Booth Art Academy

3-Day Studio Landscape Workshop with Artist Jane Hunt / “The Keys to Stronger Landscapes”

This comprehensive landscape course focuses on core skills to strengthen studio work.  All areas of the process will be covered, with a particular emphasis on values, composition and color harmony. Jane de-mystifies the painting process by teaching straightforward, easy to understand steps.  Using tried and true principles as a jumping off point allows students to loosen up and find their own voice. They’ll leave this class with the skills needed to take their work to the next level. There will be demos, discussions, handouts, and plenty of painting time and individual attention.  Open to all levels (ideal for intermediate students).

*This workshop takes place during Jane’s participation in the Booth Art Academy’s Artist-In-Residence Program!

Saturday – Monday, March 15 – 17, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $525.00 for Booth Museum Members, $600.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Studio Landscape Workshop with Artist John P. Lasater, IV / “Developing a Large Studio Landscape”

This workshop aims to address the common struggle artists face in maintaining a sustained effort and the importance of taking breaks during the painting process. Led by John P. Lasater, IV, an acclaimed artist known for his numerous awards in national competitions and his expertise in landscape subjects, participants will learn techniques to infuse vitality into their studio landscape paintings. John’s mastery of pictorial concepts, open-form painting, naturalism, sophisticated color mixing, and design principles will be shared through insightful lectures, daily demonstrations on one large painting of his own, and hands-on guidance as students develop one large landscape over four days. Prepare to be enlightened and challenged by his wealth of experience in painting and teaching.

Wednesday – Saturday, March 19 – 22, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE: $575.00 for Booth Museum Members, $650.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Studio Landscape Workshop with Artist Kimball Geisler / “Landscape Painting Simplified – A Different Approach to Understanding Value”

This workshop focuses on developing a strong framework for tackling the subject of value. Students will spend time understanding two different aspects of value: form and design. They’ll learn what these aspects are, how they complement one another, and how they detract from one another. Using value as a “lens” through which we can view other concepts in painting, students will have a new perspective on other areas such as color, edges, composition, and atmosphere. By the end of the workshop, students will have a new powerful tool in their kit that can be broadly applied to any subject, style, or approach that they may take. www.kimballgeisler.com. Beginner to advanced students. Weather permitting, students may paint outdoors at times.

Thursday – Saturday, March 27 – 29, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE: $600.00 for Booth Museum Members, $675.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Still-Life/Floral Workshop with Artist Kelli Folsom / “Mastering Captivating Still-Life and Florals”

Embark on a transformative artistic journey in our three-day workshop, where you’ll delve into the captivating world of still-life and florals in oils. Gain invaluable insights into the world of still-life and floral painting, blending classical refinement with dynamic energy. Elevate your skills, explore new horizons, and leave with a body of work that reflects mastery, all under the expert supportive guidance of Kelli Folsom. “My goal as a teacher is to give you the WHY’s behind the HOW’s. I am not to force any specific painting ideology onto you as the student, but rather to find out who YOU are as an artist and support you in elevating your work to the next level in a way that maintains your own authentic artistic voice.” -Kelli Folsom

Wednesday – Friday, April 2 – 4, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE: $675.00 for Booth Museum Members, $750.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Watercolor Workshop with Artist Dylan Scott Pierce / “Capturing the Soul”

Dylan will guide the class in how to capture the beauty and unique character of the animal while conveying a mood and message in the painting. Various watercolor techniques will be demonstrated to achieve realistic textures unique to each animal. Using sketches to establish a synchronized order of importance, Dylan will explain how to make artistic decisions to create and effective composition, to communicate what is important to the viewer. Also, Dylan will demonstrate how using color studies will help discover unexpected ways of expressing ones message. Principles of creating depth and realism will also be demonstrated. This is an intermediate to advanced class.

Thursday – Saturday, April 3 – 5, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE: $375.00 for Booth Museum Members, $450.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Artist Michele Usibelli / “Techniques & Composition for Dramatic Paintings”

Join this intensive 3-day workshop and discover approaches and techniques for creating dynamic paintings. Incorporating the design elements of Composition/Design, Value, Color, Paint Application and more, Michele will guide you through her painting process from concept to completion. The workshop will begin with an abbreviated lecture on the principles of design and composition.  Michele will reinforce these lessons through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction. Students will experience and study all aspects of painting from life, to photographs, even plein air, weather permitting! Students should bring photographs, field studies, and plein air paintings from which to work. Students working in oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, and pastel are welcome to attend.

Wednesday – Friday, April 9 – 11, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $525.00 for Booth Museum Members, $600.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Artist Tina Garrett / “Flesh Tones”

ARC Living Master, Tina Garrett shares the practical methods she uses in her award-winning portraiture to help artists make the best paintings they’ve ever made. This workshop is perfect for anyone struggling with realistic portrait painting. Learn to see and simplify values, create form, and understand edges and chroma to control your composition and create dramatic portraiture using Tina’s practical and easy to use strategies. Study flesh tones in multiple lighting scenarios including varied ethnicities and lighting conditions. Tina will share her practical strategies to organize and control your palette, understanding values, temperature and how they create form as well as two simple techniques for accurate drawing. Focus intently on the creation of an accurate beautiful and life-like palette. If your portraits are cartoonish and your palette is a mess, this is the class for you!

