Join the flock and paint this round-headed owl with big dark eyes. This owl gets its name from the horizontal bars on its chest. In this class you will learn the layering technique to create delicate feathers. New to painting - don’t worry Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step in bringing this beautiful woodland bird to life. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Bring a sketchbook and pencil and join us for an afternoon of drawing in one of Maine's fabulous art museums. Forge an intimate connection with museum collections, while improving your own work by studying the techniques of the masters. Guidance and critical feedback are provided as needed. At the end of our visit, we will meet up to share our results with the group. Museum admission is included in fee. Location: Portland Museum of Art in Portland. Participants will meet at the museum.

Join us in this one-night lecture, discover how to transform your artwork into marketable products using an easy and budget-friendly print service. Create stunning cards, calendars, mugs, and more in this enjoyable, relaxed environment!

Love these upward climbing flowers, known as “Morning Glories”? Well, now is your chance to paint them. Known for their vine-like structure, they climb walls, wrap around mailboxes, and even cover fence posts. They can be found in any sunny location, but when the sun goes down they close up tight for the night. This trumpet-like flower ranges in a wide variety of colors, from dark purples to soft pinks. No painting experience needed, Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Learn to create your own special record of your travels through art. Drawing and painting during trips creates more vivid memories than photographs alone. Students will meet on location to learn how to create a watercolor sketchbook memory. All materials will be provided: watercolor paints, pencils, pens, erasers, watercolor pencils, and brushes. You'll receive a hardcover Watercolor Journal with professional-grade paper (30 sheets) to take home. This one-day workshop features two sessions with a lunch break in between. Morning session: 9am–12noon. Afternoon session: 2:30–5pm. Participants will have time to explore Brunswick and enjoy lunch during the break. Total workshop time: 5½ hours. We'll meet at two different locations—ideally combining a natural setting with a town center. Possible locations include the Maine Maritime Museum, Head of the Tide Park, downtown Brunswick, Candance River Preserve, or Thompson Point Beach and Campground. A materials fee of $45 must be paid to the instructor on the day of the workshop. *Rain Date: 6/15.

White pine, Maine’s state flower, and Red pine, are ubiquitous throughout the state and provide a vital pool of resources for human and nonhuman Mainers alike. Pine needles are beautiful and strong! They can be coiled and sewn together to make hats, lovely usable baskets, and/or adorably tiny ones. Learn to identify, regeneratively gather and harvest, properly store and process, and weave with pine needles. We'll cover the basics of coiled basketry, which is a global, ancient human skill, and create a wonderful pine-needle basket. Every participant will make a basket to take home.

It’s summertime, and for Ed Higgins’ students that means one thing: plein air season is here. Ed thinks nothing is more healthy for artists than to get outside and work in the wild. We will meet at a different location in and around the midcoast. In case of extreme weather, we’ll have an alternate indoor location, but for light drizzle and such, we’ll try to meet at spots with a covered shelter option. Material requirements are a plein air easel or French paint box or pochade, palette and palette knives, brushes, Liquin original gel oil painting medium, odorless thinner in a sealable plein air container, a set of oil paints (landscape colors), and plenty of rags. Wear a hat and old clothes, bring sunscreen, insect repellent, hydration, and lunch. **Special note about art materials: Please do not call our office about materials. Come to the first class with your favorite sketchbook and drawing pencils & pens. Suggested materials will be discussed by the instructor on the first day of classes. Thank you.

In this iteration of Ed Higgins’ abstract class, The atelier will explore new and exciting ways to get paint onto the canvas. Everything from working on the floor and casting paint, to inventing innovative delivery systems, building our own custom brushes, gravity tubes, and pouring vessels. You will need to wear old clothes, bring a drop cloth (or two), assemble surfaces to paint on, and collect all your half-used paints, because my guess is, you’ll use them up! We will continue to spotlight and discuss an abstract artist at the end of each class. **Special note about art materials: Please do not call our office about materials. Come to the first class with your favorite sketchbook and drawing pencils & pens. Suggested materials will be discussed by the instructor on the first day of classes. Thank you.