Barbara Schilling- 4 Keys to Color Success in Your Paintings

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

Barbara Schilling-4 Keys to Color Success in Your Paintings-4 Mondays June 3, 10, 17, 24 This workshop is a four-week, every Monday (June 3,10,17,24) afternoon session from 1 PM – 5 PM, where Barbara Schilling will teach a new concept, you will get a chance to go home and create something from that training and [...]

$250

Judy Tummino – CONTRUCTING LANDSCAPES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS: A Landscape Tradition

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

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 [...]

$250

Mary Qian-Completing a Portrait-A Journey

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

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 [...]

$500

“The Joy of Sketching” – William Mancuso

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

William Mancuso-The Joy of Sketching July 11 & 12, 2024, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop will be all about sketching for the pleasure of sketching! It will encourage participants to notice the extraordinariness of the everyday world by sketching just about anything, anywhere and anytime. We’ll work on this by focusing on sketching [...]

$250

Phil Starke – Making the Landscape Paintable

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

July 17-20 - 9 AM - 4 PM In this 4 day workshop we will focus on simplifying the main aspects of painting a landscape. Students will learn how to simplify the subject to large masses and simple values and eliminate the need for too much detail. We will also learn how to use the [...]

$700

Keiko Tanabe-Painting Impressions with Watercolor

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE All levels (basic knowledge & some previous experiences strongly recommended to benefit from this workshop) WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Do you paint everything that your eyes see? In this class, you will start seeing things differently and learn how to turn reality into a captivating, impressionistic image. The goal is to capture the essence of [...]

$530

Judith Tummino-Two of You: Creating a Two-Figure Painting

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

Judith Tummino-TWO OF YOU: Creating a Two-Figure Painting August 15 & 16, 2024 Experience the joy of putting together a painting which tells a story of yourself. Learn to construct a sound composition using two photos which you have selected to bring with you. This workshop combines the skills of drawing with story telling, challenging [...]

$250

Stan Kurth-Intuitive Painting with Watercolor and Gouache

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

Stan Kurth-Intuitive Painting with Watercolor and Gouache August 15-17, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop is designed to teach all levels of students to paint intuitively, starting without preconceived ideas or outcome. There will be no preliminary planning or drawing. Process will dictate direction as students use mark-making tools, watercolor and gouache to implement [...]

$520

David Kassan-The Art of Capturing Personality & Emotion in Oil Portraiture

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

August 21 @ 9 AM - August 24 @ 4 PM Throughout the workshop, Kassan will discuss his approach to portrait painting, including his use of color theory, composition, and light and shadow. He will demonstrate his technique by painting a portrait from life, while explaining each step of the process. The cost of this [...]

$685

Eleinne Basa-Capturing Light in the Landscape- Cancelled

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

August 28-30 Immerse yourself in the art of 'Capturing Light in the Landscape' during this inspiring 3-day plein air oil painting workshop.  Join us as we explore the harmonious dance between natural light and scenic vistas, learning techniques to infuse your artwork with the enchanting play of light and shadow. The cost of this workshop [...]

Kendra Postma – ISE-Collage Mixed Media – Paint, Cut, Paste

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

August 29 & 30, 2024 You will learn how to add many types of papers to your painting. Anything from old photos, magazine images, old postage stamps and printed papers. I will also teach you how to make collage papers that we will use in our paintings with a Geli plate and stencils. The cost [...]

$250

Chantel Lynn Barber-The Expressive Portrait with Chantel

Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI

September 12 @ 9 AM - September 14 @ 4 PM Chantel will share tips and techniques learned from over twenty-five years of working in the acrylic medium. She will demonstrate painting the portrait from reference photos without losing the energy and vitality of working from life. The cost of this workshop is $595. To [...]

$595