Wednesday – Friday, April 16 – 18, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE: $525.00 for Booth Museum Members, $600.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Studio & Plein Air Workshop with Artist Kyle Buckland

Join nationally acclaimed impressionist painter Kyle Buckland for a landscape painting workshop at the Booth Western Museum and Booth Art Academy. This workshop will equip you with the tools and techniques to create beautiful landscape paintings, both en Plein air and in the studio. With over 25 years of experience in painting and teaching, Kyle can easily break down complicated lessons into straightforward, easy-to-understand approaches. Each morning will start with a demo where Kyle describes his approach to painting while showing you proven methods for creating effective color harmonies and designs. Students will have opportunities to paint in the afternoon while Kyle goes around and works with each student on a one-on-one basis. If you’re passionate about painting and want to learn how to simplify the process, join us for this workshop!

Thursday – Saturday, April 24 – 26, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $475.00 for Booth Museum Members, $550.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Painting Workshop with Artist James Richards / “The Way I See It”

In this workshop I will share the concepts, ideas, and techniques that I use to create light-filled paintings. I begin each day with a lecture/discussion and samples to reinforce visually what is covered. I then do a demonstration to show how to apply what I have taught. Proceeding the demonstration, I will work with the students as they work and paint on their own.  Day one: We will work on several (4) small studies (5×7-6×8) with the focus on design.  Day two: We will take the favorite of our studies and develop it into a larger painting (16×20) with the focus on technique.

Friday – Saturday, May 2 – 3, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $400.00 for Booth Museum Members, $475.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Oil Workshop with Artist Patrick Saunders / “Capturing Character – Painting Dynamic Animal Portraits”

Learn to paint dynamic animal portraits, capturing a likeness as rapidly as possible. This 3-day workshop will focus on the accuracy of drawing, values, edges, texture, and color. Learn to paint alla prima, with dynamic brushwork and texture, achieving not only a likeness, but energetic and engaging paintings. We will focus on quick starts and a less is more approach. Learn what factors contribute to a likeness vs. unnecessary details that can contribute to an overworked, lifeless painting. All levels welcome, even if you’ve never painted animals before. Patrick’s simple steps for evaluating your paintings in progress will improve not only your skills as a painter, but your painting abilities in general.

Monday – Wednesday, May 5 – 7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 18 students
FEE:  $550.00 for Booth Museum Members, $625.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Patrick Saunders / “Painting Without Borders”

Explore the essential techniques for painting from direct observation and photography with award winning painter Patrick Saunders. Learn to paint any subject, from the most simple to complex with one approach. Patrick will demonstrate the process of simplifying the subject and moving to finish as rapidly as possible in order to add more energy and excitement to your painting. Students will learn about composition, value, texture, color temperature and accuracy in paint application.  While Patrick will be demonstrating in oil paint, students are welcome to use acrylic and pastels, as the approach and concepts will be interchangeable.

Thursday – Saturday, May 8 – 10, 2025

9:00 am –4:00 pm

Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 18 students

FEE:  $550.00 for Booth Museum Members, $625.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Oil Workshop with Artist Dustin Van Wechel / “Dynamic Wildlife Painting”

Discover new approaches and techniques for painting wildlife in this fun and intensive workshop! Through a combination of painting demonstrations, lectures, and one-on-one instruction, Dustin will guide you through the process of creating a wildlife work from concept to completion. Topics such as understanding form, design, and color to create drama as well as introducing painting techniques that will enhance your work, are just some of the vital components of wildlife painting that will be covered in this workshop.  Open to all, beginners through professionals. Students should bring reference material such as photographs, field sketches, and plein air paintings from which to work. Some photographic reference will be provided for those who require it.

Thursday – Saturday, May 15 – 17, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Plein Air Workshop with Artist Bryan Mark Taylor  / “Mastering Light and Mood”

Bryan Mark Taylor will conduct a 4-day Plein Air Painting Workshop for painters who want to develop a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of outdoor painting. Bryan will focus on the core principles of seeing, composing, and visual storytelling. Using hands-on exercises developed through decades of teaching and personal study, the workshop will include demonstrations (in oil), lectures, practices, and critiques. He will focus the artist on effectively capturing light, atmosphere, and mood in paint while using strong composition and color harmony.

Wednesday – Saturday, May 21 – 24, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $650.00 for Booth Museum Members, $725.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Celeste McCollough / “A Deep Dive into Landscape Color (in Oils)”

Given that we can never exactly replicate the colors we see in nature, every painting ideally makes a statement about the artist’s intention. This workshop will explore how to formulate a definite color intention and implement it. Strategies will be taught about how to use the building blocks of color to create a harmonious painting. Demonstrations will emphasize particular points and each student will receive one-on-one instruction. Bring some of your favorite photographic or other references to work from. The class will be taught in oil paints and all levels are welcome

Thursday – Saturday, June 5-7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Intro to Colored Pencil Workshop with Artist Sheila Hendrix

Most of us have some experience dabbling with colored pencils, either as a child in art class or as an adult with colored pencil coloring books.  But did you know that they are much more sophisticated than just doodling?  In this workshop, we will delve into this versatile fine art medium, while we create a colored pencil bird painting.  We will explore various colored pencil techniques including how to layer color using different pencil strokes and pressure, as well as burnishing and fusing those layers to create a smooth blended look.  Various tools will be utilized as well, including colorless blenders, solvents, and even some common household items.  By the end of this workshop, students will have the knowledge and confidence needed to take their colored pencil artwork to a whole new level.

