2009 WORKSHOPS
All workshops are $75/day for members and $85/day for non-members (to become a member click here). Painting at the North Shore Arts Association is particularly exciting because of our superb location on historic Gloucester Harbor. Home to ships of all sorts - lobster boats, deep water draggers, pleasure boats and tall ships - Gloucester harbor has provided artists with subject matter for years. A newly renovated indoor studio is located on the ground level of the art association. It features large, bright windows overlooking the harbor, a slop sink for ease in cleaning up, and easy access to the parking lot. There is just one step down from the doorway into the studio. And the parking lot provides incredible vistas for plein air painters. Click here to see more!

To register with a credit card or bank card, please click on the 'Add to Cart' buttons provided below. You may register for as many workshops as you like and use one payment.  You may also print the Registration Form (PDF format) and mail to the address on the form.  Please call 978-283-1857, or email with any questions.

All workshops are 10am- 4pm unless otherwise noted.

Please be sure to include your phone number(s) in the Comments box provided in case we need to contact you about the workshops.

Susan Kelley
July 6, 7, 8 - “The Excitement & Enjoyment of Cape Ann”
This plein air workshop will explore the effects of sunlight and shadow, color and value, using oil or pastels to create landscapes. Students will also learn to utilize photo references and sketches for lively studio painting if the weather is not permitting. Susan will teach students how to keep spontaneity in their work while capturing light, rhythm, gesture, form and color perspective of the landscape. All levels welcome. Limit 10.
Visit Susan’s website: www.artistcolony.com/artisthomepage.cfm?acctnumber=174

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Ellen Rolli
July 15, 16 - “Big Color, Bold Strokes” Acrylic Workshop
Artist Ellen Rolli, recently featured in an American Artist Workshop Issue for her bold style and “loosening up” teaching techniques, will instruct in the art of arranging simple still life set-ups and on the second day discusses outdoor composition and painting. Ms. Rolli will demonstrate her dynamic style and discuss basic fundamental painting elements such as composition, technique, color, shape and line. There will be individual and group instruction and critique of student’s work. Students will leave this workshop not only feeling educated but truly inspired! Limit 14.
Visit Ellen’s website: www.ellenrolli.com

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Shelly Eager
July 17, 18 - “Pushing Color” Pastel Workshop
Join award winning artist Shelly Eager as she teaches students to push color and put down bold, confident marks in this studio workshop that celebrates the luminosity and vividness of pastels. Working from photographs, Shelly will encourage students to plumb memory to produce expressive works of everyday life in any genre of scene; cityscape, county fairs, restaurant scenes, parties…any type of memory you want to capture on paper. Limit 15.
Visit Shelly's web site at: http://shellyeager.com

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David Curtis
July 22, 23, 24 - “Understanding Light”
David Curtis will use his 35 years of plein air painting experience to instruct a plein air oil painting landscape workshop. The focus will be on understanding and interpreting the effect of light on a chosen subject. Individual days will be given to studying and practicing back light and front light and the impact each has on landscape painting. Limit 15.
Visit David’s website: www.davidpcurtis.com

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Charles Gruppé
July 29, 30, 31 - Studio & Plein Air with Charles Gruppé
Award winning Artist Charles Gruppé is offering a three-day landscape and marine painting workshop in oil & acrylic. Coming from a family dedicated to art, Charles is listed in “Who’s Who in American Art”. Charles shares his unique techniques using a palette knife and brush in a rapid wet-on-wet approach to achieve a controlled, impressionistic style painting. Beginner to advanced students will appreciate the wonderfully loose painting style used in Charles’ daily demonstration. Daily instruction includes individual assistance and critiques. Limit 18.
Visit Charles website: www.charlesgruppe.com

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Carole Berren
August 7, 8, 9 - “Yupo Discoveries”
Join award winning watercolorist Carole Berren as she introduces students to the unique qualities and material considerations of painting on Yupo, a plastic bright white sheet that excels in usage with water media. Each day will start with demos, explanations, and discoveries and then move on to one-on-one instruction. The days will end with a thorough constructive critique. Discovery and exploration will yield an enormous amount of understanding as to the possibilities of this exciting surface. Limit 12.

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John Caggiano
August 14, 15, 16 – “Painting from the Heart & the Head”

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Susan Guest-MacPhail
August 21, 22 - “Drip, Pour, Spray & Play!”
Paint in a new way using few or no brushes. Susan Guest-MacPhail will introduce students to intuitive abstract painting using a wide variety of tool and stamps, even sticks. Students will mix liquid paints and pour and drip them onto canvas, paper, wood or any worthy surface. Students will also learn about the latest acrylic gels and making permanent papers for collage! Get ready to move paint around for colorful and exciting effects! Limit 12.

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Frank Federico
August 24-28 - “The Painterly Pastel” 9:00am - 3:00pm
Award winning artist, Frank Federico, is holding a five-day plein airworkshop. Frank considers himself a colorist and a contemporary impressionist. During this workshop, Frank will show students howhe focuses on the essence of a landscape or figure, while applyingemotional and aesthetically crafted content. Limit 18.
Visit Frank’s website: www.frankfederico.com

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Susan Daly
August 31 & September 1 - “Monotypes with a Plexiglas Plate”
Students will savor the “Joy of Monotypes!” in this two-day workshop exploring water based printing inks, water-soluble oils and watercolor. Susan will demonstrate all mediums as students work from their previous completed paintings, photos or their imagination to create unique images with this hand pulled process. Limit 12.

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Ed Steinhilper
September 10, 11, 12 - “The Direct Approach” Watercolor
Explore the wet on wet technique to express the essence of the scene in this three-day plein air workshop. Learn from Ed Steinhilper to “go with the flow” and let the medium work for you. Loosen up and “enjoy the trip” as you explore painting with watercolor on location. Limit 10.

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Charlotte Wharton
September 18, 19, 20 - “Luscious Figurative Interiors”
Join Charlotte Wharton in this demonstrative class portraying figures in rich interiors. Learn how to bring meaning to your paintings using the language of artistic energy. Study will include and go beyond the standard elements of design to cover the interpretation of the inherent energy of shape, linear directives, value patterns, color relationships, texture, and the choice of marks. Charlotte works in pastel and oil and creates an intimate atmosphere in which to explore the figure in scenes from life. Limit 15.
Visit Charlotte’s website: www.charlottewhartonstudio.com

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Caleb Stone
September 25, 26, 27 – Plein Air Oil & Watercolor Workshop
New England Artist Caleb Stone will instruct a three day Outdoor Painting Workshop. Caleb is a Representational-Impressionist painter focusing on landscapes and marine scenes. He paints throughout New England in both oil and watercolor. Each day will begin with an on-the-spot demonstration. Students will then work in the medium of their choice, with personal instruction from Caleb. Workshop participants may work in oil or watercolor. Each student will be helped according to his or her ability, limitations and choice of medium. Limit 18.
Visit Caleb’s website: www.calebstoneart.com

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