David Gordon

David received a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He explored many types of painting before plein air (painting outdoors) became his main focus. He creates one-session paintings as well as larger pieces painted solely outdoors in many sessions over the course of several weeks or a month or more. His process is grounded in intuition, spontaneity, and direct observation rather than reliance on set rules and techniques.

Plein Air: Painting Outdoors (Spring 2024)

Participant Testimonials:

This course far exceeded my expectations for content and material. Not only did I learn about various things to consider when painting outside, but David intermixed many core painting fundamentals which enhanced my understanding.

Pace was right on. We always took a 5 minute break and there was adequate time for questions and discussion.

David allowed plenty of time for discussion both for our individual paintings and more general questions.