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  • 2013

  • May 23rd to Jun 2nd

    · Ireland with Sharon Rusch Shaver - Artists, Writers, and Explorer Excursions presents 11 days of exploration and recording our impressions, through photos, plein air painting or words. $2,649 includes all transfers and much more. - See Website

  • May 23rd to May 26th

    · Okanagan, BC, Canada with Jerry Markham - 4-Day Plein air workshop in the diverse Okanagan landscape (rural farmland, lakes, vineyards, orchards). Includes wine tour, lunch at a winery, and a group BBQ. - See Website

  • May 24th to May 31st

    · County Clare, Ireland - Jeanean Songco Martin - Plein Air Painting in a beautiful natural bogland setting in the North of County Clare, on the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Aaran Island on Inishere, accomodations: The Boghill Center - See Website

  • May 25th to Jun 1st

    · Wild Coast of Ireland with Evelyn Dunphy on the Beara Peninsula. Experience the haunting beauty that surrounds Anam Cara Artist's & Writer's Retreat; misty Killarney Hills overlooking Coulagh Bay reveal an artist's paradise. 8 students. - See Website

  • May 25th to May 28th

    · Calgary, AB, Canada - David Langevin, SFCA - Mastering Acrylics: level 1 and 2. Focus on learning the specific properties of acrylic and how to use them to achieve fantastic results. Demos, lectures, time to paint. - See Website

  • May 26th to May 30th

    · Desolation Sound, Discovery Islands with Robert Genn - exclusive workshop on vintage vessel Columbia III out of Campbell River, B. C., Canada. 7 only. See website , signup or discuss with Robert 604 538 9197 - One spot left. - See Website

  • May 27th to Jul 5th

    · Thornbury, Ontario, Canada - Six weeks of Art Workshops: Jill Segal (Mixed Media, Studio), John David Anderson (Oil, Plein Air), Don Cavin (Acrylic, Plein Air), Merv Richardson (Watercolour, Studio/Plein Air), Art Cunanen (Acrylic, Plein Air), Michelle Fleming (Drawing, Studio). - See Website

  • Jun 3rd to Jun 9th

    · Charlevoix, Quebec with Deb Grise - Deb will guide you on our extended five-day painting adventure. Charlevoix is one of the most picturesque locations in Canada. Mountains and valleys, unique Quebec houses, the St Lawrence shore, beautiful towns and villages. - See Website

  • Jun 4th to Jun 11th

    · Le Marche Retreat, Italy - John Skelcher - Drawing & painting, printmaking, digital photography. Work in stunning locations around the area and the studio. All-inclusive, accommodation, meals, all materials, excursions beginners - advanced. 8 guests. $2000. more dates - See Website

  • Jun 5th to Jun 12th

    · Chateau de Beduer near Figeac, Lot, South-West France - Adam Cope - Two weeks in June & one week in September every year at Le Château de Béduer: June 5-12 and 21-28, 2013 and September 13-20, 2013. - See Website

  • Jun 8th to Jun 21st

    · Italy - Brian Keeler - Italian Art Sojourn: First week Pisa (museums), Lucca and Tuscan mountains, Barga, accomodation 17 c palazzo Casacordati. Second week near medieval town of Todi in Umbria, accomodation Agriviva. Abundant inspiration! info: bkeeler@epix.net or 570-746-1187 - See Website

  • Jun 9th to Jun 9th

    · One-Day introduction to Plein Air workshop with Keith Thirgood and Helen Walter in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Ease into plein air with experienced plein air instructors. - See Website

  • Jun 10th to Jun 16th

    · England: in the Cotswolds! with Donald Jurney - Plein Air in the magical Cotswolds. Learn effective outdoor technique, with hands-on instruction, while reveling in the landscape of this renowned corner of England. Limited to 10. - See Website

  • Jun 15th to Jun 19th

    · Calgary, AB, Canada - Kathleen Conover, AWS - Chaos to Order in Mixed Media workshop. For all levels, focus on design and composition with fun experimentation. Demos, prepared notes, individual attention, independent work time. - See Website

  • Jun 17th to Jun 21st

    · Springtime in Vermont with Tony van Hasselt, A.W.S. Join this plein air watercolor workshop for three or five days. Demonstrations and lots of individual assistance at the Landgrove Inn. Registrar at 800-248-6449 - See Website

