Pacific Northwest Art School

Evocative Travel Photography John and Lisa Merrill, Instructors Date: Thursday, September 28th – Monday, October 2nd, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $1,250 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A In this fun workshop for photographers of all levels, John and Lisa Merrill will help you nurture your creativity and develop the skills and mindset to tell compelling visual stories of the places you explore and the people you meet. Whidbey is a fascinating and beautiful island on which to learn, connect, and create, and improve your…

Itajime: Subtractions and Additions Elin Noble, Instructor Dates: Monday, October 2nd – Friday, October 6th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $800 Registration: $25 Materials: $50 In this class we will explore what happens when color is repeatedly added and removed through sequential itajime shibori steps. Itajime shibori, or clamp-resist dyeing, is based on wooden boards held on either side of accordion folded cloth before the cloth is dyed. This class is an in-depth exploration of how the different folds, and the location, shape,…

Sculpture for the Body: Surface Design + Garment Construction Fiona Duthie, Instructor Dates: Tuesday, October 3rd – Saturday, October 7th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $900 Registration: $25 Materials: TBD Sculpture for the Body explores the manipulation of the surface of a garment; building up organic shaping that alters the structural lines, beautifully, dynamically and unexpectedly. We’ll create highly wearable art pieces that can be gathered, folded, pleated, shaped and layered using embedded cords, rings, tapes and ties. These pieces are made to be…

Layered Surface Design: The Hand-Made Stitch on Hand-Dyed Cloth Lisa Binkley, Instructor Dates: Sunday, October 8th – Thursday, October 12th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $825 Registration: $25 Materials: $15 There is enormous potential in the interplay of patterns and textures found on hand-dyed fabrics and in hand stitching with beads and threads. In this workshop students explore contemporary mark making and texture making through hand embroidery using a wide variety of stitches with beads, embroidery threads, and other embellishments on hand-dyed fabrics.…

Color Harmony in the Landscape Mitch Albala, Instructor Date: Friday, October 13th – Sunday, October 15th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $525 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A The landscape painter strives to use color in ways that capture the beauty of outdoor light and convey a sense of atmosphere. When observed in nature, colors always appear harmonious and “correct,” but for colors to appear the same in a painting, they must be organized around a color strategy — a specific set of colors that…

Color Harmony in the Landscape Mitch Albala, Instructor Date: Friday, October 13th – Sunday, October 15th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $525 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A The landscape painter strives to use color in ways that capture the beauty of outdoor light and convey a sense of atmosphere. When observed in nature, colors always appear harmonious and “correct,” but for colors to appear the same in a painting, they must be organized around a color strategy — a specific set of colors that…

Long Exposure Sharon Tenenbaum, Instructor Date: Friday, October 13th – Sunday, October 15th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $850 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A Learn to create breathtaking Fine Art Long Exposure images. If you are already familiar with Long Exposure and want to take your images to the next level, or are just getting started, this 3-Day Workshop will cover all the material from basics to advanced. Even though the class teachings will be in person, Sharon will be screen-recording every step of…

Artists! Mark your calendars for the last week of October this year to coincide with the Haunting of Coupeville (October 21-29th). So plan on submitting your paintings, photos, fiber art and mixed media pieces! NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE A SECTION FROM OUR JAIL ART RESIDENTS We plan on hosting the same Friday night social, October 27th, as in the past. The goal is to continue being the “Local and Off-Island Event of the Art Season” with wine, food, and beautiful artwork…

Encaustic & Mixed Media Portraiture and Figurative Lora Murphy, Instructor Dates: Friday, November 3rd – Sunday, November 5th, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $650 Registration: $25 Materials: $50 An exciting and hands-on workshop will investigate exploratory techniques and approaches in Encaustic Portraiture and Figurative art. We will focus on the creation of rich and expressive surface designs and original pieces done with a combination of encaustic painting and mixed media techniques. Throughout the workshop, some different demonstrations will be done, providing an extensive…

Abstract Macro Photography Jack Graham, Instructor Date: Monday, November 13th – Wednesday, November 15thth, 2023 (9am-4pm) Tuition: $500 Registration: $25 Materials: N/A Please consider joining us for this special workshop on Whidbey Island in November, 2023. This 2 ½ day workshop will be an intensive two days of field and classroom work based on Jack’s curriculum that has been developed in over 30 years of teaching workshops.In a sense, we’ll leave the photography that is normal for us behind and venture…