An introductory Painting workshop for retired or soon to be retired professionals and executives
The Landscape Method
How Painting Landscapes Teaches You to Paint Everything Else
A Live Introductory Workshop on Zoom
Saturday July 25 and Saturday August 1, 2026
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern · Both Sessions
Limited to 10 Participants · $350
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INTRODUCING:
How to Begin Painting Beautiful Landscapes — Without Prior Experience, Without Wasted Materials, and Without Starting Over Alone
Here’s How It Works
Step One
Get everything you need — without the guesswork.
Even if you have never set foot in an art supply store, the Resource Guide tells you exactly what to buy, where to find it, and how much to spend. Nothing unnecessary. Nothing missing.
Step Two
Learn to truly see — before you ever pick up a brush.
Every student I have ever taught has been stopped in their tracks by the first exercise. You will see color, light, and shadow in a way you have never seen them before. That change in perception is the foundation everything else is built on.
Step Three
Finish the workshop with a completed painting you are genuinely proud of — and the skills to keep going entirely on your own.
This is not a hope. It is the design of the workshop.
Say goodbye to uncertainty, wasted materials, and starting without direction.
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From first sketch to finished canvas — the same process you will follow in the workshop
Stop Letting Uncertainty Hold You Back
Make the Shift — From Hesitation to Painting
Most Aspiring Painters Are Stuck Before They Begin
Tired of wanting to paint and not knowing where to start?
Break free from uncertainty — once and for all.
You have wanted to paint for years. It is not that you lack talent — you have mastered complex things before. It is not that you lack time — you are retired, or nearly so. It is not that you lack desire. If that were true, you would not be reading this.
What has stopped you is not knowing where to begin. Not knowing what to buy, how to set up a space, how to approach a blank canvas without making a mess of it and feeling foolish. Not knowing whether the gap between where you are now and where you want to be is crossable in a reasonable amount of time.
I am here to tell you that it is. And The Landscape Method is how you cross it.
Before / Old Way
Not knowing where or how to begin
Overwhelmed by materials, setup, and choices
Frustrated by approaches that don’t give results
Wasting money on the wrong supplies
Doubting whether the gap is crossable at this stage of life
After / New Way
A clear, sequential path from first sketch to finished canvas
Confident in exactly what to buy and how to set up your space
Real progress using a structured, professionally taught method
A complete materials list — nothing unnecessary, nothing missing
A finished painting you are proud of, and the foundation to keep going
Get Started Today — Enroll Now for $350
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Introducing:
The #1 Introductory Landscape Painting Workshop for Retiring and Retired Professionals
Here’s Everything You Get:
Before Session 1
Your complete Resource Guide — everything you need to set up your painting space and purchase your materials, with specific brand recommendations at every price point. Nothing unnecessary. Nothing missing.
Your Sequential Painting Guide — a complete set of photographs documenting a full landscape painting from first sketch to finished canvas, with written explanations of every stage. You will know exactly what you are walking into before we begin. No surprises.
The Painting You Will Complete
This is the landscape every participant paints during the workshop.
It was designed specifically for this workshop — not to be simple, but to be complete. In this single painting you will work with sky and light, foreground and distance, color mixing, and the illusion of depth on a flat canvas. Every fundamental element of a well-executed landscape is present.
The 31 photographs in your Sequential Painting Guide show this exact painting — from the first pencil sketch on canvas to the finished work — with a written explanation of every stage. You will know precisely what you are working toward before Session 1 begins.
During both sessions I will be painting the same painting alongside you — so you can watch every decision being made in real time, from the same starting point, on the same canvas.
The paintings elsewhere on this page are mine. This one will be yours.
Session 1 — Saturday July 25 · 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern
We begin not with brushes but with observation. Before a single stroke of paint is applied, we do an exercise that has stopped every student I have ever taught in their tracks. By the end of that first session, you will see color, light, and shadow in a way you have never seen them before. Then we begin the landscape.
Session 2 — Saturday August 1 · 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern
We complete the landscape painting. By the end of this session you will have a finished painting you are genuinely proud of — and the foundational skills to keep going entirely on your own. Questions are welcomed throughout. This is not a lecture. It is a workshop — the difference matters.
After the Workshop
Every participant receives permanent personal access to their own unedited recording of both sessions. Return to it as many times as you need, at any time, for as long as you paint.
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The Upper Falls at Yellowstone
What a Student Says
“My painting is finished and I am genuinely proud of it.”
“I am a beginning painter and had been working on a painting for some time when the balcony wall simply would not look right. I asked Gorden for advice. He looked at it and explained immediately what was missing — the wall needed to be shaded darker, and the ground in front of it needed to be lighter. Those two small changes gave the wall depth, and the depth brought the entire painting to life.”
