PLEIN AIR PAINTING RUSSBOROUGH HOUSE | KEIRAN GUCKIAN

KIERAN GUCKIAN

16 Mar

Dates: Sat 11th & Sun 12th July 2026
Times: 10am - 4pm
Location: Russborough House
Skill Level: all levels welcome

Please see detailed workshop information below

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In this two day workshop Kieran will share his process of plein air painting and working in the landscape.

You will cover all aspects of his process from subject choice through to completed work, sharing his learnings from working outside and observing the landscape.

During the two day session Kieran will demonstrate his process through all stages of a painting.

This will be a fun and relaxed two days, with the aim to share as much of his learnings as possible and to support you on any troublesome areas you are facing as a painter.

You will begin each day on subject choices, discussing and working on compositions with sketching and value studies. You will then work on your initial underpaintings and work from initial stages to completion discussing strategies for colour and realism.

Kieran will work with all participants as a group and individually during both days to help where required with their pieces.

Below are the main points and areas that will be covered in the workshop.
- Introduction to painting in the landscape, practical tips for working outside
- Finding your subject
- Composition
- Sketching and value studies
- Visualising the landscape
- Initial stages of painting - underpainting, defining values and keying
- Colour in landscape, towards realism
- Value compression and seeing values
- Working towards finer details
Field easel or pochade box with tripod (palette if not included)
- - Surfaces: Kieran will be working on 25cm x 35cm wood panels but any canvas, canvas boards, panel are fine.
  - Selection of brushes, range of sizes and shapes (flat, filbert. round)
  - Water container
  - Rags
  - Sketchbook, pens/pencils
  - Hat, Sunscreen and Bottled drinking water
  Kieran will be using acrylics in this workshop and his normal colours would be:
  Cadmium yellow light
  Yellow Ochre
  Burnt Sienna
  Burnt Umber
  Cadmium Red (or similar red)
  Titanium White
  Cerulean Blue
  Ultramarine Blue
  Optional
  Ivory Black
  Alizarin Crimson
  Phthalo green
  Raw Sienna
  Raw Umber