Hector Acuna: Observational Painting: Studio and Plein Air
June 27-30 Cost: $440

Hector was named the M. Stephen Doherty Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2023 Plein Air Convention & Expo and was featured in the Oct/Nov issue of Plein Air Magazine.  His workshop will guide students through an in-depth series of slideshow presentations, live demonstrations, homework assignments, and group critiques covering various observational painting methods.  Demos will be in oil, but other media are welcome.  The workshop will be taught in studio and en plein air.

John Preston: Getting Confident with Watercolor
July 12-14 Cost: $330

John has painted outdoors for nearly 40 years and is a beloved teacher throughout the Midwest.  He will teach the properties of watercolor and paper that enable students to make decisions as they paint, rather than hope for “happy outcomes,” as well as strategies for on-site painting.   The workshop will be taught in studio and en plein air.

- This Workshop is now full -

Carol Strock Wasson: Loosen Up with Pastel
August 8-11 Cost: $440

Carol is a Master with the Pastel Society of America and has been featured in Plein Air, Outdoor Painter, and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines.  She will teach fundamentals of structure, value and color harmony, as well as many tools and techniques to loosen up your paintings and utilize the great versatility of the medium.  The workshop will be taught in studio.