Workshop with
Paul batch
PAINTING BEYOND the REFERENCE
Feb 4, 2027 - Feb 6, 2027
daily
9 - 4pm
Location: Studio
Tuition: $550
(full payment required to register)
In this three-day workshop, students will learn how to simplify complex scenes into compelling landscapes with stronger design, clearer values, and more expressive light. Rather than copying a reference exactly, we'll explore how to interpret the landscape by editing, rearranging, and simplifying elements to create compositions that are both engaging and personal.
Throughout the workshop, Paul will demonstrate his complete painting process while discussing composition, value organization, atmosphere, edge control, color harmony, and the role of light in creating mood and depth. Students will learn practical ways to strengthen their work by identifying what is essential in a scene and eliminating what isn't. Whether working from photographs or personal reference, the goal is to move beyond description and create paintings that communicate a clear visual statement.
Each day will include demonstrations, individual painting time, and one-on-one instruction, giving students the opportunity to apply these concepts to their own work while receiving personalized feedback in a supportive environment.
Paul Batch:
Artist to watch - Fine Art Today / Fine Art Connoisseur
Paul Batch's plein air sketches and finished studio landscapes certainly stand out from the crowd. Although this artist has a full-palette flexibility, he often choose to work with a limited number of colors in a tighter range, which creates a depth of atmosphere, radiant realistic light, and stunning color combinations not easily replicated. Applying paint with a skilled hand and a range of brush sizes and types, Batch also uses palette knives and razor blades to achieve abstract lines, shapes, and colors that harmonize with more painterly passages.
Born in Massachusetts and currently residing in Georgia, Batch received both a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the Hartford School at the University of Hartford (Connecticut) and has been a full-time artist ever since. Although he paints portraits and other subjects, he is best known as a landscapist as well as a popular teacher.