In this episode of The Grand View, join Stefan Baumann as he travels to a small mountain lake 22 miles into the backcountry of King's Canyon National Park in Fresno County, California. You will learn how Stefan attacks the start of an outdoor painting project. Starting with a limited palette of ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow light, white, and burnt sienna, he will show you how to mix various tones of gray to not just sketch the painting. You will discover the secrets of using gray tones to complete the painting, rather than using primary colors directly from the tube. He will also spend time addressing the composition of your painting and working out where to start, breaking a complex project into manageable pieces.

Point Reyes National Seashore

This time Stefan Baumann visits Sir Frances Drake Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in beautiful Marin County, California. He will address the importance of setting up your composition early, placing the focal point, horizon, etc, in order to capture the energy of your subject. Stefan will explain a little on how he prepares his canvas the way he does. (That beautiful brownish color) Further, he will talk about the importance of the brush stroke, using varying pressures and directions to get the desired results. The colors used in this project are burnt sienna, cobalt blue, cadmium yellow medium, alizarin crimson and white.

2 hours in length.