Format:
Carol will demo each day from 9am-noon

Participants can watch or paint along with her. There will be one hour for lunch and from 1-4, participants will paint while Carol visits each artist to offer advice and answer questions.

Venue:
Tina is so excited to host Carol Arnold in beautiful Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Artists will paint out at a variety of scenic spots within a short walk or drive from Tina’s studio at in Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri including scenes such as beautiful historic homes, a vineyard, and lake views.

Meals:
Artists are responsible for all meals. There are many grocery, coffee and dining options within close range and artist are welcome to pack lunch. Tina will provide refreshments each day.

Travel Info:
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is about 35 minutes from Tina’s Studio.
Tina’s Studio is located at:
601 Southeast Douglas Street, Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063-4222 (Not to be mistaken for Northeast Douglas, please check your GPS)

Lodging Recommendations: please visit Tina's website  https://tinagarrett.com/payforlessons/carolarnoldworkshop-kc 

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Alla Prima” means painting from life, usually in one day or so. I like to work this way because it requires a high level of concentration and the results are so much better than anything I could get from copying a photo. I paint what I see rather than what I know about my subject. I paint the patterns of shapes and colors created by the light that falls on the subject, not the subject itself. I paint what I see when I squint down. Simplification, for me , is the key to painting.

Following the Alla Prima method of painting is exciting to me because it’s a real-life experience and that excitement and energy transfers onto the canvas. When the viewer looks at the finished painting they are seeing what I saw and sharing that moment in time. They are sharing the understanding that there is beauty and peace all around us if we take the time to look for it.

Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik’s influence on me has been profound. They have taught me to see the world in a way I never had before. They have given me the tools to create my own work that comes from my own experiences, and from my heart. They’ve shown me how powerful art can be and how it can change lives, if we let it. They told me not to keep this information for myself, but to go out and share it. In this workshop I will do my best to share this information with my students, as they did for me, and hopefully you will do the same.

Carol’s Recent awards:

2022: Third prize, Oil Painters of America’s Wet paint competition.

2020: First prize, best Figure/Portrait in the June Plein Air Salon Art competition

2019: First prize Mark Twain Library show

2019: First prize, small stones fine art competition

2019: Finalist award, Boldbrush painting competition