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. 

Limited to 8 participants

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of color (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

Egi is known for realistic impressionism Limited to 7 participants

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.   

Nicholas studied at Radford University as a drawing major and found a love for painting studying under two of his mentors, Halide Salam and Z.L. Feng and obtained a Master’s Degree in Painting. With his recent mentor, Andrew Braitman, Nicholas flourished as his passion for creating met with his passion for sharing his knowledge with others as he began teaching classes and workshops.

In this workshop, first, we will discuss different flowers that will be easy to suggest without drawing. Next, we’ll create forms and compositions.  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.

Two nicely “finished” pieces will be our goal. Smaller paintings are "best". 8x10" range is great. I say nothing larger than 9x12", but I encourage confidence and challenges. 

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 writing, voice, meditation, 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.

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of color (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. - Limited to 8 participants

We’ll immerse ourselves in the timeless beauty of high-country florals — those resilient, luminous blooms of the mountains and capture breathtaking scenes straight from the rugged peaks and misty valleys.

All you need to bring is an open heart and a curious spirit. Together, we’ll explore what it truly means to be alive as an artist & to capture the beauty of creation! 

As people of discovery we are bent toward beauty and hope. 

Let’s rediscover the magic of a fresh canvas, the thrill of color meeting emotion, and the simple, profound delight of putting brush to surface

Create mountain scenes that lead you through valleys and soar over ridgelines. Learn how to set mountains down and back, providing depth and distance. Use composition, color and values that invite the viewer into the painting and visually explore the landscape. Join Cindy Shaw in capturing local vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

Instructor Cindy Shaw is an award-winning professional artist, avid hiker and fly-fisher. She regularly paints outdoors "en plein air" on her various adventures throughout the Appalachians.

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.

​Experience the transformative power of art with this Mini Alla Prima (at the start, one time through) workshop.In this Mini Alla Prima (at the start, one time through) workshop, we will discuss how to look at and break down the essence of a landscape, such as the directional stroke, rhythm, color, or value. We will also talk about how each landscape will be broken down into at least 3 different sections, along with how to think about the imbalance and eye movement through the art works. We will discuss the 5 main points that make up a little alla prima, including color, direction, tool, focal point, and texture. Participants will look at other artists’ attempt to get to this “essence” of the landscape and tackle it on their own. We will work on an average of 3x4” - 5x7” and possible finish up with a larger alla prima. By the end of the workshop, each participant should walk away with 8-9 mini paintings. 

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 under-painting. We will be using photos as a reference for our paintings. You can bring your own or Karin will have several available for you to use.

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 acrylics/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!

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: 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!

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of color (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.

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 the 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!