Abstraction from Nature

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

In this painting intensive, artists will create a series of abstract paintings inspired by visual studies, personal narratives, and elements of the North Shore landscape. Daily warm-up exercises and group exchange encourage new ways of seeing, with emphasis on interpreting color, form, light, texture, sound, and movement, in order to create a sense of place […]

Develop Your Artistic Potential

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

David’s teaching philosophy is tied to his belief that each artist is unique, and therefore the challenge is to help students generate their internal voice so they can achieve their greatest artistic potential. Students will work in their medium of choice and benefit from one-to-one instruction and critique, along with times of group critique. Prerequisite: […]

Colored Pencil Potential

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Featuring an abundance of art materials, this course is full to the brim with colored pencil demonstrations and techniques that are sure to increase your repertoire. Students will focus on "painting from a point" to create dynamic, vivid drawings. Kristy will provide free samples and insight into using a variety of materials, including watercolor pencils, […]

Acrylic: Advanced Beginner

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Continue growing in your knowledge and practice of acrylic painting as Adam demonstrates additional comprehensive techniques with a focus on developing meaningful content. Adam will demonstrate color mixing using color theory as well as impasto and glazing techniques with a palette knife, variety of brushes, and scraping tools. He will also take time to work […]

Reflections in Watercolor

Studio 17 17 W Highway 61, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Watercolor is the perfect medium to use for painting water and reflections. Because of its transparency it allows us to create effects that other mediums cannot. Students will learn about colors to use for painting reflections, when to add colors for soft and lost edges, still water reflections, broken water reflections, and painting rocks underneath […]

Sumi-e: Painting from the Heart

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Have fun interpreting North Shore landscapes using ink, color, and absorbent Chinese xuan paper. Class will focus on composition and contemporary interpretations of landscapes using traditional brushwork plus experimental techniques. Using absorbent papers and both transparent and opaque colors, we will pour and splash ink to create dramatic North Shore vistas. Format includes demonstrations, individual […]

Watercolor and Soft Pastel Mixed Media Workshop

Founders Hall Studio 120 W 3rd Avenue, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Watercolor and pastel have long individual histories in visual art as media favored by artists to work through ideas with color in a more immediate/direct manner than oil, fresco, encaustic, […]

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