Death Valley with Ian Whitehead
February 23 - 26, 2012
TUITION: $ 695

Death Valley is the largest national park outside of Alaska. We will be photographing from the lowest point in the U.S. to views of the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Winter temperatures in the park stay in the sixties and seventies from before dawn to the very last light... 
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A Painting A Day with Karin Jurick
April 9 - 13, 2012
TUITION: $ 1050

Hosted by the Friends School of San Francisco, this workshop will be about capturing in paint the light and character of the unique San Francisco urban landscape...

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Plein Air Painting in the Grand Canyon with Cody DeLong
May 8 - 16, 2012
TUITION: $ 2800

Paint the morning and afternoon light as it casts its warm glow through towering canyon walls and reflects off the river. This 220-mile Colorado River painting trip down the Grand Canyon has been custom-designed especially for plein air artists. Camping locations are selected for an inspiring array of compositions with midday rafting hours taking you...Click date of workshop for more information.

Photography Down the Canyon with Ian Whitehead
May 8 - 16, 2012
TUITION: $ 2800

Photograph the morning and afternoon light as it casts its warm glow through towering canyon walls and reflects off the river. This 220-mile Colorado River painting trip down the Grand Canyon has been custom-designed especially for photographers and painters. Camping locations are selected for an inspiring array of compositions with midday rafting hours taking you from one extraordinary photography site to the next...Click date of workshop for more information.

Big Sur with Ian Whitehead
June 7 - 10, 2012
TUITION: $ 750

Big Sur, on the California coast, contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views, stretching ninety miles along the rugged central coast region of California. Big Sur presents endless photo opportunities from tide pools and jagged rocks to the Santa Lucia Mountain Range...
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Tuscany with Robert Burridge
September 1 - 8, 2012
TUITION: $ 2400

Join Robert Burridge for an exciting painting workshop in Tuscany. Discover the actual painting "high" of Van Gogh, Manet, Monet and others. See for yourself why painting outdoors was (and still is) so popular. This on-location and studio painting workshop is for all levels of painters: learn the time-honored joy of painting & sketching outdoors...Click date of workshop for more information.

Painting Tuscan Light From Within with Jeanne Carbonetti
September 8 - 15 2012
TUITION: $ 2400

oin us in Italy with the author of The Tao of Watercolor! Drawing from her heritage, her frequent visits to a beloved Italy and a long career pushing the boundaries of creative watercolor, Jeanne has developed a course which brings together the techniques for... Click date of workshop for more information

Tuscany with Bobbie Goodrich
September 8 - 15 2012
TUITION: $ 2400

Bobbie Goodrich is known for her textural, painterly photographs of horses and African wildlife. Her artistic process merges the feeling potential of a painting with the realism and authenticity of a photograph. In this Tuscany workshop the rich texture of history will surround students at the Villa Fattoria Bacio and in the nearby Tuscan towns of Certaldo, Sienna and San Gimignano...Click date of workshop for more information

Delivered by Accident with Nick Bantock
Sept 15 - 22, 2012
TUITION: $ 2800

With Italy and all its rich history as our backdrop, environment and inspiration this workshop will focus on both collage techniques and the roots of creativity. Along with plenty of practical collage time, Nick will engage everyone in a variety of art discussions intended to provoke a better understanding of the nature of art and ways to circumnavigate creative block... 
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Painting Tuscany in Oils with Jennifer McChristian
Sept 15 - 22, 2012
TUITION: $ 2600

This workshop with award winnning artist Jennifer McChristian will run concurrently with the Nick Bantock workshop (above). The goal of the workshop will be to combine all the richness of the Tuscany environment with practical and effective techniques for designing and building a painting from life that carries the moment...  Click date of workshop for more information

A Painting A Day-Hilton Head Island with Karin Jurick
Oct 29-Nov 2, 2012
TUITION: $ 950

Hosted at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, this workshop will be about capturing the moment in this beautiful beach resort atmosphere. Students will have the opportunity to work from prints of digital photos that they have taken on the beaches, boardwalks and marinas, coastal southern mansions and shopping. Karin Jurick will guide students in the process of painting (and editing) from photos while keeping the paint application fresh and the color rich and bright. ...  Click date of workshop for more information