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Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat-Campobello

with Mary Laury

Jun

21

Next session: June 21st to 23rd, 2024

$495 More Info

Enjoy a weekend retreat with Mary Laury, an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful . Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we'll start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus specially planned evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. We convene on Friday, October 6th at 1 pm with classes throughout the weekend and end on Monday, October 9th at 1pm.

Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Only Acadian Arts Retreats will be allowed to reserve overnight accommodations in the park.

Please note: Included in the registration is a $40 non-refundable fee should you have to cancel.

COVID note: For everyone’s comfort and safety we suggest doing a COVID test 24 hours prior to arrival. We will be following CDC guidelines according to location and dates.

Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat-Prospect Harbor

with Mary Laury

Apr

6

Next session: April 6th to 9th, 2024

$495 More Info

Enjoy a weekend retreat with your instructor, Mary Laury, an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward. Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. This is an in-person retreat.

COVID note: For everyone’s comfort and safety we suggest doing a COVID test 24 hours prior to arrival. We will be following CDC guidelines according to location and dates.

Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat-Searsport

with Mary Laury

Jan

12

Next session: January 12th to 15th, 2024

$495 More Info

Mary Laury is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together! The Homeport Inn and Tavern has 9 private suites tastefully updated with comfortable furnishings. There’s live music each evening in the tavern. Specially discounted rates including breakfasts, are available by contacting the Inn.

Wood Sign Painting

with Gabrielle Lovi

Jan

25

Next session: January 25th, 2024

$40 More Info

So much fun to be had! Gabrielle has so many seasonal and holiday designs to choose from. You get to choose ahead of time your stencil design and your project’s background paint/stain color. When you arrive to class you get to do all the fun stuff. There will be a lot of paint colors to choose from to make your project your own. The class is instructor-led, so you will have the experience of Gabrielle to guide you along the way. Learn how to avoid those nasty bleeds on your project and stencil with confidence. When you leave, you take home a beautiful project!

Here's the link to select your stencil (required)

Materials fee of $15 (cash please) is payable to the instructor at class.

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Wood Slice Ornaments

with Gabrielle Lovi

Dec

7

Next session: December 7th, 2023

$20 More Info

Craft three beautiful wood slice ornaments! There will be tons of seasonal and holiday designs to add to your ornament and verbiage to choose. You can event “paint” your own design. When you leave, you take home a beautiful project with you to decorate your tree or gift packages!

Materials fee of $10 (cash please!) payable to the instructor at class.

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Christmas Cookies

with Ellen Lachapelle

Dec

21

Next session: December 21st, 2023

$22 More Info

Help Santa out and tuck one or two of these beautifully decorated sugar cookies in your Christmas stockings, or add a tasty plate-full to your Christmas dessert buffet.

Ellen will bring her goodies tool-box and we’ll create an assortment of beautifully-decorated-by-you cookies. You can’t beat the “special” factor of this gift.

Please bring a materials fee of $20 payable in cash to the instructor at class.

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