Painting
Plein Air Bootcamp
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate & Time: August 5, 9am-1pm Registration Deadline: August 2 Warm-up for the Plein Air weekend, or hone your skills with a morning of painting. David Westerfield demonstrates his process […]
Watercolor Sunflowers
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate & Time: August 28, 9 am-12:30 pm Registration Deadline: August 25 Pick up your paintbrush and interpret the beauty and wild energy of summer sunflowers. Working with a still-life […]
Crazy Cats and Mixed-Up Mutts
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate and Time: September 27 and 28; 9 am-1 pm Registration deadline: September 24 Your furry friend indeed needs to be immortalized for posterity. From a conceptual idea through various […]
Acrylic Sessions
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDates and time: October 5, 12, 19, and 26; 10 am-1 pm Registration deadline: October 2 Take your painting to the next level! The best way to improve is by […]
Add Some Imagination to Your Art
Hank's Glen Arbor Studio 5763 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate and Time: October 6, 9 am-4 pm Registration deadline: October 6, 9am This workshop is for the adventurous artist who wants to try something different. You will start off […]
Painting the Colors of Autumn
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate and time: October 8, 9 am-4 pm Registration deadline: October 5 Autumn presents the Leelanau landscape at it’s most colorful, so let’s take this opportunity to do some beautiful […]
Abstract Landscape – Exploring Oil and Cold Wax Mixed
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate and Time: October 17; 9 am-5 pm Registration Deadline: October 14 Mara Manning’s workshop offers demos and hands-on experience with cold wax medium and oil paint. Manning, a former […]
Finding Courage: Painting for Deeper Self Expression
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesSorry, this class has been cancelled. Date and Time: November 3, 4 and 5; 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: October 30 In this three-day workshop, Jessica Kovan encourages […]
Wintery Worlds, Ink & Watercolor Session 1
VirtualDate: January 23 Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: January 20 Location: Livestream via Zoom Indigo shadows fall across the snow, a fresh stomped trail leads to a cozy cabin, […]
Wintery Worlds, Ink & Watercolor Session 2
VirtualDate: February 6 Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 3 Location: Livestream via Zoom Indigo shadows fall across the snow, a fresh stomped trail leads to a cozy cabin, […]
Wintery Worlds, Ink & Watercolor Session 3
VirtualDate: February 20 Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 19 @ 12 pm Location: Livestream via Zoom Indigo shadows fall across the snow, a fresh stomped trail leads to […]
Exploring Cold Wax and Oil
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: April 23 and 24 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Sat and 10 am - 3 pm Sun Registration Deadline: April 20 Location GAAC This two-day workshop will introduce […]
Watercolor Botanicals
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: May 14 Time: 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: May 11 Location: GAAC Pick up your paintbrush and experiment with watercolor. Practice basic techniques and learn tips for layering color […]
Solstice Plein Air – Sundown at the Beach
Lake Michigan (Bay Lane Access) W Bay Ln, Glen Arbor, MIDate: June 21 Time: Sundown - exact time TBD Registration Deadline: June 18 Location: Bay Lane Beach Paint the longest day of the year–the Summer Solstice. We’ll meet at sundown […]
Plein Air at the Farm
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: July 6, 7, and 8 Time: 9 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: July 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience Plein air oil painting in the historic Port Oneida landscape. […]
Abstract AND Representational Painting on YUPO
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: July 23 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Location: GAAC You will love the forgiveness and workability of YUPO paper. There are no mistakes that […]
The Fundamentals of Composition for Painters
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: July 27 and 28 Time: 9 am - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make […]
Pastels Plein Air – Art of Observation
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: August 10 and 11 Time: 10am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: August 7 Location: Thoreson Farm Pastels are made for plein air. The immediacy of the medium makes them […]
Painting Pollinators
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesSorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: August 13 Time: 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: August 10 Do you want a chance to practice your sketching skills and watercolor whimsy? […]
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: September 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Time: 10 am - 5 pm (roughly) Registration Deadline: September 9 Location: Start at GAAC / locations TBD This guided immersive workshop […]
Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 1
VirtualDate: Sunday, January 22 (week 1) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: January 19 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with […]
Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 2
VirtualDate: Sunday, January 29 (week 2) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: January 26 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with […]
Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 3
VirtualDate: Sunday, February 5 (week 3) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 2 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with […]
Exploring Cold Wax and Oil
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday and Saturday; April 14, 15 Time: Friday 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: April 13 This workshop offers demos and hands-on […]
Slippery Surface Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, May 6 Time: 9 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 3 This class is for all skill levels and will explore three "slippery" surfaces in […]
Watercolor Birds and Branches
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, May 13 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: May 12 Spring is here, and so are the birds! So celebrate spring's great return with your paintbrush. […]
How I Paint – A Process for Creative Flow and Authentic Style
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesWant to take your painting to the next level? Sign up for this rare opportunity to learn with Nationally renowned artist Patrick Lee.
