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Watercolor Painting Beyond the Basics - 08/07/24 and 08/08/24
Watercolor Painting Beyond the Basics
Composition, value study, and placement will be discussed. This class will include painting from references of places you love, and perhaps painting outside when the weather permits.
August 7, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm AND
August 8, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List:
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it.
Paints: I am using Winsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. The reason I like Winsor Newton is that there is more pigment and so the color is richer. But they are pricey. A small tube will last for years. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/ Stay away from the kits of colors. You only need a few and we will mix the rest. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gauche to splatter flowers into a field. These colors are good Maine colors. French Ultra Marine Blue, Alizarin Crimson,(or cad Red Med.), New Gamboge Yellow (or Cad. yellow med.), Olive Green( or Sap), Burnt Sienna.
Brushes: Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/, #2 round, #6 round, 1/2" flat
Palette: A white watercolor pallet with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine. https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/
Paper: We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board. Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things: Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper. Razor blades (single edge), Masking tape, Water container – a yogurt container is fine, Viva Signature Cloth paper towels (Hannaford has these), Clip board for holding paper (like you would use in an office). If we take a trip to the shore you should bring folding chair and perhaps a small folding table (optional) Or just sit on a rock and paint!
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $225.00
Full Price: $215.00
Discount Price: $110.00
For All Price: $58.00
Watercolor “Play” Date! - 08/02/24
Watercolor “Play” Date!
Learning about watercolor is lots of fun when given the time to "play" with this medium. We'll experiment with watercolors and various brushes, different kinds of paper, and even throw in a little lesson on color theory. Letting your creativity and imagination flow onto paper is just one objective of this class. Learning can be enjoyable if we just let ourselves have a little play date every now and then.
August 2, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Scissors, old towel
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $22.00
Watercolor Basics - 08/02/24 and 08/03/24
Watercolor Basics
Paint the coast you love! Sky, water, rocks, trees and more. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, there are many tips and tricks for different results.
August 2, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm AND
August 3, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List:
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it.
Paints: I am using Winsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. The reason I like Winsor Newton is that there is more pigment and so the color is richer. But they are pricey. A small tube will last for years. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/ Stay away from the kits of colors. You only need a few and we will mix the rest. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gauche to splatter flowers into a field. These colors are good Maine colors. French Ultra Marine Blue, Alizarin Crimson,(or cad Red Med.), New Gamboge Yellow (or Cad. yellow med.), Olive Green( or Sap), Burnt Sienna.
Brushes: Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/, #2 round, #6 round, 1/2" flat
Palette: A white watercolor pallet with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine. https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/
Paper: We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board. Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things: Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper. Razor blades (single edge), Masking tape, Water container – a yogurt container is fine, Viva Signature Cloth paper towels (Hannaford has these), Clip board for holding paper (like you would use in an office). If we take a trip to the shore you should bring folding chair and perhaps a small folding table (optional) Or just sit on a rock and paint!
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $225.00
Full Price: $215.00
Discount Price: $110.00
For All Price: $58.00
Putting People into Paintings - 07/31/24
Putting People into Paintings
Adding the vitality of human activity to a visual story can add so much! But how to make the figure look like it is animated and not stiff, that it is in proportion to the environment? We will explore a range of techniques to achieve this!
July 31, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: a sketchbook, a pencil, any painting or drawing medium
Instructor: Wendilee Heath O'Brien
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $62.00
Full Price: $52.00
Discount Price: $26.00
For All Price: $14.00
Online registration for this workshop closes 07/24/24. After that date, please call our office at 207-963-2569 to inquire.
FULL - Wading into Wax: Introduction to Encaustic Painting - 07/31/24 and 08/01/24
Wading into Wax: Introduction to Encaustic Painting
Students will learn about encaustics; see demos, experiment, have fun, learn basic techniques - smooth and textured surfaces, mark making, image transfer, pouring - and will walk away with 3-5 practice pieces. (Participants will be working with heat.)
July 31st, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AND
August 1st, 2024 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
All materials provided.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $230.00
Full Price: $220.00
Discount Price: $115.00
For All Price: $62.00
This workshop is full. Please call 207-963-2569 to be placed on the waitlist.
Acrylic Pour Painting - 07/27/24
Acrylic Pour Painting
In this class, the paint is poured onto the canvas and spread by moving the canvas around. The fluid paint will blend the colors and create unique patterns and textures. Abstraction is the key here. Everyone can express their inner creativity as we watch beautiful designs take shape on the canvas.
July 27, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear old clothes, bring a towel.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $28.00
Registration for this workshop is closed.
Color Theory - 07/27/24
Color Theory
Color theory is the art of combining colors based on the color wheel which contains the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Color theory helps to determine which colors look good together and goes beyond just guessing color combinations. How colors relate to each other are critical skills needed by artists, craftspeople, designers, etc.
July 27, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $33.00
For All Price: $20.00
Registration for this workshop is closed.
