Join for a 3-day plein air painting workshop in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Space is limited to 16 students, so register soon.

Kathleen will show students how to paint water effectively en plein air. She will teach students how to observe the ocean as an artist, learning how water appears different based on the light direction and lighting conditions and the waves’ movement. She will also discuss how to use plein air and photo/video reference back in the studio so you can create compelling seascape work.

Depending on the weather forecast, the group will meet to paint each day at Point Lobos, Garrapata State Park, or Carmel Beach. Mornings will feature a full painting demonstration and students will paint in the afternoons with individualized instruction.

Feel free to reach out beforehand with any questions. The class is open to all skill levels. Kathleen will be demonstrating in oil, but the principles taught apply to other mediums if you wish to paint in gouache, pastel, acrylic or watercolor.

All students will receive a full 40+ page full color handbook for the class. We’ll also plan an optional dinner meetup one of the nights and/or an optional sunset paintout on Carmel Beach based on registered students’ preferences.

Register via the link below!

Come paint at Cumberland Falls, a beautiful and very accessible waterfall 1.5 hours south of Lexington, KY and 1.5 hours north of Knoxville, TN.

Register below soon since registration is limited to 16 students. The fee includes full tuition and workshop handbook for a 3-day plein air workshop near Corbin, KY at Cumberland Falls, from 9am-4pm on August 17, 18, and 19.

We will met each day on the viewing platform at Cumberland Falls, where there is ample parking, facilities, a restaurant and a short trail along the river to the falls.

We will gather for an optional dinner at the Riverview Restaurant on the first night. A few more intrepid students may want to join for an optional nighttime Moonbow viewing at 10:30pm on the 18th (depending on cloud cover). Cumberland Falls has the only moonbow in the Western hemisphere and if the skies are clear, it will be visible the night before the full moon on 8/19. The moonbow is visible from both the Upper Viewing Platform near the Cumberland Falls parking lot and from a spot across the river that is only accessible via an 11mi hike. If you opt to hike, you should plan ahead and bring a headlamp, hiking boots, water & snacks, etc.

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I recommend that students book lodging at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, which offers everything from suites to rustic cottages and tent sites and has a restaurant onsite with a beautiful view of the river. There are hotels in nearby Corbin, KY and AirBnBs in the area as well. Please book early so that you don’t miss out on your preferred place to stay. (The moonbow is a popular phenomenon and there might also be weddings scheduled at the lodge on summer weekends.) If you opt for an AirBnB, try to pick a spot with a refundable cancellation policy just in case something comes up.

Meals

Students can pack lunches or else get a lunch at the Visitor Center. The restaurant at the Lodge does breakfast, lunch and dinner, and there are options in nearby Corbin, KY as well.

Registration

You can register via credit card online below or else mail a check. To register and pay by check, contact me via email. Credit card registrations are fully refundable less a $20 processing fee until 4/30/24, after which time they are 50% refundable until June 1. I highly recommend buying insurance for the class and any travel so you are covered in the event you need to cancel for any reason.

Register here: https://www.crookedtree.org/class/ctac-traverse-city/luminous-skies-kathleen-hudson

Kathleen Hudson, Paint Grand Traverse 2024 Awards Juror, will teach a 2 day workshop on painting luminous skies. Each morning will feature a presentation, full demo, and exercises for students focusing on value & composition. Demonstrations will be painted in oil, but students working in other mediums are welcome to take part. Afternoons will be devoted to one-on-one instruction. 

Points of study will include:

• Seeing as an artist: seeing shapes, value shifts, and color temperatures

• Planning your painting: envisioning your painting, using varied reference material, honing value and design, doing color studies

• Design: Cloud-heavy compositions allow for a lot of artistic license in design, so we’ll look at different types of directional movement that give a cloudscape dynamism.

• Stages of studio painting: drawing, block-in, color mixing, approaches to working a larger painting, refining texture & edges, tools for self-critique

• Experimentation: exercises you can do at home to continue your growth as an artist

One-on-one instruction will be individually tailored. Students are encouraged to email several cloudscape painting examples beforehand and list some specific things they would like to work on.

Attendance fee includes a 40-page full color workshop handbook.

Scaling Up the Atmospheric Landscape

Artists’ Attic, Lexington, KY | November 27-29, 2023 | 9a-4p

Join for a three day studio workshop on painting the atmospheric landscape and scaling up a small study to a larger work. We’ll look at the elements that make a good painting: value, composition, design, texture, and edges. Students will learn to assess their own work in progress to make a more compelling painting.

