jeffreysmithart

My Bio

Jeffrey Smith is an Artist Daily contributing blogger and a professional artist. He has a love of nature and the world of color. He explores that love through plein air landscape painting as well as studio projects in oil and pastels. An accomplished workshop instructor, Jeffrey studied painting at The Atelier in Minneapolis where he is now a teacher. His work is represented in collections across the US and in over 20 countries around the world.  He lives and works in Saint Paul, Minnesota. For more about Jeffrey, visit his website.

Announcements

  • 6 Apr 2011
  • Studio Landscape in Pastel Workshop

    The Studio Landscape in Pastel August 25-27

    The Peninsula School of Art in Door County Wisconsin

    Date: Thu-Sat • Aug 25-27
    Time: 9am-4pm
    Media: Pastel • Level: Advanced Beginner and Above
    Member Tuition: $325 • Non-Member Tuition: $350
    Concept
    Explore the process of creating an evocative landscape painting from your own reference materials, with the focus on a solid start. Learn how to successfully compose a picture and a variety of pastel techniques that promote a good beginning, as well as the promising completion of a painting. Discover your own motivations to painting a work to clarify your message.
    Experience
    Strive to work on a single piece or opt to create several beginnings during the workshop. Ggroup demos and instruction tailored to individual needs reinforces concepts and techniques. Bring your plein air paintings in any media or a selection of photographs for reference.