Plein Air with Gouache - Storytelling Through Landscape Painting


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ClassGraphic Channel the power of visual storytelling through painting as you learn to translate complex landscapes into elegant paintings in gouache. Each week you will paint at a new location that is specially selected by Taylor for its relevance to local history, ecology, culture, and which demonstrates the resilience of the land. Taylor will offer a natural history presentation to start each class, and share inspirational details about the location. No need to worry about your en plein air gear! Taylor will provide easels, palettes, and other painting supplies and equipment to create a pop-up plein air classroom for you each week, and will handle all the setup and cleanup of tools and equipment.

Beginners will learn the essentials - how to block-in, mix colors, and simplify. More experienced painters will learn tips and tricks specific to Santa Cruz County’s diverse landscapes, and how to achieve a painterly but realistic style. By the end of class you will know how to acquire your own plein air gear, have the skills and confidence to go out and paint plein air on your own, have new natural history knowledge about three unique sites, and understand how to tell meaningful stories about your environment with plein air painting. You will have time to complete three 6” x 8” paintings, one during each class.

Your materials fee covers your use of a beginner’s plein air setup during class including a plein air easel, wet palette, and other essential plein air tools.
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Class Details

3 Session(s)
Weekly - Sat

Location
Off Campus

Instructor
Taylor Seamount 

 

Notice

Please read:  Review additional class information, which includes directions, and a list of required tools, equipment, and supplies. Be sure that you have these materials on hand at the first class meeting.

In the event of heavy rain or unsafe weather conditions, Extension will reach out to you by phone and/or by email no fewer than two days before the scheduled start time to let you know class has been cancelled, or relocated to an on campus location. Be sure to check your voicemail and email prior to leaving for your offsite location, to be sure you haven't missed any communication from Extension.

Fee: 

$240.00

Available Discount(s)

Materials Fee:

 $32.00

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
4/11/2026 - 4/25/2026 Weekly - Sat 09:30 AM - 01:00 PM Aptos, Off Campus  Map Taylor Seamount 

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