Creative Art Workshops
Workshops
Creative Floral Design in Watercolor Linda Griffin March 13 - 14, 2025
March 13 – 14, 2025 10:00-3:00
In my workshops, my goal is to help students let go of watercolor rules and take risks by trying bold colors, transparent washes, more contrast, and unusual angles. In the beginning hour I will talk about color as it applies to watercolor. I don’t do a lot of drawing as I feel this tightens one up. I will often start with one color scheme and change it completely as the colors dry. Many times my failures have turned out to be my best successes because they became less precious…no longer afraid of ruining it by trying new things. We will work with the photos students bring. I will be talking about them and making suggestions as to how their choices could become more exciting. I will paint demos as needed throughout the day to help explain suggestions and I will also walk around to help students individually. At the end of the workshop I will critique the work that was done. Full Members $325, Associate Members $355, Non-Members $385
Plein Aire Painting – Jeremy Sams April 8-10, 2025
April 8-10, 2025
Rejuvenate your artistic creativity by painting in the greatest studio of all…the great outdoors! Join award winning acrylic artist, Jeremy Sams in this landscape painting workshop held at the Artist League of the Sandhills. This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of plein air painting and the “how to’s” of capturing the essence of a live scene in your preferred medium.
“En plein air” is a French term for “in the open air”. The focus of plein air painting is painting on location, from life. This style of painting, which was made popular by the impressionists of the 19th century, brings many challenges to the artist. Some of these challenges include:
“How do I get set up for plein air painting?”
“With all the information the outdoors presents, how do you narrow down a subject matter to paint?”
“How do I compose a story through painting?”
“Once you’ve found your subject, how do you organize a pleasing composition?”
“What’s the big deal about ‘values’, and how do you capture them effectively?
“How do I use color temperature to give depth and vibrancy?”
“What do I do about that sunlight that keeps changing so fast?”
“How do you make soft edges and blends in acrylics?”
This workshop will address these challenges through demonstrations, group discussion and personal one on one training to help you face the great outdoors with confidence. All levels, from beginner to intermediate, are welcome. Full members $400, Associate members &440, Non-members $480
Painting "Painterly" from a Photo Reference – Daniel Graziano September 29, 30, and October 1, 2025
September 29, 30, and October 1, 2025This three-day workshop will focus on painting “alla prima” (all at once) as well as developing greater skills of observation, simplification and quickly painting “wet on wet” to create strong “painterly” paintings. The workshop will also discuss techniques to quickly transfer the important elements of a reference photo to the canvas, creating an artistic painting rather than simply rendering a photograph. This workshop is designed for beginning to advanced painters in both oil and acrylic mediums, however proficiency in basic drawing is required. Participants are encouraged to bring photos to paint from or may choose from photos brought by the instructor.Full members $450, Associate members $495, Non- members $540