Working outside on the grounds of Grounding Stone Organic Blueberry Farm, students with some experience with outdoor painting, will investigate the natural landscape and hone observational skills to draw and paint the beautiful view before them. Drawing and painting exercises will be used to help with seeking to understand the distinctive colors that exist in this beautiful part of the world. Individual attention will be given to each student with an emphasis on finding their own interpretation of what they see. Thumbnail sketches will help students to understand a simplified sense of space to find the natural compositional structures that are there, without an over analysis of detail.

Painting will not exceed 10” x 10”.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Experience in outdoor painting and with hiking with your own equipment and materials required since will be hiking within the porperty to outdoor locations to paint. Experience in observational drawing as well as with painting with oil and/or acrylic paint and/or watercolor paint is required.

MATERIALS AND HOUSING: Materials and housing are not provided but a list of materials needed and and a list of inviting local inns or hotels to stay for the weekend will be provided after signing up. Lunch can be picked up each day within 5 minutes of the farm in downtown Contoocook.

Go to www.groundingstonefarm.com or call 413.563.5912 or go to: Sign up here.

Cancellation Policy:

If you cancel your attendance for any reason after sending payment via credit card through this website, you will be refunded the workshop fee minus the processing fees that are charge to me at the time you sign up, that I do not get refunded for. The total refund will be $500.00 per person (and not $525.00) and cancellation must be made 30 days prior to the workshop date. If cancellation is made within the 30 day period, 50% of the workshop fee $212.50 will be refunded. However, if your spot is filled by another student in time for the class, a full refund less the $25 processing fee for the workshop will be returned. Please be sure you want to commit to the workshop prior to signing up. Thank you!

VINALHAVEN, MAINE

VINALHAVEN ISLAND, MAINE NATURE PAINTING WORKSHOP

SEPTEMBER 19-24, 2024

5 DAYS

$2895 IN SINGLE ROOM

PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY*

TOUR OVERVIEW

Overview

In this drawing and painting nature workshop students will be immersed in the beautiful views of Vinalhaven on the coast of Maine. Vinalhaven is not your characteristic Maine destination, it will feel like stepping back in time, without the typical New England tourism or development. Arriving by ferry, you will stay in the only hotel on the island. Days will be devoted looking and exploring using the painting and drawing medium of your choice. There will be several evening salon-style reviews and conversations about the work, allowing for group discussions about process and ideas in a supportive environment. Join me this fall to paint in nature on this pristine coastal island for the perfect artist retreat for like-minded landscape painters. This departure is limited to a maximum of ten participants. We always welcome tour companions who are not artists. The trip’s leisurely pace will provide ample opportunity to wander around town and enjoy time with the locals that call this island home.

There is wireless internet at your accommodations. Individuals can pay for parking fee at the Rockland Ferry parking lot along with fee for walking on the ferry. We will notify you if there are other participants living in your area, so you can carpool to Rockland. Keep in mind that the Maine coast weather forces us to be flexible, but not to worry, there are plenty of scenes to capture right from your accommodations. There is also a lovely art gallery to explore.

Kathleen Jacobs and More About this Class

Kathleen Jacobs will provide individualized instruction during plein air excursions, demonstrations, discussions, and presentations that will provide the format for an intensive exciting learning experience. Working small, participants will work to create work with a spirit of place. Her teaching emphasizes looking at the landscape and to understand the formal elements of painting, shape, color, space, form while responding to the grace, order and beauty that is in front of you. There will be ample opportunity to discuss each other’s work and to discuss other international painters throughout history to enrich your experience.

Fitness and Health
Walks and hikes can be on rough terrain and up to a couple miles in length. Trails can be uneven, slippery. You need to be able to climb uphill or over rocks. All participants need to be agile and able to manage their own gear and luggage in and out of the vehicle. Anyone who is reasonably fit should be able to take part in most of the activities. If you have any special needs or any physical condition that you feel might prevent you from fully participating, please contact Strabo Tours with your concerns (607-423-2525).