Join award-winning painter Stephen Wysocki for two days of oil painting one of Wisconsin’s most iconic subjects: the barn. Stephen is known for his vivid color and his strong record on the plein air competition circuit. His paintings center on ordinary scenes and structures, finding hard-edge contrasts in light and shadow and showing everyday places in a new way.
In this two-day workshop, you’ll learn how Stephen uses color to set atmosphere and mood. He believes color alone can carry the feeling of a painting. He plays warm tones against cool ones, and he keeps his color clean while leaving out unnecessary detail. Working from reference images in the warmth of the studio, you’ll explore simplified shapes, bold value contrast, and expressive color to create barnscapes full of character.
This workshop is designed for intermediate painters who are comfortable with the basics of oil painting and ready to push their use of color. Class is limited to 10 participants, so each painter gets individual attention.
Dates: December 5-6, 2026, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Students bring their own materials. A materials list will be provided upon registration.
Instructor: Stephen Wysocki
Medium: Oil
Level: Intermediate
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, December 5–6, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day, with a one-hour lunch break (bring your own lunch)
Location: WMOCA, indoors
Tuition: $250 for the two-day workshop
Class size: Limited to 10
Materials List:
Oil Paints
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Deep or Medium
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Pale (a dark orange)
Naphthol Red
Quinacridone Magenta
Ultramarine Blue
Dioxazine Violet
Burnt Sienna
Gold Ochre
Phthalo Green Deep
Phthalo Blue Deep
Brushes & Tools
3 brushes in sizes 2, 4, and 8 (Stephen prefers extra-long flats, but use what you like)
Palette knife
Palette
Metal clip-on palette cup with lid
Paper towels
Mediums & Solvents
Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol)
Galkyd or your favorite medium
Surfaces
14 x 18 in. panels, with or without canvas
Join award-winning painter Stephen Wysocki for two days of oil painting one of Wisconsin’s most iconic subjects: the barn. Stephen is known for his vivid color and his strong record on the plein air competition circuit. His paintings center on ordinary scenes and structures, finding hard-edge contrasts in light and shadow and showing everyday places in a new way.
In this two-day workshop, you’ll learn how Stephen uses color to set atmosphere and mood. He believes color alone can carry the feeling of a painting. He plays warm tones against cool ones, and he keeps his color clean while leaving out unnecessary detail. Working from reference images in the warmth of the studio, you’ll explore simplified shapes, bold value contrast, and expressive color to create barnscapes full of character.
This workshop is designed for intermediate painters who are comfortable with the basics of oil painting and ready to push their use of color. Class is limited to 10 participants, so each painter gets individual attention.
Dates: December 5-6, 2026, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Students bring their own materials. A materials list will be provided upon registration.
Instructor: Stephen Wysocki
Medium: Oil
Level: Intermediate
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, December 5–6, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day, with a one-hour lunch break (bring your own lunch)
Location: WMOCA, indoors
Tuition: $250 for the two-day workshop
Class size: Limited to 10
Materials List:
Oil Paints
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Deep or Medium
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Pale (a dark orange)
Naphthol Red
Quinacridone Magenta
Ultramarine Blue
Dioxazine Violet
Burnt Sienna
Gold Ochre
Phthalo Green Deep
Phthalo Blue Deep
Brushes & Tools
3 brushes in sizes 2, 4, and 8 (Stephen prefers extra-long flats, but use what you like)
Palette knife
Palette
Metal clip-on palette cup with lid
Paper towels
Mediums & Solvents
Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol)
Galkyd or your favorite medium
Surfaces
14 x 18 in. panels, with or without canvas
