Demonstrations
Suzanne Gibson: Shapes and Shadows in the Shifting Sun
Sun September 21, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Suzanne will demonstrate oil painting, with found objects and local subject matter. Shapes and Shadows and some flowers are most likely going to need some attention!
Learn about the challenges with the shifting sun. Learn how to spot and recognize the “Sweet Spot” of a plein air painting in this paint- along session.
Bring your supplies.
Günther Haidenthaller: Watercolor Simplified
Thu September 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pmEscalante, United States
Watercolor has a reputation for being “hard” which is completely undeserved. Yes, it’s a bit unforgiving, but not difficult. We will first cover the basics of composition/design and dialing in the values. This short (1.5–2 hours) demo will show you how to create background washes with a variety of interesting colors, soft or even lost edges by painting wet in wet, then hard-edged darker shapes for color and temperature contrast, and establishing correct, believable values. It’s all about just having fun staining paper!
The hardest part of painting on location is the local Utah desert environment, where keeping the paper wet and manageable becomes your greatest challenge. But at the end of the day, it’s all about just having fun staining paper!
Bring a comfortable chair and a sketchpad to take notes with.
Günther Johannes Haidenthaller emigrated with his family from Austria as a child, and grew up drawing and painting. He studied illustration and advertising design at Utah State University, and spent 27 years as a designer and art director. Günther left full time employment in 2015 to pursue his passion for painting.
Günther works in watercolor, oils, pencil, pen and ink, and yes–crayons! His art can be found in private collections around the United States and in Europe. He is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), American Impressionist Society (AIS), is currently the president of the Utah Watercolor Society, vice president of the Intermountain Society of Artists, and Board member of the Midway Art Association. He makes his home in Alpine, Utah.
You can see more of his work at https://www.vonhaiderthalfineart.com
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