Monhegan Island Plein Air Painting Workshop

Monhegan Island, Maine Painting Workshop Aug 9-13

(click here for description of workshop) Good Morning America article about Monhegan HERE

Here's your chance to stay and work on the magical, mystical island of Monhegan, long known for creative, spiritual and life altering forces with like minded individuals seeking the essence of oneness and serenity with nature. Experience the ancient romanticism long known to artists, poets, writers and musicians that is Monhegan, the island that time forgot...

Get in touch with your inner creative force in a reality most artists just dream about.

Imagine waking in the morning, looking out your door and everywhere you look is a painting waiting to happen. Paint en plein air in and around Monhegan Island. Classes will concentrate on capturing the light and atmosphere on location. Emphasis on color temperature and grisaille to simplify outdoor painting. All levels accepted.

En plein air, you are immediately challenged to create a strong composition and get it down before the light changes. This gives you a window of approximately twenty five minutes before the lighting pattern begins to change.

Jacqueline believes the painting experience for her, would not be the same without the use of all five senses- to hear the wind and gulls, to smell and taste the sea air and feel the sun or rain- to truly connect to the spirit of the land. Being a plein air painter forces you to stop and "smell the roses".

Monhegan is wonderful for nature walks, hiking, birding, searching for fairy houses, watching performances in a one room schoolhouse, casual conversations with interesting characters, gourmet dinners, golden sun, panoramic views, silky fog, reading a favorite book near the oceans edge or catching some rays and a snooze (multi tasking), meeting a friend over a latte, sharing your day over dinner,and watching scarlet and cherry vanilla sunsets.

And painting....

Class is held around the village and small coves.

There is considerable walking required. Please let us know if you have physical limitations.

The village is small but, there are no cars. The only vehicles on Monhegan are the Hotel trucks used for hauling and luggage. The island is 1/2 mi. wide by 1 1/2 mi. long. with 17 miles of trail.

Demonstrations capturing light patterns using grisalle and composition will be emphasized. Critiques will be held for personal growth. Personal critiques can be arranged for some of your current work. Days are spent painting in and around the island which boasts some of the most beautiful vistas , 600 species of wildflowers, 100 species of birds and at 165 feet, the highest headlands on the East Coast!

The workshop is very relaxed.

Why not treat yourself to a fun, learning holiday?

Be sure to check out the accomodations and student and photos page.

If you'd like more info on the island email me your address .

If you are a beginning painter or a studio painter, you are in for a great experience!

The island has two small stores for general merchandise, a library, 3 establishments for dining, 3 walk away food places, a church, a gallery that sells limited art supplies, a one room school house where community events are held, a light house and museum, a few small local craft shops and artist studios.

Should you be extending your stay, there are boats that do tours to other islands.

The island is basically rustic with most homes & cottages using kerosene lamps.

This is a step back in time, the pace is simple and slow and very conducive to creating. Monhegan has been an artist colony for years and the level of art created on and about the island is phenomenal.

Supplies should be kept to a comfortable minimum. A complete list be be mailed upon registration.

You may choose to work in Oil, Acrylic or Pastel.

There is considerable walking involved - appropriate durable footwear is required.

Please inform us if you have physical limitations.

If you do not already have supplies for plein air painting, please check with us before you purchase them.

A painting umbrella is STRONGLY recommended.

On the accomodations page you will find a list of suggestions for lodging. Participants are responsible for their own accomodations - most find the Monhegan House charming.

The hotels fill quickly so please call them early. You will also find contacts for the ferry boat.

5 day workshop instruction only $450.00 pp. Balance is due 30 days before start of workshop.

Up to 45 days from the start of class, a full refund is given, we regret, less than 45 days from start of class, because of advance reservations, no refunds are available.

Please go to registration page

Please mail registration and check for $175.00 US to reserve your space to

J.Baldini

P.O. Box 2332

Niagara Falls, NY 14302

1 800 393-7270

Workshop Title : Problem solving ‘on your feet’ en plein air painting

Description :

5 day working on location workshop to help you achieve drama in your painting. Demo/lecture each morning.

You will learn to ‘bake the cake ‘ before you applying the frosting.

Ever wondered why your finished painting bears little resemblance to the excitement you felt when starting your painting ?

