Laura Leigh Lanchantin
Catskill Mountain Landscapes, Classes, Earth Pigments
LUSCIOUS Landscapes by laura leigh
Laura Leigh is a fine artist and maker of organic watercolor paints based in Upstate NY. Laura blends the line between abstraction and landscape in her plein air oil paintings. After completing her BFA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY New Paltz in 2014, she has completed several artist's residency programs, many in national parks. Laura has created her own earth pigment library made from Ochre minerals and clay from around the country, and now spends most of her time teaching online and in person classes. She believes that painting is therapeutic and wants to help heal and connect people through creative expression.
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Beginner painting workshops
About My Teaching Method:
Inspired by nature and the landscapes of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley, these classes are one part basic painting lesson and one part art therapy. I create a calm environment for you to open the door to your inner creative world, while also learning basic painting techniques that work for your individual skill set. In each class I will guide you through step by step while presenting color, composition and drawing techniques that are simple and easy to follow. These are classes in creative confidence, and students will learn new ways of drawing and painting that resonate personally and allow you to open up and express yourself with the paint.
Classes are for beginner/intermediate painters of all ages.
Types of In Person Workshops Available:
Intro To Watercolor. Expressive Landscape Painting for Beginners (Acrylic). Paint and Sip (Kids or Adults)
Paint the Hudson Valley/Catskills: Intro to Plein Air. Nature's Palette (kids or adults)
Imagination Art Club: After School Arts Program Series
Private classes + Kid's Birthday classes are available!
Currently Offering At:
Sarah Hull Hallock Library, Full Circle Gardiner, Gardiner Library, Mountain Top Library, Salem Art Works, Hudson Valley Artelier, Blue Fox Bookshop, The Mountain Top Arboretum, The Eleven at Lark Hall, Hudson Valley Seed Company,
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Creative Space Beacon, Green Arts Supply.
Upcoming Classes
Recent Projects
40 students learning Plein Air in the Hudson Valley for a Work Retreat
Mural commision completed in Maui, Hawaii
Students taking "Imagination Art Club" at the Sara Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, NY
Nature's Palette
handmade earth pigment watercolors for sale/workshops
In this workshop, artist Laura Leigh will walk through the traditional method of creating watercolor paint from Catskill Mountain rocks and minerals. This includes gathering stones, milling pigments, and applying these paints with your painting process. Each student will have the opportunity to create a small watercolor palette to take home. The end of the workshop will feature an open-paint session with pigments, charcoal and watercolor mediums.
Adult & Children's workshops available for all skill levels. All materials included.
Host a Class, workshop or paint party
Laura is available for private lessons, kid's birthday parties, Nature's Palette Workshops, Murals,
Paint and Sip, Art classes for homeschooling groups, and Creative Therapy sessions in both her studio in Clintondale NY OR your home/business/space.
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