Workshops

2020 Schedule

"Bold Brush Painting from Photographs”

Urban Sanctuary (Shelby’s Milwaukee studio)
2018 S. 1st Street, studio 295, Milwaukee, WI

April 2, 3, 4, • 10:00 AM-4:30 PM (bring your own lunch)

This workshop is intended for painters with some experience to advanced experience

Have you been told it's not possible to make good paintings from photographs? It actually IS possible, with a little imagination and a bit of exaggeration! You can take your less-than-interesting images and use them as a jumping-off point for creating amazing and colorfully expressive works of art. It's true that painting from life, en plein air, teaches you irreplaceable skill sets, but you can bring your plein air wisdom into the studio to make your photographic references become impressive and freshly rendered paintings!

Media: Oils and/or Acrylic

$375 for 3-day workshop, $100 deposit to hold your spot. Maximum 12.

"Making Great Paintings from Photographs”

Peninsula School of Art
Fish Creek in Door County, WI

Oct 21, 22, 23, 24 • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

This workshop is intended for intermediate to advanced painters

Address the challenges and advantages of working from photo references in this four-day workshop. Bring your paintings to life as you develop a sensibility for selecting imagery, utilizing a bright and complementary palette for underpainting, and employing impressionist-based painting methods. Daily demonstrations address the importance of thumbnail sketches for composition purposes, underpainting techniques, paint application, movement of the eye and focal points as well as how to keep your color clean. Students are encouraged to bring a large selection of photo references that explore a variety of subject matter.

Media: Oil on Acrylic

$450 member, $490 non-member

Link to registration site: https://public.peninsulaschoolofart.org/web/adultdirect/5006