Monhegan Island Maine

This plein air workshop will be 3 days of instructor demo’s with individual instruction throughout the day, followed by two days of individual painting anywhere on the island with critique sessions each afternoon at 4:30 PM. After Friday's critique, we will hold a drawing for one of David's 9x12 original Monhegan paintings.

Five Day Schedule

We will begin the workshop week on Sunday 25th with our traditional meet and greet gathering at 7:45 PM. We can drink a glass of wine and toast the Monhegan sunset as its happening. Monhegan Island is known for spectacular sunsets.

SUNDAY
7:45 - 8:15 PM Meet and Greet

MONDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location

TUESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture and demo
10:30 - 1:00 Paint on Location
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:00 Paint on location
7:00 - 8:30 Group dinner at the Monhegan House.

WEDNESDAY
8:45 - 9:00 Arrive at painting location
9:00 - 11:30 Dueling Demos (David & Pam)  Students are encouraged to paint nearby if they desire. You can paint and watch part of the demos too. There is a wonderful energy that develops as we tackle paintings together in a quick alla prima effort.
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch Break
12:15 - 3:15  Paint on location
3:30 - 4:30   Critique

THURSDAY
Painting on location anywhere on the island. You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30

FRIDAY
Paint on location anywhere on the island.  You choose your own starting time based on your desired schedule. The group critique is from 4:30 - 5:30. The drawing for an original 9x12 David Lussier painting of Monhegan Island follows the critique.

About The Workshop

Learn to paint Alla Prima with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

(Back to main workshop page)

About Monhegan

Monhegan Island is a tiny island about 12 miles off the coast of Maine and reachable by ferry. As soon as you step off the boat, you'll begin to feel Monhegan’s special charm. The painting subjects on this quaint artist's paradise have barely changed in over one hundred years and everywhere you look is another painting waiting to be captured on your canvas. Robert Henri ventured out to Monhegan and was so enamored by its subject matter that he painted 25 small oil sketches in a four day period. Everything about Monhegan Island is special and the experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. 
Read More

The link to our supply list below is only a suggested list. If you have a palette of colors, a medium and a supply of brushes that is working for you, then by all means, you are welcome to bring what you like. I do highly recommend a warm and cool tube each of Red, Yellow and Blue. 
(Read more)

Location: Monhegan Island Maine

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

Cost: $525  Class  size is limited to 15 students. To register send a deposit check for $250 to David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301, Somersworth, NH 03878

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Wednesday

Time: Thursday and Friday. Students choose their own start time and painting location. A critique of everyone’s work for the day begins at 4:30 until 5:30

The first link below will take you to the Monhegan Welcome website. The website offers information about planning your trip to Monhegan, along with all accommodation choices, and boat information to get you there from the mainland and a myriad of other things about Monhegan. The other links, 'Robert Henri And His Circle' and 'Monhegan-An Artist's Island' are enjoyable articles that will acquaint you with Monhegan's history and the remarkable treatise 'In Praise Of Painterly Painters', written by Charles Movalli, is an invaluable article about the act of painting.

For Plein Air Painters, Monhegan is Magical by Gail Spilsbury

Monhegan Welcome Website

Robert Henri And His Circle

In Praise Of Painterly Painters

Monhegan - An Artist's Island

Suggested Supply List

This plein air workshop is through COASTAL MAINE ART WORKSHOPS. Contact Lyn Donovan to register.

Making Your Mark

Learn invaluable tools for tackling Alla Prima painting with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this five day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Location: Belfast Maine

Cost: https://cmaworkshops.com/Workshop-post/david-lussier-making-your-mark/

Contact: Coastal Maine Workshops

Time: 8:30-4:30 PM Monday through Thursday. 8:30-3:00 PM on Friday.

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST ONLY

OUR FIRST OUTDOOR WORKSHOP OF THE YEAR. AS SUMMER QUICKLY APPROACHES, LET’S CELEBRATE, WITH A WEEKEND OF PLEIN AIR PAINTING, ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND SEACOAST.

Learn invaluable tools for tackling Alla Prima painting with confidence. The term Alla Prima means 'At One Go'. In his remarkable treatise 'In Praise of Painterly Painters', the late artist, author and teacher, Charles Movalli wrote; painterly painters are surrounded by seeming contradictions. They finish by not finishing, include by leaving out, paint more by painting less. Their means are easy to see, the results, immediately felt. But how such seemingly insufficient means lead to these results is a mystery.

In this two day plein air workshop, we will explore this method of Alla Prima painting. Economy of stroke is within every painters grasp if they are willing to approach the painting process with a 'Less Is More' mind set. Our goal with each painting will be to see our subject as shapes of color and value and not as individual objects. When viewed in this way, we can look at our subject with a painters eye, react quickly and make confident marks on the canvas that are uniquely an expression of our individual selves.

There will be a daily demonstration with discussions on composition, design, edges, value and color. A thorough understanding of these concepts is key to giving our paintings the feeling of light and atmosphere. Beginners to experienced artist are welcome.

Location: New Hampshire and Southern Maine Seacoast. Specific painting spots to be announced. There will be no more than a 20 minute range of locations between Portsmouth NH and Ogunquit Maine.

