October 2021
Capturing Details with Graphite with Whitney River
Tuesdays, October 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 1 to 3 pmOnline via Zoom. This class is for anyone who wants to push their observational skills to a new level. Join graphite artist Whitney River as she shares her love of rendering detail in natural forms. In this four-week course, you will learn to combine close observation with improved pencils skills to achieve greater realism in your drawings. Through a variety of shading exercises, master copies, and original compositions, you…
Find out more »Step by Step Watercolor – Level 2+ with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom Have you learned the basic watercolor skills but feel like you need a bit of guidance to bring your paintings to the next step? This class may be just what you are looking for! For those of you that have taken Level 1 and want a little more; and for those who have already taken Level 2 with Erica,…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 6 to 8 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom. Looking for a supportive watercolor community to inspire, motivate, and help you grow? This class checks all these boxes! Meeting virtually every other week, this class is designed to serve as an ongoing instructional painting group and will cater to the interests and needs of the group. Instruction and demonstrations for both drawing and painting, as well as…
Find out more »November 2021
Painting with Andrew Wyeth: Techniques in Egg Tempera with Barbara Thomas
Mondays, November 1, 8, 15, and December 6 (No classes on November 22 and 29 to accommodate the holiday), 10 am to 12 noon Online via Zoom In this studio workshop, students will explore the medium of egg tempera, an ancient technique where egg yolk is added to pigment, creating a layered surface of paint that dries to a deep sheen. This is the painting technique used by Andrew Wyeth for more finished works. Over four sessions, Barbara will lead…
Find out more »Berenice Abbott—In Maine, with Susan Danly
Thursday, November 4, 2 p.m.Online via zoom. The Farnsworth Art Museum has one of the largest holdings of photographs by Berenice Abbott in Maine. In conjunction with Women of Vision in which Abbott's work is prominently featured, Susan Danly will provide an overview of Abbott’s connection to the state's distinctive place and people within the history of mid-20th century American art. Currently an independent curator of American Art, Susan Danly (Ph.D. 1983, Brown University) has worked in museums across the country…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth: Techniques in Egg Tempera with Barbara Thomas
Mondays, November 1, 8, 15, and December 6 (No classes on November 22 and 29 to accommodate the holiday), 10 am to 12 noon Online via Zoom In this studio workshop, students will explore the medium of egg tempera, an ancient technique where egg yolk is added to pigment, creating a layered surface of paint that dries to a deep sheen. This is the painting technique used by Andrew Wyeth for more finished works. Over four sessions, Barbara will lead…
Find out more »Step by Step Watercolor – Level 2+ with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom Have you learned the basic watercolor skills but feel like you need a bit of guidance to bring your paintings to the next step? This class may be just what you are looking for! For those of you that have taken Level 1 and want a little more; and for those who have already taken Level 2 with Erica,…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 6 to 8 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom. Looking for a supportive watercolor community to inspire, motivate, and help you grow? This class checks all these boxes! Meeting virtually every other week, this class is designed to serve as an ongoing instructional painting group and will cater to the interests and needs of the group. Instruction and demonstrations for both drawing and painting, as well as…
Find out more »Painters’ Forum with Rob Pollien
September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10, from 1 to 3 pm (ET), on Zoom Four oil or acrylic painting projects over four months with demonstrations, lectures, an online forum, discussion, and critiques! The projects will begin with palette management and color mixing exercises and progress through a series of color-related painting problems. The work of Albers, Itten, and Zorn will be referenced, examined, and incorporated in our study. This course is for experienced painters wishing to improve their…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth: Techniques in Egg Tempera with Barbara Thomas
Mondays, November 1, 8, 15, and December 6 (No classes on November 22 and 29 to accommodate the holiday), 10 am to 12 noon Online via Zoom In this studio workshop, students will explore the medium of egg tempera, an ancient technique where egg yolk is added to pigment, creating a layered surface of paint that dries to a deep sheen. This is the painting technique used by Andrew Wyeth for more finished works. Over four sessions, Barbara will lead…
Find out more »Third Sunday Tours at Ten: November 2021
Join education coordinators Jude Valentine of the Farnsworth Art Museum and Mia Bogyo of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art to tour current exhibitions comparing and contrasting thematic artworks from both organizations. Participants will travel to both art institutions to view works in person and learn about varied art-making approaches. Meet outside at the Museum Street entrance to the Farnsworth at 9:45 am. In case of rain, wait under cover until 10 am when the museum opens to be let into the…
Find out more »Step by Step Watercolor – Level 2+ with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom Have you learned the basic watercolor skills but feel like you need a bit of guidance to bring your paintings to the next step? This class may be just what you are looking for! For those of you that have taken Level 1 and want a little more; and for those who have already taken Level 2 with Erica,…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 6 to 8 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom. Looking for a supportive watercolor community to inspire, motivate, and help you grow? This class checks all these boxes! Meeting virtually every other week, this class is designed to serve as an ongoing instructional painting group and will cater to the interests and needs of the group. Instruction and demonstrations for both drawing and painting, as well as…
Find out more »December 2021
Step by Step Watercolor – Level 2+ with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom Have you learned the basic watercolor skills but feel like you need a bit of guidance to bring your paintings to the next step? This class may be just what you are looking for! For those of you that have taken Level 1 and want a little more; and for those who have already taken Level 2 with Erica,…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges with Erica Qualey
Every two weeks on Tuesdays, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, from 6 to 8 pm (Eastern Time)Online via Zoom. Looking for a supportive watercolor community to inspire, motivate, and help you grow? This class checks all these boxes! Meeting virtually every other week, this class is designed to serve as an ongoing instructional painting group and will cater to the interests and needs of the group. Instruction and demonstrations for both drawing and painting, as well as…
Find out more »Painters’ Forum with Rob Pollien
September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10, from 1 to 3 pm (ET), on Zoom Four oil or acrylic painting projects over four months with demonstrations, lectures, an online forum, discussion, and critiques! The projects will begin with palette management and color mixing exercises and progress through a series of color-related painting problems. The work of Albers, Itten, and Zorn will be referenced, examined, and incorporated in our study. This course is for experienced painters wishing to improve their…
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