Thursday – Saturday, June 5-7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 6 students, Maximum of 14 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Landscape Workshop with Jason Saunders / “Fundamentals of the Southern Landscape” (Studio and Plein Air)

Learn how to create good designs, accurate values, color harmony, and how to choose subjects worthy of your time. The workshop will include demonstrations and lots of individual instruction that is based on your skill level.  Whether you are a professional/career painter or a painter with reasonable experience, you will advance your understanding and abilities as both a plein air and studio painter.  Students will work on 2-3 paintings per day with individual instruction. We will conduct voluntary group critiques on the last day of class.  Come with a good attitude and ready to learn. Classes will be very laid-back and fun. We will be both outdoors and indoors..

Thursday – Saturday, June 12 – 14, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $550.00 for Booth Museum Members, $625.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Figure Painting Workshop with Seth Haverkamp / “Energized Start, Graceful Finish”

In this workshop, students will work from a live model to vigorously apply paint in simplified blocks to capture the gesture of the pose. Using a limited palette, students will paint with both thin and thick paint, in conjunction with wiping paint out, to achieve a successful drawing. Students will then work on pushing values to paint in the fall of light and add a three dimensional effect. Using a grey toned canvas with paint scumbled over it, with thick paint in the lighter areas, a fully realized figure can be achieved. Paint manipulation and brush handling will be discussed and demonstrated. Seth will discuss how this leads directly into a multiple layered studio figure painting. Seth will also discuss the similarity between painting from life and from photographs.

Wednesday-Friday, June 18-20, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $475.00 for Booth Museum Members, $550.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Equine Painting Workshop with Booth Malone / “Champing at the Bit – Capturing the Horse in Motion”

This 3-day painting course is directed towards the successful portrayal of the horse both in motion and still. One-on-one instruction and demonstrations from this accomplished instructor will provide insight and advice on anatomy (common errors to avoid), animation, composition, brushwork, palette, and how to best obtain and use reference material.  “The Secrets of the Biz” is what this workshop is all about, taught by one of the best in the genre.  Mr. Malone was President of the American Academy of Equine Art from 2016 to 2020.

Wednesday-Friday, June 25-27, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Figure Sculpture Workshop with Kevin Chambers

This 3-day intensive workshop  is designed to give students the opportunity to focus exclusively on the core of the human figure. Understanding the classical torso is vital to establishing gesture, proportion, and design in the pose. The class will cover traditional techniques and demos for designing and executing a successful classical torso sculpture. Students will work from the live model, sculpting at ½ scale  in water based clay on a provided armature. Option to fire the finished sculpture will be available through KLC Studios.  All supplies (including clay) are included!

Friday-Sunday, June 27-29, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 7 students, Maximum of 12 students
FEE:  $475.00 for Booth Museum Members, $550.00 for not-yet-members

5-Day Still-Life Workshop with Stephanie Birdsall / “Keeping It Real”

Painting from life is an exciting way to learn! This intense but fun class will focus on how the light changes and how to cope with it: the expression of your brush strokes and how to observe actual color and mix it to achieve another level of painting. Brushstrokes not only define form but lead your eye through your painting. You will learn spatial awareness, developing a sense of depth and recognizing edges and comparing values. It’s an opportunity to understand how light and shadow define form. And all this plays to creating a strong composition. Being physically present with the subject can create a deeper emotional connection, which can be conveyed in your painting. Are you excited about your subject and does it show? It’s an “everything” workshop. Whether you work from photos or love plein air, this will enhance the way you perceive your subjects and bring more depth to your paintings. Subject matter will be still-life and whatever is in-season. Oil painters and pastellists welcome. Only Gamsol in the studio.

Monday – Friday, July 7 – 11, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $675.00 for Booth Museum Members, $750.00 for not-yet-members

6-Week Drawing Class with Artist Nikki Davidson / “Classical Drawing”

This is a very fun class designed to accommodate all levels of drawing from beginners through advanced and all students will have plenty of individual attention and critiques.

If you’re a beginner then you will learn the amazing method of drawing from the right side of the brain which teaches accuracy in shape and perspective. It’s a wonderfully simple method and can be learned in one day.  For this class we will be using graphite pencils. The first three weeks will focus on drawing and the last three will be on shading.

If you are intermediate through advanced you can choose graphite, colored pencil, charcoal etc. as long as it is a dry medium.  Each student will be given specific projects designed to help achieve your goals. I will also discuss common problems such as composition, value structure issues, and others.  My goal for you will be to complete at least one original work and to that end please bring several of your photos to work from.

6 Consecutive Tuesdays

July 15 – August 19, 2025
10:00 am –2:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 15 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Susan Lyon & Scott Burdick / “Painting the Portrait”

Each morning Susan and Scott will demonstrate painting the portrait from life for 3 hours. In the afternoon students will paint from the same model and Susan will walk around and give each person personal critiques while Scott paints along with the class. Students will get to see how Scott finishes a portrait to completion. Scott will also offer advice while he paints in the afternoon and help students with their work on breaks.  We will have a different pose for each day, the class will focus on getting the correct drawing and value relationships while working from a life model. Having a different pose each day allows the students to try a different angle of the head to practice from.

