Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts

Skill Level: Beginner To Advanced

Designed for those interested in not only the basic understanding of oil painting techniques and applications, but this workshop will also address advanced knowledge of practical uses. This workshop is ideal for anyone wanting to perfect their craft with a better understanding of how to apply specific methods to individual studio practice. You will learn application methods of ‘ground’ on various substrates, paint-mixing techniques, presentation, and preparation of artwork for transportation. Primarily focusing on oil, this workshop will also include a range of water media such as acrylic, flashe, ink, and watercolor.

Gabe Brown holds a BFA degree from The Cooper Union in New York City, and MFA in Painting from the University of California, Davis. A recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting and Sustainable Arts Foundation Award, she has been a Resident Fellow at The Virginia Center for Contemporary Art, the Women’s Studio Workshop, and others. Brown’s work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums such as Kenise Barnes Fine Art, The Chautauqua Institute, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, The Saratoga Arts Center, Garrison Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, The Horticultural Society of New York, and the Albany International Airport, and others. Gabe Brown has taught at Fordham University, SUNY New Paltz and Marist College, and currently lives and works on a sustainable farm.

Learn more: gabebrownstudio.com

Fee: $540 + $40 Non-Refundable Registration Fee