Good painters are first good designers. Learn concepts that allow you to find strong abstract shapes in your scenes. We will learn about the different types of contrasts and how they add drama to your painting. The workshop will focus on painting like a printmaker – finding and constructing negative shapes to create mosaic-like paintings…

David will be teaching you watercolor from beginning to end; starting with teaching you how to take total control of the watercolor medium, leading to using that control of the medium to create well-composed watercolors. Subject matter will be changing daily with photo reference supplied in the morning and afternoon. David’s teaching method takes all…

This WORKSHOP is CANCELLED for 2024 Are you intrigued about cold wax and how to use it?  In this fun and exciting 4-day workshop, students will explore many techniques on working with cold wax. Dive into this versatile medium and its vast array of possibilities you can do with it. Cold wax can be used…

Watercolor Portraits: Step by Step Paint a watercolor portrait with character and glowing color—not just a copy of a photo. Jump start creativity and strengthen technique with playful exercises, daily demos, guided practice and individualized feedback. Learn a three-layer, four-value, hold-the-whites approach to watercolor portraits. Begin with a step-by-step value study. Then, use the same…

In this unique one-day participatory workshop experience you’ll be introduced to the exciting processes and techniques of encaustic painting (hot wax) painting. The workshop is appropriate for absolute beginners as well as those with some encaustic painting experience. Participants will create a minimum of two works of art and leave with confidence to continue the…

In this unique three-day participatory workshop experience you’ll be introduced to the exciting processes and techniques of encaustic painting (hot wax) painting. The workshop is appropriate for beginners as well as those with more advanced encaustic painting experience. A brief history and description of encaustic painting will be discussed as well as an overview of…

Are you ready to take your watercolor painting skills to the next level? Join us for an incredible 4-day workshop with Dale L. Popovich, and learn his unique step-by-step process for painting with transparent watercolors. Dale has years of experience hiking and studying the wonders of nature, and he captures their beauty in his stunning…

David’s watercolor and gouache class cover using transparent watercolor and opaque watercolor gouache together. Students will be learning about traditional watercolors and how to use them together with acrylic and watercolor gouache techniques. There will be times we use the gouache in a transparent watercolor way and at times we will be using it like you would use…

Creative tearing and paint splashing starts off this all-new Non-Objective Mixed Media Retreat. You will learn how to begin a new fresh body of work with your own artistic voice and point of view. Think “artist retreat,” producing a body of work, a series of paintings or your  conceptual solo show. Robert Burridge, along with…

This WORKSHOP is currently on a WAITLIST Painting Loose Florals & Landscapes, Two Days of Intense Fun! Abstract Florals from Loose, Colorful Splatters Paint modern, loose abstract florals that sell like crazy. Learn the secrets of Monet and others as you turn those colorful splashes into quick little gems. These Burridge “daily warmups.” Playing with…