Mornings will feature instruction and a demonstration; afternoons will be devoted to student work and individual teaching. Tuition includes a full color 40-page handbook for each student. Fee is $450; 50% refunds available for cancellations by 11/1/23.

Space limited to 16 students so register soon!

If you prefer to pay by check, please mail the amount to 6039 Traditions Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80924 and contact me to register.

Registration: https://www.carmelvisualarts.com/kathleen-b-hudson/

Atmospheric Seascape Painting

ONE new spot is available.

Instructor: Kathleen B Hudson Workshop
Medium: Oil—Plein Air
Dates:  Oct 2–4, 2023
Times: 9am — 4pm
Skill Level: Appropriate for all levels
Fee: $595

Light and atmospheric forces act upon the landscape to create a story, and it’s up to the artist to decide how to tell it. In this plein-air landscape workshop, Kathleen B Hudson will feature a presentation and full painting demonstration each morning with instructions on how to achieve this atmosphere in her paintings. Afternoons will be devoted to exercises for students focusing on value & composition en plein air with one-on-one instruction. 

Points of study will include:

• Reflections on the surface of still water

• Creating a sense of translucency

• Painting moving water—using brushwork to emphasize motion & direction

• Tips for painting water out of doors and getting good references for studio use

• Seeing as an artist: painting light rather than objects

• Planning your painting: envisioning your painting, using what you see & what you know, honing value and design, doing thumbnail sketches and/or color studies

• Stages of painting: drawing, block-in, color mixing, approaches to working a larger painting, refining texture & edges, tools for self-critique

• Experimentation: exercises you can do at home to continue your growth as an artist

• One-on-one instruction will be individually tailored.

***Destination Workshop at the Beautiful X Bar Ranch in El Dorado, Texas***

Limited to 15 students. Course is full but you can contact Barbara (see below) to be added to the waitlist.

Light and atmospheric forces act upon the landscape to create a story, and it’s up to you as the artist to decide how to tell it. Join award-winning artist Kathleen Hudson as she reveals how she infuses her landscapes with atmosphere. You will learn how to see subtle color and value shifts that give your paintings depth. You will also learn tools for effective self-critique so you can strengthen your own work at each stage of progress. Hudson will bring example of her preparatory sketches and color studies so you can thumb through those in person.

Each morning will feature a presentation and demonstration, and then exercises for students focusing on value and composition. Afternoons will be devoted to one-on-one instruction and will take place outside if weather permits. Points of study will include:

• Seeing as an artist: painting light rather than objects

• Planning your painting: envisioning your painting, using varied reference material, honing value and design, doing color studies

• Stages of painting: drawing, block-in, color mixing, approaches to working a larger painting, refining texture & edges, tools for self-critique

• Experimentation: exercises you can do at home to continue your growth as an artist

One-on-one instruction will be individually tailored. Students are encouraged to email several landscape painting examples beforehand and list some specific things they would like to work on. Tuition includes 40-page full-color workshop handbook.

Accommodations and Tuition

Learn more about the X-Bar Ranch here and see photos of where we’ll be painting! Meals will be provided: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners.

Fee Structure

• $635: Tuition, 2 nights lodging in shared double occupancy cabin, and meals

• $795: Tuition, 2 nights lodging in single occupancy cabin, and meals

• $460: Tuition and meals only (note that the nearest hotel is 23 mi away—we recommend staying at X-Bar if possible!)

Registration

Registration will go through the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, and you can register by calling or texting Barbara Rallo at 325-656-2500. Cabins are available on a first come/first serve basis, and you can contact Barbara Rallo to check availability.

I’m thrilled to announce a 3 day plein air workshop based in Bigfork, Montana, from August 28-30. Class size will be limited to 15 students so register early. We will paint at Flathead Lake and on the Swan River for two days before going into Glacier National Park on day three for a boat tour on Lake McDonald followed by a day of painting in the park. We’ll paint at McDonald Creek and Avalanche Creek, if time permits.

You don’t have to be an experienced outdoor painter to take the course, but I do recommend you gain some familiarity with your gear before you arrive so you aren’t having to setup a new outdoor easel for the first time onsite. All levels of painters are welcome—I teach some advanced concepts, but I aim to do so in a way that’s free of jargon and understandable to painters of all levels.