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 both days.

Cost: $275 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301 Somersworth, NH 03878

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE

WE ARE MODIFYING THIS WORKSHOP TO FIT AN ONLINE FORMAT. DEMO VIDEOS AND CLASS PARTICIPATION IN ZOOM MEETING SESSIONS WILL MAKE THIS WORKSHOP FUN, INFORMAL AND A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

This workshop will be presented in a Zoom meeting format. Handouts are given to each student as Word Document files ahead of class. Video demos are linked from David’s YouTube channel and can be accessed by students beyond the dates of the two day workshop. Some material for this Zoom workshop, may be presented as live demo segments, from our painting studio.

Learn to paint three dimensionally with a convincing sense of form and how to change the temperature of any color. Through a series of video demo’s and exercises you will learn how to paint the effect of warm light and cool shadows typical of a sunny day, as well as how to paint the cool light and warm shadows of an overcast day. You will learn how to make parts of your paintings come forward and other parts recede truthfully. With a thorough understanding of color temperature, you will be able to take advantage of foreground, middle ground and background concepts, as well as the use of aerial perspective to show compelling depth and atmosphere in your paintings. All concepts are explained and demonstrated in detail.

Location: We will have Zoom meetings at various intervals each day and individual painting time in your own studio.

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day.

Cost: $275 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 4 Royal Drive, Unit 301 Somersworth, NH 03878



WE ARE MODIFYING THIS WORKSHOP TO FIT AN ONLINE FORMAT. DEMO VIDEOS AND CLASS PARTICIPATION IN ZOOM MEETING SESSIONS WILL MAKE THIS WORKSHOP FUN, INFORMAL AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT CAPTURING LIGHT IN YOUR PAINTINGS.

The Ever Changing Light

This is a workshop that many students have asked us to put together. The Ever Changing Light workshop will help to answer many specific questions that students have about various ways that light affects color outdoors. We will accomplish this through video demo’s, Q & A Sessions and each student then working in their own studio with individual zoom time for one on one learning.

Some specific questions that this workshop will answer are: What really is the difference between warm light and cool shadows vs cool light and warm shadows? How does the time of day affect the color of the light? How does the change of seasons influence the light? How does the color of the sky influence a painting?. How does the type of light I’m painting affect my color and values choices? What really is reflected light and how does it affect my painting?

I promise this is going to be a real fun and informative learning experience.

Location: We will have Zoom meetings at various intervals each day and individual painting time in your own studio.

Time: 10:00 - 4:00 each day.

Cost: $225 Class size is limited to 12 students. To register send a deposit check for the full amount to:

David Lussier, 80 Olde Mill Rd. Apt 10 Somersworth, NH 03878

PLEASE NOTE: You can use whatever palette you are accustomed to, but please be sure to have a warm and cool for each primary color of Red, Yellow and Blue. The suggested supply list of colors I use is listed below.

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THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING HOSTED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION

Speed painting with David Lussier! David has been teaching workshops privately and for numerous art organizations for more than 23 years and is a nationally known workshop instructor in the Plein Air scene. His demos and lectures about a ‘less is more’ approach to painting are always passionate and inspiring.
This workshop is always well received and participants leave with a renewed sense of self confidence. During the two day workshop you will be painting a series of quick 8x10 or 9x12 sketches and will be given a time limit of 40 minutes for each painting. David will lecture and demonstrate the quick sketch method of making use of negative space, massing in the largest shape relationships in the simplest value plan possible and how to say more with less. As each new sketch is underway, you will be given visual cues and instruction to help you achieve the desired results. Regardless of your skill level, you will learn how to be more spontaneous with your decision making and learn to say more with less.

A comment most often heard is that David makes Plein Air painting look easy. His method of teaching and his ability to convey how to simplify shapes, color and value has inspired and influenced many students to forever change how they view and paint what they see before them.

Click here for David Lussier’s interview on Artists of New England podcast by NHAA member Laura Cassinari King.

Two day online workshop:
Monday, Nov 7&8, 2020 10:30am - 2:30pm

All levels welcome!
Space is Limited! Minimum of 8 participants with maximum of 12
information for accessing the Zoom session and materials needed to participate will be sent to all participants via email.

Cost: NHAA Members $150 | Non-Members $175

Register by CLICKING HERE

Plein Air Painting in the White Mountains

The White Mountains offer up some of the most spectacular and breathtaking landscape in New England.

I will begin each day with a one hour demonstration and discussion of my working methods. In an orderly step by step process, I will show you how I simplify shapes, color and value to achieve a successful painting. I will share my knowledge of how colors and values need to be altered in order that they recede into the distance and breathe a sense of light and atmosphere into the work. This is an important lesson, especially when viewing mountain scenes where there is a vast amount of space between foreground and background. I will offer individual help to each student towards a successful painting each day.
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Location: Jackson Art Studio & Gallery. Jackson, NH 03846

Time: 9:00 - 4:00 each day 

Cost: $425  Class size is limited to 10 students. To register please go to www.jacksonart nh.com Contact: Melanie Levitt 603-387-3463

Suggested Supply List - CLICK HERE