Acadia Workshop Center

Artists Cindy Nixon at top of Cadillac Mountain

Yesterday, I met - somewhat reluctantly - with the owner of Acadia Workshop Center on the Island here. I say 'reluctantly' because I need to watch how many promises I get involved in. However, Gail Ribas pretty much let me determine what I want to teach and when.

Now there is a variety of subjects that I have offered in past workshops I've taught: Art marketing, Landscape Composition, Watercolor Still Life...  Now that I've spent the last five years under the mentorship of Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik, I have so much more to offer, since he's taught me things about temperature, light, and oil painitng than anyone else. Jack Beal is definitely my main mentor for composition principles and Sondra Freckelton for watercolor techniques.

Beautiful Mount Desert Island

Since the workshop will be held on Beautiful Mount Desert Island, Maine - My thinking is that landscape composition makes the most sense. I'll be taking intermediate/advanced students with sufficient experience in their own medium - as I will not be teaching how to paint. If I do teach how to paint.  I'll demo in oil and watermedia - because I like both.

On the last day - or maybe two days... I plan to give an art marketing seminar. Since there won't be any painting during this time, my guess is that the space can accommodate more attendees.

Please Give Me Your Feedback

Please give me your feedback - would you be interested in attending if I were to offer this workshop? Would you prefer more painting, or more art marketing? Would you prefer oil or watermedia? It's likely that there will be some outdoor studies, but much of the design and finished painting would take place in the studio (it rains a lot here).

Would you prefer 3 days of painting/2 days art marketing   or  4 days painting/1 day art marketing. ??

Thanks for your time. I hope to hear from you soon. Please email me or send me a comment on this site or my blog:
lori@woodwardsimons.com