Learn to Paint a David Hockney Landscape
Adult | Registration opens 11/19/2025 8:00 PM EDT
David Hockney is masterful at capturing the essence of a scene.
In this workshop, we dive right into process and look at landscape painting in the manner of Hockney! Hockney breaks things down to big shapes, a simplified color palette and fabulous mark making to keep the drawings of his surroundings feeling alive and joyful. We will try the same playful approaches in our own pages with guided exercises.
Painting the landscape can feel so overwhelming - but with a few simple techniques, you can bring a touch of his magic into your own artwork. This class has a required materials list.
- Materials:
Watercolor, gouache or gansai (Japanese Watercolor)
140 lb watercolor paper 9”x12” 11”x14” or your preferred size
A red marker or stabilo pencil
Landscape Reference photos of your own or ones you want to work from
Instructor will have additional photocopies of landscapes
Come ready to paint!
Marcy LaBella
MARCY LABELLA studied art at SCSU and works in the mediums of mixed media painting, clay and metals. Her work in all three mediums has been included in regional and nationally juried shows. She is a key member of the Wesleyan Potters in Middletown, CT and a member of The Connecticut Women Artists. She is a teaching artist at the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, and on the faculty at Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, CT and at the Guilford Art Center. She is represented by the Wesleyan Potters Gallery Shop and the Shop at Guilford Art Center.