Artist Rising

Floral Notes
July 13 - 18, 2025

Immerse yourself in a serene setting surrounded by lush gardens and sweeping landscapes, perfect for sparking creativity in Glastonbury, CT. In this workshop, you'll explore the art of floral sketching, experiment with abstract florals, and bring landscapes to life using watercolors and gouache. Guided exercises will lead you to create a one-of-a-kind handmade book, a cherished collection of botanical beauty and artistic expression. Join us for six days of creativity, connection, and inspiration among the blooms.

Techniques Taught: 

• Warm up before every class with fun sketching exercises - our subjects will be flowers, landscapes, and still-life objects.

• Expressive floral drawing, floral drawing foundational techniques, and abstract floral painting techniques.

• Create a harmonious color palette throughout the workshop, bringing cohesion to your work.

• Layering watercolor and gouache to create rich abstract florals

• Monoprints using a gelli-plate. Abstract landscapes, collage papers, and abstract floral techniques.

• Transform an ordinary sketchbook into a Book of Flowers by using collage, stitching, fabric, pressed flowers, and collage.

• Sketching and painting in the gardens and around the property.

• Incorporate simple architectural details into your artwork.

• The lesson plan highlights each technique—watercolor, gouache, gelli prints, stitching, collage, and bookmaking—while encouraging personal expression through floral and garden-inspired artwork.

Art & The Flower Farm

Marilla Flower Farm
Local One-Day Workshop

Details Coming Soon

France 2025

Perigord Retreats
May 13 - 25, 2025

Let’s escape to France together!

SOLD OUT

I’m thrilled to teach in this incredible location in southern France. We will have an amazing experience making art, exploring, and making beautiful memories together.

Transform your artistic approach to reflect how you see beauty in the world around you. During your stay, you will have time to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of France by stepping outside the studio to collect visual imagery as a “way in” to your art. 

With your camera and sketchbook, take inspiration from the stunning landscape, medieval villages, lavender fields, and dramatic cliffs. Observe how light and shadow become beautiful dance partners with nature and can inspire beauty and drama in your art.

Back in the studio, you will tap into your sense of beauty and creativity as you examine the places and experiences that mark your heart and find a new way to capture them through painting, sketching, collage, and stitching.

You don’t have to worry about anything; focus on enjoying your experience and creating beautiful artwork & incredible memories.