Painting Clouds, Trees and Fields with Lucy Thomas

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm UTC-05:00

215 20th ST N, Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama 35203 | Birmingham

Forstall Art Center
Publisher/HostForstall Art Center
Painting Clouds, Trees and Fields with Lucy Thomas
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Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25, 10 AM - 4 PM
All Levels, no experience necessary
Number of Students: Max 10
$300, supplies needed, lunch provided
Let me show you how to capture some of the natural beauty that surrounds us. I have always loved those “side of the road” scenes and enjoy painting them. In this class I will show you how I paint cloud filled skies, colorful fields and the distant trees and mountains that anchor the scene.
We will:
Create gorgeous skies with glowing clouds - I have a couple of different ways I paint clouds and I show you both
Paint fields and land with depth and contrast
Build trees with depth and shadow
Learn the magic of negative space painting
Learn my ideas for how to loosen up your style.
Mixing tips for making realistic “Greens”
My style for making landscape paintings is loose and slightly impressionistic. I will show you some concrete actions to loosen up your work if you choose to lean into that look with me. I will demonstrate each piece of our painting, then offer individual and group guidance as you make your own pieces. Depending on the pace of the class, you can expect to leave class with more than one small painting either on canvas or paper and one larger piece.
This is not a class on painting in a realistic style and drawing ability is not necessary. All skill levels are welcome!
PAINT
We will be using acrylic paint. I use Golden Fluid Acrylics almost exclusively but any brand is acceptable. While I am devoted to fluid acrylics, you may also use heavy body acrylics or any viscosity that falls in-between. I do not recommend high flow acrylics. I encourage you to bring what you have and if you can purchase some new paint, get smalls of the Golden Fluids in the 1 or 4oz. bottles.
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