Workshops and Educational Forums

Workshops and Classes

Dated events are listed at the top, roughly in the order
in which they take place.

Claudia Brookes offers adult watercolor classes from her northern Baltimore County home throughout the year. Classes focus on the wet-on-wet techniques for which she is best known. All levels are welcome. Classes held Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. For more information, fees, and class dates, contact Claudia at claudiabrookes@verizon.net. Visit her website for examples of her work at www.claudiabrookes.com.

Armand Cabrera will be giving outdoor and studio workshops and demonstrations in various locations in 2008 in Virginia. He is an award-winning fine artist represented by galleries across the United States. Armand moved last year from California to the east coast where he has taken top awards at many plein air competitions. He is featured in the 2008 February / March issue of International Artist Magazine. For more information about Armand Cabrera and his workshops, please see his website www.armandcabrera.com.

Ross Merrill - July 1-13, 2008 Ross will also teach a plein air class on the Italian Amalfi Coast in conjunction with the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival. During the Festival, there will be a variety of music programs students may attend. For more information on this unique painting experience call 301- 587-6189 or visit the website at http://www.musicalstudies.com.

Mark Karnes, professor Maryland Institute College of Art and 2008 Paint Annapolis judge, will teach landscape painting classes this summer.
The Canadian program – 16 days (3 credits) at St. Andrews in New Brunswick. Mark is teaching and lecturing on the last 4 days. For more information contact Sharon Yates at syates@mica.edu
The Italian program (May 24 – July 5, 2008 - 3 or 6) weeks at the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria (6 credits for 6 weeks). Mark will be teaching for 6 weeks. Information on the Italian program can be seen at www.giotto.us. Contact Mark with questions and a brochure at mkarnes@mica.edu

The Hog Island Audubon Center (Maine) is offering a plein air painting workshop -- Sept 7-13, 2008. Week includes field trips to paint on various islands as well as workshops for all levels of experience in plein air landscape painting, botanicals, birds, and more. http://www.maineaudubon.org/explore/camp/hi_adult_painting.shtml