Create a beautiful chunky blanket like you see in the expensive shops. Using soft jumbo yarn in the color of your choice, you will learn a simple weaving technique. No experience is necessary! A $55 materials fee is due immediately following registration and is non-refundable after yarn orders are placed.

This class will build on the same topics covered in the first session however we will delve further into all topics, expand our technical skills and knowledge of painters working today. Create luminous watercolors with vitality, atmosphere, and presence. In this course, we focus on the expressive power of water, layering, and transparency so you can build paintings that feel alive. What we’ll explore: Using water intentionally to create light, clarity, and glow; Layering and timing for clean, luminous passages; Value and edge control for atmosphere and depth; Color decisions that support mood and structure. We will study master watercolorists such as Sargent, Ruskin, and Turner, alongside contemporary painters including Alvaro Castagnet, Herman Pekel, Andy Evansen and others. We will work to translate what we learn into practical exercises and paintings. Class format: Group critique of homework; Short demo and focused lesson (often with art history); Targeted exercises to explore the day’s topic; Studio time to apply ideas to a painting. Who is this course for? This course is best for adult students who have prior watercolor instruction, solid basic drawing skills, and a willingness to step outside their comfort zone in order to grow and create more dynamic, compelling work. PLEASE NOTE: If there are weather cancellations, we will shift to a Zoom presentation and it will be a demo class. *No Class: 2/15.

Return to creativity in this beginner-friendly series designed to help you enjoy the process of making art. Start by creating a simple handmade journal, then explore a variety of guided classes focused on collage, mark-making, and mixed media. Each session focuses on experimentation over perfection, letting you fill your journal at your own pace. Please purchase a Wire bound Pentalic Watercolor Field Book - 12" x 9", with 24 Sheets from the Mix. Each session has a materials fee of $10.00. *All sessions are 1-night workshops.

Learn techniques for capturing your travels in a sketchbook! This is the perfect opportunity to delve back into old photos and savor your adventures again through art. We’ll learn techniques for capturing landscapes and cityscapes both accurately and expressively, and experiment with ways to build unique compositions. Students will learn techniques for watercolor and ink, and experiment with supplies that work well on the go. You’ll finish the course with a series of unique compositions, and the skills for continuing your sketchbook practice on future adventures. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick. *No Class: 2/17. **Snow Date: 3/17.

Student Grade Kit

Professional Artist Grade Kit

This all-levels class will explore techniques for capturing birds with pen and ink and watercolor. Students will learn techniques for capturing texture and shine, and leave with their own unique composition of the bird of their choice. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick. **Snow Date: 2/20.

Student Grade Kit

Professional Artist Grade Kit

Come learn the basics of macrame and add some boho flair to your winter home with a hand-made plant hanger. All students will receive enough Bobbiny cotton cord and beads for one 4’ plant hanger to fit a 6-8” pot. Please bring a ruler and your pot as well if you’d like a precise fit. *A $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, is due the day of class.

In this Class we are going to use our Macro/Close Up settings, Lenses, Filters and Lighting to take some awesome Images of Snowflakes! And go over the Controls to capture them! Like our Aperture, ISO Exposure Compensation. And Composition which is important with the Snowflakes! And this is for a Digital Camera or a Smartphone!

This workshop will help you with some of the technical skills you will need as an artist to go from preparing your painting surfaces through matting and framing and hanging your artwork. Part open studio and part studiocraft, this course will help participants learn about the process of preparing for, developing & curating a group exhibition. This course will culminate in a small group show at Merrymeeting Arts Center Gallery in Bowdoinham. Participants are expected to bring artwork already in progress but not yet finished as the first few class sessions will be about finishing/preparing the work for the show. The last class will meet at the gallery for show setup. Contact Ed Higgins directly with any questions ed_higgins@icloud.com.