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Monthly Painting Lessons Online with Marla Baggetta
The Premiere Painting lessons Subscription from one of the most colorful artists in the United States.
“I’m excited to announce the unveiling of my new flagship instructional offering – Monthly Painting Lessons Online. There is a whole world of content for you to learn from and enjoy here, dozens of hours’ worth, with new content coming every month.”
– Marla Baggetta, Creator of Painting Lessons Online with Marla
As featured in many art books and journals
Marla’s talent, passion and educational focus has not gone unnoticed by the art community at large. She is also a sought after speaker and educator whose number one goal is to pass on her own knowledge and practice of beauty and joy to as many people as possible, including YOU!
The online pastel painting lessons subscription for everyone.
12
MONTHLY SESSIONS
Per Year
80+
VIDEOS
In First Year
12
IN-DEPTH CORLORFUL STEP-BY-STEP EBOOKS Each Year
Beginners
I have carefully designed these lessons to be accessible to those who are just getting started with pastel painting. And if you need a more in depth introduction to pastel painting, check out my workshop: Pastels for the Serious Beginner
Amateurs
Does a busy lifestyle only afford you several hours a week to dedicate to Pastels? Not to worry! I have carefully designed these monthly sessions to be balanced and digestible, thereby ensuring progress even when access to the easel is limited.
Professionals
Even if you have been working with pastels for most of your life, I have something valuable to offer with these lessons. Be it a hard earned insight, or a refreshing return to the fundamentals, I share from the depth of what I have learned in my career.
Meet Your Teacher
Who is Marla Baggetta?
Marla is an incredibly talented fine artist who works with galleries throughout the US. Every year she travels the globe teaching workshops and speaking at art events to inspire other painters.
Recently she launched a new website to the public with the purpose of helping thousands of struggling artists to succeed.
“Whether you are completely new to pastel painting or looking to build on the foundation of knowledge you already have, these lessons are an exciting journey into the world of pastels. I’ll help you to gain confidence with the medium and learn to create dynamic pastel paintings of any subject. You’ll learn my techniques for using loose, confident mark-making to convey energy, atmosphere and emotion as you paint in pastel!”
Marla Baggetta
Years of her experience collected and poured into the monthly pastel painting lessons online subscription!
Divided into Monthly Sessions
Here is What you Will get for YEar 1
(LEssons for year 2 will be announced soon!)
BONUS SESSION
Painting on a bright moonlit evening, it can seem as though you might have the world all to yourself! The veil of darkness pulls in around you, quiet and mysterious. Here and there, street lights and neon signs pop on bringing glitter and shimmer to even the most ordinary of scenes. Nighttime brings with it calm and sense of isolation but also a sense of magic and fantasy. If we don’t go out into the night, we miss a whole world as painters; we want to be able to do it! This session shows you how!
- Lesson 1: Moonscape
- Lesson 2: Cityscape
- Lesson 3: Landscape
- Lesson 4: Mockturne
SESSION ONE
Before we begin our study of pastel painting, I want to make sure that you have some essential information about materials, workspace & workspace practices as well as an orientation towards learning that will inspire you to be part of a energized and diligent group of pastel painters!
This series of videos is chock full of valuable information that you’ll want to refer to over and over again throughout this course. This month’s lessons were designed specifically to help you get familiar and comfortable with your pastels. A simple but powerful warm up exercise is meant to get you started on the right path promoting a playful, curious approach. In the second lesson we touch on some of the fundamentals such as the form principle and the three components of color. The final lesson puts it all together in an important exercise dealing with form, light and color.
- Lesson 1: Choosing Pastels
- Lesson 2: Choosing Papers
- Lesson 3: Setting Up a Pastel Workspace
- Lesson 4: Make Your Own Dustcatcher
- Lesson 5: Keeping Track of Pastels
- Lesson 6: Cleaning Pastels
- Lesson 7: Stages of Learning
- Lesson 8: Warm Up - An Apple a day
- Lesson 9: Form Light & Shadow
- Lesson 10: Three Colored Cubes
Plus 3 Supplemental Lessons!
