Experience the incredibly empowering world of mindful creativity, where you can playfully explore color and composition through collage, paint, and pens, and intuitively balance design elements to achieve a cohesive visual harmony. The practice of grid journaling is accessible to all skill levels, including those who don’t consider themselves artistic.
 
Location: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Instructor: Marté Hepburn
Cost: $45 + $25 material fee
Sponsor: River Arts, Inc.
Website, email, 608-643-5215

Sharpen your colored pencils and watercolor pencils for workshop fun in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin- post-summer rush but still during the mild September weather. Kristy Kutch, a supportive teacher, is the author of "Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil" and "The New Colored Pencil"; she is also featured in 4 instructional DVDs. Included are many aspects of this medium and its compatible surfaces. Create effects ranging from soft, transparent, and aqueous to dense and dramatic. Harbor Shores Hotel, located on Geneva Lake, offers generous student discounts. Guests enjoy immaculate rooms featuring mini-fridges and microwaves. (Lodging reservations should be made separately: 888-746-7371. Mention this workshop for discount.) Bring an extra tote bag for samples; plan for this memorable fall workshop!
 
Location: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Instructor: Kristy Ann Kutch
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Kristy Kutch Colored Pencil Workshops
Website, email, 219-874-4688