Events
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Cooking Around the World – A Global Foodie Adventure
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIEmbark on a delicious journey across continents! Cooking Around the World is a hands-on cooking class where you’ll explore bold flavors, unique ingredients, and traditional techniques from a variety of global cuisines. From the rich, aromatic spices of India to the vibrant dishes of the Philippines, the bold and comforting tastes of Hispanic cooking, and [...]
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John Fleck-Large and Loose Landscapes with Charcoal
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIMay 18 & 19, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM Work large with charcoal in the landscape. This 2–Day workshop will allow you to work loose, large, and even painterly. Charcoal is among the most malleable of drawing media, letting you smear, soften, and blend, to render the beauty of the landscape on paper. The [...]
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Keiko Tanabe-Painting Impressions with Watercolor
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIMay 19-21, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM 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 the subject that conveys a certain mood and atmosphere. The cost of this workshop is $650. To find a [...]
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Richard Jordan Plein Air-Developing Artistry
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIMay 27-29, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM The focus of this 3-Day workshop is on transforming the ordinary landscape into a work of art. There are dozens of ways to paint the same landscape, but it’s your ability to see creative possibilities which moves an ordinary scene into artistry. The cost of this workshop [...]
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Baking with the Sisters
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIBreads from the Franciscan Traditions Step into the rich heritage of Franciscan baking! Breads from the Franciscan Traditions invites you to tie on your apron, fire up the oven, and learn the time‑honored art of homemade bread. In this hands-on class, you’ll discover techniques, tips, and secrets passed down through generations, all while creating delicious [...]
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Eric Michaels-Pulling your Paintings Together in Watercolor
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIMay 28 & 29, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM We will explore the utilization of light and dark values, warm and cool colors, soft and hard edges, areas of detail and rest, and more. All of these create depth and realism, guide the viewer’s eye and enhance the visual impact. The cost of this [...]
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Mary Jo Roys Drueke, IAPS/MC-From Skies to Rocks in Soft Pastels
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 3 & 4, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM We will make use of both small thumbnails to set up an interesting design. A major emphasis will be placed on ever important values! You can expect to have two sketches at the end of the second and a more confident skill set to bring [...]
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Nancie King Mertz-Paint What Scares You!
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 9-11, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM Be open to trying something that pushes your boundaries, rather than painting your usual subject matter. Nancie will guide you toward success! Bring your printed reference materials of scenes you’ve always wanted to paint but never quite knew how to approach artistically. This is a pastel workshop. [...]
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Barbara Hack-Portraits in Oil
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 9-11, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM This hands-on workshop with award winning artist Barbara Hack is designed to take you through a classically inspired approach to painting the head/ portrait from a photo reference. All four stages of the painting process will be covered, including under painting . The cost of this workshop [...]
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Grace DeVito-Painting the Organic Still Life
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 23-25, 2026 Join nationally acclaimed artist Grace DeVito for a 3-day oil painting workshop “Painting the Organic Still Life”. Learn her process of multi layered still life painting by lecture, demonstration and critiques. Focus will be given to technique, paint application and creating form. The cost of this workshop is $545. To find a [...]
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Phil Starke-Mixing Color to Suggest Light and Form
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 23-26, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM Unlock the power of color to create light, depth, and three-dimensional form in your paintings. This class focuses on the essential skills of color mixing as a means to capture atmosphere, model form, and direct the viewers eye. The cost of this workshop is $700. To find [...]
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Barbara Schilling-Be Bold!
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJune 30 - July 1, 9 AM - 4 PM Creating a successful painting is about more than just utilizing skills. A painting should be more than just a representation of a subject. No matter how skillfully executed, without passion and energy your work will not hold a viewers attention. Find out how. The cost [...]
$285