  • Jun 17th to Jun 21st

    · Cape Ann, Massachusetts - Gerald Brommer - International artist, juror, author, teaching award-winning design in art - An indoor studio course designed to take you in new directions, using either acrylics or watercolors, combined with collage & stained oriental paper. All levels. - See Website

  • Jun 18th to Jun 21st

    · Whidbey Island with Guido Frick - Want to create not just a painting, but a piece of art? Want to put soul, power and emotion into your painting? Guido will demonstrate how to combine your visual impressions with your inner sensitivity. - See Website

  • Jun 18th to Jul 12th

    · Hudson, Quebec, Canada with Shernya Vininsky, B.FA, SCA - 4 day workshops in watercolour, mixed media, oil, or an open studio session, studio classes for all levels in spectacular rural setting (30 minutes to Montreal) - See Website

  • Jun 19th to Jun 21st

    · Indiana, USA - Diane Overmyer - Moon Tree Studios, Ancilla College. Lodging and meals included in this reasonably-priced Plein Air Workshop! Demos, informative lectures and individual painting time and attention on the Ancilla Domini properties, and surrounding countryside. - See Website

  • Jun 22nd to Jun 23rd

    · West Chester, PA, USA - Alan Soffer, Libbie Soffer and psychologist Qatana Samanen. A process of "guided imagery," values clarification, and primal artistic experimentation all leading you to the portal of passionate creativity. Begin making art that matters. - See Website

  • Jun 23rd to Jun 28th

    · Maine coast with Howard Rose - An Homage to Alfred Chadbourn. Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 5 days of painting, covering the methods of Alfred Chadbourn. Demonstrations & individual attention. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Jun 24th to Jun 28th

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Amie Roman - Hand Burnished Relief Printmaking. Mixed Media. Learn how to carve, ink and print colorful images. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Jun 24th to Jun 30th

    · Heart of France! with Donald Jurney - Paint in the enchanting French countryside. Daily demonstrations and hands-on teaching. Learn to effectively capture the splendor of the French landscape. This workshop will fill quickly! - See Website

  • Jun 24th to Jun 28th

    · Whidbey Island with Stan Miller - Students have the option of working on portrait, or landscape, or both subjects, throughout the week. Fundamentals of realism, impressionism and abstraction will be demonstrated and discussed. - See Website

  • Jun 25th to Jun 28th

    · suburban Philadelphia, PA, USA - Alan & Libbie Soffer -ART INCUBATOR: Expand your visual vocabulary. Focusing on abstract and representational painting, drawing, and collage. Learning from the masters. Experimentation and the basics emphasized. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Jun 27th to Jul 1st

    · Canmore, Alberta with Liz Wiltzen - Portrait Intensive. Learn to see the structure underlying detail. Working from life - we will focus on improving drawing skills and handling key elements of design, value and colour to create compelling portraits. - See Website

  • Jun 29th to Jul 20th

    · Normandy, France & Umbria, Italy - Nancy Paris Pruden - Painting in a luxury Chateau in Normandy or Painting in a Villa in Umbria: June 29-July 6 or July 10-July 20. $3,000. for private room (sleeps 2) 6 rooms. nancyparispruden@yahoo.com - See Website

  • Jun 29th to Jul 2nd

    · Maine coast, USA with Bjorn Runquist - Painting Plein-Air: In and Out of the Studio - Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 3 days of plein-air painting. Demonstrations and individual attention. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Jul 2nd to Jul 6th

    · Southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada - Evelyn Dunphy - The Music of Watercolor & How to Play It: 4-day intensive workshop, "hands on" experience of the "vocabulary" of techniques in watercolor. Small group, lots of personal attention. - See Website

  • Jul 6th to Jul 9th

    · Ottawa Valley, Canada with Herbert Pryke - Paint in some of the same locations that inspired A.Y. Jackson and the Group of Seven. This is a wonderful opportunity to reach for a new level in your landscape painting. - See Website

  • Jul 7th to Jul 11th

    · Southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada - Evelyn Dunphy - Learn to simplify shapes, exaggerate your passion, minimize the unessential, crop, compose, build strong compositions, paint light and color, shadow, develop your ability to really see. - See Website

  • Jul 7th to Jul 8th

    · Stonington, Maine with Carolyn Caldwell, PSA - Quickstart to Pastels for beginners. All materials supplied. Survey of pastel materials, techniques and applications. Explore color blending, learn simple techniques for starting a strong painting with confidence. - See Website

