Franciscan Life Process Center

M. Joy Lemon-Scumbling and Glazing in Oil
2025-05-19 13:00 - 2025-06-16 17:00, 2025-05-12 13:00 - 2025-06-09 17:00, 2025-05-05 13:00 - 2025-06-02 17:00 (America/New_York) | Franciscan Life Process Center – Lowell Campus, 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI, 49331
May 5, 12, 19 and June 2 from 1 PM – 5 PM
Scumbling was traditionally used to paint light over dark with an opaque, broken application of paint in order to bring the lights forward visually and also build up interesting texture. Glazing was used to add darker value and color over lights. We will explore these 2 techniques.
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/m-joy-lemon-scumbling-and-glazing-in-oil-tickets-999431997007?aff=oddtdtcreator

Barbara Schilling-Energize your Paintings with Textures and Design
2025-04-28 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-21 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-14 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-07 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2025 from 1PM – 5 PM
Learn ways to create paintings that connect with people on an emotional level. In this 4-week workshop I will talk about how composition and design can tell a story (even with ordinary subject matter). How to use color to create moods, textures that vibrate with energy and more.
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barbara-schilling-energize-your-paintings-with-textures-and-design-tickets-970887489617?aff=oddtdtcreator

Carole Wilson - "Watercolor Collage Workshop"
2025-04-24 09:00 - 2025-04-25 16:00 (America/New_York)
Carole Wilson-WATERCOLOR COLLAGE WORKSHOP
April 24 & 25, 2025
In this workshop, watercolor will provide the foundation for the painting…and… adding a variety of collage materials will contribute texture and vibrancy. Some experience with watercolor and collage will be helpful, but is not necessary. Beginners are welcome!
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carole-wilson-watercolor-collage-workshop-tickets-689567544087?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ralph M. Annunziata-‘exploringColor(orNot)’
2025-04-08 09:00 - 2025-04-10 16:00 (America/New_York)
April 8 – 10, 9 AM – 4 PM
it all seems to make sense but let’s step back a bit & consider a ‘cross-like’ [vertical & horizontal] configuration & thereIN what we have been provided is a ‘lightSource’_a prism so to speak – from above, from below & side to side – or even withIN – which seems encompass our BEing –
The cost of this workshop is $500.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ralph-m-annunziata-exploringcolorornot-tickets-750755077647?aff=oddtdtcreator

Mary Jane Pories-Reclaim Your Painting
2025-04-03 09:00 - 2025-04-04 16:00 (America/New_York)
April 3 & 4, 9 AM – 4 PM
We all love the idea of a do-over. This 2-day workshop will give you and your paintings a second chance. To get the most out of the experience, you are encouraged to bring in at least 3-5 paintings that “just don’t work.”
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mary-jane-pories-reclaim-your-painting-tickets-1067368029509?aff=oddtdtcreator

Margo Burian-Oil Painting - Nuts, Bolts and Bold Moves
2025-04-03 09:00 - 2025-04-04 16:00 (America/New_York)
April 3 & 4, 9 AM – 4 PM
We’ll start by experimenting with color mixing, mediums and using mark making techniques before moving into Alla Prima Painting techniques. Sketches and photographic reference can serve as a launching point for strong compositions, graphic narratives and work that is expressly unique.
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/margo-burian-oil-painting-nuts-bolts-and-bold-moves-tickets-1009423321327?aff=oddtdtcreator

Eric Michaels- Winter Scenes: the Advantages of Watercolor
2025-03-27 09:00 - 2025-03-28 16:00 (America/New_York)
Eric Michaels-Painting Winter Scenes: the Advantages of Watercolor
March 27 & 28, 2025
In this workshop, we will explore those properties, with an emphasis on using the white of the paper to advantage, and ways to achieve transparency and light, a variety of edges, atmospheric affects and appropriate winter colors.

The cost of this workshop is $275.00.

To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eric-michaels-painting-winter-scenes-the-advantages-of-watercolor-tickets-951963667957?aff=oddtdtcreator

Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop
2025-03-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 9 AM – 12 PM
Students will learn about materials, a variety of painting techniques, and methods of working, both during class and through optional homework assignments. This class is suitable for beginners-intermediate painters.
The cost of this workshop is $275.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/margo-burian-acrylic-sessions-workshop-tickets-1007615875207?aff=oddtdtcreator

Touched by Mercy Retreat
2025-03-01 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Franciscan Life Process Center invites all who have been affected by suicide to attend the Touched by Mercy Retreat on March 1, 2025, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Franciscan Life Process Center, Lowell Campus, 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MI, 49331. Lunch included. Cost: $65 http://weblink.donorperfect.com/TBM2025
“Scholarships available – for inquiries, please call 616.897.7842”

M. Joy Lemon-Waxing your Watercolor Paintings
2024-10-29 09:00 - 2024-10-30 16:00 (America/New_York)
October 29 & 30, 2024, 9 AM – 4 PM

Join us for this special workshop as we walk through the methods used to prep your panel, seal your artwork, and attach hardware while also creating the fantastic work to showcase, and when finished, you will have created something fantastic to display or to sell at a local art fair.

