Landscape Painting in the Fairbanks Area

This field painting class, offered at all skill levels, will provide students with an opportunity to learn artistic principles in a dramatic and inspiring setting without having to spend much time in transit. Through lecture and directed study this course will cover the use of basic painting and drawing materials, concepts of space, light, color, composition, scale and elements specific to landscape painting such as the treatment of water, reflections, skies and linear perspective will be addressed. Students will work at their skill level and have the opportunity to work in their own interest areas. Profile: Jessie Hedden (MFA from University of Washington in Seattle and BA from Hampshire College) is an adjunct lecturer in the UAF art department. She has been living and painting in the Fairbanks area for 10 years. Her current work is abstract with a strong basis in direct observation.