• Workshops

    half-day to week-long experiences

    See Water with Michael Haykin


    February 09-11, 2012
    9-3 pm


    Haykin is one of the most refreshing and compelling realist painters working today. His atmospheric perspective of form and color elevates everyday scenes of landscape into a surreal, dreamlike world.

    Monthly Life Drawing Salon


    February 15-Jul 18, 2012
    5:30-9:30 pm on the following Wednesdays: 12/14, 1/18, 2/15, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20, 7/18


    The time honored tradition of working from the nude figure. The format will allow 3 hours of timed standing, seated and long reclining poses, bookended by ample time for set-up, and an optional social/sharing segment for those interested in feedback.

    The Burridge Plein Aire Experience


    February 23-26, 2012
    9-4 pm


    Discover the actual painting "high" of Van Gogh, Manet, Monet and others. See for yourself why painting outdoors was (and still is) so popular. This on-location and studio painting workshop is for all levels of painters who want to learn the time-honored joy of paint sketching outdoors and finishing up in the studio.

    HOT! Heat Activated Fiber Arts with Susan Lenz


    March 08, 2012
    9-3 PM


    Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, students will experiment with various fibers and will use heat-activated processes, painted adhesives and metallic foiling, to guide them to the creation of an original 8”x10” matted fiber art piece.

    Advancing The Figure with Leonid Gervits


    March 21-23, 2012
    6-9 pm


    Gervits is a world acclaimed painter, known for his mastery of figurative art. Trained at the National Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia, he has shared his classic language of visual expression, providing the highest level of instruction at the Art Students League of New York, since his arrival in the US in 1991.

    Capture Key West: Digital Photography with Allen Rokach


    March 22-25, 2012
    Hours Vary


    Capturing a perfect image requires an alert eye and open spirit. Progress from snapping competent images to crafting truly great ones. Through field and review sessions, and individual consultations, students will receive in-depth instruction.

    Polymer Stamped Jewelry with Denise Graham


    March 24, 2012
    12-5 pm


    In this intro level workshop, Graham will guide students through all the techniques needed to create a polymer stamped pendant that will be treasured for a lifetime.

    Site to Sight with Anne Ireland


    March 29-30, 2012
    9-3 PM


    Students will experience the difference between direct outdoor and subsequent indoor painting, and then return to the studio and work from their observations to create freshly inspired work.

    Painting With Fiber Active Dyes with Fraas + Slade


    April 04-05, 2012
    9:30-1 PM


    Perfect for those who love fabric, color and painting. Each student will create a small painted work by painting with fiber-reactive dyes on cotton broadcloth, using a water-soluble thickener, without stencils or resists.

    Color & Light: Painting en Plein Air with Susan Burrows Dabney


    April 16-23, 2012
    April 16 & 23, choose one or both! Mondays, 8:30-1 PM


    Two specially priced, bonus sessions have been scheduled as an exclusive benefit for TSKW members to work with Artist in Residence Dabney, a landscape painter considered outstanding in her field.

    Experience a Francese Watercolor Workshop


    April 26-29, 2012
    9-4 pm each day


    The signature of a Francese watercolor is his use of big shapes, color, color and more color!  No matter where a Francese watercolor is displayed, it will radiate a flash of color that literally jumps off the wall, immediately capturing the eye of the casual observer and art critic alike.

    Reconstructing Memories with Marie Bergstedt


    May 14-21, 2012
    Mondays, 12-4 pm


    If you have memories that need to be explored, political or social comments that need to be expressed, a lively imagination, or just hands that need to make things, join Bergstedt in stirring the pot

    Unhinge, Resist, Transform: Poetry as Social Justice Art with Diane Raptosh


    June 27-29, 2012
    10 am - 11:30 am


    The workshop will demonstrate how poetry can frame or reframe the human condition in all its cultural and environmental poignancies, thereby enabling writers and readers alike to construct a means for both personal and social transformations.