Every summer, residents and seasonal visitors take advantage of these fun, educational opportunities to fuel their creativity and enhance their lakes country experience.
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Watercolor Batik Intensive with Ruth Hansen
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Thursday/Friday, August 11 & 12
10 am to 4 pm Glendalough State Park (Park pass required) Wax and watercolor sound like an unusual combination, but put them together on rice paper and you create a distinctive painting! Here's your opportunity to learn this amazing artform from watercolor batik artist, Ruth Hansen. Join her for an intensive 2-day hands-on workshop in beautiful Glendalough State Park! She will be guiding you through the process step-by-step. You will have an opportunity to create your own composition as you apply her techniques. Come with ideas or reference photos to work from. Don't forget to bring a lunch. Click here for Materials List. Ruth grew up south of Vining, MN on a small dairy farm and has long been surrounded and inspired by nature, water, farm life and people. She's been an art teacher and instructed workshops for over 30 years in a variety of mediums. After having taken a workshop several years ago in watercolor batik, she fell in love with the process and has been teaching this artform ever since. In addition to her studio in Vining which is open by appointment, her work is available in the Art of the Lakes Gallery in Battle Lake. “It’s always exciting to see what develops on a blank surface.” songofruth.com Member/Non-member $150/$165 Free Park Pass is available at Fergus Falls Library, $7. Daily can be purchased at park. |
Landscapes in Oil Pastel with Stephen Henning
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Friday, August 19
10 am to 4 pm Glendalough State Park (State Park Pass required) Join landscape painter, Stephen Henning, for a day in beautiful Glendalough State Park and discover the joy of working with oil pastels. Henning, a signature member of the Oil Pastel Society, will share his approach to color and technique in capturing the landscape, working direct and on location. Henning likes to help artists gain a clearer focus on their subject, and has valuable insights to share on seeing color, reflections, and more. We’ll meet in the Trail Center (where there’s a refrigerator to keep your lunch). We can work indoors if it’s rainy, but we will move outdoors if it’s nice. Dress appropriately. Click here for Materials List Stephen Henning is an accomplished landscape artist. He started working as a professional painter in 1995, and today his original paintings and oil pastels have been sold to collectors in all 50 states, and on three continents. Reproductions of his work are also sold globally. Beyond his affiliation with Art of the Lakes, he is a member of the Oil Pastel Society and the American Impressionist Society. stephenhenning.com Member/Non-member $75/$90 Free Park Pass is available at Fergus Falls Library, $7. Daily can be purchased at park. |
Expressive Watercolor with Dan Mondloch
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Tuesday/Wednesday, August 23 & 24
10 am to 4 pm Glendalough State Park Trail Center (State Park Pass required) Through Dan's casual demonstrations and clear explanations, students will see and understand how to simplify any scene into a series of watercolor washes that capture the essence of a subject without getting stuck on unnecessary details. This is designed as a studio workshop, however if there is class interest we can move outside to do plein air. This 2-day workshop is for intermediate/advanced level watercolor painters. A State Park Pass is required and can be purchased for $7. (Day pass) upon entering the park or obtained for free at the Fergus Public Library. Remember to bring a lunch. Materials list Dan is an award winning third-generation painter. His first interest in painting was in the 9th grade; while driving with his dad he mentioned he’d like to try painting. The next morning he woke to the kitchen table covered with everything he could ever possibly need to paint a picture. He’s been featured in Plein Air Today and Southwest Art Magazine. Recent honors include the Architecture Award at Laguna Plein Air and Best of show at Grand Marais Plein Air. He lives in Cold Spring, MN with his wife Mallory, sons Jack (5) and Drew (2), daughter Emma (6 months), plein air painting canine bud – Ruby, a cat named Hunter, and 14 chickens. danmondloch.com Member/Non-member $150/$165 Free Park Pass is available at Fergus Falls Library, $7. Daily can be purchased at park. |
Gouache Plein Air with Bob Upton
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Friday, August 26
9 am to 12 pm, independent Plein air painting to follow Glendalough State Park Trail Center (State Park Pass required) Bob Upton is a plein air painter from St. Paul, Minnesota. He paints in oils and in gouache directly from life. He has travelled around the world painting on location in Europe and all across the United States. Upton has been recognized in juried plein air competitions across the country including Plein Air Easton, Plein Air Grand Marais, Door County Plein Air, and En Plein Air Texas and Olmsted Plein Air. He has also been awarded numerous times in the Plein Air Salon and Laguna Plein Air Painters of America Best of Plein Air. Upton was the cover artist for Plein Air Magazine, featuring his luminous paintings of Venice and Florence, Italy. Bob’s is a featured artist in Stephen Doherty’s book “The Art of Plein Air Painting.” You can view his work at bobuptonstudio.com and follow him on Instagram: bobuptonstudio. Member/Non-member $35/$40 Free Park Pass is available at Fergus Falls Library, $7. Daily can be purchased at park. 
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Marana Stone with Brad Wegscheid
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday, September 8,9,10
10 am - 3 pm White Pines Studio, Clitherall This is a three-day workshop to build your marana stone project. Project materials are an additional cost due at the workshop. Create durable outdoor garden art using sculptural cement and “Marana Stone”. Textures, patterns, and shapes are easy to create at any skill level. Marana Stone is a lightweight core that is easy to sculpt using essential hand tools. Layers of fibered sculptural cement are then added for a detailed finished surface. Marana Stone is made from 85% recycled styrofoam and cement. Keep the styrofoam out of the landfill and make art! Approximate Material costs are: Birdbath $170 Stepping Stone $53 Pot or tabletop birdbath $83 Member/Non-member $80/70 |
Fun with Eco-printing and Cyanotype with Kristi Swee Kuder
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Friday, September 16
10 am - 4 pm Glendalough State Park Trail Center (State Park Pass required) Discover new ways of capturing nature's beauty on paper or fabric. This workshop is packed with tips and lessons on how to successfully create your own beautiful eco-prints and cyanotypes for cards or framing. Eco printing is a process where plant materials are placed on specially treated papers or fabric and then steamed to release the pigments in the plants, leaving realistic prints of the plants behind. Participants will learn about which plants print reliably and will have a chance to experiment with other plants. No previous experience is necessary, but students are asked to bring their own scissors or shears for cutting plants and a large bucket of plant material (leaves and flowers) for printing. The 2nd part of this class will cover the process of cyanotype printing by using many of the same botanicals used for eco printing. A cyanotype is a photo process where specially treated paper reacts to UV light (the sun’s rays) by turning an intense blue. The botanicals on the paper act as a resist creating images in tones of blue and white. These two processes can be combined to create beautiful images of nature you'll treasure. Member/Non-member $75/$85 plus $15. Materials fee Free Park Pass is available at Fergus Falls Library, $7. Daily can be purchased at park. |
Advance Your Acrylic Painting with Shanna Cramer
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Saturday, October 1
9 am - 4 pm Lakes Area Community Center, Battle Lake This is a one-day introduction to Acrylic Painting. Are you interested in learning more about acrylic painting but don't know where to start? This workshop will jump start your acrylic painting hobby. We will cover different types of acrylic, brushes, mediums, applications, and techniques. We will learn and do. You could have several finished pieces by the end of the day. Member/Non-member $95/$115 |
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"This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage fund and in part through a Minnesota State Legislative general fund appropriation."
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