Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of various colors (like playing in kindergarten) to amazing layers of acrylic paint defining texture on the canvas embodies impressionistic details. Enjoy Egi’s sense of humor and Italian playfulness as he encourages you to loosen up and heighten your creativity.

Create vibrant, textural, impressionistic landscapes using a palette knife and heavy body acrylic paints.  Palette knife painting is all about using interesting shapes of broken color in your composition. Painting with a knife will force you to loosen up and abstract the details of your subject. We will also cover topics such as color mixing, broken color, the use of value in your composition, and the benefits of an under-painting. We will be using photos as reference for our paintings. You can bring your own or Karin will have several available for you to use.

Expand your painting experience into a larger format in Oil/Cold Wax Medium! In this workshop we will go bigger and bolder- for a new experience with your abstract paintings in oil and cold wax medium. This workshop is for artists who have taken a previous workshop using oil and cold wax and have the basics down. We will explore art elements, mark making, color palette choices, and how to retain the excitement of painting big! This workshop will be challenging and fun, while helping you unleash your creativity as you “build” your larger paintings. Trusting your intuitive self, with personal guidance and demos, will push your paintings further! Join me for this exciting, challenging workshop and go Bigger & Bolder!
Artists will be encouraged to work in the 24x24 - 40x40 sized range.

Laine says, “It is important to feel the JOY in painting.  In this 3-day Impressionist Oil Painting workshop, I will share with you what I’ve learned from studying with notable master artists: from C.W. Mundy, Scott Christensen, Carolyn Anderson, Dawn Whitelaw, Thomas Jefferson Kitts, Lori Putnam, and others.  I will teach you to take your paintings to the next level as we strive to become better painters.....There will be demos, fundamentals, techniques, color, value, and paint manipulation discussed all with JOY!

Do your paintings seem lackluster and dull?  Do you want your paintings to have some “sparkle” and light? 

Mary Kamerer is an impressionist oil painter with a range of experience in a variety of creative arts. Her oil painting style was initiated under tutelage by Andrew Braitman, Curt Butler, Colley Whisson and continues in her studio.

This 3-day workshop will help you bring that “glow” into your paintings. We will start with the basics of value studies and work our way to finishing touches with a landscape and a still life.  

Egi is known for realistic impressionism whose paintings express his love of nature. The misty atmosphere and the sun often play a great part in his paintings, casting shadows on the paths and mountains depicting different times of the day. His technique is light, delicate, and gentle with romantic themes in these realistic impressionist paintings, while each painting evokes feelings of strength, grace and wonderment. Participants will explore the intriguing techniques to capture the essence of nature on canvas. 

In this 3-day workshop experience, we will focus on how to kick start your abstract paintings in acrylic/mixed media! Learn how to create abstract paintings with texture, color and mark making to add depth and unique meaning to your work! Throughout the workshop, we will explore the tools, foundations and techniques used in acrylic/mixed media abstract painting. We will also be engaging in playful exercises to strengthen your abstract compositions with an emphasis on your personal artistic expressions. There will be daily demonstrations, individual instruction, and studio painting time each day. 

Bring your sense of adventure & play!

This workshop offers a unique and intimate experience of nature and its beauty through realistic impressionist paintings. Egi, a renowned artist, skillfully captures the misty atmosphere and the sun's enchanting play in each of his paintings. His light, delicate, and gentle technique, coupled with romantic themes, evokes feelings of strength, grace, and wonderment. 

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of various colors (like playing in kindergarten) to amazing layers of acrylic paint defining texture on the canvas embodies impressionistic details. Enjoy Egi’s sense of humor and Italian playfulness as he encourages you to loosen up and heighten your creativity.

In this workshop, first, we will discuss different flowers and blooms which will be easy without drawing with the paint brush. Next, we’ll create a form and composition, possibly on a tabletop and consider the shape of the vase, along with the shape of the bouquet. We will discuss and add a design, along with a splash of color to pull your eye into the painting, possibly by using a stencil pattern or brush mark. While building color into the bouquet and vase, we’ll discuss a variety of application tools – knife, brush, splatter, scumble, subtraction, etc. along with adding collage elements. We will finish by adding the finishing touches, while not making the painting too predictable. Two nicely “finished” pieces is our goal at the end of this abstract workshop.