SESSION TWO
This month’s study is of a fascinating component of the landscape: water. Water has an irresistible pull on us from lakes, streams, creeks, rivers to waterfalls!
Water is deservedly a popular subject for painting. Water creates mood, perspective, and intrigue in the landscape. If you find yourself in an unfamiliar painting location, head to where there’s a body of water and you’ll undoubtedly find a worthy subject. This study will help you to develop the necessary tools and techniques to express this rewarding aspect of the landscape.
- Lesson 1: A Meandering Stream
- Lesson 2: Water in a Composition
- Lesson 3: Inventing Color in a Scene
- Supplement 1: Seeing Value
- Supplement 2: Optical Mixing
- Supplement 3: A Little Color Theory
- Supplement 4: Return to Oaks Bottom
- Supplement 5: Napa Valley
SESSION THREE
In this month’s collection of lessons, Marla illustrates the essential techniques for painting a variety of dramatic skies. The light from the sky pervades every landscape and having at least a working understanding of types of clouds, how they behave and how they relate to the sky above them is essential to creating convincing skies in your paintings. In this study, Marla suggests an approach for knitting the sky and clouds together into a unified whole, however this shouldn’t be thought of as a formula but rather as a catalyst to inspire your own creativity when approaching our subject.
No two skies are alike – that’s all part of the excitement of painting clouds and sky! With a bit a practice you’ll be able to create luminous and dynamic skies. The examples and exercises will increase your skills and confidence.
- Lesson 1: Painting Clouds & Sky
- Lesson 2: A Sunset Sky
- Lesson 3: Clouds and Sillhouette
- Supplement 1: Carlson's Theory of Angles
- Supplement 2: Aerial Perspective
- Supplement 3: To Blend or Not to Blend
- Supplement 4: How to Paint Beautiful Clouds
SESSION FOUR
- Lesson 1: Color Fields in Pastel
- Lesson 2: Foreground Grasses
- Lesson 3: A Field of Flowers
- Supplement 1: The Influence of Light
- Supplement 2: A Little Color Theory
- Supplement 3: Oaks Bottom Park
- Supplement 4: Wine Country
- Supplement 5: New Mexico Pastel Painting
SESSION FIVE
- Lesson 1: The Rural Landscape
- Lesson 2: Thumbnails Tabletop
- Lesson 3: Cityscape –The Post Office
- Lesson 4: Industrial Cityscape
- Supplement 1: Distilling
- Supplement 2: A Little Color Theory
- Supplement 3: Color in Shadow
- Supplement 4: Erasing
SESSION SIX
- Lesson 1: Value Mapping + Color Schemes
- Lesson 2: Miniatures: Mileage & Joy
- Supplement 1: Abstract Mountain Lesson
- Supplement 2: A Little Color Theory
- Supplement 3: Mastering Intensity
- Supplement 4: Compressing Values
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SESSION SEVEN
Plein air painting is arguably the best way to experience painting through the direct observation and experience of the outdoors but it can be very daunting when you are out there doing it. Use all of your senses as you follow along with me and I take you step-by-step through the process of creating a plein air painting, including techniques for establishing a successful composition, managing changing light, and using color to portray atmospheric perspective.
- Lesson 1: Springtime in Portland
- Lesson 2: Hometown Plein Air
- Lesson 3: Using a Viewfinder + Scaling Your Sketch
- Supplement 1: Packing for Plein Air
- Supplement 2: Starting Easy in Your Backyard
SESSION EIGHT
- Lesson 1: Fall Trees - "The Promise of Red"
- Lesson 2: A Canopy of Fall - "A Gentle Path"
- Lesson 3: Using A Complementary Scheme in Fall
- Supplement 1: Interlocking Shapes & Skyholes
- Supplement 2: Beyond Greens
- Supplement 3: Another Perspective
- Supplement 4: Picking & Choosing
SESSION NINE
I’ll show you several great underpainting techniques that are perfect for any artist looking to add an element of spontaneity to their work while supporting and enhancing their landscape compositions. I’ll show you step-by-step how to take advantage of possibilities and without getting too out of control!
