Four Seasons Studios 2010 Painting Workshops & Classes
Get away for an inspiring painting holiday!  Have fun and learn new skills as you paint the incredible Vermont Landscape en plein air and in the studio. Discover or recover your creativity as you capture light, color, atmosphere and mood in your choice of watercolor, oil, acrylic or pastel.  Local subjects include rural, New England villages, colorful farms, breathtaking mountain vistas, enchanting woodlands, sparkling lakes, rivers and streams.  Whether your style is realistic, abstract, impressionistic or a combination, your award-winning teacher will inpsire, motivate and teach you!  If you choose to extend your workshop to include the Moonlight In Vermont workshop, you will learn to paint nocturnes that capture the exquisite Vermont moonlight and atmosphere that has made Vermont famous! Call or email for more information and to register, class size is limited!

"Barbara has been the most influential and creative instructor the art center has had in many years. Her students' output and creative development are a testimonial to her teaching ability. Barbara's innovative teaching techniques have helped many faltering students to realize their own potential and personal vision." 
— Christopher J. Madkour, Executive Dir., Southern Vermont Art Center
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5-Day Workshops 
July 19-23,  August 16-20,  September 20-24
Monday - Friday • 9:00am -4:30pm
Fee: $525
This fee includes a continental breakfast welcome on Monday morning.

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3-Day Moonlight in Vermont Workshops 
July 23-25,  August 20-22,  September 24-26
Friday 6:30 pm - 10:00pm, Sat. 9am-4pm & 7pm-10:00pm,  Sunday 9:00am-4pm
Fee: $385  (Special!  20% discount if you take this workshop with the week-long workshop!)        
This fee includes a wine and cheese welcome on Friday evening.

Students must bring their own materials, suggested lists are available at registration.  Some easels are available for loan. Call or email for complete class description and agendas. Please see student comments!

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New! Art for the Health of It! 
A painting course especially designed for those who are approaching retirement or who already have!  "Enhanced quality of life is a distinctive benefit of participation in the arts....Scientific research demonstrates that involvement in challenging participatory arts programs has a positive effect on physical health, mental health, and social functioning in older adults, regardless of their ability." (From Arts and Aging)

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Private lessons are also available. 




New! Creativity is not just for artists! 
A series of workshops, seminars and lectures designed for groups, businesses, and  organizations to inspire, encourage and enrich people's lives.  
• Artistic Discoveries in Nature - learning to see what we so often miss.
• Tuning Your Creative Edge - Creative solutions to life's everyday challenges.
• Play Hard...Work Soft - Some of our best ideas come to us when we're not thinking.
• Put Passion into Productivity...and Love What your are Doing! - Learn how to stop
  arriving at 8 sharp and leaving at 5 dull!
• The DaVinci Connection - 7 principles for a happier, healthier, more productive life!

Call 802-849-6858 or email Barbara for more information.