The cost of this workshop is $275.

To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/m-joy-lemon-waxing-your-watercolor-paintings-tickets-999378647437?aff=oddtdtcreator

David Dibble-VALUE AND COLOR: Foundations and explorations
2024-10-17 09:00 - 2024-10-19 16:00 (America/New_York)
October 17-19, 9 AM – 4 PM

This is the college course you always wished you had taken! Unlike the typical workshop you won’t spend days on finishing one painting, but rather you’ll study principles and work through visual exercises and painting studies which will change both your observational and studio practice.

The cost of this workshop is $650.

To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-dibble-value-and-color-foundations-and-explorations-tickets-638102661237?aff=oddtdtcreator

Eric Michaels-Value and Edges in Watercolor Painting
2024-10-17 09:00 - 2024-10-18 16:00 (America/New_York)
October 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 style.

The cost of this workshop is $250.

To find a complete listing of workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eric-michaels-value-and-edges-in-watercolor-painting-tickets-696860036127?aff=oddtdtcreator

Kathleen Kalinowski-Explore Values and Expression with Soft Pastel
2024-10-10 09:00 - 2024-10-11 16:00 (America/New_York)
October 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 this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kathleen-kalinowski-explore-values-and-expression-with-soft-pastel-tickets-643903030297?aff=oddtdtcreator

David Gray-Painting the Head from Life
2024-10-09 09:00 - 2024-10-12 16:00 (America/New_York)
Features 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 complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-gray-painting-the-head-from-life-tickets-543233505037

Barbara Schilling-Abstracting the Landscape
2024-10-07 13:00 - 2024-10-28 17:00 (America/New_York)
Barbara Schilling-Abstracting the Landscape

October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1 PM-5 PM

Finding ways to simplify your landscape painting will offer the viewer a cleaner more direct communication of your story. This workshop will cover thoughts and ideas on creating a more abstract, less literal interpretation of a landscape painting.

The cost of this workshop is $250.

To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barbara-schilling-abstracting-the-landscape-tickets-637442416427?aff=oddtdtcreator

Margaret Dyer-Oil & Pastel Workshop
2024-09-26 09:00 - 2024-09-28 16:00 UTC
September 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 complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/margaret-dyer-oil-pastel-workshop-tickets-591617432667

Beth Charles-Abstract Landscapes In Acrylic
2024-09-26 09:00 - 2024-09-27 16:00 (America/New_York)
September 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 workshop is $250.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beth-charles-abstract-landscapes-in-acrylic-tickets-637328264997

Vladislav Yeliseyev-PAINTING LIGHT IN WATERCOLOR
2024-09-19 09:00 - 2024-09-21 16:00 (America/New_York)
September 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.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vladislav-yeliseyev-painting-light-in-watercolor-tickets-685732984817?aff=oddtdtcreator

John Hulsey - Mastering the Watercolor Wash
2024-09-19 09:00 - 2024-09-20 16:00 (America/New_York)
September 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 difficult wet-into-wet washes.
The cost of this workshop is $575.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-hulsey-mastering-the-watercolor-wash-tickets-622019034677

Chantel Lynn Barber-The Expressive Portrait with Chantel
2024-09-12 09:00 - 2024-09-14 16:00 UTC
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 find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chantel-lynn-barber-the-expressive-portrait-with-chantel-tickets-428117830957

Kendra Postma – ISE-Collage Mixed Media – Paint, Cut, Paste
2024-08-29 09:00 - 2024-08-30 16:00 (America/New_York)
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 of this workshop is $250.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kendra-postma-ise-collage-mixed-media-paint-cut-paste-tickets-635527920117

David Kassan-The Art of Capturing Personality & Emotion in Oil Portraiture
2024-08-21 09:00 - 2024-08-24 16:00 (America/New_York)
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 workshop is $685.00.
To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-kassan-the-art-of-capturing-personality-emotion-in-oil-portraiture-tickets-611350946137