- Lesson 1: Underpainting Options
- Lesson 2: Pears 1
- Lesson 3: Pears 2
- Lesson 4: Pears 3
- Lesson 5: Pears 4
- Lesson 6: Pears 5
- Lesson 7: Intuitive Underpainting
- Lesson 8: Underpainting Techniques
- Supplement 1: A Little Color Theory
- Supplement 2: Mastering Intensity
- Supplement 3: In the Studio: Underpaintings
SESSION TEN
Each season has its particular beauty and flavor. Spring’s blossoming flowers and newly leafing trees, summer’s sunny, lazy days, fall’s show of color and winters sparkling snow all captivate our artistic sensibilities. In this session we’ll explore all four seasons and the challenges and opportunities each present to the painter.
- Lesson 1: Spring Dance
- Lesson 2: Summer - "By The Nursery"
- Lesson 3: Autumn - "Across the Valley"
- Lesson 4: Winter's Glow
- Supplement 1: Exploring Seasons
- Supplement 2: Spring Dance 2
- Supplement 3: A Summer Path
- Supplement 4: Chasing Magic
SESSION ELEVEN
There are fundamental design principles that can help us to create strong, engaging compositions consistently. This month’s lessons will focus on building compositions with considered steps right from the start.
- Lesson 1: Language of Color
- Lesson 2: Gaze of Fall
- Lesson 3: Navigating Your Trouble Zones
- Lesson 4: Monet's "The Magpie"
- Supplement 1: Comfort and Light Live Lesson
SESSION TWELVE
As a painter, I must admit to shying away from the grandiose lest my paintings come across as trite or unconvincing. But one reaches a point that a theme cannot be ignored or avoided! A trip to the Canadian Rockies was such a turning point for me. To meet the challenge of doing these majestic peaks justice, quite a bit of study and practice was required of me. I looked to the masters of the genre for guidance.
- Lesson 1: Reflecting on Marion Wachtel
- Lesson 2: A Silvery Stream
- Lesson 3: Three Views
- Supplement 1: The Canadian Rockies
- Supplement 2: How to Paint Abstract Mountains
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BONUS SESSION
Nocturnes
Painting on a bright moonlit evening, it can seem as though you might have the world all to yourself! The veil of darkness pulls in around you, quiet and mysterious. Here and there, street lights and neon signs pop on bringing glitter and shimmer to even the most ordinary of scenes. Nighttime brings with it calm and sense of isolation but also a sense of magic and fantasy.
Included in the session:
34 PAGE PDF
4 VIDEOS
4 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION one
Getting started: the basics
I want to make sure that you have some essential information about materials, workspace & workspace practices as well as an orientation towards learning that will inspire you to be part of an energized and diligent group of pastel painters!
Included in the session:
35 PAGE PDF
13 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Two
How to Paint Water
Included in the session:
22 PAGE PDF
9 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Three
SKy & Clouds
Included in the session:
22 PAGE PDF
7 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Four
Dealing With Foregrounds
Why are foregrounds so difficult? This session seeks to address this dilemma with solutions to make your paintings stronger and more dynamic.
Included in the session:
20 PAGE PDF
8 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Five
Including Structures
Including a structure in our pieces can add interest and character to our paintings. They can add a level of complexity to our compositions and gives us the opportunity to record architectural details or capture the character of a favorite place.
Included in the session:
27 PAGE PDF
8 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Six
Work Small & Get Better Fast
Included in the session:
23 PAGE PDF
6 VIDEOS
2 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
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SESSION SEven
THE PLEIN AIR EXPERIENCE
I take you through the process of creating a plein air painting, including techniques for establishing a successful composition, managing changing light, and using color to portray atmospheric perspective.
