Pre-Convention Workshops

Add a Pre-Convention Workshop and Start Your Growth Early

Before the convention officially kicks off, we offer a select few hands-on workshops taught by some of our top instructors. These are smaller, more focused sessions designed to give you even more time at the easel — and a serious head start before the main event begins.

Matt Smith

Join Matt Smith for a pre-convention oil workshop built around the four fundamentals: drawing, value, design, and color. Click to learn more.

Carrie Curran

Join us for this beginner session, a hands-on class featuring Carrie Curran that sets you up for everything else you will learn during the Plein Air Convention & Expo. Click to learn more.

Andy Evansen

Join Andy Evansen for a pre-convention watercolor workshop on painting loose, luminous landscapes in just a few washes. Click to learn more.