Janice

"I wanted to take a different direction in my art and to develop painterly skills. I also wanted to break my habitual use of standard applications of the “usual” landscape colors. Alain’s Painterly Landscape Course has helped me achieve these goals. Through his teaching and the guidance of mentors I also learned about thumbnail, tonal and color sketches, underpainting, color schemes, the color wheel, and the different effects of various pastel papers.

I now feel much more confident in using brighter colors in different ways that I would never have considered before."

Julie

"Before I took this course I never felt my paintings had a final touch that gave them a focal point and a little oomph!

Now I understand much better what components make a painting a finished piece of art and I’m much happier with my work!

There were many AHA moments along the way, but most of all I loved the personal touch – that meant SO much to me: I felt “seen”. The course was friendly and supportive and can be archived to use at any time. And it was affordable, which is also important!"

Carole

"This course has put me on the road to success in my goals and so much more!

Practicing color and value studies and learning to understand how to scale proportions have helped me develop a looser style of mark making and gain more confidence in my paintings. Alain’s approach to painting and his teaching style will help anyone improve their painting, and he provides so much information that will give you direction in your painting for months, even years to come!"

Ang

"Oh my goodness!

This course exceeded my expectations in ways I could not have imagined and I have learnt so many things

– such as how the color wheel works and how to put it to use, the use of thumbnails and the importance of tonal values, the different kinds of hard and soft pastels, and how to see the bigger picture and not get stuck in trying to paint details. My big win is that Alain has given me the confidence to learn and move forward and for that I will always be grateful."

Dana

"My specific goals in taking this course were to learn painterly mark making, understand value, and find out how to successfully proceed from the beginning to the end of a painting.

My big wins were getting better at seeing value by using thumbnails and using lighter mark making at the beginning of a painting.

Alain’s Painterly Landscape Course is a treasure trove of painting knowledge!"

Sarah

"I wanted to learn to break down projects into repeatable steps, and I wanted to loosen up my strokes. The course taught me the “why” behind some of the steps I was not doing before, such as thumbnails and small color studies. 

I am now much happier when I am working on larger pieces of art.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course."

Robin

"My primary goal was to take this course and see if I could really paint! Although it took me a while to complete the course due to unexpected family responsibilities, I did finish it and was pleasantly surprised at my results. I was encouraged by the course itself, by the Facebook group comments, and by the encouragement of my friends.

This course has made me WANT to continue my artwork!  

I would totally do it again!"

Sharon

"I have been fortunate to have taken many painting workshops but I learned more from Alain’s Painterly Landscape Course than from any other teacher. Through practicing thumbnails and color studies I love seeing the strokes in my work. 

I’m no longer just drawing lines or filling in spaces. I now feel a great sense of accomplishment."

Eileen

"The course is great. A big win for me was realizing how to use thumbnails successfully, and how they impact the final work. I absolutely loved learning about the various underpainting methods.

I have also become more aware of the marks and edges when I am painting in oils and acrylic. A big win all around!

The Painterly Landscape Course is a real eye opener. It is great for learning with pastels, but equally informative for painters in wet media. A lot to learn and absorb, but totally worth it."

Heather

"I have a much better understanding of color after taking this course!

Alain is a great, knowledgeable, experienced teacher who is very encouraging. The course is very thorough and is designed with the student in mind. The progression of exercises are extremely helpful!."

Gillian

"For me, the Painterly Roadmap is a very clear and straight forward series of steps to take me from start to finish in a painting...with an incredibly exciting amount of choices along the way!! Every milestone in the roadmap encourages me to think, consider and experiment...and to follow a very consistent and steady method of work.

By doing this, I feel confident...and so free to "fly my kite"!"

Kitty

"I have been recognized for my artwork, but it was such a struggle and all intuitive.

Now, I am far more confident, more knowledgeable and find real joy in the work.

Alain is amazing as an artist and a teacher. You'll never be sorry for taking his courses. They are motivating and are priceless."

Nancy

"I learned a ton about color. As a total newbie, I also got up the general pastel learning curve very quickly. I historically have had a tighter style.

This course helped me loosen up and understand about optical blending.

There were lots of AHA moments since I was previously unfamiliar with the medium. I started my art journey back in pre-internet days, so to learn anything, I had to buy a book or go to a weekend workshop. I would pay a lot of money for the workshops (not to mention travel and lodging) and inevitably come home feeling frustrated and depressed. This course was so well organized ... It put all the concepts together in an orderly fashion. It is a huge bargain!"

Molly

"I have many reference photos of landscapes, but wasn't sure where to start. This course has shown me how to make a game plan to paint them.

Exploration of the wet on wet underpaintings has helped me to loosen up. It's improvisational, it's exciting and it's teaching me to enjoy the spontaneity and creativity of painting. Alain Picard is the BEST! He's a great communicator, motivational instructor and his courses have lifetime accessibility."

Sylvie

"Shape simplification and clarifying values have been quite a revelation. I now understand why some of my pastels did not work. I still need to practice but it is much clearer to me what I need to do to correct many pastels I have done that were good but not great. Trying out colors in small scale have also allowed me to use sticks of colors I have never touched! When it comes to choosing my colors, I now understand much better the color wheel and how to create harmony and accents."

Chris

"The biggest win for me is that the course has motivated me to do more art!!! Throughout my life, it has always been done in spurts. I really like pastels and learned so much. I am fortunate enough to live on the water with beautiful views. While my first love is still portrait, no longer do I feel I have to shy away from landscapes. I have a much better understanding of under painting, application of pastel, the color wheel, interpretation of color in refreshing new ways, mark making, and the importance of color studies and thumbnails." 

Joni

"I dipped my toe in the waters of developing a looser style, and now have a better idea of what that could be. I had wanted to do this for some time but had no idea how to go about it. I don’t have an art background beyond various local workshops, so learning not to just jump in there to create the painting was quite helpful for me. Starting with the basics helped pull it all together for me, so my foundation is stronger, and will lead to more confident explorations."