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* September 14 - 20, 2025
The Visual Sentence: Printmaking & Collage
Discover a whole new world of artistic possibility when you remove the boundaries of the canvas or substrate and string your pieces together like words in a sentence. We will make individual prints using the gel plate, and OPEN acrylic paints on various papers. Each print is a part of a whole, not a whole image, and you can mix and match to your delight!
Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY
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The Visual Sentence
Discover a fresh approach to art when you remove the boundaries of the ‘canvas’, or substrate. I think of this process as stringing together little gems of visual yummies like words in a sentence!
* October 19 - 24 and October 26 - 31, 2025
The Elements of Visual Language: A Fresh Look at Abstract Composition
This is not a workshop on How-To-Make-Good-Composition, or ‘correct’ composition. It is an examination of visual elements - color, value, line, shape, etc., and exploration of their infinite possibilities. We will begin with exercises to deepen your awareness of common defaults, the compositional conventions we tend to fall back on without realizing it. With this new awareness we can make conscious choices and experiment more broadly, turning composition into an expansive area of inquiry, rather than a set of rules to follow. Let your approach evolve with your art practice to reflect your unique way of seeing and expressing.
Crow Timber Frame Barn Art Retreats, Baltimore, Ohio
* July 28 - August 1, 2025
Mix it Up Mark Making
In this workshop you will make marks in a wide variety of materials and discover techniques through which you can express your unique voice. Instead of going on autopilot when making marks, celebrate their expressive qualities and expand your visual vocabulary.
MISA, La Pointe, WI
* June 21 - 22, 2025
Unbinding the Visual Book
The book as an artform offers the opportunity to take your painting or collage into the sculptural and narrative realms. You can create books that read in sequential pages, books that are “read” all at once, or books that reveal hidden secrets in their folds and pockets. Paint, collage, fold, draw, print, and stitch your stories into accessible but artful book sculptures. There will be no blank books in this workshop! Create the images and book structure together into a story/object/visual feast.
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
NEW June 11, 2025
Showing Up for Practice
A six sessionworkshop that includes a monthly Zoom meeting and a private Cluster group.o
Would you like to keep up the momentum of your art practice without having to travel or organize a local group? This monthly Showing up for Practice on Zoom is designed to give you enough support to keep you inspired and on track, without the burden of lessons and assignments.
Ongoing - on Skillshare
Abstract Collage: Creating Compositions with Tissue Paper
This workshop is on Skillshare. Composition is perhaps the most elusive aspect of abstract painting. Since there is no specific object depicted in an abstract piece, composition - the way the elements work together on the canvas or page - takes a central role. In this Skillshare class I want to demystify some of the main components of abstract composition, making it accessible to anyone.
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Let’s Face It: A Playful Paint-Along on Portraits
A one session, 1.5 hour Zoom workshop that includes a private Cluster group.
In this relaxed and exploratory Zoom session, we’ll turn our creative attention to one of the most compelling (and sometimes intimidating!) subjects in art: the human face. Whether you lean toward abstraction, realism, or something in between, this is a chance to experiment, stretch, and just make stuff with others.
NEW September 24, 2025