Capturing Listowel, Oil Painting with Jean Cauthen - Wed 5th Aug 2026

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Workshop Description Learn the basics of landscape painting in this fun oil painting workshop. Participants will work INDOORS from a photo (yours or mine) of a local spot. In the p rocess, improve your colour mixing (we will be using only 3 colours and white) and design skills. Jean encourages students to bring their own personal impressions and unique voice to these small paintings. Our goal is to gain the confidence to paint plein-air at some of the Olive Branches events! Date: Wed 5th August Time: 9:30am to 2:30pm (with a lunch break) Tutor: Jean Cauthen Level: Intermediate (some painting experience is advisable) Materials: All materials included Participants: Maximum 8 Venue: Olive Stack Gallery, V31 HW30 Suitable For: Adults and young people over 14 (accompanied by an adult) About the Artist For the past 10 years, Jean has been returning to Listowel to set up her easel on the streets and alleys of town to paint 'en plein air.' Her emphasis is in capturing the spirit of a place through shapes and colour. She's delighted to share techniques and approaches of landscape painting. She earned an MFA from James Madison University and enjoyed a career teaching university level Art and Art History and led the Art Department of Caldwell Community College. Registration Policy Please note: Your payment secures your place in the workshop and is therefore non-refundable. A minimum number of participants is required for workshops to go ahead. If this number is not met, the workshop will be cancelled and a full refund will be issued. Show more