 Kenn
Backhaus Clearly Communicates the Glories of Plein Air!
Kenn Backhaus' touch is nothing short of magical.
And nowhere is that magic more apparent than in this 196-minute
plein-air painting demonstration. Before a live audience (including
many a songbird and one friendly dog), Kenn executes this
charming oil of a riverside cottage and its watery surrounds.
It's almost like being there!
Viewers will receive an over-the-shoulder look at Kenn's confident
technique as he takes the painting from its thumbnail sketch
beginnings to its finishing brushstrokes. Along the way, he
incorporates lesson after lesson gleaned from decades of painting
and teaching experience.
It doesn't matter what level you, the viewer, are working
on - Kenn Backhaus has something to teach you. For example,
in this two video set, he includes an eye-opening demonstration
of what can be achieved with a limited palette. Viewers will
learn how, with astute color mixing, even a small selection
of paints can produce an astonishing array of hues. 
Kenn's method of converting the observable three-dimensional
world into a two-dimensional painting is so simple that with
practice, anyone can achieve it. Kenn takes nothing for granted
about the viewer's artistic preparation. He thoroughly explains
how to simplify the elements of a scene into a pleasing design.
Throughout the painting, he demonstrates ways of dealing with
landscape clutter and unwanted elements; plus, he shows how
to enhance a painting's impact by including a few elements
not present in the actual scene.
Follow a blueprint
to successful painting.
The video includes a brushstroke-by-brushstroke progression
of a start-to-finish painting. Reducing a scene to its abstract
qualities and how this simplifies compositional choices.
 Kenn
explains Limited Palette with Unlimited Possibilities.
The video gives a close-up depiction of mixing colors with
a limited palette. This includes a discussion of color temperature
and intensity, along with special tips for the use of black.
Special considerations for plein-air painting are given, including
"chasing the light," modifying scene elements, introducing
life into shadowed areas, atmospheric effects, handling architectural
details and much more.
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