Nocturne Nature:Painting the Night Landscape
6 Week Class | Available
In this course, we’ll explore how to depict the quiet beauty and mystery of the natural world after dark. Through guided exercises and projects, students will learn how to paint night landscapes - ranging from forests, seascapes and mountains - by focusing on colour mixing, lighting effects, and composition. We’ll study works by renowned artists known for their nocturnes to understand how they approached light, shadow, and atmosphere in nighttime settings. Emphasis will be placed on developing a strong sense of mood and depth using limited palettes, subtle contrasts, and creative lighting sources such as moonlight or lamps.
Base Tuition: $338 + Material Fee: $10 = $348 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Colour mixing for night scenes using temperature, value, and contrast
- Techniques for painting moonlight, lamplight, and reflection
- How to depict different nighttime environments (forests, water, mountains
- Composition and design strategies for low-light setting
- Creating mood, space, and atmosphere with limited palettes
- Insights into the techniques and approaches of artists who painted night landscapes
Leila Refahi
Leila is an experienced art teacher and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in Visual Art. She has taught painting and drawing in different art schools and universities in Canada, Finland, Germany and Iran since 2011. Leila works with painting, installation and digital media to create participatory art experiences. Her work mainly focuses on environmental issues, climate change and endangered animals. She is interested in socially engaged art and its impact on raising and transforming environmental knowledge in communities. She has presented six solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 national & international group exhibitions and festivals.