  • Jul 7th to Jul 12th

    · Maine coast with Janice Wright, artist in residence. Artist Retreat Week. Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 5 days of painting. Daily group critiques. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Jul 8th to Jul 19th

    · France with Catherine Stock - French Village Watercolour Sketchbook. First five-day week takes place mostly in my barn studio: foundation in watercolour techniques and good review for experienced painters. Second week outside to tackle landscapes, markets and village scenes. - See Website

  • Jul 8th to Jul 12th

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Justin Ogilvie - Creative Figure Painting. Oil, acrylic, mixed media. Explore the exciting ways to paint the human figure. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Jul 8th to Jul 10th

    · Whidbey Island with Don Getz - Journaling amounts to taking a watercolor book, a small watercolor palette, a few brushes, a water container, a folding camp stool AND a wide brim hat and you can go anywhere and quickly do sketches... - See Website

  • Jul 8th to Jul 12th

    · Red Deer, Alberta - Pippi Johnson - "A Tree is not always Green." All artist seek a personal palette. Come paint at Red Deer College with award winning colourist and workshop teacher, Pippi Johnson. Traditional and contemporary colour study. - See Website

  • Jul 9th to Jul 13th

    · Taos, New Mexico - Jill Badonsky - Creativity Workshop: Right-brain drawing techniques to free creativity. Image, movement, guided meditation, and music to deepen creative resources and inspire writing that fits your creative path. http://www.themuseisin.com - See Website

  • Jul 10th to Jul 12th

    · Stonington, Maine with Carolyn Caldwell, PSA - UpLevel to Really Competent Paintings. Raise your pastel skills to the next level. Develop strong compositions, control your values for more drama, and learn to use color for more power. - See Website

  • Jul 13th to Jul 20th

    · LeMarche Retreat, Tuscany, Italy - John Skelcher - Discover Tuscany through plein-air water-colour painting. The rolling hill-sides with its quintessential Tuscan cypress trees, the grand cities of Florence, Arezzo and Cortona. all inclusive.8 people - See Website

  • Jul 15th to Jul 19th

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Brent Lynch - Light and the Landscape - Acrylic, oil. Composition with an emphasis on the role of light and technique. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Jul 15th to Jul 18th

    · Stonington, Maine with Carolyn Caldwell, PSA - Managing Color. Do you feel less than confident with color? Sound strategies for controlling color, how to use color to emphasize, subdue, enhance, create deep space and atmosphere. - See Website

  • Jul 15th to Jul 18th

    · Whidbey Island with Karen Knutson - Starting traditionally, moving to abstraction. Students will learn how to take a traditional subject and make it abstract, or at least semi-abstract. This workshop is guaranteed to loosen you up! - See Website

  • Jul 19th to Jul 26th

    · Canadian Rockies with Jerry Markham - Two 4-day workshops. Follow in the footsteps of many master painters by painting at some of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Canada. Small group, lots of instruction. One scholarship available. - See Website

  • Jul 20th to Aug 10th

    · Farnham Glacier, southeast BC, Canada - Denise Lemaster - Spectacular location plein air painting at foot of glacier. Includes transportation from Invermere and box lunch. Day trips - July 20 and Aug 10, 2013. Contact College of the Rockies, Invermere Campus. - See Website

  • Jul 21st to Jul 24th

    · Maine coast with David Beynon Pena - Watercolor Painting Workshop. Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 3 days of watercolor & gouache painting. Demonstrations and individual attention. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Jul 22nd to Jul 29th

    · LeMarche Retreat, Italy - John Skelcher - Plein-air painting, drawing, stunning Italian sceneries and hill-top towns. Covering variety of techniques and media. All inclusive - accommodation, meals, excursions, materials, tuition. 8 guests $2000. - See Website

  • Jul 22nd to Jul 26th

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Alan Wylie - Creating Texture in Watercolour. An emphasis on composition, drawing and creating textural changes. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Jul 22nd to Jul 26th

    · Stonington, Maine with Carolyn Caldwell, PSA - Pastel Intensive. Wishing you could win more awards and get into galleries? Learn to plan your paintings, nail your values, understand light, color strategies, atmospheric perspective, editing, and mindset. - See Website

  • Jul 22nd to Jul 26th

    · Whidbey Island with Clinton Hobart - Painting the Still-Life in Oil. We will cover every topic a student needs to enjoy still-life painting. The goal of this class is to give the student the proper tools to make painting still-lifes fun and interesting. - See Website

