Plein-air workshop in Rozwadów “Whispers of history” – classes for young people

Plein-air workshop in Rozwadów “Whispers of history” - classes for young people

[Course date changed!] The aim of the workshop is to prepare a group of young people for creative work in the open air. Participants will develop the ability to observe, analyze and interpret the urban landscape in the Rozwadow area. They will learn about the visual values of the natural and cultural environment of the architectural development of the city, Rozwadów settlement in the immediate vicinity of the Alfons Karpinski Painting Gallery. The series of outdoor workshops includes four meetings.

Plein Air in Rozwadów “Whispers of History”.

August 22-25, 2023, 9:00-11:30 am


Day one 

Substantive introduction to the exercises. What are the characteristics of a cityscape? The issue of perspective using examples from art history (Venetian veduta, Italian painting, Dutch landscape, Impressionists);

Practical exercises: drawing from nature in the open air (spatial compositions, series of sketches, examples of urban architecture; paper, pencil).


Day two

Drawing exercises with color (pastel crayons, watercolor paints);

Concrete architectural object, the issue of perspective in nature;

Enrichment of linear drawing with color elements that emphasize the character of architecture.


Day three 

Painting exercises (tempera, acrylic on a painting board 40×50 cm)

Shaping the composition based on observation from nature (streets, trees, selected fragments of city architecture)


Day four 

Painting exercise “Light, value and texture in creating the illusion of space”;

Study of urban architecture on the basis of perspective (space composed with paint (tempera, acrylic on a painting board 40×50 cm).

Exercise leader – Dr. Janusz Baran

For information and registration call 15 842 02 07.

Works made during the plein-air workshop remain the property of the participants. Art materials are provided by the Museum.

Cost of participation in the plein-air workshop: PLN 200