Create vibrant, textural, impressionistic landscapes using a palette knife and heavy body acrylic paints.  Palette knife painting is all about using interesting shapes of broken color in your composition. Painting with a knife will force you to loosen up and abstract the details of your subject. We will also cover topics such as color mixing, broken color, the use of value in your composition, and the benefits of an under-painting. We will be using photos as reference for our paintings. You can bring your own or Karin will have several available for you to use.

Marks, Memory, and Texture - these are the key ingredients for this workshop! Building rich and varied layers will allow us to dig back through and reveal a history of beautiful, wabi-sabi, thought provoking surfaces. We will be allowing Nature and the Spirit of Place - (the landscape, flowers, rocks, trees, sky, and how we feel when we are in a certain place) - to be our guide and influence our pieces in an Abstract, Loose way! Through exploration of adding and subtracting layers, experiencing different techniques & textures, mark making and good composition - our paintings will come to life! Bring some of your older paintings to use as beginnings and if you wish to work from your own images - bring some photos! Allow your Sense of Play to flourish in this workshop and Let's Paint Together in October!

This Workshop is the perfect place for you to explore your passion for art. Nicholas brings his extensive experience and education to every lesson, from his time at Radford University, where he majored in drawing and obtained a Master's degree in painting, to his recent mentorship with renowned artist Andrew Braitman. Join us to discover your potential and create beautiful works you'll be proud to display.

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Experience the transformative power of art with this Mini Alla Prima workshop. We will explore the essence of landscapes and create 8-9 mini paintings in the process. I'll guide you through how to break down each landscape into at least 3 different sections and discuss the 5 main points that make up a little alla prima. 

Would you like to get better at painting street scenes, barns and buildings? Do your interiors look out of proportion? This workshop will cover simple methods to use linear perspective in your paintings. We will use scale, color and values to show depth. We will also have fun painting a scene as it comes to life!  No worries, advanced drawing skills are NOT required.

Cindy Shaw is a professional artist and (retired) architect in Asheville, NC. She enjoys painting landscapes, people at work or play, and wildlife “doing their thing.” She has won numerous awards at national Plein Air competitions and exhibitions. Cindy has a Master of Architecture from UC, Berkeley.

Plein air painting, or painting en plein air, is simply painting from life outdoors. Studying and painting from life is the best way to learn about how to create atmosphere and convincing natural color in your landscapes.   

This is a 3 day outdoor painting workshop where we will begin at Carlton Gallery with a brief talk about what to bring and consider when plein air painting. Linda will share information about the tools, tips, and techniques she has learned through trial and error and years of painting in nature. Instruction and painting will be in one of the local parks with facilities. Students will have a chance to complete 3 to 6 small paintings during the workshop and will learn what is needed for a solid start, using the fundamentals of Drawing, Value, Design and Color.  No plein air experience necessary.  

This 2-Day workshop is intended for ceramicists who have limited to no previous knowledge of Alternative Firing techniques or those who would like a fresh perspective on these methods.                                    

Explore and express your passion, joy, love, and connection to spirit as your artwork becomes an inspiring offering or prayer - Trusting your own inner guidance and intuition through journaling, vocal healing sounds, meditations, simple movement, and art making.

Beginning with the written word as a prompt to express the subliminal aspects of ourselves, art creations evolve using mixed media including multiple translucent layers of various media, acrylic gel mediums and various textured papers and materials to explore “Art as a Prayer”.

For over 30 years Toni has been creating art to deepen her connection to the divine and express the oneness of all. In her workshops she intends to help participants with their self-discovery and open their hearts through the creative process.

Toni has been awarded Certificates in Expressive Art Therapy along with others in the Healing Arts.

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