Traveling around the world with pencils and paintbrushes students will explore the natural habitat of all types of realistic animals while studying their landscape and create drawings and paintings of all the various animals within the 7 continents. Students will also be exposed to drawing Pixar, Disney & Movie character animals. This is a 9-week, 1.5 hour class, held on Tuesdays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Mark Gruener
Cost: $235
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

During a one-day workshop with Tetyana Aleksenko, we will learn how to create this beautiful squirrel. Tetyana will demonstrate how to use a specific pastel paper, soft pastel colors, and create a cute animal. We will cover some basics of color theory and composition and learn about animal drawing techniques to paint realistic squirrels. All supplies included.
 
Location: Bryan, Texas
Instructor: Tetyana Aleksenko
Cost: $180
Sponsor: Degallery
Website, email, +1(979)704-3090

Join instructor Robert Wortmann for this 3-week pastel course designed for those who want to learn about the pastel medium! In this course, students will first explore the variety of soft pastels and the surfaces that can be used to create paintings. These exercises will be used to get students to quickly familiarize themselves with the medium. Then Robert will show and encourage students to experiment with techniques that we can use to create the results we desire. After these steps, students will create their own original works with the help and guidance of the instructor. Have you taken pastel with Robert before but want to continue on? Robert has developed additional lessons and exercises for returning students.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Robert Wortmann
Cost: $150
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

5-day Plein Air Event will be an artist's oasis of cotton fields, pine forest, ponds, moss-covered oaks, and historic streets of downtown Thomasville. Join award-winning artists Mary O Smith, Steven Walker, Orit Reuben, Phil Sandusky, Craig Reynolds and Paul Ladnier for an opportunity to learn from these exceptional artists and access beautiful locations. $75 Registration ($70 for members) includes: Inclusion in 2-day Plein Air Exhibition at the Covey Nest, Thomasville, GA. Inclusion in “Wet Paint” show in Boston, GA. Commission is 35% (30% for members). Inclusion in “Quick Draw” paint out, judged by our Featured Artists. People’s Choice: $300, Quickdraw: 1st place $250, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $150, Invitation to private Welcome Dinner.
 
Location: Thomasville, Georgia
Instructor: Various
Cost: $75
Sponsor: Pines & Palms, the Georgia/Florida Artist Association,
Website, email, 229-264-2069

An Intermediate level workshop designed for adults on Monday, October 21 from 1:00pm-5:00pm CT. The primary skill focus is on "How to use your artistic license and not necessarily copy what the photo dictates". In this four-hour ZOOM workshop, the goal will be a finished painting you will be proud of. As with all these ZOOM workshops, you will have access to the entire lesson for 30 days following the class. The link to the class will be sent to each registered student. Space is limited.
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Venarella Hinkle
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Geneva Lake Arts Foundation
Website, email, 847-727-4706

Maggie Ruley leads participants through the process of painting a likeness of their favorite animal. At the conclusion of the class, everyone will have a piece that captures the unique character that makes your pet who they are.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Maggie Ruley
Cost: $125, or $105 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

In this workshop you will work on black pastel professional paper to achieve a very bright and colorful painting. Tetyana Aleksenko will teach you how to create see-through layers and a 3D effect of the jellyfish and how to balance well-defined and blurry areas of the painting. All supplies included!
 
Location: Bryan, Texas
Instructor: Tetyana Aleksenko
Cost: $180
Sponsor: Degallery
Website, email, +1(979)704-3090

In this workshop led by award-winning artist Ernest Vincent Wood III, both novice and experienced painters will enhance their skills in capturing an animal’s essence. Participants will delve into the fundamental techniques and principles of oil painting, focusing specifically on the structure and unique characteristics of animals and horses. Through a series of demonstrations, guided exercises, and personalized instruction, participants will learn how to capture the detail of fur and hair and explore what makes animal and equine subjects come to life: light, color harmonies, brushwork, and emphasis on shape and structure. From the powerful presence of a horse to the quiet, peaceful sleeping cat or the joy on a dog’s face, students will learn how to convey emotion and character through their paintings.
 
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
Instructor: Ernest Vincent Wood lll
Cost: $475
Sponsor: On Track Studios
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A fun workshop for students who have experience with raw appliqué, free-motion sewing, thread painting and can work independently. Lorraine is a professional animal communicator and students will begin each day with a brief meditation to allow their heart energy to connect with the animal—this breathes life into the art, as a relationship develops and the animals begin to “speak.” No two projects will look the same as the illustration is created through this unique connection. Students will learn how to illustrate a charming fox, using fabric, thread and optional embellishments.
 
Location: Glastonbury, Connecticut
Instructor: Lorraine Turner
Cost: $1144 + Materials fee
Sponsor: Artists Rising Creativity Retreats
Website, email, 860-633-7374

Award-winning watercolorist, Carol Carter has spent her career expressing her creativity through the inventive use of color. In this video course, you will learn how to paint Carol’s strategic “cell painting” technique with fluidity, to create a unified watercolor with bold, dynamic, and inventive colors. You will gain confidence in painting more complex subjects by learning how to simplify the shapes and washes and to develop a unified statement. Included in the course are three complete painting demonstrations filmed in studio as well as additional tutorials of specific skills. Throughout the course, you’ll work on thoughtfully-designed exercises that help you hone your watercolor skills and projects that help you breathe life into your own paintings.
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Carol Carter
Cost: $99
Sponsor: Terracotta
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