Wednesday – Friday, July 16-18, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $750.00 for Booth Museum Members, $825.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Landscape Workshop with Bill Davidson / “Why Gorgeous GRAYS are the Secret for Greater, Faster Growth: Unlock this Fun Way of Painting”

Why would you not want to grow faster using the Magic of Gorgeous GRAYS ? In a newly revamped, fun, spirited, non-judgmental way Bill will present how learning to use gorgeous grays is the magic to unlocking the truths of design , values, shapes, and color harmony. The one common element that weaves through learning the elements of successful paintings is using the gorgeous grays to SEE better; the design, shapes, and values, and then magically creating a color harmony with scintillating temperature shifts. Did you know buyers see design and shapes before color? Why are palettes in grays and why in art schools must students only work in grays for first few years?  Color hides the basic elements of a great painting , yet harmonious color and temperature brings the sizzle. ONCE YOU LEARN TO SEE IN GORGEOUS GRAYS IT ALL COMES TOGETHER MUCH EASIER AND FASTER. As a recovering lawyer turned artist Bill has the ability to delightfully present and simplify in a fun way complex and obtuse art language. In addition as a constant researcher of the neuroscience of faster and better learning , he will present mental neuroscience ideas that make it easier and faster for you to learn , and enjoy the process more . His workshops are a delightful experience. In addition he will teach his new ways of mixing color so values are dead-on in color, the biggest issue for learning artists. It’s a confidence building super boost.

Thursday – Sunday, July 24 – 27, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $650.00 for Booth Museum Members, $725.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Acrylic Workshop with Claudia Hartley / “Abstracting the Landscape”

Modernize your paintings to be more joyful and “happy”! Students will learn to abstract the landscape from appropriate photos which will be supplied by Claudia. Students will learn composition, the use of cool and warm colors, vibrant color mixing, and experimenting. Claudia will give demonstrations, individual instruction, and critiques. Students will have the opportunity to complete a painting each day. The goal: learn, have fun, and fall in love with acrylic paints!  All levels of artists are welcome.  To learn more about Claudia, visit www.claudiahartley.com.

Saturday – Sunday, July 26 – 27, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 6 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $225.00 for Booth Museum Members, $300.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Steven Walker / “Bring in the Light”

Take your paintings to the next level through this 3-day workshop with artist/instructor Steven S. Walker. Learn how to capture light and how to achieve captivating glows within your paintings while using photographs of your choice as reference.  Many of the basic elements of design such as color, composition, and depth will be explored along with a discussion pertaining to observation and photographing for reference.  A primary focus during the workshop will be to gain a fundamental understanding of painting materials, techniques, and studio practices to make your painting process easier and more successful. Each day will include a demonstration at the beginning of class. This workshop is open to all levels. Each student will receive individual attention catered to his or her skill level.

Wednesday – Friday, July 30 – August 1, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $425.00 for Booth Museum Members, $500.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Dawn Whitelaw / “Developing Your Creative Voice”

Push the boundaries of working from reference to help discover your personal point of view and help you to create more painterly paintings.  There will be a heavy emphasis on specific skills to help you create a good foundation for your painting.  Students will chose their own subject.   A color booklet of notes is provided along with 4 weeks of online help to finish up the paintings started in class.

Wednesday – Friday, August 6 – August 8, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Pastel & Oil Workshop with Margaret Dyer / “The Figure in Pastels & Oil”

In Margaret’s workshops students are taught a traditional pastel & oil painting technique. Working with a live model, students will explore drawing, composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and pastel application. Emphasis will be on developing form using light and shadow using Margaret’s easy step-by-step method. For those who are bewildered by color or are wanting to speed up and become less tight in their work, this is an excellent class to take. Students do not need prior pastel experience. Some drawing would be helpful, but not imperative.

Wednesday – Friday, August 13 – August 15, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 6 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $475.00 for Booth Museum Members, $550.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Amanda Lovett / “Values and Edges”

Values and Edges are two of the most important fundamentals in improving your work. Let’s spend three days working on the areas that will make you grow the most as an artist. Just to start, you will learn to judge and depict accurate values using a direct painting approach. We will continue through demos and one-on-one instruction as I share some of my own study habits that have had the most profound effect on my work.  For this workshop, you will receive a specific supply list with everything you will need to dive right in.

Wednesday – Friday, August 20 – 22, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 15 students
FEE:  $450.00 for Booth Museum Members, $525.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Workshop with Amanda Lovett / “The Building Blocks of a Landscape”

Just as the alphabet is part and parcel of writing, there are certain building blocks necessary to construct a landscape. Understanding the structural elements of a tree for example, gives you the freedom to go beyond what you see and create beautiful shapes that inspire imagination. By expanding your understanding of structure and form, it prevents you from being restricted to simply copying what you see.  Using a combination of talks, demos and one-on-one instruction, we will spend two days breaking it down in order to better construct and create a spectacular landscape!

