Sara Straw will paint a demonstration and talk about the mistakes made from the beginning to the end.  Sara Straw has lived in south central Utah  since 1975.  She began painting plein air at the first Escalante Canyons Art Festival/Everett Ruess Day plein air event in 2004.  She loves the scenery and the people of […]

Nature Morte is the French term referring to Still Life painting. Morte is the French word also used for death, inferring objects are still or not moving. Don’t leave YOUR still life painting for dead…bring it outside and back to life! Sunlight, wind, bugs, etc…help you to bring life to your work! At a quickened […]

Cynthia will talk about how she chooses a site, demonstrate decisions regarding the dynamics of composition and color choices.  Cynthia primarily uses the palette knife to create rich moving images - she will discuss stroke direction and how it helps to  direct the viewer’s eye and create movement within the image.         […]

How to paint landscapes with heavy duty watercolor? How to layout a aesthetically beautiful composition of a landscape painting? How to bravely and quickly spread out foundation colors of a watercolor painting? In my demo, I would like to cover these issues that artists usually struggle with. Yidan Guo is a visiting professor teaching at […]

Katy Ann Fox's paintings incorporate textures and play with the geometric and organic mixture of shapes.  She uses a lighthearted color palette in documenting things that often go unnoticed.  This demonstration will highlight Katy Ann's unique style and methods using brushes and scrapes to create her emotional pieces. Katy wanders within the West witnessing its windblown […]

Painting in the outdoors, known as “plein air” allows the artist to experience the beauty of a place while attempting to capture in paint the shapes, colors and textures that make it special. The experience of painting with oils can be both rewarding and frustrating. A few basic principles coupled with careful observation arms the […]

In this demo, Peggy will help you understand how to free up your painting style with strong use of design elements like color choices, value, line and shape. Composition and cropping techniques, as well as eliminating unwanted “stuff”, will also be discussed.  Peggy works loose and fast and most often with the largest brush possible […]