Workshops & Classes
For artists at every stage
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT – May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT📍 Michelle Dolan’s Studio, 22 10 Broeck Rd, Chatham, NY 12037, USAA Two-Part Workshop Experience. I’m so excited to invite you into a very special few days of drawing, observation, and quiet discovery this May. This session is about learning to truly see — how light wraps, how color moves across form, and how something so simple can reveal so much.
Nov 02, 2026, 10:00 AM EST – Nov 05, 2026, 4:00 PM EST📍Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 W Stockbridge Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262, USAStep into the quiet poetry of autumn, where seeds scatter, pods open, and bark tells its slow, textured story. In this class, we’ll explore the delicate dialogue between watercolor and colored pencil—a technique that blends fluid spontaneity with fine, intentional detail.
What Students can Expect
These workshops are designed for both beginners and professional artists, meeting each person where they are and guiding their practice forward. Whether you’re starting out or refining a long-held approach, you’re invited into a supportive, curious space for making.
Each session blends hands-on making, observation, and reflection within an intimate, playful environment. Artists are encouraged to release perfection and work from presence and intuition—moving from guided exercises into independent work with personal support, and closing with shared insights rather than critique.
A deeper trust in your intuitive process
New ways to use color as emotional and narrative language
Greater confidence in experimenting and taking creative risks
Tools for seeing your subject as a collaborator, not just an object
Small studies and exercises you can continue developing at home
A renewed sense of presence and joy
in making