Saturday – Sunday, August 23 – 24, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 15 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Watercolor Workshop with Daniel Marshall / “Watercolor with Intention”

Join renowned watercolor artist Dan Marshall for an immersive watercolor experience designed for artists of all skill levels who seek to learn, improve and refine their watercolor techniques.  He will help you break boundaries and instill artistic growth through foundational art truths and watercolor technique to infuse your painting approach with confidence and intention. Prepare to leave this experience with a new way of seeing as an artist.  Each day Dan will present 2 demos and you will complete 2 paintings per day. Presenting a wide range of subjects from landscapes to street scenes to figurative work.  Receive daily personalized feedback and tips tailored to your skill level, helping you develop your own voice in watercolor.  Whether you are a seasoned artist or just beginning your artistic adventure, this workshop promises to elevate your skills and inspire your artistic spirit!

Thursday – Saturday, August 21 – August 23, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 18 students
FEE:  $450.00 for Booth Museum Members, $525.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Derek Penix / “Loosen’ Up”

This workshop is for all skill levels from beginner to advanced. Derek will cover topics such as the power of warms and cools, complementaries, harmony, edges, shape-quality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and seeing in terms of mass and shape relationships. There will be a strong emphasis on making your paintings more three-dimensional.  Students will use oils (other mediums are welcome) to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of boats, cityscapes, figures, birds, hanging fruit and fish. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose.  The first half of the day Derek will paint from a photo to demonstrate his process from start to finish. The second half of the day the students will paint with Derek’s guidance. Students are also welcome to bring a painting previously painted for Derek to critique.

Wednesday – Friday, August 27 – August 29, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $550.00 for Booth Museum Members, $625.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Collage Workshop with Artist Peggi Kroll Roberts / “The Still-Life & Collage”

We will explore the fundamentals of design, color, and value through the fun process for collage.  Working from an elaborate still life setting or photos we will put together exciting imagery. This process will help us to simplify and work with editing subject matter.

Wednesday – Friday, September 3-5, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Drawing Workshop with Melody Boggs / “Learning to See – Light and Shadow”

Observing from life, we will learn principles of light and shadow by completing exercises to better understand the effects of the flow of light. You will then use this ‘way of seeing’ to sketch from life.  By practicing these principles, you will be able to apply this to your drawings and paintings, giving them better structure and depth using your medium of choice in your own studio.

Friday – Saturday, September 12 – 13, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Oil-Studio Workshop with Chris Groves / “Painting the Sunrise and Sunset – From Classical to Contemporary”

This class will merge both Classical and Contemporary methods in the painting of a Sunrise or Sunset. Beginning with a lecture on color theory in order to select an intentional palette, to a discussion on design and composition to create specific emotion and mood. Understanding how to convert incorrect colors from a photograph to Mark-making and Movement Styles such as Tonalism, Impressionism, and Abstraction, will be heavily discussed and demoed as a way for each student to find his/her chosen process and path to painting this time of day. A small, medium, and larger size painting with be demoed throughout the 3 days. Please bring your own print out or digital image reference materials to paint from. All levels welcome.

Wednesday – Friday, September 10 – 12, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Workshop with Jill Basham / “Getting Unstuck”

This workshop provides intermediate to advanced students an opportunity to explore new pathways to painting the landscape with an emotional context. Working with oil, students will learn approaches to aid in moving past artistic blocks.  On the first day we will watch Jill’s demonstration and learn more about where you are on your journey of painting. We will then have fun loosening up and thinking “outside the box.” Intuition, design, and memory will come into play!  The second day will start with a demonstration and will build on the idea of moving outside of your comfort zone. This will include exercises to aid in simplifying and strengthening your work.

Thursday – Friday, September 18 – 19, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 12 students
FEE:  $350.00 for Booth Museum Members, $425.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Christine Lashley / “Luminous Landscapes”

Create art filled with light! Christine is well known for her striking paintings that often include night lights and city scenes, however, the principles taught in this workshop apply to daytime scenes as well with glittering water and atmospheric luminosity. In this workshop students will learn to create a strong composition plus explore the creativity of abstraction and loose brushwork. At least one demo will be an urban street scene with figures and buildings. Tips for easy perspective, landscape layer techniques, and exercises to promote better design will give students creative freedom to transform a ho-hum scene into something special.

Christine teaches a flexible approach to creating art with special techniques for achieving loose brushwork and clean colors. Daily demos in oil with some thumbnail sketch demos in watercolor. Students will learn how to apply wet layers and non-toxic (solvent-free) ways to use oil paints. Workshop includes demos, lectures and one-on-one instruction. This workshop is geared to oil painters, but students may work in any media and do not need both oil and watercolor to participate. Oil painters please note that this workshop will be run SOLVENT-FREE. No Gamesol, Turpenoid, Spike Lavender oil, etc. will be used. Christine will teach you how to paint without solvent. This workshop is for all levels, however students should have some familiarity with media of choice. .

Wednesday-Friday, September 24-26, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 18 students
FEE:  $600.00 for Booth Museum Members, $675.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Thomas Jefferson Kitts / “From Plein Air to Studio”

This 3-day workshop will show you how to sketch, paint, and photograph pro-level references out in the field. He will demonstrate how to use your references to paint larger, more considered work in the comfort of a studio.  On day one you will focus on sketching and capturing color notes en plein air, and photographing references for studio use. Thomas will also offer short demos and talks that explain essential painting skills & concepts; such as rapid color mixing, alla prima painting methods, composition, and so much more. On day two you will move into the studio after lunch to watch Thomas execute a larger, more finished work derived from his field references – while he shares various methods & techniques and answers questions from the class. On day three you will work on larger paintings with assistance from Thomas.  To view a short video of a workshop held in Scottsdale, AZ:  www.tinyurl.com/PleinAirToStudio 2.

