Open Air Painting with Award-Winning Painter Krystal W. Brown October 12-14, 2026 | Monday – Wednesday | Times TBD
Medium: Oil
Experience: All Levels
Registration: Each student must enroll individually. Click on the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Materials: Click on the Materials List tab above.
Location/Time: Sedona Arts Center and various outdoor locations
I’m so excited to share the joy of painting with you. Painting out in the open air is one of my favorite things. So is giving you the tools and techniques to get you creating successfully no matter where you are painting.
You will observe the sight selection, set up, and process I undergo when creating from life and how to carry that energy through to the finished piece.
You will effectively learn how to apply the tools of grisaille and sight size while tuning into your unique creativity and authenticity.
The Art of Krystal W Brown is a painted view of the world revealed through a deep love for nature and the healing balm it imparts.
Brown’s work has been featured in multiple fine art publications, garnered numerous national top awards, and achieved her NOAPS signature status.
Krystal shares her knowledge helping others create their art while honoring their unique voice through workshops and individual instruction.
“Celebrating beauty through art helps us to seek and find it in all situations. It transforms our experience, heals, and blesses us. That you receive all that and more is my intention for every creation.”
This is a list of personal supplies that I generally use and is quite typical of what most artists carry and use. The list is to be taken as a general guide, but please pay particular attention to the colors and panels/pads. I would like students to make sure they have a complete painting kit, just as if they were going out to paint on their own. Use what you have but make sure you have the basics.
I use and prefer Michael Harding paints. I often supplement with Gamblin in a pinch. Never student grade. You and your art are worth the investment. Go for the good stuff.
Colors Required:
Titanium White
Indian Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Brilliant Pink
Cadmium Red
Magenta Dioxazine Violet
Ultramarine Blue
Transparent Oxide Brown
Cobalt Blue
Kings Blue
Neutral Grey N5
Sap Green
Phthalo Green Lake
Note: Paint brands I recommend: (MH) Michael Harding, (G) Gamblin
Panels Surfaces –Be sure to have a few panels to choose from. 6×12 – 16×12 size range
Stretched canvases are NOT recommended for some of the techniques I’ll be demonstrating.
Come prepared for the days weather – layers that can come on or off.
Come prepared with water/food.
Come prepared with a light source.
Come prepared with your paints, panels, gear and great attitudes.
Full list of supplies, equipment and recommended gear is on my website under the workshop tab.
Students may register online or by calling the Sedona Arts Center’s Administrative Offices in the Art Barn, toll-free at 888-954-4442 or locally at 928-282-3809
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express are accepted or student may pay with cash or check by registering in person during office hours at the Art Barn
In-Person and Online Workshops
Payment in full is due upon registration, or a payment plan can be put in place by the student upon check-out through Sezzle.
There is a $125 Cancellation Fee for any cancellations made before September 12, 2026. Remaining balance will be refunded.
There are no refunds after September 12, 2026.
If Sedona Arts Center cancels the workshop for any reason, all payments made will be refunded in full.
Note: If traveling to Sedona, we strongly urge students to purchase refundable airline tickets or travel insurance in case of workshop cancellation due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen changes. Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for non-refundable ticket purchases or lodging fees.
Important Message
The Sedona Arts Center is not responsible for providing make-up sessions or issuing refunds, credits, or transfers for courses cancelled or missed as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control. There are absolutely no refunds after the cut-off date for any reason, unless the Sedona Arts Center has to cancel the workshop, then all fees paid will be refunded in full.
Well Krystal, you again humble me with you kind words and support. From the moment we first met in Marble Falls and you burst onto the scene, you impressed me with you incredible art abilities, your work ethic, but even more your caring, compassionate and helpful manner with everyone you meet. You treat everyone as if they are the most important person in your life! I guess that is, because at that moment, in your eyes, we are! All of these things are unique and extremely rare gifts you offer the world, and I also mean your art! Thanks for offering us all your gifts!
I took a 3 day plein air class from Krystal Brown in Sedona. She is unusually skilled in teaching students to physically position the paintbrush and canvas so as to orient the subject matter to gain a true painting of the subject matter. I used to put the canvas lower and/or to my side so I could stand at an angle from what I was painting.
She convinced me to put the easel and canvas in front of me, lowering the canvas so I was to paint with exact proportions of the subject matter that would fit the size of the canvas. In essence, She ensured we “captured” the subject matter by aligning our canvas viewpoint with the focus of intention to paint what we see … hard to explain but I’ve painted for many years and never approached the painting with first setting up the canvas directly beneath the view so as to mimic taking a photograph with my eyes.
Her use of dark undertones and the knack for painting first the shadows is priceless.
She was always on the sight and was painstakingly available to us in each step of her approach- she has an uncanny translatable energy and passion to help students learn and instantly get improved results.
She is skilled at conveying a technique which is useful to all artists. She also is thoughtful in taking time with each student to translate what can be seen vs what is being painted, “paint what you see.”
A gem of a teacher. A professional. A true artist.
