Workshops

Sue Archer

January 21-23, 2025

A course designed to inspire your creativity by learning to “see” and experience some of the different

    aspects of color theory and painting light on objects. Color is one of the elements of design and

    knowledge of this element is necessary for successful paintings!

 

   This course is designed to inspire adv. beginners and provide a review and challenge for the

    advanced student.

 

Cost: GCWS Member $250  |  Non-member $395

Demo Daze

February 18, 19, & 20, 2025

Demo Daze – 2025 Join us for 3 days of in-person demonstrations from our master artists!

 

We want to help you grow, become a better artist, learn new ideas and techniques, all while introducing you to a community that will support you!

Rene Eisenbart

March 18-20, 2025

Our path to discovery is intentional play, as we craft unique textural substrates for our watercolor paintings.

 

Beginning with your textured paper or panel, you’ll paint on the surface with watercolor paint, first drippy, then controlled (or vice versa) to convey your subject.

Cost: GCWS Member $250 | Nonmember $395

GCWS Member $350 | Nonmember $395

In this workshop you will experience how Sue creates and designs her imagery and achieves a “strong” quality of light. You will be introduced to many topics and concepts dealing with design and composition. Your goal should be to decide how these ideas could apply to your painting,
your subject matter, your intent and your style. Elements and principles of design need to be understood; They are not rules, only guidelines. You, as the artist, need to learn how to use them successfully in your work! Learning about design takes a lifetime of study. Let’s get started!

Teresa Kirk

March 19-21 2024

In this workshop students will do exercises that will help them to make their own unique marks as a surprise element for their work.  Students will play with these ideas along with the possibilities that will open as they work transparently and with opaque paint in watercolor and gouache.

What you’ll gain:
This workshop will engage your intuitive creativity. Demos, group discussion and constructive critiques along with painting time are a part of this workshop. You will build upon that mark making process through negative painting, color mixing and design formats. 

 

Cost: GCWS Member $350 | Nonmember $395

GCWS Member $350 | Nonmember $395

In this workshop students will do exercises that will help them to make their own unique marks as a surprise element for their work.  Students will play with these ideas along with the possibilities that will open as they work transparently and with opaque paint in watercolor and gouache.

What you’ll gain:
This workshop will engage your intuitive creativity. Demos, group discussion and constructive critiques along with painting time are a part of this workshop.

Workshop Prices for Members are reduced this season in preparation for our 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2026. So take advantage of these reduced prices, and reserve now before your seat is gone.

 

Not a  Member yet, a great time to join to get these reduced prices.

Cancellation Policy

  • $50 cancellation fee
  • Cancel within 1 month no refund at all or: we will apply full monies to next available workshop in current year if one available.
  •  If there is a waitlist for a workshop and it can be filled, we will refund monies less $25.00 administration fee.
  • Owner of Seat in class can sell or transfer to another student