The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce a summer workshop, Painting the Landscape, to be held Friday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In this workshop, award-winning artist Eli Cedrone will cover all key elements needed for a successful landscape painting; design, value, color and brushwork. Students will learn a strategy to capture the scene before them with a simplified design and correct color relationships.

Each day, Eli will demonstrate how to simplify value patterns to achieve unity and impact. She will introduce an innovative method of color mixing using a simple, four-value approach. Students will learn to see both color and value as a unit, to identify them and to quickly mix the desired color. With this approach it’s easy to establish a pattern of light informed by the direction of the sun and to achieve unity and impact. In case of inclement weather, students will have the opportunity to use reference materials. Each day, Eli will demonstrate the quick study before students paint.

The workshop may be taken as either a single-day class or as a two-day class. Tuition for a single-day class is $115 for MAC members and $125 for non-members. Tuition for taking the workshop as a 2-day class is $220 for members and $230 for non-members. Materials to be provided by students; supplies list available upon request. For more information on the instructor, visit http://elicedrone.com/ For more information on the workshop, call MAC at (508)748-1266 or visit http://www.marionartcenter.org/about/register/