Eileen McCullough “Capturing the Coastal Community” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Artist Eileen McCullough is recognized for the vibrant, fluid watercolor painting style that captures the sensation of Southern California beach communities. She is a signature member of LAPAPA and holds a Master signature membership of Watercolor West. Paint along with Eileen as she paints the Aqua Cafe. Follow her three-step process. Learn how she establishes her whites and glazes by layering transparent washes and finishes with energetic calligraphy.
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Gabriel Stockton: “Oceanside Pier” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Learn how to create a snapshot, a beautiful poem. If you’ve never painted on the beach, this is the class for you! Artist Gabriel Stockton will share how a quick mini-painting can receive an award from Andy Evans. We will uncover the confidence in painting moving landscapes through painting on the beach.
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Toni Williams: “Landscape, the Four Planes” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Come set up in Guajome Park and learn how to apply John F. Carlson’s rules, essentially four masses that make up a good landscape with the artist, Toni Williams.
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
Location: Guajome Park “Carlson’s Four Planes” near the bathrooms
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Geoff Allen: “Creating Atmosphere in Watercolor” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Learn how to make a sense of distance, mood, and mystery within our watercolors with artist, Geoff Allen. See optional video to prepare here.
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Eileen McCullough: “Fun with Watercolor Sketching” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Sketching outdoors is relaxing and fun. You are free of the demands and expectations associated with a finished watercolor painting.
Follow along with artist, Eileen McCullough, as she demos her creative carefree style. The subject matter will be beachgoers and the festivities centered around the Oceanside Pier. The focus will be on sketching with a brush plus, lessons on signage, umbrellas, banners, bikes, and bodyboarders.
Bring a comfy chair, small watercolor paper or sketchbook, some travel paints, and a few brushes. After the workshop, Eileen will demo how she incorporates her small sketches into her finished paintings.
Supply list:
Watercolor sketch paper. (ex. Canson blue 140 cold press pad 11×14, 8×10 Travel palette)
A few brushes (ex 3⁄4 inch flat, half-inch flat, small Chinese calligraphy brush)
Pencil
Eraser
Travel water container
Sunscreen
Hat Optional
Water Soluble graphite pencils Optional
Watercolor pencils, markers Optional
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
Location: Underneath the Oceanside Pier
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Toni Williams: “At the Beach, Spots & Shapes” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
We will look at the beach crowd, their chairs, umbrellas as well as the people and create quickly rendered suggestions & gestural movements of the value shapes and their relationships. Bring shade and a chair!
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
Location: South Jetty near Bathrooms and Tower 12, North of the Pier
$115
Refund Policy
Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
Gabriel Stockton: “Star Theater” Workshop | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Learn how to create a vertical, dynamic visual painting that has a historical feel and elicits an emotional connection for your future clients. In this workshop, we will also touch on the minimal palette.
During workshops, participants will have the opportunity to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced artists. Participants will learn specific techniques depending on the artist who is teaching, receive personalized feedback on their work, and get to ask questions about the Plein Air painting process all while capturing some of Oceanside’s most iconic scenery. Workshops are limited to 15 participants and are not included in Plein Air Festival registration.
$115
Refund Policy Full payment is required at the time of registration for all levels of Plein Air Festival participants. Refunds will not be available for Plein Air workshops. We understand that plans change and things may come up to prevent your attendance. Purchase of workshop tickets may be transferred to a friend or for credit used towards tickets to the museum, a different workshop (if available), towards a membership, or for a 100% tax-deductible donation.
VIP Exhibition Pre Sale | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Be the first to collect the coveted artwork selected for the 2023 Oceanside Plein Air Festival Juried Exhibition. Sip on champagne and enjoy mid-day refreshments, along with exclusive access to purchasing works by prominent plein air painters before the sale opens to the public at noon. (Note: the exhibition will be publicly viewable from 11:00am. Refreshments and purchases will be VIP exclusive 11:00am–12:00pm.)
$125
BIG Easel Sale – Part 2 | Free Public Event | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
Peruse a stunning showcase of original works of plein air art in a variety of media created over the course of the 2023 Oceanside Plein Air Festival. Taking place directly behind the Museum, you can find the next gem for your collection at pricing accessible to any level of collector, or simply browse the hundreds of artistic interpretations of Southern California’s natural beauty and built environment created over the course of the preceding week. The sale will be open both before and after the Plein Air Festival Awards Celebration taking place just around the corner at OMA, making it an exciting way to start or end your day of celebrating art in the open air.
No Reservation is Needed.
Paint Out And Easel Sale: Nightlife Nocturns | Oceanside Plein Air Festival 2023
As part of the 2023 Oceanside Plein Air Festival, artists will paint Oceanside’s lively downtown scene, from the Sunset Market hosted by Main Street Oceanside to the lowriders of the Member’s Only Car Club in front of Oceanside Museum of Art. This is a “just for fun” communal painting event and will not be judged.
Only Registered Festival Artists may RSVP. The public is invited to watch artworks come to life.
Love what you see? You can purchase paintings straight off the easel! OMA staff will be available to process payments.
Look for the OMA check-in tent at:
Oceanside Museum of Art 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
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