  • Jul 22nd to Jul 26th

    · Taos, New Mexico with Gwen Fox - FLORAL PAINTINGS THAT SHOUT "YES" Discover exciting designs, sensual brushstrokes, luscious colors while delving into the "artist mindset". Join me for this creative fabulous workshop. - See Website

  • Jul 25th to Jul 27th

    · Whidbey Island with Jennifer Evenhus - Infuse your pastels with energy and bold color. You'll learn how composition, color, values and happy little accidents create dynamic paintings. Emphasis on simplification, bold strokes and movement to produce energetic, show-stopping works of art! - See Website

  • Jul 26th to Jul 28th

    · Oregon Coast area with Michael Gibbons - Plein air painting with 10 student limit, tailored observations and guidance for each student. Along the beautiful Yaquina Bay. - See Website

  • Jul 29th to Aug 2nd

    · Boothbay Harbor, Maine with Tony van Hasselt, A.W.S. Join this plein air watercolor workshop for three or five days. Demonstrations, lots of individual assistance in Tony's "backyard". Contact registrar at 800-248-6449 - See Website

  • Aug 1st to Aug 4th

    · Maine, USA with Evelyn Dunphy - In The Footsteps of Frederic Church. Stunning views of Mount Katahdin, plein air workshop, comfortable rustic camps, original camp of Frederic Church, one of America's most famous landscape painters. 8 students. - See Website

  • Aug 4th to Aug 11th

    · English Lakes District with Valerie Kent - Let's paint, photograph the lovely town of Ambleside on Lake Windermere, Grasmere and Dove Cottage, and a stone bridge and waterfall, farms, old quaint towns. Picture perfect. $2889.00 - http://valeriekent.com - Itinerary: - See Website

  • Aug 5th to Aug 9th

    · Monhegan, Maine with J.R. Baldini - Monhegan 'the island that time forgot'. Learn visualization techniques with Molly Delaney Psy.D. All levels. Join for 2 days or 5 days. Call 800.393.7270 - See Website

  • Aug 5th to Aug 8th

    · State College, Pennsylvania - Gabor Svagrik - "Painting the Landscape in Oil, Acrylic, or Pastel." For information: http://www.artalliancepa.org/ http://www.svagrikfineart.com/ - See Website

  • Aug 12th to Aug 16th

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Andrew McDermott - Transforming Pastel Studies to Acrylic Paintings. Learn to produce strong dynamic paintings from quick colour studies. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Aug 12th to Aug 16th

    · Whidbey Island with Doug Gorrell - Painting with Passion (Oil) You will learn how to define and develop your passion for painting. Focus is on painting en plein air as well as the still life, through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction. - See Website

  • Aug 12th to Aug 16th

    · Whidbey Island with Georgia Mansur - Creativity/Mixed Media. An opportunity to explore mixed media through creative experimentation. Even if you are not a mixed media artist, this right brain, liberating experience will create a new pathway for self-expression. - See Website

  • Aug 12th to Aug 15th

    · Haliburton, Ontario, Canada with Helen Walter and Keith Thirgood - Three-day Art Retreat: rugged hills, lakes and rivers as well as rolling farmland. All-inclusive, upscale cottage, mix of shared and single occupancy. Beginners and intermediate level painters. - See Website

  • Aug 14th to Aug 18th

    · Hollyhock, Cortes Island, BC, Canada - Robert and Sara Genn - "Plein Air to Abstraction" Serene retreat -- seashore, gardens, mysterious forest. Register now: 800 933 6339. Discuss with Robert 604 538 9197. - See Website

  • Aug 19th to Aug 23rd

    · Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada - Jean Bradley - Stunning Acrylic Portraits. The basics of great painting and colour in acrylic portraiture. 5 days - Gibsons School of the Arts. For artists' bios, registration and cost - See Website

  • Aug 19th to Aug 23rd

    · Whidbey Island with Judi Betts - master of luminosity and "sparkle." This workshop will explore how to create expressive paintings using color, texture, and design. In a fun-filled environment, students will learn to "see" new ways to capture mood and emotion. - See Website

  • Aug 20th to Aug 23rd

    · Campobello Island, New Brunswick and Lubec, Maine Join plein air landscape painter Michael Chesley Johnson for a small-size outdoor painting workshop with no more than 4 students. Other dates available. Plein air tips and techniques and individualized critiques. - See Website

