NEW! Botanical Illustration and Field Journaling 

Instructor: Dot Punderson
Friday, 5:30-7:30PM
Tuition: $45
Location: MSS Marble Works and outdoor locations 

 Field journaling is a staple of natural history work and botanical illustration, and an excellent medium for exploring the connections between art and science. In this workshop students will have the opportunity to draw plants from observation in their natural habitat. The instructor will provide resources for plant ID and botanical anatomy, as well as approaches and insight for developing a journaling practice that integrates observation and personal experience. No prior scientific or artistic experience necessary – field journaling is all about following your curiosity!

Session 2: Thursday, August 1 FULL/WAITLIST>

Expressive Landscape En Plein Air

Instructor: Mira Cabrera
Sundays, 3-5PM
Tuition: $135
Location: MSS Marble Works and outdoor locations 

“Expressive” refers to a style that emphasizes the artist’s emotional response and personal expression rather than realistic depiction. “Plein Air” is a French term meaning “in the open air” and refers to working outdoors directly from the landscape. Accordingly, in this workshop series, class sessions will take place outdoors, offering a chance to step away from the studio and into nature, while also allowing for a loose, expressive style. Over the course of three weekly sessions, participants will develop essential compositional techniques while creating artworks in their medium of choice. This course provides students a unique opportunity to explore creativity in the inspiring natural landscapes around Middlebury, beginning or continuing an outdoor artistic practice in a supportive and collaborative environment. This series is designed for artists of all experience levels.

Workshop to take place outdoors at various TAM trailheads, weather permitting. Please come dressed appropriately for trail conditions.

July 14-28  RUNNING
September 19-26  REGISTER>

Portraiture In Oils 

Instructor: Katalin Tolgyesi
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30PM
Tuition: $195
Location: MSS Marble Works

In this five week introductory portraiture oil painting class students will work from a reference photo of their choosing to study the concepts of value, mixing skin tones, controlling the paint and building details. Through hands-on instruction and personalized guidance, your portrait will gradually come to life.
This class covers the most common mistakes made by beginner painters and breaks down the process of portraits into easy-to-understand phases. Students will leave with a finished portrait, an understanding of the oil painting process/ specific skills they can transfer to future projects. This class is suitable for beginning and continuing students.

July 3-31  RUNNING

NEW! Painting Classic Portraits  

Instructor: Katalin Tolgyesi
Monday-Wednesday, 10AM-12PM
Tuition: $130
Location: MSS Marble Works

In this 3-day comprehensive workshop, students will go in depth as they learn the fundamentals of painting classic portraits. Working with the oil medium, key elements will be covered in learning to mix values, tones, highlights, then how to add subtle value and color variations to make a portrait or any subject come to life. Students will choose their own reference photos, and learn how to transfer those outlines to canvas, block in the values, study the lighting in the reference.

Students will learn to overcome some of the most common mistakes made by beginner painters and break down the process of completing a work into easy-to-understand phases. Participants will leave with a finished artwork, an understanding of the oil painting process, and specific skills they can transfer to future projects. This workshop is well suited to both beginning and continuing students. Materials Included. All level/Adult

August 12-14  REGISTER>