Christopher Groves – “Painting Water and Water Reflections”
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIChristopher Groves-“ Painting Water and Water Reflections” October 14-16 Focus will be on the surface of still water, and the process of building the illusion of reflections. We will also explore how to create a sense of depth, translucency and light, along with movement and motion in various water conditions. The cost of this workshop [...]
Ken Hobson – “Taking the Fear out of Watercolor”
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIKen Hobson-Taking the fear out of Watercolor October 14-16, 2025 This workshop is for Intermediate Watercolor Painters Join us for three fun and relaxed days of content rich watercolor painting with Ken Hobson. Ken is known for his beautiful and color rich landscape paintings.Learning to keep your watercolor fresh and not overworked. Also, concentrating on [...]
M. Joy Lemon-Florals in Charcoal & Chalk-Part I
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIOctober 30 & 31, 9 AM - 4 PM I will share my block-in drawing technique and transfer method. You’ll discover how to prepare materials, transfer compositions with precision, and sculpt shadow shapes accurately. Then together, we’ll dive into the transformative process of shading, from deep shadows to radiant highlights, infusing your botanical drawings with [...]
M. Joy Lemon-Florals in Charcoal & Chalk-Part II
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MINovember 10 & 11, 9 AM - 4 PM This workshop is as continuation of the October 30 & 31st workshop. Explore the art of rendering dramatic florals in charcoal and chalk, capturing the graceful sweep and curl of petals, the captivating interplay of light and shadow, and the rich depth of a nuanced value [...]
John Fleck-Large and Loose Landscapes with Charcoal
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIMay 19 & 20, 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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Robin Cole-Natural Harmony: The Limited Palette
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIRobin 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 [...]
Kathleen Conover-PAINTING FROM THE RIGHT (AND LEFT) SIDE OF THE BRAIN
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJuly 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
Dan Young-Bringing Nature into the Studio
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MISeptember 15-17, 2026 The emphasis of the class will focus on choosing good reference material and building your confidence to make changes to those choices to make stronger painting. I will give you the tools to make paintings and not just copies of your photographs. The cost of this workshop is $625. To find a [...]
Joe Paquet – “Exploring the Prismatic Palette”
Franciscan Life Process Center - Lowell Campus 11650 Downes St. NE, Lowell, MIJoe 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. [...]