  • Aug 22nd to Aug 25th

    · Maine, USA with Evelyn Dunphy - In The Footsteps of Frederic Church. Stunning views of Mount Katahdin, comfortable rustic camps, plein air workshop, historic setting: original camp of Frederic Church, one of American's most famous landscape painters. 8 students. - See Website

  • Aug 23rd to Aug 26th

    · Bugaboos, BC, Canada - Robert Genn, Sara Genn, Liz Wiltzen - Helipainting in the Bugaboos. High mountain lodge in BC, Canada. Gobsmacking painting locations daily -- workshop guidance or left alone. Discuss with Robert 604 538 9197 or - See Website

  • Aug 24th to Aug 27th

    · Maine coast with Robert Seyffert - Getting the Essentials in Plein-Air Painting. Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 3 days of plein-air painting. Demonstrations and individual attention. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Aug 26th to Aug 30th

    · Sheridan, Wyoming - John Salminen - Painting the urban scene in watercolor: choosing the subject, adding mood, lighting, using photo reference, and enhancing representational painting through design. Demonstrations, critiques and lots of one-on-one individual help. - See Website

  • Aug 26th to Aug 30th

    · Lubec, Maine with Albert Handell - Join this legend among artist-instructors for a five-day workshop in Downeast Maine. Oil or pastel, limited to 18 students. Students will paint both in the studio and en plein air. - See Website

  • Aug 26th to Aug 30th

    · Whidbey Island with Georgia Mansur - Plein Air Painting (Watercolor, Acrylic and/or Oil) Connect to your creative voice with passion, make a clear statement, and communicate it through your art. Be assured you will have some exciting pieces of original art to take home. - See Website

  • Aug 26th to Aug 29th

    · Whidbey Island with Linda Doll - "Seeing the Light" Focus will be seeing, understanding and capturing sunlight, shade and shadow. Also exploring the basic controls of abstract design and inventive use of color. Beginners welcome. Advanced given individual challenges. - See Website

  • Sep 2nd to Sep 6th

    · Rose Blanche, Newfoundland, Canada, with Ilse Taylor Hable - COLOR AND LIGHT, 5-day plein air plus color course in picturesque fishing village. Oil painters, intermediate, small class, charming accommodations. www.ilsehable.com info@roseblanche.ca - See Website

  • Sep 2nd to Sep 6th

    · South African Art Safari with Alison Nicholls, Wildlife Sketch Artist. Learn to sketch wildlife quickly & confidently. Personal tuition, lovely lodge, amazing wildlife, twice daily game drives, 5 guests, no single supplement, non-sketching guests welcome. - See Website

  • Sep 3rd to Sep 10th

    · LeMarche Retreat, Tuscany, Italy - John Skelcher - Discover Tuscany through Plein-air water-colour painting. The rolling hill-sides with its quintessential Tuscan cypress trees, the grand cities of Florence, Arezzo and Cortona. Tuscany, Italy. all inclusive.8 people - See Website

  • Sep 7th to Sep 14th

    · Mediterranean coast, Sanary, Provence, France with Donna and Tom Dickson - Noted as "The most picturesque, authentic fishing harbour on the "cote d'azur." Experienced, French speaking guide. Also, rural Provence. 6 to 10 persons. - See Website

  • Sep 8th to Sep 13th

    · Maine coast with Elizabeth O'Reilly - Outdoor Painting. Ocean vistas and rock gardens. All inclusive 5 days of painting. Lois Dodd will join critiques the end of the week. Demonstrations and individual attention. All levels welcome. - See Website

  • Sep 8th to Sep 13th

    · Paris with Sharon Rusch Shaver - Artists, Writers, and Explorer Excursions presents 5 full days of museums, painting, shopping and dining in the City of Lights! $2,950 all-inclusive. Demos and encouragement for all painting levels. - See Website

  • Sep 9th to Sep 20th

    · France with Catherine Stock - French Village Watercolour Sketchbook. First five-day week takes place mostly in my barn studio: foundation in watercolour techniques and good review for experienced painters. Second week outside to tackle landscapes, markets and village scenes. - See Website

  • Sep 9th to Sep 10th

    · Whidbey Island with Lian Zhen - Discovering the Joy of Chinese Painting. Two main Chinese painting styles: detailed and spontaneous. Students will learn how to use Chinese brushes, ink and colors, as well as the theory of the Asian Art. - See Website