Tuition includes three full days of instruction, a 40-page full color workshop handbook, and a boat tour on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. Accommodations are available at a discounted rate at the Timbers Motel in Bigfork, Montana (call 406-837-6200 to book). We’ll do dinners together at local restaurants after painting and I look forward to getting to know you!

I’ve timed the workshop to conclude just ahead of the opening of my solo show “FALLING WATER” on September 1 at FoR Fine Art in Whitefish—so if you’d like to stay around for the show opening, I’d love to share that work with you after three days of painting in one of the world’s most beautiful places.

Registration

Register by paying the tuition fee below to hold your place. Fee is fully refundable until July 15, 2022 and 50% refundable for cancellations after. (In the event of a student’s positive or suspected COVID-19 case immediately prior to travel, tuition is fully refundable.) Note that to enter Glacier National Park, you’ll need to either buy a day pass at the park entrance or bring your Annual or Lifetime Access Pass with you if you have one. Glacier now requires cars to have a timed entry reservation, but our boat tour will provide those to each of us free of charge.

Once you confirm your registration, please also fill out the form below so I can know more about your hopes for the workshop and tailor the instruction to suit!

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.genevalakeartsfoundation.org/kathleenhudsonworkshop

Geneva Lake Arts Foundation (GLAF) is proud to sponsor the Kathleen Hudson online Zoom workshop for members and non-members. Your screen will show Kathleen as she demonstrates her drawing, color mixing, block-in, brushwork, edges and final stages. You can take notes, photos and ask questions as she demonstrates her process and techniques. You will have access to the link for 30 days after the workshop, for replay. Kathleen’s supply list will be available for registrants. To take the class you will need a Zoom account, a microphone and camera enabled computer, iPad/smart tablet or smart phone (android or iOS).

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Registration Fees: $165 for GLAF members and $175 for non-members, credit card, PayPal or check accepted

Geneva Lake Arts Foundation, 223 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147, tel: 262-249-7988

Geneva Lake Arts Foundation(a 501c3 non-profit organization)223 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
tel: 262-249-7988
For more information:
Contact Bonnie Siegel, at (847)921-5239 or bonnie.siegel@gmail.com, or genevalakeartsfoundation@gmail.com

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***This workshop is sold out***

A plein air workshop for artists working in all mediums, with a focus on oil. Each morning will feature a presentation, full demonstration, and exercises for students focusing on value & composition. Afternoons will be devoted to one-on-one instruction. Points of study will include:

• Reflections on the surface of still water

• Creating a sense of translucency

• Painting moving water—using brushwork to emphasize motion & direction

• Tips for painting water out of doors and getting good reference for studio use

One-on-one instruction will be individually tailored. Students are encouraged to email several waterscape/plein air painting examples beforehand and list some specific things they would like to work on.

Attendance fee includes 40-page workshop handbook.

REGISTRATION

Register below while space remains! Tuition is a one-time payment of $399. If you need to cancel your registration, you can obtain a full refund up to 30 days before the workshop begins. After that, a 50% refund will be issued.

Registration limited to 16 students.

REGISTRATION HERE: https://www.theartdistillery.com/workshops/horse-country-landscapes/?v=2320522a6676

Kathleen loves working with artists to help them hone their vision and grow in their technical painting and drawing skills. This 3-day workshop will include begin on Day-1 with a studio day where Kathleen will offer a presentation and demonstration. Days 2 and 3 will be outdoors; on Day-2 we will go to Maker’s Mark distillery for a day of painting the historic buildings. Then on Day-3 we will be off to Lexington to paint horses at a world-class stud farm (we can’t disclose the location publicly for that reason.) This will be an exciting and adventurous painting experience.

• Monday, April 6

  • 9am: The 3-day workshop with Kathleen Hudson begins at the Art Distillery studio with demonstrations on painting and equine anatomy. Students will then work on drawing and painting horses from photos and outdoors on-site at The Art Distillery.

  • Noon: Lunch served at Wildflower Ranch Inn

  • 1pm: Continue painting with Kathleen Hudson

  Tuesday, April 7

  • 9am: Plein Air painting at the Maker’s Mark Distillery grounds

  • Sack Lunch will be included

  • 1pm: Continue painting at Maker’s Mark Distillery

  Wednesday, April 8

  • 9am: The workshop continues with plein air painting at a Lexington, KY horse farm.

  • Sack Lunch will be included

  • 1pm: Continue painting at horse farm