— Sue F., Louisville, Kentucky
The Landscape Method Is Right for You If —
• You have wanted to paint for years — possibly decades — and are finally ready to begin.
• You are a retiring or recently retired professional or executive who wants to bring discipline and mastery to a creative pursuit.
• You have no prior painting experience — or tried in the past without proper instruction and want to begin again the right way.
• You want a structured, sequential approach from an instructor who has spent fifty years teaching complex skills to professionals.
• You want personal attention in a small group — not a lecture to hundreds of anonymous participants.
• You want to finish the workshop with a completed painting you are proud of and the foundation to keep going on your own.
The Landscape Method Is Probably Not Right for You If —
• You are looking for a self-paced course without live interaction. This workshop is live, on Zoom, on specific dates.
• You already have significant painting experience and are looking for advanced instruction. This workshop is designed for beginners.
• You are not willing to purchase a basic set of painting materials before the workshop begins.
Everything You Need to Know
Format
Two consecutive Saturdays on Zoom. Three hours each session. Live instruction with time for questions throughout.
Dates
Saturday July 25, 2026 and Saturday August 1, 2026. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern each session.
Enrollment Limit
Ten participants. This is a teaching decision, not a marketing tactic. Ten students allows genuine personal attention.
Investment
$350 for both sessions, all pre-course materials, and permanent personal access to your unedited session recordings.
Experience Required
None. Designed for people who have never painted, or who tried without proper instruction and want to begin the right way.
Materials
Your Resource Guide — included with enrollment — provides a complete list of everything you need and where to find it.
Ten Spots. Two Saturdays. One Foundation.
Enrollment closes when the cohort is full.
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One More Thing — Before You Decide
I want to say something directly to the part of you that is still hesitating.
You have spent your career mastering things that mattered. You know what it feels like to be genuinely good at something difficult. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you have always wondered what it would feel like to create something beautiful with your own hands.
That wondering is not going away. It has not gone away in all the years you have been setting it aside. It will not go away now.
What I am offering you is not a hobby class. It is a structured, sequenced, professionally taught introduction to one of the most rewarding skills a person can develop in the second half of a life. Oil painting does not require youth, or physical strength, or extraordinary natural gifts. It requires a trained eye, a disciplined hand, and the willingness to be a beginner again in service of something you genuinely want.
You already have two of those three things. I will teach you the third.
There are ten spots in this workshop. When they are filled, they are filled.
If you have been thinking about this for a long time — and I suspect you have — this is the moment.
The window is not closing.
It has always been open.
Push off down the hill.
My Personal Guarantee
Try It Out — Risk Free
Attend Session 1 in full, participate in good faith, and if at the end of that first morning you feel that The Landscape Method is not the right fit for you, contact me directly at [email protected] and I will refund your enrollment in full. No complicated process. No hard feelings. One email and it is done.
I offer this because I am confident in what I teach and how I teach it. In fifty years of teaching complex skills to professionals, I have never had a student who engaged genuinely with the material and did not come away with something of real value. Your investment is protected — and the only risk in enrolling is the possibility that you discover you love this more than you expected.
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STILL NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR YOU?
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any prior painting experience?
No. This workshop is designed specifically for people who have never painted before, or who have tried before without proper instruction and want to begin the right way.
What materials do I need and how much will they cost?
Your Resource Guide — included with enrollment — provides a complete list with specific recommendations at every price point. A basic beginner’s oil painting setup can be assembled for a modest investment. Most materials are available locally or online well before the workshop begins.
What if I cannot attend one of the two sessions live?
Every participant receives permanent personal access to their unedited session recording. If you miss a session, the recording is yours immediately. That said, the live sessions include Q&A and real-time instruction that the recording cannot fully replicate. I encourage every participant to attend live if at all possible.
Will I actually finish a painting?
Yes. By the end of Session 2 you will have a completed landscape painting. That is not a hope — it is the design of the workshop. The sequential painting guide you receive before Session 1 shows you the complete painting you will be working toward, stage by stage.
Is this workshop appropriate for someone who retired from a completely unrelated field?
It is designed precisely for that person. The discipline, patience, and capacity for learning that built your career are exactly the qualities that will make you a good painter. What you lack is not capability — it is simply the specific vocabulary and technique of oil painting. That is what The Landscape Method provides.
Who is this for?
This workshop is designed for retiring and recently retired professionals and executives who want to begin painting — whether they have never tried before, or tried without proper instruction and want to begin the right way.
How do I enroll?
Click the enrollment button on this page. Payment is processed securely through Stripe. You will receive your Resource Guide by email immediately upon enrollment. The Sequential Painting Guide will be emailed to you a few days before the first session. Questions? Email [email protected] and Gorden will respond personally.
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Gorden McMurry — The Painting Physician
Oil Painter · Landscape Painting Instructor · Ear Surgeon (Retired)
Kore Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
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