  • Sep 9th to Sep 13th

    · Taos, New Mexico with Gwen Fox - ABSTRACTS THAT GLOW Learn how to get that "inner glow" in your paintings while finding your personal abstract style. The important "artist mindset" will also be covered in this workshop. - See Website

  • Sep 10th to Sep 13th

    · Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, with Michael Chesley Johnson Enjoy a small-size outdoor painting workshop with no more than 6 students. Other dates available in nearby locations. Plein air tips and techniques and individualized critiques. - See Website

  • Sep 11th to Sep 13th

    · Whidbey Island with Lian Zhen - Each day, Lian begins the workshop with teaching basic techniques, such as composition and coloring. He then demonstrates his techniques, including 'Color Pouring and Blending.' - See Website

  • Sep 13th to Sep 18th

    · La Cloche/Killarney, Ontario, Canada with Don Cavin - Capture the rugged landscape of the Canadian north. Don's bold, reductionist approach will help you learn to capture the strong, simplified shapes that can make the difference between successful paintings and a ho-hum result. - See Website

  • Sep 14th to Sep 18th

    · Laguna Beach and Balboa Island, California USA - Michael Situ - 5 days plein air workshop in beautiful Southern California. The workshop is created for all skill levels beginners to professional. Demonstrations, critiques and personal instruction. - See Website

  • Sep 14th to Sep 16th

    · Whidbey Island with Robert Krogle - Confident Brush Strokes - Seeing Life Through New Eyes. Includes a plein air session, a still-life session, and a portrait (live model) session, each with a formal critique as well as casual demonstrations throughout the course. - See Website

  • Sep 14th to Sep 29th

    · Ghost Ranch, Taos, Abiquiu, New Mexico - Jeanean Songco Martin - PLEIN AIR PAINTING ~~ Gilbert Sanchez - POTTERY ~~ Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu & Taos, New Mexico, Cost: $1,500. Included: classes, accommodations, ground transportation, most meals - See Website

  • Sep 15th to Sep 29th

    · Cinque Terre & Tuscany, Italy with Valerie Kent - Let's paint, photograph
    cypress-dotted landscapes, ancient walled hilltowns, delightful seaside towns. $3469.00 - http://valeriekent.com - Itinerary: - See Website

  • Sep 16th to Sep 20th

    · New Hampshire, USA with Tony van Hasselt, A.W.S. - Fall Prelude. Join this outdoor watercolor workshop for three or five days of painting fun. Demonstrations, lots of individual assistance and daily critiques. Contact registrar at 800-248-6449. - See Website

  • Sep 16th to Sep 21st

    · Whistler, B. C., Canada - Brent Lynch, Camille Przewodek, Michael Reardon, Michael Workman - Four groups, FCA sponsored location-rich workshop, gondola, crits, demos, showplace and wet sale. Individual mentoring by Robert Genn (register: 604 681 2744) - See Website

  • Sep 16th to Sep 20th

    · Taos, New Mexico with Gwen Fox - COLOR, DESIGN & VALUE An intense, fun workshop that allows each student to stretch their painting abilities while learning about the "artist mindset " - limited to 15 students. - See Website

  • Sep 17th to Sep 25th

    · Italy with Sharon Rusch Shaver - Artists, Writers, and Explorer Excursions presents 9 days of exploration and recording our impressions, through photos, plein air painting or words. $2,950 includes transfers and all meals. - See Website

  • Sep 22nd to Sep 25th

    · Hollyhock, Cortes Island, B.C. - Ruth Payne - ART IS YOUR BUSINESS - Develop ways to effectively present, exhibit, promote and sell your work. Create a winning portfolio, press kit, biography/artist statement, learn what social media to use and much more... - See Website

  • Sep 25th to Oct 5th

    · France with David Sharpe - PAINTING IMPRESSIONIST FRANCE - 10 exciting days of plein air painting workshops and touring from Paris to the coast of Normandy. All levels. Oil and Acrylics. - See Website

  • Sep 26th to Sep 29th

    · Maine, USA with Evelyn Dunphy - In The Footsteps of Frederic Church. Stunning views of Mount Katahdin, comfortable rustic camps, plein air workshop, historic setting: original camp of Frederic Church, one of American's most famous landscape painters. 8 students. - See Website

