This workshop is designed for painters with intermediate to advanced skills. Media can be oil, acrylic, watercolor and gouache. We will use live, clothed models in the three sections of the workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about other sources for figurative artwork in the future.
Instructor: Daniel Augenstein, While traveling with his wife, Daniel found many new scenes to paint! In 2024, besides many trips in the USA, they visited Iceland, Scotland, Amsterdam, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rico, Panama, Columbia, and the Cayman Islands. He packed his gouache watercolor paints to produce many small works during these trips.
Daniel has fallen in love with “plein-air” painting in oil and gouache. He has participated in many plein-air events in the western United States. At the 2024 Estes Valley Plein Air Event, he won awards at the “River Walk Paint Out” and “Best Miniature.” Many of these on-site pieces end up being references for larger studio paintings.
For nearly 50 years, Daniel has been a teacher of art and a practicing artist in Greeley, Colorado. He is amazed by how experiments and new learning continues to reveal new “right answers” to what is art and why do we create. Painting continues to be his passion. His work can be seen at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, the Madison and Main Gallery in Greeley, exhibited in national shows, and on his website, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Skill Level: Prior painting experience,
Ages appropriate: 12 - 104
Min to run/Date: 6 by 9/16/2026
Equipment and Materials: Easels, tables, chairs, and drop cloths provided for all participants, students are required to bring their own canvas, tools, and paints.
Everyone should bring an apron and a reference photo or image to paint. More information will be provided by Dan in advance of the first class.
Some individuals may find the odors of paints or solvents mildly offensive, all solvents (Gamsol and Linseed Oil) are safe for travel on planes and will be used appropriately and sparingly.