Upcoming Workshop- Introduction to Encaustic!

Intro to Encaustic Painting
Sunday, January 17th, 12pm-4pm

Learn the ancient art of encaustic painting! Encaustic is the use of beeswax and damar resin melted together and combined with dry pigments to create a unique painting medium. This paint is applied hot/molten and manipulated with a direct heat source. It makes for a lovely layered image into which objects and photographs can be added. If you've seen a Jasper Johns painting then you've seen an encaustic painting!

This class will cover a brief history of encaustic, supplies and where to buy them, setting up, basic encaustic painting including fusing, embedding objects, and creating texture, as well as cleaning up, and caring for your paintings. Participants will complete 1-2 small paintings. No painting experience necessary. Open to ages 15 and up. (private classes available upon request)

$70, all supplies included. Feel free to bring along objects to incorporate (dried natural objects, paper, and photographs on plain paper work well)

Instructor: Jamie Ribisi-Braley, Manchester, ME

More info here:http://sweetlandretreat.com/workshops.htm

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Upcoming class: Watercolor ~Register Now!

Watercolor- Don't Be Afraid To Jump In!
Saturday September 19th, 2pm - 4pm

After a brief time of exploring what watercolor can/cannot do, we will "dive in" to an easy, pre-drawn (by Melissa) still life, finding the darkest darks and learning to leave lots of white paper.

Perfect as a beginner or refresher course...don't be afraid to jump in!

$23 ($20 class fee, plus $3 paper supply fee payable to instructor)

Required supplies: Watercolor paint--either tubes or paintbox style--can be quite simple and inexpensive, a medium size "round" brush, and a small detail brush.

Instructor: Melissa Post van der Burg, Augusta, ME

More info here: http://sweetlandretreat.com/workshops.htm

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Come visit us at the FAB Fair in Skowhegan!

Saturday February 23, 2008 from 10:00am - 3:00pm
at the Skowhegan Area High School, West Front Street (Rt 2 West)

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Sweetland Retreat will be hosting an "Everyone Can Be An Artist" activity! Come to our table (near the library) and paint your heart away! We can give you some instruction or you can let your imagination run wild. No need for any art background... we want to show each participant that if you have the interest then you can paint! We encourage everyone to donate their masterpiece to the Retreat so that we can have a benefit auction in the Spring to raise funds for our renovation.

More about the FAB Fair--- This annual event attracts hundreds of people of all ages and with the variety of businesses, organizations and crafters their is always something for everyone. With this year's focus on interaction and making the event even more engaging- this will be a year not to miss! This event also is known for the Luck of the Draw Raffle with plenty of prizes and gifts for fairgoers to win. (We have donated one of Joy's photographs!) We have heard that GIfford's is giving out free ice cream! Don't miss this event!!!