Confident & Colorful Landscapes in Oil Paint with Artist Daniel Roemmelt

Have you ever wished you could create your own colorful landscape inspired by a photo of your favorite place? This class will reshape your creativity.

INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Roemmelt, a 39-year arts educator and a full-time artist.

This course is appropriate for ages 16 to adult and is appropriate for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.

LOCATION: ArtsUnited, Inc. Gallery, 201 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors

SUPPLIES: will be provided, but if you have oil paints and brushes, and an easel, please bring them along.

DATES: May 4, 11, and 18, 2026

DURATION: Each Monday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

PRICE: $108 total [NOTE: ArtsUnited Members save $10. Use Promo Code: AUMEMBER]

CLASS ONE:

• Discuss how you decide what to leave in, take out, add, or change in the scene?
• How do you simplify and convey what interests you most in the reference photo?
• How do you compose a landscape painting so that it’s successful?
• Investigate paintings of Wolf Kahn, Vincent van Gogh, and Claude Monet, and contemporary artists.
• Using a grid system over your photograph, it will be transferred onto a larger format canvas, using white charcoal on a toned canvas.

CLASS TWO:

• Discuss how you paint vibrant and expressive?
• Investigate Wayne Thiebaud, David Hockney, and Georgia O’Keefe.
• Discussion on color theory and how to mix colors.
• Begin applying layers of underpainting. Instructor will paint along with the students as demonstration and will provide group and individual instruction.
• Critique.

CLASS THREE:

• Discuss options for applying paint strokes, adding texture?
• Creating light. Investigate artists Camilla Engstrom, Richard Diebenkorn and April Gornick and others.
• Critique and further develop your painting toward completion in this session.