Have you ever wondered how frescos are made? Join artist Barbara Sullivan for a hands-on exploration of this age-old medium. During this weekend intensive, students will develop an understanding and appreciation of true buon fresco (painting into freshly laid wet plaster) both within an art historical context and in practical applications. Students will learn the many steps involved, such as how to prepare substrates, arriccio and intonaco layers of plaster, how to grind pigments, and how to recognize when the plaster is ready to accept paint. All these techniques will be put into practice as students design and execute their own portable fresco panels.  InstructorBarbara Sullivan teaches regularly at the University of Maine at Farmington and at Colby College’s January Plan, and is represented by Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, in addition to being a 2007 recipient of the Gottlieb Foundation and Pollock/Krasner Grant.

Level: beginner to advanced

Materials: list provided upon registration

Class size: limited to 10 students

Cost: $135 members, $155 nonmembers (includes $35 materials fee)