Nancie King Mertz-Paint What Scares You!

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

June 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. [...]

$500

Robin Cole-Natural Harmony: The Limited Palette

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

Robin Cole-Natural Harmony: The Limited Palette July 7-9, 2026, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop offers a deep dive into the benefits of working with a limited palette consisting of one pigment from each primary color family (yellow, red, blue) plus white. This simplified approach is one of creative constraints that trains the mind [...]

$585

Kathleen Conover-PAINTING FROM THE RIGHT (AND LEFT) SIDE OF THE BRAIN

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

July 7-9, 9 AM - 4 PM The best paintings aren’t always planned, and they aren’t totally intuitive. They are a marriage of intent, basic design skills, and freely expressing our personal interpretation of the world. The cost of this workshop is $600. To find a complete listing of this workshop please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kathleen-conover-painting-from-the-right-and-left-side-of-the-brain-tickets-1070948960169?aff=oddtdtcreator

$600

Joe Paquet – “Exploring the Prismatic Palette”

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

Joe Paquet-Exploring the Prismatic Palette September 23-26, 2026 This 4-Day Plein Air Workshop will begin with a morning lecture highlighting how to freeze an effect of light and explain how color is affected prismatically by atmosphere and the angle of the sun. I will demonstrate in the afternoon to show how the principles are applied. [...]

$900