A working art studio located in scenic Monterey Township, Michigan
2980 134th Ave Hopkins, MI, 49328 United States
616-896-9090
Pickle Street School Studio is a one-room school building renovated and transformed into an art studio offering a variety of arts and enrichment classes and workshops.
This 2-day workshop is geared to help you find ways to simplify your landscape painting with an abstract approach. Using color and brushstrokes, you will learn to simply shapes and get suggestions for creating energy and mood in your painting. Learn a new approach to creatively painting the landscape!
Enjoy learning watercolor with Jim Johnson in this two day workshop. You will view a demonstration, discuss painting materials and with Jim’s guidance, work on your own paintings. This is a great chance to expand your abilities in watercolor.
In this 2-day workshop Teri will explore many ways to paint with pastels, adding new techniques to your painting process. Using soft Pastels provide the most direct flow of pigment from human hand to paper of almost any medium. That makes using soft pastels very exciting, This workshop covers the tips and techniques that will enable you to develop your own style and build confidence with pastels.
In this workshop, Richard Jordan, director of the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan, will demonstrate the methods and artistry he employs to bring a plein air painting to life. Capturing the mood of a landscape, Richard will help artists while working on location both days.
We relate to trees on an emotional level and how we paint them can either show their beauty and majesty, or leave them looking generic and uninspired. In this workshop, Richard will demonstrate his approach to painting trees and how you can give them life and a believable presence in your work.
In this workshop, Richard Jordan, director of the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan, will help you start strong with a solid beginning. He will demonstrate the methods and artistry he employs to help your start-to-finish approach in bringing your plein air painting to life. He will give classroom and on-site demonstrations, working individually with each artist.
In this 2-day workshop, Richard will share his approach to painting and teach important keys to methods and knowledge of the medium. Discover a logical color palette and take the guesswork out of color mixing. Learn to avoid some common pitfalls. Richard will give demonstrations both days.
In this 2-day class Mary Ann will demonstrate and provide instruction in pastel. Focusing on strong light/dark contrast, you will plan your composition, surface color choices and attention to edges of shapes using photos for reference. Note: Students will receive a few free sample pastels from Terry Ludwig Pastels, LLC to use and take home!
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop will offer an opportunity to explore plein air painting with the fun and forgiving medium of gouache. Learn color mixing, brush handling, paint consistency and technique options. Gouache is also a great sketching medium for water medium artists and oil and pastel painters.
In this 2-day workshop Cindy will teach her painting style from start to finish. There will be an emphasis on laying down clean fresh color. Also, students will focus on light, shadows, and values. The day will begin with a demo, next some simple exercises then everyone is free to paint on their own. We will work from photos and still life.
This workshop will be focused on how to paint exciting, highly textured paintings filled with energy. Utilizing thick textures, bold brushwork and vibrant colors, you can make a subject full of energy. It’s this energy that communicates with the viewer!
Have fun in this one day workshop exploring watercolor and gouache! Taught in a step by step method, we will paint the background in bright transparent watercolor: using wet on wet, then paint over the background in gouache to create opaque light values.
In this 2-day workshop, we will participate in directed play and find exciting and surprising inspiration for future abstract paintings. Materials are provided so just bring an open mind.
Have fun in this two day workshop exploring gouache! Beginner and experienced artists will learn Joan’s techniques for painting and layering from a limited palette. Demos and one-on-one instructions will be included.
In this workshop, Richard Jordan, director of the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan, will help you start strong with a solid beginning. He will demonstrate the methods and artistry he employs to help your start-to-finish approach in bringing your plein air painting to life. He will give classroom and on-site demonstrations, working individually with each artist.
In this 2-day class Teri will provide instruction in pastel, covering the tips and techniques that will enable you to develop your own style and build confidence with pastels.
An adult course for the beginner to the advanced artist.
In this 2-day class Mary Ann will provide instruction in pastel, covering the tips and techniques that will enable you to develop your own style and build confidence with painting flowers. Using photos, Mary Ann will help you plan your composition.
Improve your drawings and paintings in this 6-week figure beginning drawing workshop. Shapes, lines, and proportions will be demonstrated in this workshop. Broken into specific lessons each week, you will build a better understanding of drawing fundamentals.
An adult drawing course for the beginner to the advanced artist.
Come have fun creating beautiful greeting cards. Learn to paint Christmas themed cards. All skill levels are welcome and supples are included in these workshops.
Come have fun creating beautiful glass ornaments. All skill levels are welcome and supples are included.
In this 2-day workshop for intermediate pastelists will cover working on one pastel painting starting with composition, underpainting techniques, and tips for working loosely without overworking the colors.
Have fun in this one day workshop exploring watercolor and gouache! Beginners and experienced artists will learn Cedar’s techniques for painting water reflections, trees and rocks. All supplies are included.
In this workshop, Richard Jordan, director of the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan, will demonstrate the methods and artistry he employs to bring a plein air painting to life. Capturing the mood of a landscape, Richard will help artists while working on location both days.
We relate to trees on an emotional level and how we paint them can either show their beauty and majesty, or leave them looking generic and uninspired. In this workshop, Richard will demonstrate his approach to painting trees and how you can give them life and a believable presence in your work.
In this 2-day workshop, Richard Jordan will give instruction and demonstrations in both the classroom and on location. You will also receive plenty of one-on-one help and a group critique each day. If the water you paint is less than convincing, take this opportunity to push your Plein air skills to another level and paint water with greater confidence.
Come have fun creating a beautiful spring flower painting. All skill levels are welcome and supples are included in this one-day workshop.
Does life get stressful? Can schedules get too busy? Do you need an outlet? Do you travel often and need something to do while you are in transit? We have a wonderful workshop to calm the brain and body. Try the zentangle method of drawing with Mary Clare.
This workshop is geared for any stage of artist that wants to learn the basics of painting with oil paints. Barbara will be demonstrating materials and various techniques in a step-by-step process. Painting in oils doesn’t have to be intimidating! Let’s make it simple!
In this multi-day class Lisa will provide instruction in the basics of using watercolor, covering the materials, tips, tricks and techniques that will enable you to develop your own style and build confidence.
Lisa will provide instruction on the use of pastel with a bit of information on color and composition thrown in. You will leave feeling more confident in the medium with the knowledge of how to effectively paint in pastel.
