Eleinne Basa-Capturing Light in the Landscape- Cancelled
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIAugust 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, MIAugust 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 [...]
Chantel Lynn Barber-The Expressive Portrait with Chantel
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 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 [...]
John Hulsey – Mastering the Watercolor Wash
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 19 @ 9 AM - September 20 @ 4 PM A perfect wash can express an entire world if the values, edges, color and shape are just right. This class is designed to help you learn and practice this essential skill. Using landscape subjects, John will show you how to gain understanding/mastery of those [...]
Vladislav Yeliseyev-PAINTING LIGHT IN WATERCOLOR
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 19-21, 2024 In this workshop, our main focus will be on the art of capturing and portraying light. Light plays a vital role in bringing depth, atmosphere, and realism to any artwork, techniques that can be employed to effectively represent light, including glazing, wet-on-wet, and drybrush techniques. The cost of this workshop is $595. [...]
Beth Charles-Abstract Landscapes In Acrylic
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 26 & 27, 2024 In this workshop, students will learn how to create unique, abstract landscapes with acrylics. Techniques in value, color composition, layering, and acrylic mediums will be explored. The importance of using transparent verses opaque colors will be demonstrated as well as how to paint “wet into wet”. The cost of this [...]
Margaret Dyer-Oil & Pastel Workshop
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 26-28, 2024 In Margaret’s workshops students are taught traditional pastel and/or oil painting techniques. Working from life and photos of a model taken during class, students will explore drawing, composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and medium application, and developing form using light and shadow. The cost of this workshop is $595. To find a [...]
10th Annual Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI10th Annual Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run We are excited to announce the 10th annual Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run on October 5th. Over the last ten years this race has benefited our music therapy program. This year we’re expanding our fundraising efforts to include our restorative land projects at the Lowell campus. Over the years, having [...]
David Gray-Painting the Head from Life
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIFeatures to this class will include drawing, various types of paint handling, and color mixing. David’s goal for this class is to share tools to help the student achieve a sophisticated translation of the head in oil reminiscent of the 19th century Neoclassical French Masters. The cost of this workshop is $700. To find a [...]
Kathleen Kalinowski-Explore Values and Expression with Soft Pastel
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIOctober 10 and 11, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop will show you how to easily select the right pastel for the intended value within a landscape. Knowing the correct values will give you confidence to use more luminous color combinations. The cost of this workshop is $250. To find a complete listing of [...]
Len Davis- A THOUSAND WORDS WORKSHOP – CANCELLED
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIOctober 10 @ 9 AM - October 12 @ 4 PM This workshop involves collage making, drawing & painting. Students will get hands-on experience on how this series was constructed which will generate their future innovative approaches and perspectives. The cost of this workshop is $520. To find a complete listing [...]
Eric Michaels-Value and Edges in Watercolor Painting
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIOctober 17 & 18, 9 AM - 4 PM In watercolor painting, where the medium's transparent nature allows for delicate layering and subtle variations, mastering values and edges becomes particularly crucial. Proper control over the intensity of pigments and the management of edges can help achieve a sense of realism or express a particular artistic [...]