Painting the Landscape: Nature’s Color with Trevor Young

Painting the Landscape: Nature’s Color with Trevor Young

Short Class | Available

2129 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 United States
Fort Reno
Beginner-Intermediate
9/28/2025-11/2/2025
2:00 PM-5:00 PM EDT on Sun
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$395.00

Painting the Landscape: Nature’s Color with Trevor Young

Short Class | Available

Enjoy the shifting seasons with a palette that reflects the fall color and light. Focusing on the use of light, palettes, and color, students will learn how to create a convincing landscape in plein-air. The students will use a natural palette and techniques combined with fresh brush marks to create a successful painting. Students will learn how to mix saturated color and there will be weekly demos.

This class will take place every week, over a period of 6 weeks, and will even be held during inclement weather. Students will paint under large trees and will be protected from the elements. 

  • This class will explore the fall season in all weather, including rainy or cloudy periods. Please dress accordingly. 

  • Materials List - These are the materials you will need to bring with you for this class.


    General Supplies:
  • An assortment of brushes in various sizes and shapes—these should be soft brushes that are ready for use. Please do not use hard bristle brushes.

    A small assortment of palette knives (at least 2)

  • Multiple surfaces in various sizes. Minimum size is 8” x 10”. For the larger sizes, Trevor recommends a minimum of 18” x 24”. This will be expanded on in class.
  • All canvases must be toned prior to class. It is best to tone with acrylic paint. Tone in a mixture of Yellow Ochre
  • Disposable Paper Palette, no smaller than 12” x 16” (the larger the better, please no small palettes)
  • Paper towels or rags - WSS does not provide these for personal use while painting
  • Dish Soap - for personal use to clean brushes
  • Container for oil or acrylic mediums or solvents to take home. Please note this material cannot be disposed of in WSS sinks.
  • Colors for Palette (you may paint with Oil or Acrylic, but Oil is recommended; Gamblin 1980 is an affordable choice):
  • Cadmium red medium
  • Cadmium red light
  • Alizarin crimson or Quinacridone Magenta
  • Cadmium yellow or Cadmium yellow light Cadmium orange (optional)
  • Yellow ochre
  • Raw sienna
  • Raw umber
  • Ivory black
  • Titanium white
  • Flake white replacement or flake white hue (Gamblin; optional)
  • Cerulean blue, King’s blue, Sevres blue, or Pthalo Turquoise (Plaza brand: https://www.plazaart.com/plaza-artists-oil-37ml-phthalo-turquoise) (choose one)
  • Cobalt blue
  • Ultramarine blue
  • If using oil paint:
  • Small jars with lids (minimum 2 for solvents and mediums)
  • Odorless thinner such as Gamsol, a small jar
  • A small bottle of Gamblin’s Galkyd or Galkyd Lite (4.2 or 8.5 oz.)
  • If using acrylic paint:
  • Water cup
  • Small spray bottle
  • A small bottle of acrylic medium (2 or 4 oz.), gloss finish (Golden recommended). Golden Acrylic Retarder is also a good medium.
  • Optional Supplies:
  • Straight edge
  • Viewfinder (for example: https://www.dickblick.com/products/viewcatcher/)
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