Thursday-Saturday, October 2-4, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $700.00 for Booth Museum Members, $775.00 for not-yet-members

*All media is welcome!

3-Day Painting Workshop with Artist Nikki Davidson / “A Simple Secret to Better Still-Life Painting”

Do you ever wonder why your still-life composition looks flat or even underwhelming?   Fortunately, there are simple guidelines to help improve your compositions and make them exciting to the viewer. In this 3-day workshop we will explore the key elements of an impactful composition.  I will start a demo while I let you in on the three simple secrets to a better painting. I will focus on how to paint brass, copper, and silver effects. Students can paint from their own photos or from one of the many I will bring.  After lunch you will start your own underpainting and drawing and begin the painting process.  There will be discussion on brush strokes and blending techniques.  Students will receive individual attention and daily critiques.  My goal is to have you complete a painting that you will be proud of and use as a learning tool for future works.

Friday – Sunday, October 17-19, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 15 students
FEE:  $375.00 for Booth Museum Members, $450.00 for not-yet-members

1-Day POP-UP Workshop with Artist Nancy Franke / “Relax!  Keep it Loose & Have Fun”

We will paint spontaneously from life set ups and/or your favorite photos.  Do quick studies, play with backgrounds, and catch just the essence of the subject.  Nancy will demo her approach and ideas on confident, yet loose brushwork. Be prepared to use a limited palette, bigger brushes and to let it fly!

Saturday, October 18, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $275.00 for Booth Museum Members, $350.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Workshop with John Taft / “Design and Composition in Painting”

How about a focus on COMPOSITION in this landscape painting workshop?  We know it is an essential part of painting. In this workshop, composition will be our primary focus throughout.  We won’t forget to consider the other essentials like color and drawing, values and edges, but a better understanding of composition brings all the elements together, liberating the artist to more successfully convey their vision with any subject.  We’ll begin with the basics and gradually move beyond general formulas.  You will receive an overview of dynamic symmetry, removing some of the mystery to this design approach as we look at how it has been applied by artists for centuries (like…what do Van Gogh and Poussin have in common?).  The workshop will include daily lessons, on location painting as weather allows, painting demonstrations, and of course, both individual and group critiques. The plan for day four is to develop a little larger work “in studio” from one of our previous days’ paintings.

All levels are welcome, and while I plan to demonstrate in oil, all mediums are welcome as well.  If you would like to strengthen your sense of composition for painting any subject, I encourage you to attend!

Wednesday-Saturday, October 22-25, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $600.00 for Booth Museum Members, $675.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Drawing Workshop with Artists Shana Levenson & David Kassan / “Contemporary Approach to Portrait Drawing”

In this 3-day workshop, students will create a finished portrait drawing from life. Emphasis will be placed on value control and edges by focusing on deliberate pencil pressure and maintaining accurate mass relationships rather than rendering. The application of hatched directional marks creates form and energy. Students will use the method of relative sizing to transcribe the portrait to their paper. Class discussions will include how to accurately judge values, edges, and forms while working from life. This workshop aims to guide students toward creating a drawing from life using traditional drawing techniques. David and Shana will demo from the model for the first three hours of class and the students will work the second three hours of class with guided instruction.

Thursday – Saturday, October 23-25, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 12 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $650.00 for Booth Museum Members, $725.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Floral Painting Workshop with Artist Kathy Anderson / “Creating Natural Floral Still-Lifes”

Working from fresh flowers, this workshop will focus on creating interesting compositions and keeping your flowers transparent and alive in your painting.  Kathy will start by taking the students through the all-important design and block-in stage which sets the foundation for a strong painting.  With morning demos and the students painting with one-on-one instruction in the afternoon, we will cover all the important ingredients of a beautiful painting – values, edges, clean color, and more.

All levels of artists welcome!

Wednesday – Friday, October 29-31, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $475.00 for Booth Museum Members, $550.00 for not-yet-members

5-Day Intensive Portrait Workshop with Artist Seth Haverkamp

In this workshop we will concentrate on representing a likeness through large shapes. By making large shapes progressively smaller, students will begin replacing the big shapes with simplified versions of the features until they have a fully developed portrait.  Students will work from a live model and the class size will be kept small to allow for more one-on-one instruction.

Monday – Friday, November 3-7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 8 students
FEE:  $600.00 for Booth Museum Members, $675.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Floral Painting Workshop with Rachel Eichholtz / “Finding A Balance: Painting Florals from Life and Photograph”

We were made for connection. Painting from life and painting from photograph each hold their own value as both approaches connect us to the beauty in our surroundings, in others, and in ourselves. Learn to find a balance between capturing a scene from life, and utilizing tools to record references as we paint florals together. We will paint from life and from photographs to equally represent the benefits and limitations of each. Have the confidence to capture what’s beautiful to you no matter the pace of everyday life.