Students will work on location and complete 2 12x16 or smaller paintings per day. Typical work day is 9 - 4pm

Goals : Students at the end of a 5 day workshop will be able to recognize a strong composition and see values using grisalle.

This will enable them to make decisions when doing problem solving on their own, painting on location.

Grisaille studies, directly on canvas will enable students to commit to a composition and value plan instead

of constantly adjusting their values and shadows, commonly known as ‘chasing the light’. This eliminates the also common fragmented, unfocused painting.

Experience level : Beginner to Intermediate

Prerequisite Student Skills: It is suggested that beginners have the experience of at least one drawing course.

Students Supply their own Materials: The workshop is taught using a limited primary color pallette. A complete list of suggested oil & acrylic pigments is mailed before the workshop. Canvas board or stretched canvas 12 x 16 or smaller. A support for canvas and carrying materials. Incidental list also mailed. A painting umbrella is strongly suggested.

Class maximum : 15 students

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THE ISLAND SHEPHERD

Almost thirty years gone by

the day I first saw Monhegan,

shaped like the back of a whale

Almost thirty years gone by

I first saw the shepherd,

the congregation of sheep,

his companion gander.

Almost thirty years gone by

I began a search for the storybook

long out of print, now out of reach,

of the island shepherd and the island boy

who found a friendship.

Almost thirty years gone by

and Fate set circumstance in motion.

through mutual love of the magical island,

I meet a stranger who becomes a friend.

Fate had entwined our lives.

Without my knowledge, and

beyond belief, it placed the book in her grasp.

She understood at once the Truth

and Essence of the event...

"There are times when we become the Instrument

that Fate uses to bring joy to others. We must

allow ourselves to be taken over for that rare

and unique purpose."

And so it came to pass,

on the magical island one perfect July day,

almost thirty years gone by,

I held the book, a gift from Fate,

delivered by an understanding friend.

The island shepherd looked upon us that day,

he smiled, for he knew he had brought two lambs

into his flock of sojourning island souls, two lambs

whose frendship was forged by the hand of Fate,

and the island the shepherd loved.

R.A. Szostek

Does the Monhegan Workshop whisper to your soul?

This workshop includes visualizations with psychologist Molly Delaney, PsD

Picture yourself walking in the footsteps of Homer, Hopper, Kent, Fitzgerald, or Wyeth...

Then imagine being inspired not only by the beauty of Monhegan island,

but also by having the key to unlock your creativity more effectively.

The plein air workshop on Monhegan is designed to help you hone your painting and creativity

in ways unmatched by any other workshop.

This workshop is aimed at helping you see with ‘new eyes’

and translate your vision more effectively whether your skill level is advanced or beginner.

Lat/Lon:3.8° N 69.3° W

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Art Class

IFMiller

Paint the shapes, she says, not the houses,

for your eyes can deceive,

so they try rhombus, rectangle, square

in purple, orange, blue.

You needn't connect the lines, she says,

if there is an illusion of connection,

so they erase what they have

and start over.

Shadows are important, she says,

for they make the viewer believe the object is solid,

so they paint shadows in gray, blue, violet,

to heighten the effect.

Good, she says, but you try too hard

to paint what is there.

Art is illusion

and you must be an illusionist.

So they take a fresh canvas,

conjure a scene in dabs of umber, ocher, magenta,

other colors that never were,

and begin to paint.

Poem by one of the workshop participant's husband after a discussion at dinner the night before

Poem by one of the workshop participants husband

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M. Graham

Oil paints made with walnut oil.

M. Graham oils have been preferred by artists for over five centuries, free flowing Walnut Oil gives the artist greater freedom and control over their color without the addition of solvents. Revival of this fine oil has allowed the creation of a contemporary professional oil color with extremely high concentrations of pigment, freedom from discoloration and superior handling properties

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*$175.00 US deposit required pp to hold your space in the workshop.

PLEASE NOTE : Balance is due 30 days before start of workshop.For registrations made less than 30 days from event, full amount is due at time of registration. Full refunds available up to 45 days from start of workshop, minus a $50.00 fee.We regret, less than 45 days from start of class, because of advance reservations, no refunds are available.

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Carribean Travel Planner Magazine, Island Institute News

LEXUS Magazine in the UK

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Esquire Magazine, Artists Magazine

The Artists Sketchbook Magazine , American Artist Magazine

Plein Air Magazine

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