Painting from a Sacred Place - 07/26/24
Painting from a Sacred Place
Delve into the profound connection between art and spirituality. Through the exploration of sacred geometry, intuitive painting, symbolic and metaphoric icons, and the use of tarot cards, we will embark on a journey of self-expression and self-discovery. In addition to hands-on artistic exploration, the class will also foster discussions about authenticity in art-making, the importance of expressing what is held sacred, and the limitless potential for personal growth through creative expression. Join us in this transformative class and unlock the sacred artist within. Watercolor will be the medium of choice.
July 26, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $100.00
Full Price: $90.00
Discount Price: $55.00
For All Price: $38.00
Online registration for this workshop closes 07/19/24.
Interpretive Literal Color: Getting a Glow - 07/26/24
Interpretive Literal Color: Getting a Glow
By asking, as one mixes up a color, is it warmer or cooler, lighter or darker a painter can make oils glow avoiding the chalkiness impasto often creates! Learning to see these subtle shifts in hue can bring so much life to a painting!
July 26, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: 2 canvases, oil paints: Alizarin Crimson, Perm Red, Perm Lemon Yellow, Perm Yellow, Ultra Marine, a white, Quinacridone Rose, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna or Trans Oxide Red. Fun to have but not necessary: Light Green, Radiant Blue, Perm Yellow Light, Indian Yellow. A variety of brushes some flats, a round or two, rags, sketchbook, pencils.
Instructor: Wendilee Heath O'Brien
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $115.00
Full Price: $105.00
Discount Price: $52.00
For All Price: $26.00
Registration for this workshop is closed.
Oil Painting: Still Life for Beginners - 07/25/24
Oil Painting: Still Life for Beginners
This introductory course is perfect for individuals with no or minimal experience in using oil paint. Through the medium of still life, you will have the opportunity to explore and understand form, color, and value, while also learning the art of composition. By the end of the class, participants will be able to take home their very own masterpiece, created within a single day of dedicated work.
July 25, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $150.00
Full Price: $140.00
Discount Price: $88.00
For All Price: $62.00
Painting Portraiture from Photos - 07/24/24
Painting Portraiture from Photos
This one-day painting class, Portraits in Oil, is designed for individuals with some experience in using oil as a medium. Throughout the course, participants will work from a large printed photo or an iPad image. The class will focus on painting portraits on canvas panels. The course will commence by teaching participants how to create a monochromatic value study, also known as grisaille, which will serve as the foundation for the subsequent color work. Participants will learn various techniques and approaches to effectively capture the likeness and essence of the subject.
July 24, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a cellphone with photo ability, a large photo to work from or image on iPad and a small notebook for notes.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $150.00
Full Price: $140.00
Discount Price: $88.00
For All Price: $62.00
Registration for this workshop closes 07/21/24.
Acrylic Painting: Free Your Imagination! - 07/24/24
Acrylic Painting: Free Your Imagination!
Be Messy - Have Fun! Take a giant step out of your comfort zone and experiment with the idea of creating and destroying as we paint with only red, blue, yellow, black and white acrylic paint using our hands, fingers, and old brushes. Our stream-of-consciousness process will look for the unexpected, constantly changing direction to find surprising outcomes.
July 24, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear old clothes/aprons, and bring your favorite old brushes.
Flexible Tuition
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $75.00
Full Price: $65.00
Discount Price: $38.00
For All Price: $28.00
Registration for this workshop closes 07/21/24. After that date, please call 207-963-2569 to inquire.
Acrylic Pour
Acrylic pour is all the rage now. In this class you'll discover how to work with acrylic paints on canvas and other surfaces. Just with the motion of moving your hands , create abstract pieces that explode with color. We'll learn new techniques in pouring our paints onto canvas. The results are very exciting but be prepared, this can get messy!
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: Wear old clothes, enthusiasm to experiment in a new media
Price: $70
Watercolor Painting Basics - Part 3
This is Part 3 of a 3 session workshop. Click the button below to go to Part 1 for more information and to register.
Layer Cake Method to Abstract Art - Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 2 session workshop. Click the button below to go to Part 1 for more information and to register.
Oil Painting from Life
This is a beginner/intermediate class that will teach you about the materials, techniques and the nature of painting oils from life. Students will learn how to mix local color (the color they see in the light conditions where they are) and compose a still life painting from objects they observe. Composition, brushwork, and paint handling will be included using a limited palette of colors. All materials will be provided.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: Apron, gloves if worried about sensitivity to paint products, sketchbook, pencil
Price: $125
Watercolor Painting Basics - Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3 session workshop. Click the button below to go to Part 1 for more information and to register.
Plein Air Painting with Charcoal
Painting with charcoal - yes - the painting part refers to the process of identifying and laying in values, and (my favorite) lifting areas using an eraser. Try lines, or brush them out. Charcoal is very forgiving, therefore any level of experience is welcome. All materials provided except a hat, water bottle and snack. I will have water soluble charcoal that can be used with a brush to try as well. Presented in partnership with Frenchman Bay Conservancy.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: Water, hat, bug, sun, apron, chair if wanted.
Price: $75
Watercolor Painting Basics
Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. Sky, water, rocks, trees; the coast of Maine. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you may pick up some new tips and tricks as well.
