10th Annual Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run

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

10th 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 [...]

Barbara Schilling-Abstracting the Landscape

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

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 [...]

$250

David Gray-Painting the Head from Life

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

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 [...]

$700

Kathleen Kalinowski-Explore Values and Expression with Soft Pastel

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

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 [...]

Len Davis- A THOUSAND WORDS WORKSHOP – CANCELLED

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

        October 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 [...]

$520

Eric Michaels-Value and Edges in Watercolor Painting

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

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 [...]

$250

David Dibble-VALUE AND COLOR: Foundations and explorations

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

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 [...]

M. Joy Lemon-Waxing your Watercolor Paintings

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

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 [...]

$275

Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop

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

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 [...]

Eric Michaels- Winter Scenes: the Advantages of Watercolor

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

Eric Michaels-Painting Winter Scenes: the Advantages of Watercolor March 6 & 7, 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 [...]

$275
Event Series Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop

Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop

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

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 [...]

Event Series Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop

Margo Burian-Acrylic Sessions Workshop

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

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 [...]