Get anytime access to our growing collection of classes, workshops. For this online painting demonstration, Jenny Aitken will talk you through her Plein Air process. Recorded on Location in Staithes, North Yorkshire. This video focuses on “Staithes Beck” where the water sparkles from the light of the sun. Learn how Jenny battles with changing light conditions, painting the more structural buildings and water.
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Jenny lives in the edge of the Peak District in the UK.
She has strong family roots and connections to Cornwall and the Channel Islands, and an enduring love for the sea.
Since graduation in Art & Art History from seaside university Aberstwyth in 1998, she has exhibited nationally and internationally and won many awards. She was elected a full member of the RSMA in 2023, and won the prestigious Baltic Exchange Award in the same year.
She is currently represented by the Whitethorn gallery in Ireland, The Harbour Gallery in Cornwall and the Peter Barker Gallery in Rutland. You can also view and purchase daily studies, paintings, prints, calendars and cards from her own online gallery.
Jenny has a book on oil painting out with Search Press in spring 2024, and is a regular contributor to The Artist Magazine. She is also an online tutor, with a series of 25+ modules on painting in oils and acrylics. She also produces shorter painting videos on YouTube.
Teaching painting is a passion – her main aim is for students to be encouraged, informed and creatively enthused.
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Medium: Oils
Skill Level: All Levels
Duration: 1 Hour
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What is included in this purchase:
Jenny Aitken’s 1 hour 10 min recorded demonstration
Jenny Aitken’s materials list
Jenny Aitken’s reference image
Jenny Aitken’s Palette
Jenny Aitken’s Finished Painting
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You’ll see how Jenny tackles changing light conditions — especially how light affects water reflections and shimmering surfaces.
You’ll learn how she approaches more structural elements of the scene (buildings, architecture) alongside the natural elements (water, light, landscape).
After the outdoor segment, there’s a short video where Jenny explains her finishing touches: what she looks for when she comes off location and finalises her work.
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This video will be available to re-watch at your leisure until 2nd of November 2030.
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Yes! As soon as you purchase, you will have access to Jennys’s materials list, so you can paint along from home.
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We do sell some of them, yes! We have listed them below.
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