Upcoming Workshops
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Liz Haywood-Sullivan
Focus on Trees and Foliage in the Landscape Richmond, VA - Nov. 6-8, 2026 Registration Opening TBD *Materials List* |
This three-day representational workshop will explore trees in all their complexity. We begin with how trees are constructed, how they differ from each other, and important use of values. Foliage can be difficult to master so we will focus on massing, composition, and managing all that detail. We will also explore creating realistic skyholes, and painting branches against the sky. Additional topics include the importance of the sky/treeline value relationship, using aerial perspective with trees, taking a tree through the seasons, and making the color green behave so it looks realistic. There will be daily demonstrations along with individual instruction at your easel.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan, IAPS/EP, PSA-MP, has been dedicated to working exclusively in the pastel medium since 1996. Her attraction to the medium is pastel's unique ability to capture light and atmosphere in the landscape. She is a sought-after instructor and judge for pastel societies and arts organizations around the world. Liz authored the popular book Painting Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel (Northlight, 2013). Her award-winning pastel paintings have been featured in numerous books and magazine articles, and have appeared in national, international and museum exhibitions worldwide. Liz is a President Emerita of the International Association of Pastel Societies (2013-2017) and past president of North River Arts Society (2021-2025). Her online instruction can be found at www.epiphanyfineart.com.
www.lizhaywoodsullivan.com
Liz Haywood-Sullivan, IAPS/EP, PSA-MP, has been dedicated to working exclusively in the pastel medium since 1996. Her attraction to the medium is pastel's unique ability to capture light and atmosphere in the landscape. She is a sought-after instructor and judge for pastel societies and arts organizations around the world. Liz authored the popular book Painting Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel (Northlight, 2013). Her award-winning pastel paintings have been featured in numerous books and magazine articles, and have appeared in national, international and museum exhibitions worldwide. Liz is a President Emerita of the International Association of Pastel Societies (2013-2017) and past president of North River Arts Society (2021-2025). Her online instruction can be found at www.epiphanyfineart.com.
www.lizhaywoodsullivan.com
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Loriann Signori
A New Kind of Seeing Richmond, VA May 7-9, 2027 |
Loriann Signori lives in Maryland and is recognized as an Eminent Pastelist with IAPS.
Her works are about the delicate place where perception shifts. Light breathes upon light, and rather than show an object as it is, she instead evokes the idea through light and atmosphere. It is an incremental balance, so as to bring a state of the soul. Loriann received her BFA from the Swain School of Design and under full fellowship, her MFA at American University. She is represented by Warm Springs Gallery in Virginia. |
A new kind of seeing: journey through and beyond realism
What is seeing? Is it simply visual?
We say that the job of the artist is to see openly - huge and forever morphing. How can that happen?
Think about it, how often do we impose our will on a painting? Wrangling it into shape - simply because “the photo says so” or because that is “what we see.” In this workshop we will work to erase the to do list and formulas. Painting is not a linear endeavor. Instead, we will work to refresh your curious eye -- that which bathes in questions instead of answers. Rather than take a position in front of nature and contemplate to reproduce it, let’s be inside it.
This will be a relearning for most. It is a workshop that is a mix between outdoor awareness and studio inquiry. We will paint by the fields and waters of gorgeous Virginia. An in-depth course, it will be a journey into understanding what you are doing and why. It will require a deep dive. Keep in mind that first, one needs to develop the necessary skills to understand space, value, color and design. Only then can we start to explore the whys.
Our week together will include:
What is seeing? Is it simply visual?
We say that the job of the artist is to see openly - huge and forever morphing. How can that happen?
Think about it, how often do we impose our will on a painting? Wrangling it into shape - simply because “the photo says so” or because that is “what we see.” In this workshop we will work to erase the to do list and formulas. Painting is not a linear endeavor. Instead, we will work to refresh your curious eye -- that which bathes in questions instead of answers. Rather than take a position in front of nature and contemplate to reproduce it, let’s be inside it.
This will be a relearning for most. It is a workshop that is a mix between outdoor awareness and studio inquiry. We will paint by the fields and waters of gorgeous Virginia. An in-depth course, it will be a journey into understanding what you are doing and why. It will require a deep dive. Keep in mind that first, one needs to develop the necessary skills to understand space, value, color and design. Only then can we start to explore the whys.
Our week together will include:
- How to use, not abuse photos
- The creation of color and value studies to fine tune relationships
- Ways to use underpainting and layering techniques
- Opening your mind to the ways the written word can enhance your understanding
- The strength of working in a series
- The use of a thinking board to help direct your work
- The art of construction and destruction
- Creating small outdoor studies of light (This is not a plein air course. Therefore, no need for travel easel, a small seat will do)