Come paint amidst the stunning Low Country vistas of Hilton Head Island! This is a 3-day outdoor painting workshop for intermediate to advanced artists working in oils, pastels, or acrylics. Marc will demonstrate in oils but is proficient in all three mediums. We will paint in the field, incorporating instruction and practice to help you move forward in your approach to the challenges that Plein Air painting presents. We will cover the critical elements of Drawing, Value, Color, Composition, and Edges...all put into a package called "Concept," the basis for any painting that you paint. Marc will work with each student at their own level, spending a lot of time at their easel giving individual instruction.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Marc Hanson
Cost: $390
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This class will focus on watercolor instruction and techniques for realistic and vibrant paintings. The instructor will give short demos and one on one critiques to students and discuss the various types of paints, papers, and surfaces as well as give students step-by-step approaches to the medium.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Dennis Lake
Cost: $120
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

In this class, the instructor will do a demonstration for you and then will have you start with warm-up gesture drawings of each other by taking turns posing and drawing each other's facial profiles and adding appropriate characterizations of the figure. Week two will start with a demo, and then will finish with you working on a selfie in the medium of your choice (drawing or painting).
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Joyce Nagel
Cost: $80
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Whether you have always wanted to try portraiture or have years of experience drawing/painting people or animals this class will help you discover more of your own style while learning some time-tested techniques for simplifying and expressing yourself as a portrait artist. All of us have been looking at people’s faces our whole lives. Yet, rendering them as an artist involves seeing faces in a new way. Going beyond line drawing to shapes and shadows, use of chiaroscuro, color accuracy, and overall design composition this class will help you on your journey to creating truly 3-dimensional portraits that are alive and vibrant.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Jana Stiles
Cost: $240
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

The clouds and sky present ever-changing and beautiful challenges for painters. In this class, we will capture the joy of a sunny day, the dynamics of the rolling clouds on a stormy or snowy day, and morning and evening myriads of colors.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Jan Ross
Cost: $80
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738