  • Sep 27th to Oct 2nd

    · Algoma District, Northern Ontario with Gordon Mackenzie - Watercolour Painting en plein air. Spectacular fall colour in the landscape that inspired the Group of Seven. All-inclusive, lakeside cottages. - See Website

  • Sep 30th to Oct 7th

    · LeMarche Retreat, Tuscany, Italy - John Skelcher - Discover Tuscany through plein-air water-colour painting. The rolling hill-sides with its quintessential Tuscan cypress trees, the grand cities of Florence, Arezzo and Cortona. all inclusive. 8 people - See Website

  • Oct 7th to Oct 13th

    · Oil&Wax Workshop in County Mayo, Ireland (at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation) with Rebecca Crowell. Four days instruction in abstract painting/cold wax medium, 3 days independent study, Irish village near the sea, self-catering cottage, transport from bus/train. Class size 10. - See Website

  • Oct 10th to Oct 22nd

    · Provencal Villages, France with Tony van Hasselt , A.W.S. His eighth painting and sketchbook journaling workshop offers nine days of painting, with demonstrations, lots of personal painting time and assistance plus critiques. Contact registrar at 800-248-6449. - See Website

  • Oct 12th to Oct 20th

    · Venice, Italy with Kelly Medford and Helen Beacham - 8 days plein air Capturing the Light and Life. Instruction in oils and watercolor, small intimate group staying as locals. Focus on composition and value, capturing a moment in time. - See Website

  • Oct 13th to Oct 20th

    · Tuscany, Italy with Evelyn Dunphy - at Castello di Spannocchia, 12 miles from Siena. Organic agricultural preserve, olive groves, vineyards, gorgeous views. All-inclusive, rooms in Villa or Fattoria, local organic food. - See Website

  • Oct 13th to Oct 20th

    · Coast of Spain with Carolyn Caldwell - Freeing Your Inner Artist - Unblock your fears and heal the wounds that stifle your creativity. Simple techniques and fun projects to reveal your creative voice. Have Fun, Be Free, Create. - See Website

  • Oct 16th to Oct 18th

    · Whidbey Island with James Moore - For three days, up to six students will study one-on-one with James Moore. The focus of these semi-private lessons will be to improve the students' ability to see color and relative value and to refine their brushwork. - See Website

  • Oct 19th to Oct 21st

    · Canmore, Alberta with Liz Wiltzen - Daily Painting - Working from life, you will learn how to skillfully handle key elements of design, value and colour to create compelling paintings that breathe with life. Prior painting experience. - See Website

  • Oct 19th to Oct 21st

    · Whidbey Island with Mitch Albala - Keys to Landscape - A Guided Approach. This unique class uses a studio-based approach to lay the groundwork for the most essential skills required by the landscape painter - simplification, site selection, and color. - See Website

  • Oct 20th to Oct 23rd

    · Oakville, ON, Canada with Alvaro Castagnet - - The Oakville Art Society welcomes one of the world's most highly respected and recognized watercolour artists. Paint bold and expressive watercolours with a master. - See Website

  • Oct 22nd to Oct 26th

    · Ontario, Canada with Valerie Kent - Mixed Media Workshop at Haliburton School of the Arts. Painting music is theme. Watercolour and Acrylic. Freedom to create with collage and texture. Lovely small town in mountains with lake. All levels. - http://valeriekent.com - See Website

  • Oct 29th to Nov 1st

    · Sedona, Arizona with Michael Chesley Johnson - Plein Air Landscape Painting, small-size outdoor painting workshop with no more than 4 students. Other dates available through April 2014. Plein air tips and techniques and individualized critiques. $300 - See Website

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  • 2014

  • Apr 8th to Apr 11th

    · Sedona, Arizona with Michael Chesley Johnson - Plein Air Landscape Painting, small-size outdoor painting workshop with no more than 4 students. Other dates available through April 2014. Plein air tips and techniques and individualized critiques. $300 - See Website

  • Jun 7th to Jun 7th

    · Tuscany, Italy with Becky Joy - Strengthen and improve your understanding of color, values, composition, and brushwork. Individual attention. Discover your individual style. For the best price book before Sep 1, 2013. All inclusive. - See Website

  • Jul 1st to Jul 4th

    · Campobello Island, New Brunswick and Lubec, Maine with Michael Chesley Johnson - Plein Air Landscape Painting, small-size outdoor painting workshop with no more than 4 students. Other dates available. Plein air tips and techniques and individualized critiques. - See Website

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