Two-Day Workshops
$325
Most materials provided
July 20-21
Come to Wachapreague and experience the pleasure and possibilities of palette-knife painting. Over the course of two days, with me as your guide, you will take solid steps in your journey of mastery and self-expression through painting.
Here's a bit of what to expect:
On the first day, after we get to know each other a little, I'll show you the basics:
- How to hold the knife
- How to pick up the paint
- How to put paint on your surface
Then I'll show you the strokes I use, and we'll practice until you feel comfortable.
In the afternoon, working from a photograph, we will use the strokes we practiced in the morning to begin a painting.
At the end of the day, we'll take the measure of where we are, discuss strengths and weaknesses of all the paintings and contemplate how to continue them.
On the second day, we will review what we learned, and talk about how to approach a painting, how to understand what you're seeing and translate that into a painting.
We'll talk about learning to see the world through painters' eyes, why that matters, and how you can deepening your views of the world will enrich your painting. Then, with my help, you'll finish the paintings you started on Saturday. If some of you are very quick, you might even be able to start a second painting!
Minimum of three students, maximum of six.
Cost $325
Most materials are provided, including knives, paint and canvases. You will bring your own lunch, drinks and snacks.
There are numerous lodgings available on the Shore and in Wachapreague. If a number of you want to stay in town, I might be able to arrange a good price at an Air B&B-type home owned by a friend.
​Please email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com to sign up, if you have questions, or if you'd like to pay in installments.
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One-Day Workshop
Aug. 7
​ The material we cover in the one-day workshops will be the same largely the same as the two-day workshops, but the pace will be quicker.
We will spend less time talking about how to see, and how to develop your eye and your focus. We will paint a less complex piece, and though you might not finish it, you will have a good idea of where you're going with it!
The one-day workshops will run from 9 to 3 or 4. I will provide most of the materials.
Minimum of three participants, maximum of six.
Cost is $150.
Dates:
Aug. 7. Click here to participate
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Please email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com if you have questions, or would like to pay in installments.
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Design your own!
Pick your own time, set your own schedule, bring your own friends and family members, and we'll have a workshop/vacation time especially for you! Along with learning to use a palette knife, you can tour the Eastern Shore, go boating and kayaking, explore the bayside and seaside, and see what there is to discover in this quiet, lovely place. Come at the right time and you can hit the Wachapreague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival, horse activities and viewing at Assateague, oyster roasts and other events on the shore - get online and see what interests you, and we will go from there.
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Email me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com, or call - 860-442-0246.