David’s reputation as a painter who combines artistic skill, knowledge and enthusiasm prompted the Metropolitan Museum of Art to invite him to lecture. Don’t miss out on your chance to study with someone whose immense knowledge of painting is also matched with a humble and encouraging teaching style.

This 3-day workshop is structured around morning lecture and demonstration. He follows this with a personal visit with each artist to see where they want to go with their painting and offers gentle and encouraging guidance. Students can work in oil, mixed media, watercolor, acrylic or other media and students can bring their own photos or choose from David’s assortment.

DAY 1 – VISIONS OF VENICE

David will demonstrate painting the light, water, reflections and poetic atmosphere of Venice. We will learn how historic artists used Venice as their muse, from Turner to Monet, Whistler and Sargent. We will see how they composed their works, their palettes and the painting and drawing tools they used. David will demonstrate in oil and mixed media and show you how to persuasively simulate the water, walls and atmosphere of Venice.

DAY 2 –GARDEN

David gives you a studio adventure through meadows of wildflowers, grasses and a meandering stream or pond. We see how artists from Monet to contemporary painters created their garden paintings, wild or domesticated. We learn how they created the feeling of richly complex floral activity through textures, and a wide variety of painting techniques and painting tools. David’s demonstration will use oils and mixed media and a large range of tools to inspire your creativity.

DAY 3 – AUTUMN’S GLORY

David takes you on a journey through Autumn landscapes. He will explore autumn vistas with deep panoramic space, vast cloudscapes, and the simultaneous experience of feeling tucked into an intimate pocket of nature with a view out to infinity. His demonstration will take you from close up to broad distances. David’s demonstration will examine how past and contemporary artists explored the subject of autumn’s palette in a panoramic setting. His demonstration will be in oil and mixed media.