Included in the session:
20 PAGE PDF
5 VIDEOS
2 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Eight
How to Paint Glowing Fall Scenes
Included in the session:
21 PAGE PDF
7 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Nine
Underpainting Techniques
Included in the session:
21 PAGE PDF
11 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Ten
THE SEASONS IN PASTEL
Included in the session:
21 PAGE PDF
8 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION ELEVEN
FOCUS ON COmposition
Included in the session:
28 PAGE PDF
5 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
SESSION Twelve
Mountains
I can’t think of a subject more fundamental to the landscape painter than mountains. They are the stage and the backdrop for the scenes they surround. They create dark evening silhouettes and blazing sunrise displays that are thrilling just to see and daunting to try to paint.
Included in the session:
23 PAGE PDF
5 VIDEOS
3 STEP-BY-STEP DEMONSTRATIONS
New COntent and Updates
EVERY Month
New content come every month for monthly subscribers or get 12 months right away if you are a yearly subscriber! Another 12 lessons will be available for year 2 (coming soon!)
MemberS only fAcebook Group
You will be invited to join an exclusive Facebook group where you can interact, collaborate and create with fellow students!
Q&A Live Stream with Marla Baggetta
Members will receive special access to members-only livestream events. Lots of fun things will happen here, and there will be an opportunity for live Q+A with Marla!
Exclusive Members only Discounts
All subscribers receive exclusive discounts on my online workshops. These workshops offer a deep dive into specific topics. I am always hard at work on something new. Don’t miss out!
Extras to help learn even more!
How To Create Beautiful Paintings From Reference Photos
Working from life is unquestionably the optimal way to work, but it’s not always possible. Weather, mobility, time constraints, among other things makes painting from life impractical some of the time. Weather is often an issue for me. No matter how hard-core you are, sometimes conditions will not allow you to do your best work outdoors. You may be on a painting trip when there isn’t enough time to paint all the many scenes that inspire you. If we don’t use photo reference in these cases, we could miss out on an opportunity to paint something of great merit.
200 Landscape Photos to Paint
I always suggest that you take your own photographs, but because I know it’s not always possible for everyone to do that, I’ve put together this resource pack of 200 reference photos. I have many, many students struggle with what to paint and whether their photos are appropriate. I decided to share some of my pictures with you hoping they’ll spark new ideas on what makes a good subject. Some of them I’ve painted, some I haven’t. I hope that they will inspire you to get to the easel and perhaps take some photo expeditions of your own.
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Quick summary of what you're getting
in FIRST YEAR
SESSION ONE
GETTING STARTED: THE BASICS
SESSION TWO
HOW TO PAINT WATER
SSESSION THREE
SKY AND CLOUDS
SESSION FOUR
DEALING WITH FOREGROUNDS
SESSION FIVE
INCLUDING STRUCTURES
SESSION SIX
WORK SMALL & GET BETTER FAST
SESSION SEVEN
THE PLEIN AIR EXPERIENCE
SESSION EIGHT
HOW TO PAINT GLOWING FALL SCENES
SESSION NINE
UNDERPAINTING TECHNIQUES
SESSION TEN
THE SEASONS IN PASTEL
SESSION ELEVEN
FOCUS ON COMPOSITION
SESSION TWELVE
MOUNTAINS
Bonus Session
Nocturne
Bonus 1
How To Create Beautiful Paintings From Reference Photos
Bonus 2
200 Landscape Photos to Paint
Members Only Facebook Group
Q&A Live Stream with Marla Baggetta
All content is 100% digital. Get instant access.
Watch and learn on the go, on your smartphone, tablet or laptop, while you are riding in a bus or waiting for your favorite cup of coffee. Learning pastel painting has never been easier.
Try this course with no risk.
It takes about 60 seconds to sign up. Don’t wait!
100% money back guarantee.
I am fundamentally committed to your success and happiness. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with my Monthly Pastel Lessons Online, within 30 days of first signing up, I will issue you a 100% refund. No Questions Asked!
I am always hard at work improving my offerings to you and I welcome all feedback, both positive and negative.
Marla Baggetta
