Art of the Lakes is proud to bring these five incredibly talented and accomplished plein air artists to lakes country. Each workshop is a three hour demonstration with hands on instruction. A large tent with tables and chairs is available if weather is a concern. Each instructor has included a materials list which attendees should reference. Art materials will be available in the tent if needed for those attending Matt Kania's introductory workshop.

​Workshop fee:
AOTL Members: $35.
​Non-Members: $40. 

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State ArtsBoard, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

July 10: Flowers: Loose and Juicy

Grace Haverty (bio)

Students will be painting from fresh flowers that will be arranged into a still life. Grace will explain her process of deciding on how to set up the still life, demonstrate her method of putting expression into the piece and where the center of interest should be. Her hope is that you will share her excitement in the process of painting flowers.

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July 24: Plein Air in Oils 

Scott Lloyd Anderson (bio)

Scott will do a short demo describing how to start a painting in the field. All successful paintings begin with a good start. Emphasis will be on simplifying what we see, for as we know, it can be very chaotic out there. We’ll be using primary colors to appreciate how half the battle is on our palette. Scott hopes to impress attendees on how it's the scene's values that create the light effect, not color. We're in Minnesota after all. We're tonalists!
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August 7: Expressive Watercolor

Dan Mondloch (bio)

In this casual and fun mini workshop, students will paint along as Dan demonstrates a simple step by step landscape painting in watercolor. The class is designed to provide value for the experienced artist and yet be welcoming and fun for the beginner. ​If you are a watercolor painter, bring whatever you typically use. There is no need to go out and buy all new materials. If you are interested in what I recommend - see attached materials list. For beginners, materials will be available to use for the workshop for a fee of $15.
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August 21: Learning to Paint Outside

Matt Kania (bio)

​In this short half day workshop students will learn the basics of outdoor painting: how to choose a subject, how to observe the play of light and shadows, how to compose a scene on a canvas, how to think about colors and values, how to mix colors, and how to create an original painting in one session!
Supplies List
We will try to have some supplies available for those lacking items.

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August 28: Plein Air Painting in Pastel

Lisa Stauffer (bio)

A brief introduction to the joys of the plein air experience. Lisa will paint a quick field study on site, you may choose to watch the demonstration in full or begin your own plein air study with guidance from your instructor as time permits. It often comes down to painting or questions! Each day is a new, fun experience.
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