This late afternoon group demonstration has become a festival favorite where artists and those who enjoy the creation of art gather to watch different artists, with different styles and approaches, tackle a similar landscape to create a painting in a couple hours.   The following artists will participate in this year's group demonstration: Eileen Guernsey […]

This is a fast-paced presentation of GOLDEN acrylic paints and related products including mediums, gels and pastes. You will discover the different types of GOLDEN acrylic paint formulations, pigments, and their individual viscosities, explore color theory, color reality, drying times, technical properties and health & safety issues. You will learn the versatility of acrylics when […]

After 40 years of making art, in 2021, Lewis Williams and his wife completed a dream endeavor, “Painting The Way ‘Cross The USA-By Bike.” The idea brewed on the eve of his 60th birthday in 2019. They travelled by bicycle from March 1 – to August, 1, 2021 from San Diego to Bar Harbor, Maine […]

Do you jump right in to paint alla prima, painting in the moment to record an immediate impression? Or instead, after examining plein air potential at a roadside stop, you pull out your sketchbook to thumbnail some compositional studies or even go so far as to make a notan study? Some approaches to painting are […]

Peggy Marlatt has been coming to the Escalante Canyons Art Festival for the past 10 years and would love to share with you her approach using pastels. She especially loves the arches and walls of the canyons and will share with you a demonstration painting of one of her favorite subjects. Feel free to sketch […]

Learn the unique process of how Jennifer Gubler, Best in Show category winner of the 2022 Escalante Canyons Art Festival Everett, creates her art. She will demonstrate her signature layering method of etching and painting with watercolor on bisque tiles. Kits will be available for purchase if you would like to try your hand at […]

I will be demonstrating how I start a Plein-air painting, from deciding what to paint, to what is important to include as well as what to leave out. Once I settle on subject, I’ll talk about using quick “notan” sketches to come up with a good composition. Next, I’ll express the 3-5 big masses, blocking […]

Louise Sackett Günther Haidenthaller This demo will approach plein air from two vastly different styles, accommodations and personal preferences. It will underscore that although approaches may differ, that sound art theory is key in both modes of execution. (yeah, it’ll slay you!) Both Günther and Louise are disciplined in their pursuit of that elusive special […]