WORKSHOPS
Please sign-up at least three (3) days before the scheduled dates of workshops to allow teachers enough time for planning and preparation of any necessary materials. Participants signing up after that point will be accommodated if space is available. NSAL Membership is not required for workshops.
Back by popular demand!
Spring Blossoms in Watercolor - all supplies included!
Instructor: Fran Vail
Join us for this special workshop!
Working with live blooms, you’ll learn to mix colors that capture the exquisite hues of delicate blossoms and the natural greens of foliage in all their variety. Fran will demonstrate subtle shading techniques, color palettes and floral textures. She’ll discuss backgrounds and compositions that will make your floral paintings stand out and get noticed. Join her for a joyful, workshop that will move your floral paintings to a new level of artistic skill and enthusiasm.
When: Sunday, 5/17
Time: Noon-5:00pm
Cost: $195
Outdoor Painting and Sketching in Watercolor with Pen and Ink
Instructor: Thomas Trausch
Painting and drawing from life offers a very exciting and informative experience compared to working from photos or studio work. Painting En Plein Air, or “in the open air”, you will learn to compose and capture the essence of the scene in pen and ink and watercolor with all its natural light. A variety of locations and subjects will offer you the opportunity to explore color, people and architecture. You will meet in our main studio and use as your “home base”. Bring a light lunch (we have a refrigerator if needed) Thomas will then guide you to locations within easy walking distance in the village.
When: Saturday, 6/27
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Cost: $195
Lessons on LOOSENING-UP! Your Watercolors
Instructor: Thomas Trausch
A big part of the beauty of watercolor is its fluid look. Specific techniques will be given on how to work from a tighter, controlled look to a more suggestive, moving approach. By combining lost and found edges in your paintings, you will selectively focus the viewer’s attention to what is important.
An all day workshop… doing 1 painting in the morning and 1 painting in the afternoon. Welcome to bring a light lunch (we have a refrigerator).
When: Sunday, 7/12
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Cost: $225
Advanced Mono-printing with the Gelli Plate
Instructor: Janet Trierweiler
Experienced with Gelli Printing and want to learn more advanced techniques? This workshop is for you! We’ll practice block printing, collage and unique painting processes to enhance your mono-printing skills. Learn how to create and collect tools for texture, line and stamping. Experiment with trace monotype and a variety of papers. Water-based ink, Golden Open Acrylics or fluid acrylics can be used with the Gelli Plates. Short supply list.
When: Saturday, 7/18
Time: 12:30pm-5:30pm
Cost: $195
Instructor: Kris Van Stockum
Focus: Mixing a wide variety of greens, brushstroke practice
Explore the beauty of fresh summer foliage through watercolor. We’ll experiment with mixing a rich variety of greens - from soft sage and vivid chartreuse to deep forest and luminous emerald. More lively than greens straight from the tube! Through guided exercises, we’ll practice painting leaves, stems and buds. Emphasis will be placed on the fluid qualities of watercolor rather than botanical precision, encouraging a relaxed and exploratory approach to painting. All supplies included.
When: Sunday, July 26
Time: Noon-3:00pm
Cost: $198
Instructor: Kris Van Stockum
Focus: Controlled looseness, wet-on-wet technique, negative space
Discover the joy of painting watercolor florals and foliage with confidence in this workshop. We’ll explore expressive brushwork, fresh color mixing and the wet-on-wet technique to create loose flowers, leaves and stems with movement and charm. This workshop encourages a relaxed approach that values spontaneity over perfection. All supplies included.
When: Sunday, August 9
Time: Noon-3:00pm
Cost: $198
Join us this spring!