Wednesday-Friday, November 5-7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 5 students, Maximum of 12 students
FEE:  $300.00 for Booth Museum Members, $375.00 for not-yet-members

“Exploring the Beauty of Water and Dogs”

Using stunning photos of golden retrievers Bjorn and Fenrir, as inspiration, participants will learn simple techniques to create two beautiful paintings.  The workshop will guide participants step-by-step, teaching them to capture the energy of water and the playful spirit of these furry friends. By the end, participants will have gained the skills and confidence to express their own artistic vision.  Painting demos, discussions, critiques, and plenty of painting time will be provided. All necessary photos will be supplied.

3-Day Workshop with Jackie Jones / “Painting Foundations – From Beginner to Intermediate”

This workshop will give you a strong foundation for any genre of painting from landscape to still-life to figurative. Using geometric shapes in still-life set-ups students will learn (or refresh their skills) in: drawing, perspective, value, composition, depth of field, and paint application. These shapes are found in the landscape, i.e. a cone may represent a spruce tree, the cylinder a tree trunk, a half sphere the bouquet of treetops and the cube a rough hewn rock. Like puzzle pieces, the halftones, cast shadows and reflected lights are key players that link the shade and light families. Aerial perspective is gained with overlap, size/scale change, value, and edges. Color theory, color mixing, and composition will round out the class giving you a solid foundation and strengthen your skills as we create a painting. Acrylics and water soluble oils are welcome.

Monday-Wednesday, November 17-19, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $450.00 for Booth Museum Members, $525.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Drawing Workshop with Artist Lisa Gleim-Jonas / “Drawing Animals in Pastel or Charcoal”

The workshop will begin with a discussion about the anatomy under the fur that helps artists create the proper form of an animal. Lisa will also provide a short demonstration. The instruction and demonstration will help students understand how to use their knowledge of the skull and muscles to create form under fur. Students will draw in charcoal, graphite, or pastels and may use their own photos or examples provided by Lisa.

Wednesday – Friday, November 19-21, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $350.00 for Booth Museum Members, $425.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Workshop with Don Demers / “Painting the Plein Air Landscape in Oil ”

This workshop will emphasize all of the fundamentals of painting, including, concept, design, composition, color, value, and brush techniques as Don and students tackle the plein air landscape. Don will show how to transform field sketches into successful studio paintings. Those taking the workshop will be encouraged to learn and grow with Don’s fun approach to instructing and painting. This workshop is designed for the intermediate to advanced painter.

Thursday-Saturday, November 20-22, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 10 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $650.00 for Booth Museum Members, $725.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Susan Patton / “Figures From Life: Sargent Inspired Dresses”

Costume and pose were important to John Singer Sargent. In this workshop, live models will pose in Sargent-inspired dresses. The instruction will be on how Sargent painted, gleaned from Sargent’s notes. Students will learn how to create gesture and pose, capture how the light falls on fabric and flesh, and attempt sweeping brushstrokes of color to create the form of a costumed figure on large canvases.

Wednesday-Friday, December 3-5, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $350.00 for Booth Museum Members, $425.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Oil Painting Workshop with John Guernsey / “The Secrets of Dynamic Landscapes”

Gain new insights and skills in color mixing, light and shadow theory, and brushwork.  Create paintings with a professional and dynamic look. Gain confidence in the painting process and learn ways to handle complex subject matter with great ease and simple gestures. Through a variety of lectures, demonstrations, practice studies, and one-on-one assistance, you will be challenged to apply unique techniques and to think in new ways about oil painting.  Expect a focused, yet relaxed, atmosphere with lots of fun and camaraderie.

Wednesday-Friday, December 3-5, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $450.00 for Booth Museum Members, $525.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Portrait Sculpture Workshop with Artist Kevin Chambers

This two day sculpture workshop will focus on classical portraiture. Students will build a life-size bust from a provided live model using water based clay on a provided armature. The class will cover classical techniques and approaches for building a basic portrait and demos for creating each feature. Basic anatomy and how to obtain a likeness in your portrait will also be discussed.

Saturday – Sunday, December 6-7, 2025
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 7 students, Maximum of 12 students
FEE:  $375.00 for Booth Museum Members, $450.00 for not-yet-members

*25 lbs of clay included per student.

3-Day Painting Workshop with Brandon Bailey / “Painting the Nocturne”

With this workshop, we will focus on the colors, values, and subject matter that is best suited for painting the nocturne. This workshop will entail a demonstration as well as one on one instruction while the students paint. We will spend time looking at historical nocturnal works and discussing them. Reference material for painting will be provided, but feel free to bring your own reference material to work from if you wish.