Ages: Adult
Bring: See full Bring List below
Price: $200
Please Note: This workshops meets for three, three hour sessions:
August 1 from 9am-12pm
August 3 from 9am-12pm
August 5 from 9am-12pm
Bring List
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting that may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. This list is the complete inventory of my own painting kit! I use nothing more than you see here. These same 5 colors and 4 brushes have seen me through hundreds of paintings!
You can use whatever tube colors and brushes you already have. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it. Otherwise, I’m trying to keep this materials investment affordable. I use three or 4 brushes, 5 or 6 colors, and some good paper. That is all. (or mostly that is all)
Materials list:
Paints:
I am using Windsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/
Stay away from the kits of colors. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gouache to splatter flowers into a field.
These colors are good Maine colors:
French Ultra Marine Blue
Alizarin Crimson, (or Cadmium Red Medium)
New Gamboge Yellow (or Cadmium Yellow Medium)
Olive Green, (or Sap)
Burnt Sienna
Brushes:
Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/
#2 round
#6 round
½-inch or 1-inch flat
Optional if you have one already: # 8 or 10 (flat) Hog Bristle brush - bright- (Robert Simmons Signet) if you can’t find this brand, a good stiff oil painter’s brush with fairly short bristles should do. If you like to paint small, then smaller is ok, too. https://www.dickblick.com/items/robert-simmons-signet-brush-bright-long-handle-size-8/
Palette:
A white palette with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine.
Paper:
We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board.
Strathmore Bristol Board series 500 3 ply (20X30") (this is a favorite paper of mine and I encourage you to get to know it! Either smooth or regular surface work equally well. Different papers for different effects.) https://www.dickblick.com/products/strathmore-500-series-bristol/
Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things:
Ruler
Pencil
Eraser
Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper.
Razor blades (single edge)
Masking tape
A quill type pen is fun to have but optional, - the kind that you dip the nib in to a bottle of ink. (I am using a C-5) If you don’t have one you likely won’t need one. https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-crow-quill-dip-pen-nibs/
Liquid masking fluid. You can also get away without this if you don’t already have it. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-colorless-art-masking-fluid/
A small bar of soap, hotel size is fine, for liquid mask cleanup.
Water container
Viva “Signature Cloth” paper towels
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Mary Laury at 207.632.2251 or e-mail at marylaury@marylaury.com
Layer Cake Method to Abstract Art
An abstract painting, like a seven layer cake, has to start with basic ingredients. Demystify the process of creating an abstract painting.
Ages: Adult
Bring: Water color paper, and or canvases, acrylic paint, various sizes of brushes, colored pencils, something to hold water in to clean brushes, paper towels
Please Note: This workshop will meet in two, three hour sessions:
July 28 from 1-4pm
August 4 from 1-4pm
Price: $130
Flower Painting in Watercolor
Paint lifelike portraits of flowers and botanical studies in watercolor using vibrant colors. You will see details that you have never noticed before. Observe how the petals are attached to the center and how they relate to one another. Look at the anatomy of the plants and gain a lifelong enjoyment of details that you never noticed before.
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring: See full Bring List below
Price: $130
Bring List
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting that may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. This list is the complete inventory of my own painting kit! I use nothing more than you see here. These same 5 colors and 4 brushes have seen me through hundreds of paintings!
You can use whatever tube colors and brushes you already have. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it. Otherwise, I’m trying to keep this materials investment affordable. I use three or 4 brushes, 5 or 6 colors, and some good paper. That is all. (or mostly that is all)
Materials list:
Paints:
I am using Windsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/
Stay away from the kits of colors. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gouache to splatter flowers into a field.
These colors are good Maine colors:
French Ultra Marine Blue
Alizarin Crimson, (or Cadmium Red Medium)
New Gamboge Yellow (or Cadmium Yellow Medium)
Olive Green, (or Sap)
Burnt Sienna
Brushes:
Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/
#2 round
#6 round
½-inch or 1-inch flat
Optional if you have one already: # 8 or 10 (flat) Hog Bristle brush - bright- (Robert Simmons Signet) if you can’t find this brand, a good stiff oil painter’s brush with fairly short bristles should do. If you like to paint small, then smaller is ok, too. https://www.dickblick.com/items/robert-simmons-signet-brush-bright-long-handle-size-8/
Palette:
A white palette with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine.
Paper:
We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board.
Strathmore Bristol Board series 500 3 ply (20X30") (this is a favorite paper of mine and I encourage you to get to know it! Either smooth or regular surface work equally well. Different papers for different effects.) https://www.dickblick.com/products/strathmore-500-series-bristol/
Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things:
Ruler
Pencil
Eraser
Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper.
Razor blades (single edge)
Masking tape
A quill type pen is fun to have but optional, - the kind that you dip the nib in to a bottle of ink. (I am using a C-5) If you don’t have one you likely won’t need one. https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-crow-quill-dip-pen-nibs/
Liquid masking fluid. You can also get away without this if you don’t already have it. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-colorless-art-masking-fluid/
A small bar of soap, hotel size is fine, for liquid mask cleanup.
Water container
Viva “Signature Cloth” paper towels
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Mary Laury at 207.632.2251 or e-mail at marylaury@marylaury.com