Solstice Plein Air – Sundown at the Beach
Lake Michigan (Bay Lane Access) W Bay Ln, Glen Arbor, MIDate: Wednesday, June 21 Time: Sundown - exact time TBD Registration Deadline: June 20 Paint the sunset on the longest day of the year – the Summer Solstice. We'll meet […]
Pastels Plein Air – The Art of Observation
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Thursday, June 29 Time: 10 am - 4 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 28 Pastels are made for Plein air. The medium's immediacy makes them […]
Plein Air Painting: Landscape and Abstraction
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Wednesday-Friday; July 12, 13, 14 Time: 9 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 9 Experience Plein-air landscape painting in the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This workshop will teach […]
Colors of Glen Lake
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Monday and Tuesday, July 17 & 18 Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Registration Deadline: July 16 Location: Meet at Thoreson Farm on the first morning—other locations TBD based […]
Fundamentals of Composition
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Wednesday and Thursday; July 26, 27 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 23 Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make you […]
Capturing Light & Vibrancy in Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Wednesday-Friday; August 23, 24, 25 Time: 10 am - 3 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: August 20 Discover exciting, step-by-step techniques for capturing the beauty of […]
Painting with “Hardware”
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Thursday, September 7 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: September 4 Stamp, print, roll, and play your way to an abstract and personal representational painting using common […]
Lights, Darks, and Brushstrokes: A Two-Day Plein Air Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Monday and Tuesday, October 16 and 17 (Rain date October 18) Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 15 Location: Meet at GAAC the first morning and at Thoreson Farm […]
Soft Pastel Hints and Hacks
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: November 4 and 11 Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Registration Deadline: October 31, 2023 Location: GAAC Have you taken a pastel workshop with great results only to get home and get lost […]
Holiday Marbling Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: November 16 Time: 5:00-7:00pm Registration Deadline: November 12 Location: GAAC Water marbling is an ancient technique of lightly applying pigments onto the surface of thickened water to create beautiful, […]
Painting Pets in Pastel
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: December 2 and December 9 Time: 10:00-3:00pm Registration Deadline: November 28, 2023 Location: GAAC Soft pastel has long been recognized as the perfect medium for rendering fur and feathers. […]
Winter En Plein Air!
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, January 27 Time: 1 - 3pm Registration deadline: January 21 Bundle up, folks! Let's explore the beautiful winter landscape and paint its beautiful grays and violets. This one-day—weather […]
Watercolor Skill-building Weekend Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10 Time: 11 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: March 4 Join us for a friendly 2-day watercolor workshop to encourage and help […]
Fun With Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: April 24Â Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Registration Deadline: April 15 Join Lori McElrath Eslick for a fun evening exploring watercolors. Lori will begin the class by offering a demonstration […]
Backyard Birds in Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, April 27 Time: 12pm-3pm Registration Deadline: April 22 What's that nesting in the yard? As birds migrate north, let's take a closer look at spring residents. We'll look […]
Pastels at Your Pace
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: April 29, May 6, 13 and 20 Time: 10am - 12pm Registration Deadline: April 23 Learn to paint with soft and hard pastels. Beginners will start with painting a […]
Limited Palette for the Plein Air Painter
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Wednesday, May 15 Time: 9am - 3pm Registration deadline: May 9 In this one-day workshop, we'll cover color theory using the split primary palette - aka everything you need […]
Summer Songbirds in Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Sunday, May 19 Time: 12-3 pm Registration Deadline: May 14 Bird song is an excellent source of joy and inspiration in Northern Michigan. Let's take a closer look and […]
Acrylic Multi-Media Class
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Tuesday, May 28, June 4 and 11 Time: 10am - 1pm Registration Deadline: May 22 Explore your creativity through this three-week Acrylic Multi-Media class. Learn, refresh, or refine the […]
Soft Pastel Hints and Hacks
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, June 15 and 22 Time: 10am - 3pm Registration Deadline: June 10 Have you taken a pastel workshop with great results only to get home and get lost […]
Solstice Plein Air: Sundown at the Beach
Lake Michigan (Bay Lane Access) W Bay Ln, Glen Arbor, MIDate: Thursday, June 20 Time: Sundown, Exact Time TBD Registration Deadline: June 16 Paint the sunset on the longest day of the year — the Summer Solstice. We'll meet at […]
Painting Boldly with Acrylic Paint
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 Time: 9am - 1pm Registration Deadline: June 20 Students will learn to explore imagery expressionistically (with emotion) using acrylic paint on heavy […]
Brush Strokes and Edges
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Saturday, June 29 Time: 9am - 4pm with a break for lunch Registration Deadline: June 26 Location: Thoreson Farm Discover how to infuse your plein air oil painting with […]
No Fear Plein Air
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: July 10, 11, and 12Â Time: 9 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 3 Artists will experience plein air oil painting in the historic Port Oneida landscape. This workshop will […]
Creating Paintings You Love from Your Landscape Photographs
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: July 17 and 18 Time: 9am - 3pm Registration deadline: July 11 A two-day class designed to help you create paintings you love! We will use YOUR landscape photographs […]
Plein Air Bootcamp
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Thursday, August 1 Time: 9am - 1pm Registration Deadline: July 29 Location: Thoreson Farm Warm up for the plein air weekend or just hone your skills with a morning […]
The Fundamentals of Composition
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDate: Tuesday, August 6 Time: 9am - 4pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: August 1 Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make you […]