Wednesday-Friday, December 10-12, 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $500.00 for Booth Museum Members, $575.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Painting Workshop with Jeff Legg / “The Beauty of Still Life”

Still life has its challenges. Jeff will bring life into your work by teaching ways of conceptualizing the subject that engages the viewer. Learn how to think in terms of painting light and movement. Students will learn Jeff’s thought process in setting up a subject and executing it by going directly to oil paint. Observe as Jeff demonstrates his painting methods and principles each day with commentary throughout the process. There will be open discussions on material choices, prop selection, paint application, values, colors choices and lighting. Students will receive special attention to their particular needs. On the fourth day, there will be a live portrait model. Jeff will demonstrate painting a portrait and students may choose to paint either from the model or still life. www.jefflegg.com

Wednesday-Saturday, January 14-17, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $675.00 for Booth Museum Members, $750.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Suzanne Barrett Justis / “Birds and Botanicals”

Students will be complete two wildlife paintings of different  bird species along with a corresponding botanical in this class.  Suzanne will demonstrate the painting process as you paint along.   A link to the references that will be used  for the paintings will be provided  as well as a photo of  Suzanne’s completed pieces for a traceable transfer to your substrate that can be used prior to the class.  This is to save time and allow all attendees to focus on painting, rather than drawing .     Please have your ipad or tablet for your reference or if you prefer, you may have it printed out for this workshop.  Students will learn how to manipulate negative space to create form.  Suzanne will cover composition, creating depth, proper value and temperature, mixing colors, proper brush technique, and more.

3-Day Painting Workshop with Michelle Held / “Luminous Birds”

With an insatiable appetite for color, light, and texture, Michelle strives to inspire happiness, trigger your imagination, and make an emotional connection with the viewer. She believes evoking a feeling of light, space, and passion is key to any successful contemporary painting.  Get ready to learn technique and form that you can apply to all your paintings.

Michelle will cover design, composition, values, and EDGES to make a dramatic luminous bird paintings!  We will focus on accurate proportions, form, and surface planes. As portrait artists study the form, we will do that with birds.  We then will study bird anatomy, gesture, and proportions with drawing and paint, ultimately we will be studying  the light effects on the birds that you have chosen. This use of a grisaille underpainting is a great way to exaggerate movement as well as capture light and shadow into your paintings!  Michelle will guide you on your path by helping you infuse heart and passion into your final masterpiece!

Wednesday-Friday, January 28-30, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 6 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $550.00 for Booth Museum Members, $625.00 for not-yet-members

3-Day Painting Workshop with Michele Usibelli / “Techniques & Composition for Dramatic Paintings”

Join this intensive 3-day workshop and discover approaches and techniques for creating dynamic paintings. Incorporating the design elements of Composition/Design, Value, Color, Paint Application and more, Michele will guide you through her painting process from concept to completion. The workshop will begin with an abbreviated lecture on the principles of design and composition.  Michele will reinforce these lessons through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction. Students will experience and study all aspects of painting from life, to photographs, even plein air, weather permitting! Students should bring photographs, field studies, and plein air paintings from which to work. Students working in oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, and pastel are welcome to attend.

Wednesday-Friday, February 11-13, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $525.00 for Booth Museum Members, $600.00 for not-yet-members

2-Day Gouache Workshop with David Boyd, Jr. / “Explorations in Gouache”

Gouache is a great medium for painting both in the studio and on location but there is a bit of a learning curve.  Gouache has become an important part of my process.  Join me to learn the “ins and outs” of using this great medium and how I use it to inform my larger work.  The workshop will be filled with demonstrations, break-away sessions, tons of painting time, and lots of attention.  Students will also get a heavy dose of drawing, composition, and tips on painting in oils as well.  This workshop will take place indoors at The Booth Art Academy.

Saturday-Sunday, February 21-22, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $325.00 for Booth Museum Members, $400.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Workshop with Artist Kami Mendlik / “The Shape of Water: Painting the Illusion of Water Reflections with Oil Paints”

This 4-day studio workshop will focus on painting realistic water with deep reflections.  Learn Kami’s approach to creating beautiful water and the roll light plays in the scene, as she shares her techniques used in painting water by employing shapes of color.  You will learn her approach to building a painting beginning with graphing the image from both a plein air study and a photo reference, then building with a wash, followed by building up thicker paint.  Each morning will begin with a lecture and a painting demonstration, progressively moving the painting each morning, building on each concept.  As she moves through this process, she will be emphasizing the importance of seeing one shape of color and how it relates to another – Color Relativity, creating the illusion of light and atmosphere in the scene.  Students are recommended to work from both photo references and plein air studies.  The main purpose of this workshop is to provide tools and steps in studying and painting water in your paintings.  Although, it’s always more satisfying to have your own original concept, the main purpose of this week is to arm you with information to take home and integrate into your own paintings.  Kami will provide additional reference material to use, if needed.  There will be ample time to paint with critiques and feedback throughout the week.

Thursday-Sunday, March 5-8, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $700.00 for Booth Museum Members, $775.00 for not-yet-members

4-Day Workshop with Artist Regina Lyubovnaya / “Logic of Painting”

In this course, we will approach still-life and portrait painting not from the perspective of technique or dogma, but from a multiplicity of choices. Our focus will be on understanding why certain approaches are more effective and beautiful than others.  We will learn to identify the task before us and view it as a field of open possibilities, recognizing that there is always more than one way to solve it. To paint with logic and understanding is to remain open and receptive. Simply being told how to solve a problem is just following someone else’s steps.  I will explain how painting solutions emerge from an understanding and perception of light, space, and form. By employing value, color, edges, brushstrokes, and paint quality, we can translate visual information into beautiful paintings that are guided by our visual aesthetic ideas.

Wednesday-Saturday, March 11-14, 2026
9:00 am –4:00 pm
Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 16 students
FEE:  $725.00 for Booth Museum Members, $800.00 for not-yet-members