3 Consecutive Saturdays: Freeland, MD Location
October 5th, 12th and 19th11AM - 2PM20901 Millers Mill Rd, Freeland, MD 21053410-343-3165With Katya Levental“If your landscapes look like a flat wall of green, it’s time to learn how space feels.”Class Overview:Ever paint a landscape that looked more like a stacked sandwich than a deep, breathing world? You’re not alone. Most painters struggle with one big challenge: how to show space on a flat surface.In this True Bohemians workshop, we’re tackling that head-on by exploring how color and perspective work together to build visual depth. This class will teach you the fundamentals of linear perspective—like how the horizon line, vanishing points, and scaling create structure—and show you how to use atmospheric perspective to make your colors breathe and recede into space.You’ll learn not just how to place a tree or a mountain correctly, but how to make viewers feel the distance between the foreground and the horizon. Expect to think in layers, paint in gradients, and start seeing color as a tool for creating space, not just decoration.Class Process: 1. Perspective Demystified – A clear, practical breakdown of linear perspective basics: horizon lines, vanishing points, and how size and placement create depth. 2. Color + Space – Dive into atmospheric perspective—how hue, value, and saturation shift with distance, and why things get lighter, cooler, and less defined the farther away they are. 3. Foreground, Midground, Background – Learn to break your composition into zones and paint each with distinct depth cues and color logic. 4. Designing a Spatial Palette – Build a custom color scheme that helps your landscape unfold naturally across the canvas. 5. From Sketch to Scene – Apply your new knowledge in a full landscape painting, moving from loose structural sketch to fully layered, depth-driven scene.By the end of this class, you’ll have a solid grip on how perspective actually works and how to use color intentionally to create space and atmosphere. Your shadows will make sense. Your hills will feel far away. And your landscapes will finally stop looking like green pancakes.Ready to give your paintings real breathing room? Let’s go.