Events for March 2023

"Capturing the Light in your Landscapes" Workshop with awards winner artist Al Slavin. Friday-Sunday, March 3-5 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm A Three-day workshop with Al Slavin where we will learn how to use dynamic light in your landscape paintings to create an emotional bond with your viewer. We will focus on clouds and trees as a means to showcase the light. Also emphasized: color theory, values, design and composition, the use of mediums and technique. The paintings of Al Slavin call to mind magical memories and the promise of a beautiful future. He has the unique ability to capture with brushstrokes all that is good and right with the world and condense it into mystical scenes of enchanted light. Al Slavin moved to Homer, Alaska when he was 14 years old and he was so moved by the raw beauty of the place that it moved him to express it through paint. He still draws on those feelings when he needs inspiration for a painting or has a little painter's block. Al has been studying color theory, painting techniques, learning how to use mediums, and experimenting with substrates for about 40 years. In his paintings, Al tries to express emotions through good light and beautifully rendered scenes with rich colors. Most of Al Slavin's artwork is from his imagination, pulled from his many experiences from the many different places he has lived throughout his life.

More information about the artist: Al Slavin Fine Art

The supplies list will be emailed to you after registration.    

Registration is now open for World-Class artist and Awards Winners Kathie George’s combination watercolor-batik and watercolor-media workshop in Degallery from March 17-18, 2023

George teaches workshops all across the country, as well as conducting international destination workshops in Italy, France, and Spain. Her work is primarily water media and collage, but she is best known for her “watercolor batik.” “Her batiking process is an exciting one, building layer upon layer of wax and color on Japanese Ginwashi rice paper as the painting progresses,” a spokesperson said. Other mediums to be examined will be the use of Geli Plates to “pull” prints and create collages, as well as creating watercolors through the use of texturizing and stenciling with overlays using rich accents or pastel pencils. All levels of painters, beginner to advanced, are encouraged to join this workshop which will be taught in a step-by-step manner. A list of general supplies will be provided upon registration. George will also provide palettes of watercolor paint at a minimal cost to those who are new to the medium but still wish to learn the process. The basic cost is $290 for the two-day workshop.