Download: How to become Your Own Best Critic

Thanks for joining my demonstration! Here you’ll find a printable template to use for critiquing your paintings. You’ll also find a PDF of the full presentation I gave at PACE in 2025 in case you’d like to supplement your notes.

limited spots left in 2026 Workshops

All workshops include three days of instruction outdoors and a full color, 40-page workshop handbook. Optional events include sunset or sunrise paintouts and a group dinner on the first night. Act soon! Early bird pricing ends May 25, 2025.

April 30-May 2: Marble Falls, TX

September 21-25: Santa Fe, NM

October 12-14: Laguna Beach, CA

October 15-17: Carmel, CA

Announcing New zealand ART TOUR 2027

February 3-13, 2027. Very limited spots in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Only ten artists will join for a 10-day adventure in New Zealand, with access to private lands and possibly even a painting excursion on one of the South Island’s breathtaking mountain ridges via helicopter. The art tour will be organized by New Zealand painter Andrew Tischler. Information & registration here: https://andrewtischler.com/kathleen-hudson-2027/

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Download: Atmosphere & the Landscape

Below you'll find digital versions of the handout and presentations from PACE and Plein Air South in 2018. Feel free to use them for your continued study of landscape painting!

You're welcome to contact me if you have any questions about the topics I discussed in my demonstration. If you're interested in having me travel to your area to teach a workshop, reach out to me via email and I'll be in touch! Happy painting.

Handout: Atmospherics in the Landscape

You'll find  a PDF file with a condensed version of the presentation I shared at the beginning of my demo. On the reverse side, you'll see my complete materials list and some further information.

PResentation: Atmospheric LAndscapes

Here's a PDF version of my presentation so you can go over some of the visual prompts I used in sharing about atmosphere in the landscape. Note: this is a large file (20MB) and may take a little while to download.

Video: Creating Dramatic Atmosphere in Landscapes

If you enjoyed the demo, you might be interested in the full 7-hour instructional video I filmed on emphasizing atmosphere in your paintings. It was released in February 2018 and sold out on day 2 of the Plein Air Convention. It's in stock online and available for streaming, too. 

Instructional Video

It is the landscape artist's central challenge to give a painting a dynamic sense of light and atmospheric movement. In this DVD, I’ll show you how to use both photos and plein air studies to depict moving atmosphere in a studio painting.

You will also learn valuable tools for becoming an effective self-critic. I draw from my background as a mostly self-taught artist to share my approach to critiquing work in progress—an essential tool for any artist's growth.