Master Artist Workshops

Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, February 17 & 18, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The class will cover the basic principles of oil painting regarding classic seascapes. Learn how to build the wave, capture the motion of the sea, and better understand the colors in the water.

2-day workshop. Wednesday & Thursday, February 19 & 20, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM. As a fine art medium, colored pencil is versatile, inexpensive, and easy to master. Whether you are new to colored pencils or experienced with them, you will discover techniques for effective results.

4-day workshop. Monday, February 24 through Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Create texture and add depth to your paintings in this experimental workshop with Jean Pederson. Using a variety of acrylic mediums, you will learn to build up interesting surfaces and intriguing grounds that can be used within your paintings or as a base for finished work.

4-session class. Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This course is open to artists of all levels with the caveat that one should have some experience in watercolor. Cheryl will present sketches and a finished painting, guiding the students through a step-by-step basis of the creative process approaching realism in watercolor.

Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, March 10 & 11, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. New Workshop!  Class will cover the basic principles of oil painting regarding painting Palms. Includes interesting and memorable discussions on composition, massing, building form, light and shadow: and depending on your own style, knowing when a work is finished (learning how to not overwork your painting).

Two-day workshop. Wednesday & Thursday, March 19 & 20, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Helen will begin this watercolor workshop with an exploration of shape using a collection of variously shaped objects of assorted sizes then applying paint to the paper surface in a somewhat arbitrary manner, paying attention to the use of harmonious and contrasting colors, while getting a feeling for the mood the colors and shapes suggest.