Mike Hernandez
Plein Air Painting / Gouache or Oil
Sept 10-12, 2027
Tuition: $600
Skill Level: All Levels
Mike Hernandez will cover the important fundamentals of composition, color relationships, lighting, atmospheric perspective, simplification and shape design through the use of gouache, acrylic or oils. This is a great workshop for any artist that would like to learn how to capture a sense of natural and or stylized lighting/color into their work.
Mike will start off the 3-day workshop with a lecture Friday morning and demos in the afternoon, covering color, composition design, lighting design, simplification and atmospheric perspective. Lecture will include still digital images.
Day two and three will be a full session of outdoor painting with Mike going around and give hands on instruction.
WORKSHOP FULL
Please fill out the form and complete your payment to reserve your spot. If you have any questions please email admin@whidbeyislandfas.com.
Meet the Artist
Mike Hernandez
A native Angeleno, Mike Hernandez is a plein air painter skilled in gouache, oil and acrylic, who’s works have been featured in several on-line publications as well as galleries.
His process began as a young child, painting still life images. Influenced by the likes of Edgar Payne, Sorolla and Franz Bischoff, Mike soon explored the foundations of color and light in the outdoors – striving to find the beauty in the ordinary.
With a palette that resides at the crossroads between industrial and landscapes, he finds inspiration anywhere from the Eastern Sierra range to the muddy concrete banks of the Los Angeles River. Mike studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with a B.A. in 1998.
Mike was a Production Designer and Art Director as well as a concept artist at Dreamworks Animation and worked on such films as Shrek, How to train your Dragon, Turbo, Penguins of Madagascar and many other films.
Mike is also a member of a limited group of the finest painters in the US called PAPA as well as a nation-wide sought-after workshop instructor. His works can be found in several private collections around the world.
