Contemporary Landscape Painting
South Bay Art School
A 6 module painting course with 11 instructional videos.
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Our approach
Contemporary landscape painting is a dynamic and evolving field that draws from the rich traditions of landscape art while simultaneously pushing the boundaries to explore new forms and ideas. One of the primary characteristics that define contemporary landscape painting is the vibrant use of color. Artists today often employ a broader and more diverse palette, using color not just to represent the natural world accurately but to convey emotion, mood, and perspective. The use of color in contemporary landscape painting can be bold and unexpected, offering viewers an experience that is both visually stimulating and thought-provoking.
Another defining feature of contemporary landscape painting is its sense of freedom and playfulness. Unlike traditional landscape painting, which often adhered to strict representational techniques and compositional rules, contemporary artists enjoy more liberty in their approach. This freedom allows them to experiment with form, technique, and medium, leading to works that are more playful, loose, and expressive. Such experimentation often results in landscapes that challenge the viewer's perceptions and invite them to engage with the artwork in a more personal and interpretive way.
Overall, contemporary landscape painting is characterized by its vibrant use of color, playful and free-spirited approaches, and the influence of artists who continue to push the boundaries of what is possible within the genre.
6 Modules with 11 videos to get you on the right track!
With 6 separate modules and 11 videos covering the basics of landscape painting, you will be painting and exploring art in ways you never thought possible.
Fun First!
Emphasis on fun and staying relaxed while learning new methods.
Color and Composition
Learn how color, composition, and texture create paintings - warm versus cool color, tonal values, how color creates mood.
Go at your own pace
Course allows you to paint in your home workspace, studio, or outside in nature.
What you get with unlimited lifetime access to 6 course modules (11 videos)
- Different ways to start paintings with video demonstrations
- Color Discussions and Demonstrations
- Composition Demonstrations
- Gain confidence by not worrying about "doing it right".
- Learn to be OK with making mistakes as this can actually make for better paintings in the end.
- Join a free community of other artists where you can share ideas, thoughts, etc.
- Feel the wonderful discovery of exploring new life paths.
- Gain access to a well known mid career landscape painter as your instructor.
- And most importantly, explore new ways to have some fun!
Testimonials
"Last year I completed Ben's landscape painting class. I had no prior experience painting. Ben is a great instructor. He has a wealth of knowledge and a true passion for teaching. Under his tutelage I began the evolution of being the artist I never thought I could be." - Deborah B
"Ben is a fun, witty, intelligent, talented artist with an engaging perspective on painting. His work speaks volumes if one sits with it and listens to all that is expressed in the mark making, the colors, the textures, the light. Ben is an engaging and a consummate teaching professional." - Leanne G
"Ben is one of the more talented artists and teachers I have come across. He takes great pride in his work and is a man of integrity." - Jeffrey A
"This course is taught in a manner that is relaxed, playful, and allows you to go at your own pace, so it fits into your lifestyle. Ben's decades of knowledge are easy to understand. The class is packed with information that gave me a sense of confidence" - Kathy M
"Ben is a genuine person and a terrific painter and teacher. He has a great sense of color, an amazing knowledge of art history, and he makes very heartfelt paintings." - Mitchell J
Learn more about your Instructor
and The Southbay Art School (here)
Benjamin Junta lives and works in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, his artistic studies began with Squeak Carnwath at the University of California, Davis, as well as at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.
His early works were largely influenced by Mark Rothko and Richard Diebenkorn, and later by his study with the painters Wolf Kahn at The Santa Fe Art Institute (in the Hans Hoffman tradition of "push-pull"), Bernard Chaet, and the teachings of Charles Hawthorne and Henry Hensche as studied at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provinctown, MA. He also studied at The Vermont Studio Center with the British painter John Walker, as well as with American still life painter William Bailey.
He has exhibited on the East Coast, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Los Angeles, CA, Santa Barbara, CA, as well as at Stanford University and other locations in Northern California. Recently, He has exhibited his paintings with Hale Arts Space in Santa Monica, CA, the Palos Verdes Art Center in Palos Verdes, CA, Siren 6500 in Hollywood, CA, SPACE Arts Center in South Pasadena, CA, Resin Art Space in Hermosa Beach, CA and with Serena and Lily - www.serenaandlily.com. His most recent gallery exhibition was with The Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Summer 2023. His work is in both private and corporate collections.
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