Get Outdoors! Plein Air Intensives

I always look forward to Sean Beaver’s 4 Day En Plein Air Landscape Painting Workshop (SA 1). His combination of studio demonstrations and discussions of materials and techniques along with outdoor painting on location are just what I need. I learn to work faster in constantly changing light while attempting to capture the essence of a landscape. I can’t recommend this workshop highly enough.

Joshua Langstaff again offers his 3 day workshops: Drawing Trees in the Landscape (SA 3) and Painting Trees in the Landscape (SA 4). Working on location, Joshua demonstrates a diverse array of techniques to capture light and shadow and create depth and texture. These are great taken as a pair. Preparatory drawings, a hallmark of master artists, can be used as an aid in the creation of your painting. Get out in nature and learn from a master artist!

For a shorter outdoor art making immersion, Carol Morley offers a one morning Drawing in the Garden at Sanctuary Arts (SA 5). Carol, an accomplished botanical artist, demonstrates in graphite pencil and colored pencils, but invites you to bring your favorite medium to draw or paint with.

Come weekly for 6 weeks to paint with Bill Paarlberg in his The Sky in Watercolor (SA 2), working outdoors in locations where the sky is a dominant feature of seascapes and landscapes. Work from quick and simple, to complex and dramatic as you learn to use the sky to make stronger compositions and add emotion to your painting.

Indoor Studio Art Explorations

We have installed solar panels, air conditioning and new ceiling fans to create a pleasant environment in the classroom this Summer. Come take advantage of our cool art making studio space and work with our very excellent instructors.
Come sculpt with Anthony Alemany, one of New England’s brightest sculptor stars, in his Sculpted Portrait Workshop 3 day (SA 14) or his 8 week Sketching in Clay from Life (SA 15) class. Anthony is a dynamic instructor, teaching his approach to modeling quickly from life in water-based clay. Enjoy a totally immersive experience in classes that include demonstrations, step - by-step processes for working from a live model, and one-on one feedback.

Create a portrait infused with tradition and personal significance. Try Joshua Langstaff’s Portrait Painting from the Heart (SA 9) as you learn how to create a meaningful portrait of a loved one. You’ll learn how to take and select strong reference photos using a live model. Choose to work from these images or apply the skills you learn to gather reference of a loved one.

Honor the season of flowers in Margaret Dwyer’s Indoor Garden Party with Watercolor (SA 10). With a minimal use of drawing, allowing the paint to move and breathe, learn about color choices for mixing while resolving the issue of backgrounds in simplified, complimentary ways.

There are too many more classes I’d love to talk about- like Intro to Jewelry (SA 13) with Alice Carroll, or our 3 ceramics studio classes or our Hand Carving: Wood or Soft Stone (SA 16) with Antoinette Schultze. Browse our website to find the perfect class for you-

Cheers,

Christopher