2019 Schedule of Events

The Winter Park Paint Out kicks off early with a special pre-event demonstration at the bustling Winter Park Farmer’s Market. Artist Morgan Samuel Price will capture the vendors, colorful flowers, fresh produce, food trucks, and early bird crowd at this local hotspot. She will demonstrate the basics of selecting a composition amongst the colorful chaos and show how to deal with the constant activity of the scene. Attendees are welcome to bring their own chairs to watch or come early and enjoy limited seating. The demo will take place at the entrance to the Winter Park History Museum located at 200 W. New England Avenue in Winter Park.

Artist Elisabeth Ferber will demonstrate the classical technique of using copper as a canvas. The subject of her painting will be a classical arrangement of instruments provided by the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras, whose music will provide the backdrop for this demonstration. Ferber will show how copper can have extraordinary benefits such as increased color saturation, warm tonality, and how its sturdy properties are good for minimizing stress-induced cracking. Ferber is known for her “reductive” painting style on copper in which she finishes her composition by removing delicate lines of paint on the wet surface to show off the reddish glow of exposed copper.

Plein air painters need to create interesting and pleasing compositions quickly, even during rapidly changing weather conditions. Paint Out artist John Gilbert will instruct the audience how to interpret the sky, light, clouds, and shadows to create an appropriate mood for the overall composition. He will also demonstrate how to set up a watercolor pallet based on the warm or cool color temperatures found within current atmospheric conditions.

Less is more in this illuminating demonstration that restricts the pallet to just a few values. Paint Out artist Kathleen Denis, known for her expressive floral compositions, will show attendees how to simplify a scene using only three colors. Artists are often overwhelmed by the variety of color options; this minimalist technique shows how artists can free themselves up to concentrate on the basics of form and value. The audience will learn how to see objects in their simplest shapes and how they react to the most crucial plein air element of all—light!

This demo will take place at near the main entrance of the newly-opened Center for Health & Wellbeing just minutes away from the Polasek Museum. Attendees will witness the dramatic architecture of this new wellness/fitness building along with its exterior sensory-themed gardens. Paint Out artist Natalia Andreeva will capture the essence of serenity in this space with its modern bamboo courtyard, fresh atmosphere, and water feature. Attendees will see how Andreeva chooses the elements of her composition and references harmonious design to create a well-balanced painting. This is a free public event; membership is NOT required. Limited seating available; free parking. The Center for Health & Wellbeing is located at 2005 Mizell Avenue in Winter Park.

In this demo, Paint Out artist Manon Sander will illuminate the technique of underpainting that many plein air artists employ, especially old master painters. Underpainting is the first layer of paint applied to a canvas which functions as the base for other layers. This foundation is a great way to begin a painting and build tonal and contrasting values. Sander will teach attendees how to make paintings more luminous by working with a very colorful underpainting. This is a colorists’ technique that will make the subsequent layering hues glow in an alla prima, or wet-on-wet, painting. This is a perfect demo for anyone who struggles with a blank white canvas.

Known for her stunning bird portraits, artist Michelle Held will show the audience how to paint a real-life bird with a live model provided by the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. Attendees will see Held’s creative interpretation unfold and learn her secret to feathery brushstrokes and textures. A representative from the Birds of Prey Center will be onsite to answer questions and ensure the safety of the animals as well as give an informal presentation directly flowing the demo. Attendees will learn about their important environmental mission, which focuses on the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and release of Florida’s raptors while Held, the 2019 Winter Park Paint Out poster winner, captures these magnificent creatures on canvas.

Nationally-acclaimed artist Morgan Samuel Price will demonstrate the difficult task of adding figures to a landscape painting. Utilizing the human form in plein air painting has many benefits – figures can suggest movement in the painting, add scale and perspective, add color or a focal point, and help tell a story. Price will demonstrate and explain how to use these attributes as she creates a painting with visual interest and her signature touches of dappled light.

Join us at the newly-opened Center for Health & Wellbeing, just minutes from the Polasek Museum, for its Community Open House celebration and the site of our last demo for Paint Out 2019. At the Center, visitors will witness the dramatic architecture of the wholeness-fitness-medicine facility along with its six-exterior sensory-themed gardens. Paint Out artist Stacy Barter strives to make simple evocative paintings, but the challenge is to also make them visually interesting. At this demo, Barter’s challenge will be to capture and focus on just a few aspects of the design and landscape and not be overwhelmed by the Center’s stunning modern architecture and surroundings. All visitors are welcome in the building’s main Commons, the entrance garden will be the location for this demonstration. This is a free public event with no membership required. Limited seating available and free parking. The Center for Health & Wellbeing is located at 2005 Mizell Ave, Winter Park. Please note, the Albin Polasek Museum will be CLOSED on this date, Sunday, April 28, and the Paint Out event officially ends on Saturday, April 27, 2019.