Plein Air Painting in Tuscany
Adele Earnshaw and Joe Garcia
Sept 4 - 11 2010

Join Adele Earnshaw and Joe Garcia for an exciting painting workshop in Tuscany at the beautiful Villa Fattoria Bacio - a perfect blend of old world 'rustica' and catered comfort, surrounded on all sides by spectacular views of the meandering hills of Tuscany. Instruction will be offered in oil and watercolor for all levels...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

The Magic of Crystaline Glazes
In Tuscany Italy
Luca Tripaldi
Sept 11 -18, 2010

Come Join us in the hills of beautiful Tuscany at the International Ceramic School "La Meridiana". Students will explore the fabrication of their own handbuilt or wheel thrown ceramic forms using a porcelain clay body while learning to create a surface receptive to unique Crystal Glazes. Crystalline glazes have a magical quality...click the date of the workshop for more information and online registration.

A Painting a Day - Hilton Head Island
Capturing The Moment
Karin Jurick
Nov 1 - 5, 2010(full - add yourself to the waitlist)

Hosted at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina this workshop will be about 'capturing the moment' in this beautiful resort atmosphere. Students will have the opportunity to work from digital photos they have taken...click the date of the workshop for more information and online registration.

Magical Death Valley
A Photographic Field Expedition
with Ian Whitehead
Feb 10 - 13, 2011 New!

Death Valley is the largest national park outside of Alaska. We will be photographing from the lowest point in the U.S. to views of the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Winter temperatures in the park stay in the sixties and seventies from before dawn to the very last light. As evening sets in,...click the date of the workshop for more information and online registration.

The Enchanted Coast: Big Sur
A Photographic Field Expedition
with Ian Whitehead
June 2 - 5, 2011 New!

Big Sur, on the California coast, contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views. Stretching ninety miles along the rugged central coast region of California, Big Sur presents endless photo opportunities from tide pools and jagged rocks to the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. We will be spending most of our time between,...click the date of the workshop for more information and online registration.

Plein Air Painting in the Grand Canyon
with Cody DeLong

May 12 - 20, 2011

May 10 - 18, 2012

Paint the morning and afternoon light as it casts its warm glow through towering canyon walls and reflects off the river. This 220-mile Colorado River painting trip down the Grand Canyon has been custom-designed especially for plein air artists. Camping locations are selected for an inspiring array of compositions with midday rafting hours taking you...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration

A Painting a Day - New York City
Capturing Light in the Urban Landscape
Karin Jurick

May 23 - 27 2011 New!

Hosted by the National Academy of Design this workshop will be about capturing in paint the unexpected poetry of moments in the urban landscape. Students will have the opportunity to work from prints of digital photos that they have taken...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

Painting Tuscany
with Kathryn Stats
& Jill Carver
Sept 10 - Sept 17, 2011 (Full, but you may add yourself to the waitlist)

Join renowned artists Kathryn Stats and Jill Carver for an exciting painting workshop in Tuscany. Between Sienna, Florence and San Gimignano, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, sits the beautiful Villa Fattoria Bacio - a perfect blend of old world rustica and catered comfort...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

Tuscany Figurative Sculpture with Raku Finish
with Lorri Acott-Fowler
Sept 10 - Sept 17, 2011 New!

Lorri Acott-Fowler will present participants with a new way of working with clay, and teach students to use the work of the Italian Masters to inform and inspire their own work. After initial instruction on the methods of creating paperclay sculpture we will venture into Florence...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

Painting Tuscany
with Robert Burridge
Sept 1 - 8, 2012  New!

Join Robert Burridge for an exciting painting workshop in Tuscany. Discover the actual painting "high" of Van Gogh, Manet, Monet and others.This on-location and studio painting workshop is for all levels of painters who want to learn the time-honored joy of painting & sketching outdoors and finishing up in the studio...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

Painting Tuscan Light from Within
with Jeanne Carbonetti
Sept 8 - 15, 2012

Join us in Italy with the author of The Tao of Watercolor! Drawing from her heritage, her frequent visits to a beloved Italy and a long career pushing the boundaries of creative watercolor, Jeanne has developed a course which brings together the techniques for ...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

Delivered by Accident in Twilight
with Nick Bantock
Sept 15 - 22, 2012 New!

With Italy and all its rich history as our backdrop, environment and inspiration this workshop will focus on both collage techniques and the roots of creativity. Along with plenty of practical collage time, Nick will engage everyone in a variety of art discussions intended to provoke a better understanding of the nature of art and ways to circumnavigate creative block...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.

A Day in Sedona
Photo Day-Trips with Ian Whitehead

Oct 23 2010
Mar 26 2011
May 23 2011

TUITION: $ 150
This photography workshop will work for everyone at all levels and formats. We will carpool to a number of Sedona locations and discuss how to approach your composition along with the technical aspects of photography such as focusing for depth field and/or how to properly expose a photograph. We will start...click the dates above for more information, links and online registration.