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 »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
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 »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Docent Led Highlight Tour
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to offer Museum Highlights tours in December beginning December 1 and running through December 18. The tours will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 11:00 am and last approximately 45 minutes. They are led by our team of experienced docents and feature highlights from both our permanent collection and special exhibits. Guests can sign up for the tours upon arrival to the museum at the front desk and are complimentary with admission, though space…
Find out more »Third Sunday Tour at Ten: December 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 »January 2022
Basic Drawing with Whitney River
Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2022 from 1 to 3 pm Eastern on Zoom Build your perceiving skills and be able to draw what you see. This course is a basic observational drawing class that builds your ability to translate what you see to paper. Learning these basic skills will support any visual art projects in any media. Join artist Whitney River as she shares tips and techniques to transform three dimensions onto a flat sheet of paper.…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Four Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm ET Online via Zoom. Time to dig out your paintbrushes and get those creative juices flowing! Join me for a 4-week virtual watercolor workshop perfect for beginners and those with some experience who want to fine-tune their technique. We will be covering the basics! Watercolor is a fun and beautiful medium to use and with the understanding of some basic skills can produce rich and illuminating…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges With Erica Qualey
Four meetings every two weeks on Tuesdays, January 11, 25, February 8, and 22 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 »Basic Drawing with Whitney River
Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2022 from 1 to 3 pm Eastern on Zoom Build your perceiving skills and be able to draw what you see. This course is a basic observational drawing class that builds your ability to translate what you see to paper. Learning these basic skills will support any visual art projects in any media. Join artist Whitney River as she shares tips and techniques to transform three dimensions onto a flat sheet of paper.…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Four Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm ET Online via Zoom. Time to dig out your paintbrushes and get those creative juices flowing! Join me for a 4-week virtual watercolor workshop perfect for beginners and those with some experience who want to fine-tune their technique. We will be covering the basics! Watercolor is a fun and beautiful medium to use and with the understanding of some basic skills can produce rich and illuminating…
Find out more »Watercolor Challenge with Elizabeth O’Reilly
Four Saturdays, January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, from 9 am to 12 noon (ET)Online via Zoom Students will become familiar with the watercolor medium and gain reasonable control so as to paint subjects including still life and landscape through looking at a particular watercolor painter each week. Through this course, students will learn to organize the chosen subjects into compositions showing an understanding of value, color, and form. Each class will explore some aspect of the elements of design or…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth Egg Tempera Workshop 2
Four Mondays, January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 10 am to 12 noon (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom. In this workshop continuing students can deepen their tempera painting techniques and practice. New students can learn the basics of the egg tempera technique. Using the work of Andrew Wyeth as inspiration, we’ll work together on one painting throughout the workshop, building and refining our work as we go. In addition, we’ll address specifically some art-making principles such as composition, how…
Find out more »Basic Drawing with Whitney River
Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2022 from 1 to 3 pm Eastern on Zoom Build your perceiving skills and be able to draw what you see. This course is a basic observational drawing class that builds your ability to translate what you see to paper. Learning these basic skills will support any visual art projects in any media. Join artist Whitney River as she shares tips and techniques to transform three dimensions onto a flat sheet of paper.…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Four Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm ET Online via Zoom. Time to dig out your paintbrushes and get those creative juices flowing! Join me for a 4-week virtual watercolor workshop perfect for beginners and those with some experience who want to fine-tune their technique. We will be covering the basics! Watercolor is a fun and beautiful medium to use and with the understanding of some basic skills can produce rich and illuminating…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges With Erica Qualey
Four meetings every two weeks on Tuesdays, January 11, 25, February 8, and 22 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 »Watercolor Challenge with Elizabeth O’Reilly
