Summer 1-Day Workshops (Ages 16+)

INSTRUCTED BY LES GOLDSCHMIDT

DATE & TIME: Tuesday July 7th, 10:00AM-12:00PM

FEE: $30 per person

Join award winning photographer, Les Goldschmidt, in exploring Composition and Lighting and learning the photographic “rules,” when to use them and when to break them. Whether you

shoot with a cell phone or a camera, this course will also teach you all about design principles, including different sizing, print options, and how social media factors into digital photography. 

*Bring a smartphone or camera!

INSTRUCTED BY BETH DRUCKER

DATE & TIME: Thursday July 9th, 1:30PM-5:30PM

FEE: $100 per person, 

Materials not included

In this workshop, fashion designer and illustrator Beth Drucker will teach you how to incorporate pattern into your pieces as a way to enhance your artwork. The use of pattern can help make your work more

expressive and interesting. We will be using a live model and textiles with various textures and patterns as the focal point. Any media choice is fine, black and

white, or color. If using color, please use water-based media, such as, pastels,

colored pencils, watercolor or gouache.

  INSTRUCTED BY DENIS PONSOT

DATE & TIME: Thursday July 16th, 10AM-2PM

FEE: $95 per person, 

materials not included

Focus on using watercolor to paint waves and the sea. During the workshop, participants will complete two paintings while learning essential techniques, including proper masking methods and how to preserve the white of the paper for the brightest highlights.

  INSTRUCTED BY JAMES BIEHL

DATE & TIME: Sunday July 19th, 11AM-3PM

FEE: $70 per person, 

materials not included, Gouache preferred but other paint can be used

This workshop aims to shed light on best practices for painting a T-Rex, preferably in gouache, and to instill a love and appreciation of the field of Paleo Art while having fun learning new skills. The Instructor will give a brief overview of Paleo Art from the mid-19th century to the present.

  INSTRUCTED BY OKSANA DANZIGER

DATE & TIME: Wednesday July 22nd, 11AM-2PM

FEE: $100 per person, 

materials are included

Learn how to create textured landscapes using wool, fabric scraps and yarn through the wet felting technique. The process is highly meditative, involving rolling, layering and gently manipulating the wool into a single unified surface. As the fibers bond together, the materials begin to behave almost like paint, allowing participants to achieve a rich, painterly effect while remaining deeply connected to the tactile and rhythmic nature of the process.

  INSTRUCTED BY KIRK LARSEN

DATE & TIME: Thursday July 23rd, 12:30-4:30PM

FEE: $95 per person, 

materials not included

This is a very rare opportunity to learn from one of Long Island’s Best & most Award-winning artists. In this workshop you’ll discover techniques, tips and approaches from a true plein air master. You’ll learn how to efficiently identify & define your subject, adjust your cropping and select your focus before applying paint; how to set colors, forms, design and a path forward; how to become your own best support system at the easel; how to buffer the challenges of changing light and weather; how to achieve better paintings in less time. His lively upbeat approach is inspiring, insightful, comfortable, fun and welcoming for the novice to very experienced professional. Elevate your art to the next level in this one-day workshop.

Kirk has been featured in Plein Air magazine & Fine Art Connoisseur, participated in over 50 juried & Invitational plein air competitions from Florida to Maine from Curacao to Nova Scotia (including ten times at Plein Air Easton and two Invitationals at The Grand Canyon). Recognized with over 208 awards including quick-draws, nocturnes, seascapes, rural and cityscapes, still life, portraits, abstracts and animals in oils, acrylics and watercolors; He is the sole recipient of the “Great painters of Cape Ann” award. Register early before this one fills up, and then tell your friends. 

*Workshop will be outdoors on location.  

INSTRUCTED BY GENEVIEVE JEZICK

DATE & TIME: Tuesday July 28th, 11:00AM-4:00PM

FEE: $115 per person, 

materials are included

Learn how to paint silk and create a beautiful piece to give as a gift or keep for yourself. Silk painting is an ancient technique that first originated in India and Eastern Asia, with practices that have been passed down and perfected throughout many generations of artists.

Silk outdates both canvas and paper in terms of the earliest painting surfaces. And, while the techniques and styles behind this variety of textile art do vary depending on which country’s practices you are looking at, the basics of painting silk can be used by anyone, anywhere to

create stunning silk pieces for clothing or display.

  INSTRUCTED BY KIRK LARSEN

DATE & TIME: Thursday July 30th, 6:30-10:30PM

FEE: $95 per person, 

materials not included

Ever wondered how the Best plein air nocturne painters do what they do? Come join this 1st time ever workshop and learn from five time Best Nocturne award winning painter, Kirk Larsen. This unique class will help demystify the process, guide you through the steps and introduce you to the tools and materials needed as you paint plein air, at night and gain a better understanding of how to approach night painting. Learn the difference between painting artificially lit subjects vs moonlit and ambient light. The workshop occurs a day after the full moon and if weather cooperates, you’ll have an opportunity to include the moon in your painting.  Identify & define your subject, adjust your cropping and focus before applying paint; set colors, forms, design while becoming your own best support system at the easel; His lively upbeat approach is inspiring, insightful, comfortable, fun and welcoming for the novice to very experienced professional. Elevate your art to the next level in this one night workshop. Register early before this one fills up, then tell your friends! You may want to sign up and attend Kirk’s plein air workshop on July 23rd as great warm up for this workshop.