May 6-9, 2024 This is a comprehensive, mixed watermedia class that starts with painting your own, full spectrum, fade proof, collage papers on day one.  Unique techniques will be shared for stamp making, printing, mark-making, rubbings, layering, etc. to embellish your collage papers.  Special attention will be given to design and composition … that elusive [...]

May 9 & 10, 2024 We will learn about using the sanded surface, how to chose the right type of pastel at the right time, techniques for starting, layering, and blending in a painterly manner. We will learn how to create dynamic compositions with photo references while understanding value, and color temperature. The cost of [...]

May 15 @ 9 AM - May 17 @ 4 PM Through lectures, presentations, and multiple demos from model, you will learn how to create figure drawings with emotion, rhythm, movement, and your own personal touch.  This workshop is for students of all levels. The cost of this workshop is $650. To find a complete [...]

May 16 & 17, 9 AM - 4 PM Lean into the world of abstraction and learn how to create expressive and inventive abstract paintings. Over the course of this two day workshop we will focus on making paintings using intuition and experimentation as our guides. The cost of this workshop is $250. To find [...]

May 21 @ 9 AM - May 23 @ 1 PM We will be working with flowers and still life objects to explore and build on the principles of harmony, color balance, edges and contrast with particular emphasis on establishing and maintaining a strong center of interest. The cost of this workshop is $625. To [...]

May 22 & 23, 9 AM For this class, we will focus on creating work with a sense of luminosity and depth through the use of lead white oil paint, the most common white pigment on the old masters’ palette. To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/m-joy-lemon-alla-prima-oil-painting-with-lead-white-tickets-738132282527?aff=oddtdtcreator

June 5 @ 9 AM - June 8 @ 4 PM David will demonstrate "wet-on-wet," "spattering," "spraying," how to link shapes in a composition based on values, while also learning about edge quality of shapes, the importance of different consistencies of paint, and the different moisture qualities of paper. The cost of this workshop is [...]

June 6 & 7, 2024 A painting should be more than just a representation of a subject. Learn to bring truer passion to your work through the use of color, texture, design and bold brushwork. For all skill sets this workshop is about working on as more intuitive level. The cost of this workshop is [...]

June 20 & 21, 9 AM - 4 PM In this oil painting workshop students will learn how to render birds in flight and rest. There will be an emphasis on color and values to capture their individual personalities. The cost of this workshop is $250. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cindy-cutler-awrey-take-flight-tickets-648107877107?aff=oddtdtcreator

June 20@ 9 AM - June 22 @ 4 PM  Students will develop a strong understanding of how light behaves and the way light describes form in a landscape. This understanding will be crucial to developing your concept in a painting as well as establishing the proper shapes and values. Students will also learn how [...]

June 27 & 28, 9 AM - 4 PM  Using  principles of design learn to trick the eye into thinking that something recedes by altering the placement, color, value and intensity of an object on the picture plane. The cost of this workshop is $250. To find a complete listing of this workshop please go [...]

Mary Qian-Completing a Portrait-A Journey June 27-29, 9AM - 4PM This three-day workshop is designed for completing a portrait. Day 1 we will be focusing on the value structure and wet-on-wet edge arrangements. Day 2 we will focus on color. Bold color grabs people's attention the most. Day 3 we will come back to reevaluate [...]