Workshops
En Plein Air 2021
There is no better way to learn about color, value and light than to paint from life 'en plein air'. This will also greatly benefit your larger studio paintings as well. You will learn to observe and make decisions in a timely manner. As we edit nature, we decide what to emphasize and what to leave out. Painting with fellow artists is an opportunity to grow and be inspired. Some new locations have been added as well as keeping some trusted old friends. Please join us for some great painting at these select sites for the 2021 season.
- new schedule to be posted about May 2021
- Hello all and I hope you are all feeling well. I would like to announce a Zoom class that I will be teaching for the Northshore Art League coming up in February. I have been teaching classes via Zoom with them for about 7 months now and I know it can be very effective. The good news is you don’t have to travel to this class and you don’t have to worry about the virus. This new session will be from February 22nd to March 22nd from 3 to 4:30 SESSION 2 and we’ll be dealing with how to paint figures and portraits in watercolor. I love to paint this genre and the emotive quality it gives. We will work on flesh tones, gestures, figures in different sizes, grouping, where to place the figures in a watercolor for maximum impact. This is not a class about human anatomy but about bringing a painting alive with life. In portraiture, we’ll work with the light on the face, expression, color and the features. Please go to the Northshore Art League website and look for Adult classes-Virtual. You can have some, lots or no experience to gain many insights from this class. I’d be happy to answer any questions if you email me.
2020 Door County Plein Air Paintings
Workshops are frequently conducted either at our studio (Woodstock), regionally (Starved Rock State Park, Brown County, Indiana, for example), nationally (The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Door County, etc.) and internationally (Ireland, Italy and France) ... all great places to travel to and to enjoy!
Classes
Woodstock Fine Art classes - weekly Woodstock, Ill. morning and evening classes will resume again at last on Sept. 24th:
Every Thursday morning from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church at the corner of Route 47 & St. John's Road. All media are welcome as the classes are based on instruction in values, composition, color, design and personal interpretation. Bring your own art supplies, easel, etc. We meet in class rooms with tables at the church. The cost for 5 classes is $100 and these classes do not have to be taken consecutively.
Evening class is at St. John's Lutheran Church at the corner of Route 47 & St. John's Road from 6 to 9 pm each Thursday. Same above instruction content and the cost is $125 for the 5 classes. In either class, bring your own photo references as starting points ... demonstrations given periodically.
Art Leagues and Groups
Demonstrations in either oils or watercolor are offered as a method to instruct, motivate and entertain. Many northern Illinois and Chicago area art organizations have enjoyed painting demonstrations, critiques and judging of their members' artwork for over 30 years.