Four Saturdays, January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, from 9 am to 12 noon (ET)Online via Zoom Students will become familiar with the watercolor medium and gain reasonable control so as to paint subjects including still life and landscape through looking at a particular watercolor painter each week. Through this course, students will learn to organize the chosen subjects into compositions showing an understanding of value, color, and form. Each class will explore some aspect of the elements of design or…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth Egg Tempera Workshop 2
Four Mondays, January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 10 am to 12 noon (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom. In this workshop continuing students can deepen their tempera painting techniques and practice. New students can learn the basics of the egg tempera technique. Using the work of Andrew Wyeth as inspiration, we’ll work together on one painting throughout the workshop, building and refining our work as we go. In addition, we’ll address specifically some art-making principles such as composition, how…
Find out more »February 2022
Basic Drawing with Whitney River
Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2022 from 1 to 3 pm Eastern on Zoom Build your perceiving skills and be able to draw what you see. This course is a basic observational drawing class that builds your ability to translate what you see to paper. Learning these basic skills will support any visual art projects in any media. Join artist Whitney River as she shares tips and techniques to transform three dimensions onto a flat sheet of paper.…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Four Tuesdays, January 11, 18, 25, and February 1 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm ET Online via Zoom. Time to dig out your paintbrushes and get those creative juices flowing! Join me for a 4-week virtual watercolor workshop perfect for beginners and those with some experience who want to fine-tune their technique. We will be covering the basics! Watercolor is a fun and beautiful medium to use and with the understanding of some basic skills can produce rich and illuminating…
Find out more »Watercolor Challenge with Elizabeth O’Reilly
Four Saturdays, January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, from 9 am to 12 noon (ET)Online via Zoom Students will become familiar with the watercolor medium and gain reasonable control so as to paint subjects including still life and landscape through looking at a particular watercolor painter each week. Through this course, students will learn to organize the chosen subjects into compositions showing an understanding of value, color, and form. Each class will explore some aspect of the elements of design or…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth Egg Tempera Workshop 2
Four Mondays, January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 10 am to 12 noon (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom. In this workshop continuing students can deepen their tempera painting techniques and practice. New students can learn the basics of the egg tempera technique. Using the work of Andrew Wyeth as inspiration, we’ll work together on one painting throughout the workshop, building and refining our work as we go. In addition, we’ll address specifically some art-making principles such as composition, how…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges With Erica Qualey
Four meetings every two weeks on Tuesdays, January 11, 25, February 8, and 22 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 »Watercolor Challenge with Elizabeth O’Reilly
Four Saturdays, January 22, 29, February 5, and 12, from 9 am to 12 noon (ET)Online via Zoom Students will become familiar with the watercolor medium and gain reasonable control so as to paint subjects including still life and landscape through looking at a particular watercolor painter each week. Through this course, students will learn to organize the chosen subjects into compositions showing an understanding of value, color, and form. Each class will explore some aspect of the elements of design or…
Find out more »Painting with Andrew Wyeth Egg Tempera Workshop 2
Four Mondays, January 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 10 am to 12 noon (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom. In this workshop continuing students can deepen their tempera painting techniques and practice. New students can learn the basics of the egg tempera technique. Using the work of Andrew Wyeth as inspiration, we’ll work together on one painting throughout the workshop, building and refining our work as we go. In addition, we’ll address specifically some art-making principles such as composition, how…
Find out more »Watercolor Cohort: Building on your strengths and overcoming challenges With Erica Qualey
Four meetings every two weeks on Tuesdays, January 11, 25, February 8, and 22 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 »April 2022
Introduction to Encaustic: Painting Metaphors of Spring with Hélène Farrar
Friday, April 29 from 10 am to 4 pm (ET)In-person class, in the first-floor studio of the Gamble Education Center on the Farnsworth Campus Spring is one of the most colorful of seasons where everything comes to LIFE! Colors abound in the landscape creating conversations and song! Join artist Hélène Farrar as she leads you in an 'Introduction to Encaustics - The Metaphors of Spring,' painting in the ancient medium of encaustic. Students will explore this hot molten wax painting medium…
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