Concord Art

When April springs, you won’t want to miss this workshop devoted to early buds and blooms! Working from live plants and photos, Helen’s live demos and feedback will guide you in the delights of making detailed botanical studies in watercolor. (What’s your fancy—magnolia, pasque flower, apple blossom…?) We will practice sketching flower parts for accuracy, painting in layers using wet-in-wet and dry-brush techniques. All levels welcome. APRIL 1 & 2

Acrylic and Oil Painting Class for Beginners Learn the basics of painting in Acrylics and/or Oil. This weekly online class is designed for beginners, those returning after a hiatus, and those who want to explore a new medium with their creativity. Students will learn the basics of handling paints and brushes and will explore a variety of techniques and subject matter. We will cover the fundamentals of composition, tone, and blending colors. The goal of this course is to give…

Intermediate to Advanced Plein Air Painting APRIL 4 - MAY 16 Capture the beauty of early spring in Concord while painting outdoors with master plein air painter, Caleb Stone. Colorful specimen trees, Walden Pond and the surrounding woodlands, sweeping marshes, peaceful riverside scenes, Sleepy Hollow and the charming downtown area offer many wonderful locations to paint. Caleb will guide you on how to choose your own autumn palette and how to develop a composition with good values and a strong…

All Levels Acrylic Painting Class APRIL 13 - MAY 18 Explore your imagination and strengthen your mark making. Push beyond what you know and tap into your intuitive nature. Whether your work is abstract or representational, using your intuitive hand while responding to materials will bring out spontaneity and a different way to approach your work. The surface you work on can influence the outcome. Paper allows for a fresh and direct way of working. Canvas and panel provide more…

All Levels Welcome Encaustic paint is perhaps the most beautiful and durable paint that an artist can use. Made from beeswax and resin that can be polished to an enamel-like finish, it offers a number of possibilities for exquisite surface qualities. This is the legendary paint of the Fayum mummy portraits of the first and second centuries, yet its incredible versatility has made it a desirable painting medium in the 21st century. This comprehensive workshop, which will cover safety, equipment…

All level drawing workshop, beginners welcome! APRIL 15 & 16 In this online weekend art retreat, we’ll sink into drawing our life at home—the objects and the scenes. We’ll use stick charcoal, colored pencils, crayons, and watercolor to explore drawing in different ways that are both intimate and bold. Our goal will be to simplify and find our own hand in the work we make. This is a chance to draw in an intensive way with the positive energy of…

Overview of watercolor for all levels of artists A discussion of materials (paper, paint, brushes), composition and drawing, the three basic paint washes, the importance of values, color mixing strategies, masking, dry brush, and all sorts of tips and specialty textural techniques. While a variety of painting styles and approaches are discussed and encouraged, the instructor specializes in tightly controlled, realistic representational pieces. Students will work on their own projects and will receive individual attention and coaching. APRIL 21 -…

All Levels Welcome Prints on Japanese paper that are waxed with melted beeswax become strong, translucent, flexible surfaces that welcome techniques like stitching, piercing, and sewing. These prints can be used on their own or combined with other printed elements to invigorate surface and pattern in unique ways. The prints can also be sewn together to create three-dimensional forms. Students can bring already existing prints or create new ones with relief printmaking techniques. Simple embroidery and sewing techniques will be…

All Level Intensive Printmaking Workshop April 28 - 30 “My process as a printmaker always begins with a drawing. I will rework a drawing, cutting it up with scissors and taping it back together many times. If my drawing doesn’t delight me, I have little enthusiasm to go forward and make the materials and time commitment to oversee the completion of an edition. Characters sometimes show up and demand to be inserted in my drawings. I love my characters to…

All Levels Drawing and Painting Class Re-emerging into the outdoors after wintering offers us the chance to be inspired by the beauty of the world around us again. This month-long landscape sketching workshop is done on your own terms, from your window, in your backyard or further afield. Your visual interpretation of the landscape will be supported by weekly on-line demonstrations covering key concepts related to creating successfully expressive landscape imagery. Prompts related to simplification, structure, compositional dynamics, creating depth,…

All Level Monotype Printmaking Workshop MAY 5 - MAY 7 During this workshop, we will explore using monotype methods to approach printing a plate with repeatable elements. Teaching will highlight how to make and print a drypoint plate with time to practice intaglio wiping skills and learn how to add a color layer to create unique monoprints. Each day of the workshop will begin with a demonstration of a printmaking technique, followed by individual attention and supported practice time with…

Combination of In-Studio and On-Site/Plein Air Painting workshop MAY 12 - 14 Each of the three days will be a combination of in-studio problem solving and plein-air landscape painting. The studio work will involve specific directed limitations in anticipation of some of the core challenges, contradictions and joys of painting in the open, energized landscape. We will make two paintings each day, one studio painting and one plein-air landscape painting.

All level painting into sculpture workshop 5/25/23 - 5/28/23 In this intensive workshop, we’ll explore the sculptural possibilities of paper, cardboard and lightweight plastic, and then use acrylic paints to see how color can enhance and add meaning to our three-dimensional adventures. We’ll learn how to stiffen paper and fabric into organic shapes that can hold their own forms and experiment with simple and effective ways to build and connect materials without a large space or special tools. This class…