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| View from West Quoddy Head |
For those of you wanting to get away in the heat of the summer to the cool oceanside, I'm announcing a new plein air painting workshop in Lubec, Maine. The workshop runs from Monday, August 1, through Thursday, August 4, from 8 am - noon each day. Cost of the workshop is only $300. I'm limiting this workshop to just four participants, so if you are interested, contact me right away! (Visit www.PleinAirPaintingMaine.com for all the details.)
Only 90 miles east of Bar Harbor, Lubec provides a quiet, beautiful retreat for the outdoor painter. Think romantic lighthouses, cliff overlooks, working harbours - and lobster! Lubec is a historic working waterfront with many opportunities for the painter, including Quoddy Head State Park, the easternmost point in the US. Adjacent Campobello Island (in New Brunswick, Canada) is home to both the Roosevelt-Campobello International Park and the Herring Cove Provincial Park. Both locations provide lodging and dining to make sure your workshop week is an enjoyable one! (Visit www.VisitLubecMaine.com for more about the area.)
The half-day workshop leaves you plenty of time in the afternoons to explore the area - or, you can paint more on your own! Both Lubec and nearby Campobello Island offer hiking, biking, kayaking, whale watch tours and more.
This workshop is suitable for all media and all levels. (If you have not painted before, though, make sure you take at least a one-day class in your chosen medium. Painting outdoors adds another level of complexity on painting, and you should know how to hold a brush and to mix a color.) In the workshop, I will demonstrate plein air painting fundamentals and also help you at your easel in "capturing the moment." (For details, www.PleinAirPaintingMaine.com.) A $150 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your place.
Below are some of my 9x12 oil paintings from the area:
