Contact Allison B Weer at bpleinair@comcast.net or call on 302.540.7603

Brandywine Plein Air
“The artistic workshop experience you've been waiting for”

Oct. 9­13 Oil & Pastel Workshop with Donna N. Cusano $525.00

Oct. 23­27 Walk, Talk & Shoot ­ Digital Photography with Jim Graham $600.00

Nov 6­10 Working in Watercolor with Larry Anderson $525.00

Brandywine Plein Air is a series of 3 5-day workshops with professional artists in the heart of the Brandywine Valley.

Walk in Wyeth’s footsteps, explore the historic Brandywine Creek and surrounding woods at Hagley Museum, and visit world renowned gardens such as Longwood Gardens and Winterthur Museum & Gardens as well as smaller intimate settings like Gibraltar, Goodstay and Valley Garden Park. Be introduced to many of the hidden gems of the Brandywine region not always open or obvious to the public. Located on the border between Northern Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Brandywine Valley not only has great beauty but a rich & colorful history that has attracted prominent artists for more than a century.

Brandywine Plein Air has several local & visiting professional plein air artists teaching in their chosen medium. Hagley Museum and Library has partnered with Brandywine Plein Air to provide a campus environment and classroom space and a year long membership is included in your registration fee as a bonus.

Brandywine Plein Air is still growing... watch for more information about new workshops in 2007!

Click here for the Brandywine Plein Air workshops registration Form

Basic course description: Pastel & Oil in Plein Air
Intermediate and Advanced Students only

Join Donna for an exhilarating week of painting some of the most picturesque areas of The Brandywine Valley.
Students will be introduced to the basics of building a painting through the use of limited value structure, editing the color palette, and looking for compositional themes.
Initial black and white studies will provide smooth passage into limited color exercises that emphasize time of day and overall light and atmospheric mood. Lastly, students will tackle the greater challenge of finding intimacy and personal themes within the vastness of the outdoors.

Instructor: Donna N Cusano

Fee: $525.00

All classes are from 9:15 ­ 3:00 pm, unless indicated.

Classroom location is the Copeland Room in the Hagley Library at Hagley Museum. All class registrants will be receiving a one year individual membership to Hagley Museum & Library as a bonus with their fully paid tuition. A boxed lunch will also be provided each day.

All materials needed are the students’ responsibility. Directions & a supply list will be provided upon received registration and deposit.