Workshops - Live | Online | Downloadable
Live Workshops
April 11 - 14, 2023
Radical Layering
If you feel like you’ve been playing it safe in your art, or that you are in a rut with predictable paintings, this workshop will shake up your practice and get you well out of your comfort zone. You will gain the courage to make bold moves and dramatic shifts in your pieces as you let go of the preciousness of each mark. In addition to the new techniques in collage and painting, this workshop offers a radically freeing approach to composition.
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Online Workshops
June 18 - 24, 2023
The Big Recycle: Transform Old Work Into New
This workshop is a chance to finally do something with all your rejects, works in process, and pieces that got stuck or never finished. It is like a chop shop for old works. Take them apart, sand them down, stitch them together, paint over, and otherwise transform them into new work.
Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY
August 18 - 20, 2023
January 4 - March 15, 2023
100 Paintings
How do you make good art? How do you make art that is truly yours? My view is that there are no tricks, gimmicks, or shortcuts: it just takes a lot of practice to become fluent in visual language and develop your own voice. Fortunately, making a lot of art is fun, if you can let go of the expectations and negative voices (that inner critic!) that get in your way.
Full
February 25, 2023
Making Mud: Color Mixing in Acrylics
A one-day workshop with Jane Davies.
In this one-day workshop we will explore the power of neutrals and learn how mix an exciting variety of them. Using examples from the gallery, my own collection, and a slide show, we’ll look at the roles neutrals can play in bold, bright works, as well as softer, quieter pieces.
Edgewater Gallery, Middlebury, VT
October 15 - 20 and October 22 - 27, 2023
The Elements of Visual Language: A Fresh Look at Abstract
This workshop is full.
Nancy Crow Timber Barn Retreats, Baltimore, Ohio
February 10, 2023
Shape, Line, Pattern - Valentine Card Workshop
A one-session Zoom workshop with Jane Davies.
If you have ever drawn a heart shape you have made abstract art. In this workshop we are going to use the valentine card – the heart shape – as a basis for exploring shape, line, and pattern. This workshop will be recorded, so should you miss the live session you can still view the workshop recording.
Zoom Workshop 2/10/2023 at 4 pm - 5:30 pm
April 26 - May 24, 2023
Mini Collage
A 5-week interactive workshop with Jane Davies.
This class involves quantity and momentum: practice color mixing, painting, collage, and composition in repetition to get out of your own way and gain the skill of moving out of your rut or getting un-stuck.
Find out more and register here.