Outdoor Painting with Eric Jacobsen - One or Two Day Workshop

Artascope is a 501(c)(3) organization that raises money for experiential education programs by offering art classes and studio memberships in Yarmouth, Maine. We provide a relaxed, supportive environment to the broader community where individuals can share their work, ideas, and discoveries with one another. Located at 138 Bayview Street, Yarmouth, ME.

Artascope Studios

Attend either day or both days. Plein Air Art Festival Painting workshop from 9AM-4PM on Aug. 15th and/or Aug. 16th, 2026.

Plein Air Art Festival in Yarmouth, ME

An outdoor painting festival designed to inspire all members of the community regardless of age or experience. Get your tickets below for any of the events listed, or visit our website at https://pleinairartfestival.org.

Join award winning artist and popular instructor, Eric Jacobsen for a 1 and/or 2-day workshop, covering beginning and intermediate painting skills. Day One, Saturday, August 15th, will focus on Composition. Day Two, Sunday, August 16th, will focus on seeing and mixing Color. Each day will run from 9AM-4PM both days. For students of all levels, beginner through advanced.This workshop is for oil and acrylics. We will focus on the fundamentals of good painting as it relates to landscape painting. We will cover the following topics: Composition, Value, Design, Choosing a Motif, Identifying and mixing accurate Warm and Cool Colors, Establishing a Focal Point as well as Tips and Do’s and Don’ts for the Landscape Painter to consider.The workshop will be complete with informal lectures, instructor demos. Please sign up and join Eric for an informative and enjoyable workshop experience.Day 1 -COMPOSITIONSATURDAY, AUGUST 15th from 9AM-4PMMeet at Artascope Studio, 138 Bayview Street in Yarmouth at 8:45AMEric will give an informal lecture on the importance of composition as it relates to landscape painting. This will be followed by a painting demonstration where Eric will walk through how to edit the landscape and reduce it to a simple and strong composition. Participants will be given handouts pertaining to composition and other painting principles. Folks will then set up and paint on location. Eric will come around and provide plenty of one on one attention.Day 2 -COLORSUNDAY, AUGUST 16th from 9AM-4PMMeet at Artascope Studio, 138 Bayview Street in Yarmouth at 8:45AMEric will once again begin the day with an informal lecture about color and its main properties. He will share tips on how to find the “right color”. Eric will then do a painting demonstration where he will focus on color relationships and how to discern them. Folks will then set up and paint and Eric will circle around and provide one on one attention and answer any questions you might have. <h4>2-Day Workshop fee for non-members is $400 (Or attend one day for $200). </h4>(NOTE: Eventbrite charges non-refundable processing fees for online payments and now displays these fees in the total ticket price shown on this event listing.) Instructor bio: Eric Jacobsen was born and raised in New England. He received a BA in History from Gordon College in Wenham, MA in 1989 and studied fine art at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT from 1991-1995. At the Academy he received training in the Beaux Arts tradition of drawing and painting from life. Learn more at <a href="https://www.jacobsenfineart.com" title="https://www.jacobsenfineart.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.jacobsenfineart.com</a>

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