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Jon Redmond-Finding Perfect Balance
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJuly 14-16, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop will help you gain the ability to push your paintings in opposing directions, introducing chaos and control into the act of painting. Loss of control is often necessary to push one’s paintings out of their comfort zone, focused critical correction can pull it all together. The [...]
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In the Footsteps of St. Francis
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIIn the Footsteps of St. Francis July 20-24, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m. Come to learn how St. Francis praised and gave glory to God in all his daily works. Through working with the animals, cooking in the kitchen, making music, creating art and playing games with one another, children will experience creativity and gain practical [...]
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Crafty Creations
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MICrafty Creations July 27-31, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Kids will explore the amazing world God crafted by using natural elements—like leaves, stones, and flowers to inspire their own masterpieces. Each project helps them notice, appreciate, and create with the wonders God has made. • $250 per child • $600 per child/ if signed up [...]
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Kyle Ma-Landscape Painting Workshop
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJuly 28-31, 9 AM - 4 PM Students will also learn how to apply the fundamentals of painting, such as drawing, values, color, and edges to painting a landscape. Having solid fundamentals will give the students confidence in being able to paint whatever scene they are presented with well. The cost of this workshop is [...]
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Penance Service
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAUGUST 2: Penance Service, 7 pm Feast of the Pardon of Assisi. In 1216 Francis asked Pope Honorius III to grant a plenary indulgence at the Portiuncula
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Mass
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAUGUST 8: Mass 10 am Little Portion, forgiveness and God's mercy
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Mary Qian-Costumed Figure Painting
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAugust 11-13, 9 AM - 4 PM The goal of the class is to teach using value, color and edge as 3 essential tools to create naturalistic human portraits. The class will use one setup for the entire workshop. To focus on value, colors and edge each 3 days, to create realistic portraits and figures. [...]
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David R. Smith-Fresh and Exciting Watercolors
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAugust 11-13, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop will save you countless hours of trial & error by demonstrating approaches in an easily understood manner that will open new doors of discovery and creativity. Participants will be provided reference photos, drawing guides, and step-by-step instruction through all stages of the painting process. The [...]
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Terry Miura-Oh My Gouache! 7 Things You Must Do To Tame The BEAST!
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAugust 25-27, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM In this workshop, I will break down the unique quirks and characteristics of the medium and explain why it's so difficult to control. And then, I will show you exactly what you need to do overcome these annoying obstacles so that we can tame the beast. The [...]
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Barbara Schilling-Creating Depth in Your Landscape Paintings
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 9 & 10, 9 AM - 4 PM This is a hands-on workshop designed to help artists build convincing, atmospheric space in their work. Participants explore how color temperature, saturation, value, and contrast shift as forms recede, and learn why yellow and red fall away in the distance, leaving blue as the farthest visible [...]
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Stan Kurth-The Intuitive Painting Mindset
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 9-11, 2026 You’ll create paintings from arbitrary design elements and bring them to completion using principles of design. The goal is to develop a painting that aligns with your personal aesthetic—whether representational or nonobjective. The only criteria: no reference, and a willingness to let the process guide the outcome. The cost of this workshop [...]
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Learning the Language of Creation
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIThursday, September 10th at 7 pm Join for a Book Launch and Signing Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE, Ph.D. and the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist Location: Franciscan Life Process Center 11650 Downes St NE. Lowell, MI 49331 Come be part of an evening of reflection on care for creation through a Franciscan lens, [...]