Watercolor in the Sacred Milieu

This program begins Sunday, November 2 and ends Saturday, November 8. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except “Commuter”, which includes a Commuter Meal Plan).  An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required.  For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page.

Come play with me in sacred realm of divine color! Let’s pay close attention to our paints, paper and brushes, to our hand movements as we paint. We’ll attempt deep observation of both our exterior surroundings and our interior emotional and prayer lives, to invite the sacred into our painting time. As we move from fall into winter our palettes will be filled with autumn colors and snow possibilities. Be it warm and earthy, cool and foggy, or a crisp clear day with that bite of frost-to-come, we will move with the season expressing through watercolor the changes we see. If the weather cooperates we will spend time painting outdoors, and if the weather is inclement we’ll paint near a crackling wood fire with tea in the studio instead. Each morning will start in the studio with a painting demonstration, followed by time to paint. We will explore the individual character of our paint colors and how they might reflect our internal and external experience. We will use simple drawing techniques to help us see more deeply the sacred essence of what we observe. And we will use simple watercolor techniques to pull it all together on paper. Whether you are a beginning watercolor student or more advanced, my goal is to help you advance in your watercolor skills, as well as develop a tool for sensing the sacred presence in all life.