Egi is known for realistic impressionism whose paintings express his love of nature. The misty atmosphere and the sun often play a great part in his paintings, casting shadows on the paths and mountains depicting different times of the day. His technique is light, delicate, and gentle with romantic themes in these realistic impressionist paintings, while each painting evokes feelings of strength, grace and wonderment. Participants will explore the intriguing techniques to capture the essence of nature on canvas. 

Limited to 8 participants

In this 3-day workshop experience, we will focus on how to kick start your abstract paintings in acrylic/mixed media! Learn how to create abstract paintings with texture, color and mark making to add depth and unique meaning to your work! Throughout the workshop, we will explore the tools, foundations and techniques used in acrylics/mixed media abstract painting. We will also be engaging in playful exercises to strengthen your abstract compositions with an emphasis on your personal artistic expressions. There will be daily demonstrations, individual instruction, and studio painting time each day. 

Bring your sense of adventure & play!

Expand your painting experience into a larger format in Oil/Cold Wax Medium! In this workshop we will go bigger and bolder- for a new experience with your abstract paintings in oil and cold wax medium. This workshop is for artists who have taken a previous workshop using oil and cold wax and have the basics down. We will explore art elements, mark making, color palette choices, and how to retain the excitement of painting big! This workshop will be challenging and fun, while helping you unleash your creativity as you “build” your larger paintings. Trusting your intuitive self, with personal guidance and demos, will push your paintings further! Join me for this exciting, challenging workshop and go Bigger & Bolder!
Artists will be encouraged to work in the 24x24 - 40x40 sized range.

This Workshop is the perfect place for you to explore your passion for art. Nicholas brings his extensive experience and education to every lesson, from his time at Radford University, where he majored in drawing and obtained a Master's degree in painting, to his recent mentorship with renowned artist Andrew Braitman. Join us to discover your potential and create beautiful works you'll be proud to display.

Experience the transformative power of art with this Mini Alla Prima workshop. We will explore the essence of landscapes and create 8-9 mini paintings in the process. I'll guide you through how to break down each landscape into at least 3 different sections and discuss the 5 main points that make up a little alla prima. 

Create vibrant, textural, impressionistic landscapes using a palette knife and heavy body acrylic paints.  Palette knife painting is all about using interesting shapes of broken color in your composition. Painting with a knife will force you to loosen up and abstract the details of your subject. We will also cover topics such as color mixing, broken color, the use of value in your composition, and the benefits of an under-painting. We will be using photos as reference for our paintings. You can bring your own or Karin will have several available for you to use.

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of color (like playing in kindergarten) to amazing layers of acrylic paint defining texture on the canvas embodies impressionistic details. Enjoy Egi’s sense of humor and Italian playfulness as he encourages you to loosen up and heighten your creativity. - Limited to 8 participants

Create vibrant, textural, impressionistic landscapes using a palette knife and heavy body acrylic paints.  Palette knife painting is all about using interesting shapes of broken color in your composition. Painting with a knife will force you to loosen up and abstract the details of your subject. We will also cover topics such as color mixing, broken color, the use of value in your composition, and the benefits of an under-painting. We will be using photos as reference for our paintings. You can bring your own or Karin will have several available for you to use.

This workshop will be a “follow the leader”. What does that mean? It means we will cover use of materials; composition and landscape “rules”; we will all use the same image and use layering methods to “build” a painting. This class is for you if: you are a beginner oil painter; if you are an alla prima (all at once) painter and want to learn studio (layering) methods; if you are an intermediate painter who would like to revisit landscape techniques; or if you just want to come paint with us! We will of course have fun!!

Sharon Lampke is a lifelong lover of art and has studied under Andy Braitman and Nicholas Stewart.

She currently has a studio at StudioWorks in Charlotte and shows at Carlton Gallery.

July 15, 16, 17 (10am-5pm)

“The Beauty of Basic Beginnings” in Oil”

with Mary Kamerer - $435

(All Levels Welcome)

Mary Kamerer is an impressionist oil painter with a range of experience in a variety of creative arts. Her oil painting style was initiated under tutelage by Andrew Braitman, Curt Butler, Colley Whisson and continues in her studio at Dilworth Artisan Station in Charlotte.

This 3-day workshop will help you understand the basics of oil painting using value studies, paint mixing, and design elements and work our way to finishing touches.  

Laine says, “It is important to feel the JOY in painting.  In this 3-day Impressionist Oil Painting workshop, I will share with you what I’ve learned from studying with notable master artists: from C.W. Mundy, Scott Christensen, Carolyn Anderson, Dawn Whitelaw, Thomas Jefferson Kitts, Lori Putnam, and others.  I will teach you to take your paintings to the next level as we strive to become better painters.....There will be demos, fundamentals, techniques, color, value, and paint manipulation discussed all with JOY!

Egi is known for realistic impressionism whose paintings express his love of nature. The misty atmosphere and the sun often play a great part in his paintings, casting shadows on the paths and mountains depicting different times of the day. His technique is light, delicate, and gentle with romantic themes in these realistic impressionist paintings, while each painting evokes feelings of strength, grace and wonderment. Participants will explore the intriguing techniques to capture the essence of nature on canvas. 

Marks, Memory, and Texture - these are the key ingredients for this workshop! Building rich and varied layers will allow us to dig back through and reveal a history of beautiful, wabi-sabi, thought provoking surfaces. We will be allowing Nature and the Spirit of Place - (the landscape, flowers, rocks, trees, sky, and how we feel when we are in a certain place) - to be our guide and influence our pieces in an Abstract, Loose way! Through exploration of adding and subtracting layers, experiencing different techniques & textures, mark making and good composition - our paintings will come to life! Bring some of your older paintings to use as beginnings and if you wish to work from your own images - bring some photos! Allow your Sense of Play to flourish in this workshop and Let's Paint Together in October!

​Are you ready to take your art practice to the next level? Join Kim and learn step by step, how to create dynamic plein air paintings that will sing!

In this class you will explore the fundamentals of plein air painting, with a focus on composition, values, form, and color. Along with the fundamentals, additional topics will include simplifying the landscape, painting from life, creating mood, choosing your color palette, defining intention, and translating feeling to canvas. There will be demonstrations and plenty of time for questions, interaction, and discussions each day.

Participants will come away with the framework of skills necessary to capture the beauty of nature en plein air.

Although all levels are welcome, some experience with the medium is helpful.

Create mountain scenes that lead you through valleys and soar over ridgelines. Learn how to set mountains down and back, providing depth and distance. Use composition, color and values that invite the viewer into the painting and visually explore the landscape. Join Cindy Shaw in capturing local vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

Instructor Cindy Shaw is an award-winning, professional artist, avid hiker and fly-fisher. She regularly paints outdoors

"en plein air" on her various adventures throughout the Appalachians.

Experience color and the music of life through landscapes, cityscapes, florals and pastoral or garden scenes.  Bold, bright, and random shapes of color (like playing in kindergarten) to amazing layers of acrylic paint defining texture on the canvas embodies impressionistic details. Enjoy Egi’s sense of humor and Italian playfulness as he encourages you to loosen up and heighten your creativity. - Limited to 8 participants

In this workshop, first, we will discuss different flowers and blooms which will be easy without drawing with the paint brush. Next, we’ll create a form and composition, possibly on a tabletop and consider the shape of the vase, along with the shape of the bouquet. We will discuss and add a design, along with a splash of color to pull your eye into the painting, possibly by using a stencil pattern or brush mark. While building color into the bouquet and vase, we’ll discuss a variety of application tools – knife, brush, splatter, scumble, subtraction, etc. along with adding collage elements. We will finish by adding the finishing touches, while not making the painting too predictable. Two nicely “finished” pieces is our goal at the end of this abstract workshop.

Explore and express your passion, joy, love, and connection to spirit as your artwork becomes an inspiring offering or prayer - Trusting your own inner guidance and intuition through journaling, vocal healing sounds, meditations, simple movement, and art making.

Beginning with the written word as a prompt to express the subliminal aspects of ourselves, art creations evolve using mixed media including multiple translucent layers of various media, acrylic gel mediums and various textured papers and materials to explore “Art as a Prayer”.

For over 30 years Toni has been creating art to deepen her connection to the divine and express the oneness of all. In her workshops she intends to help participants with their self-discovery and open their hearts through the creative process.

Toni has been awarded Certificates in Expressive Art Therapy along with others in the Healing Arts.

Egi is known for realistic impressionism whose paintings express his love of nature. The misty atmosphere and the sun often play a great part in his paintings, casting shadows on the paths and mountains depicting different times of the day. His technique is light, delicate, and gentle with romantic themes in these realistic impressionist paintings, while each painting evokes feelings of strength, grace and wonderment. Participants will explore the intriguing techniques to capture the essence of nature on canvas.