For September we will be offering a Plein Air painting workshop at Trout Creek taught by Erik Sandgren.
Outdoor Painting Workshop with Erik Sandgren
Where: 3- Days along the Deschutes River at Trout Creek near Madras, OR
9:00 am to 4:00pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Sept. 5 – 7
$250 for three days of practice, discussion demonstration critique and review
Minimum ten participants, maximum fifteen
All levels of experience welcomed
Erik will demonstrate in oils, watercolor, drawing and acrylics. His specialty is the creation of Northwest landscapes that are at once imagined, observed and remembered. You’ll be able to compare his on-site Deschutes painting with his show of Landscapes of Thought and Memory: Ravens at Art Adventure Gallery, opening Thursday September 4th. One or more paintings you generate during the workshop will be selected for display at the Art Adventure Gallery in Madras for the month of October 2025.
Materials – Bring your favored media and materials. No extra expense required. supports( paper, panel and canvas) can vary between 8X10” and 18X24” or bigger. Bring some of each, and easel a chair, brushes, paints and palette, weather appropriate hat and layers of clothing. This will be a rain or shine event, windy or not.
Accommodations – Participants will make their own arrangements with food and lodging with local camping or motel options.
Erik Sandgren website: https://www.eriksandgren.com/
Madras Pioneer article: https://madraspioneer.com/2025/07/23/outdoor-painting-workshop-planned-along-the-deschutes/