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| 18 magnificent ocean-front acres at Wooster Farm |
If you love the work of Boston School
painter Frank Benson, imagine that you could stay for a week at his
home and studio on North Haven Island in Maine. Then picture yourself
studying with artist Tom Dunlay, creator of some of the most iconic
Boston area paintings in the last half century. Tom explains, “We
will be focusing on how the Boston Painters approached their work out
of doors, concentrating on figure and landscape. I want to share some
of the insights that were passed down to me by Mr. R.H. Ives Gammell,
who, in turn, was a student of Benson and William McGregor Paxton.”
You can make it happen – now! Tom
has just announced three openings left in his September 3-10 workshop
this year, and this opportunity should be snapped up quickly.
Tom's workshops are enthusiastically
recommended by those who have attended them:
“I had a
great week painting in the Berkshires last week with a great group of
painters via Tom Dunlay's workshop. We learned so much from Tom and
each other, and we all get totally consumed in painting, art talk and
art history along with a LOL!!! It is pure art heaven for anyone who
wants to really dig in for a week to help make themselves much more
knowledgeable about painting.” D.D.
“I can attest
that this was one of the most valuable and instructive workshops I've
attended. Under Tom's patient, kind, knowledgeable, and positive
instruction, I was able to leave with a much better sense of who I
was as an artist, what I needed to focus on in order to grow, and a
much broader understanding of art history and its importance and
relevance in the modern world.” L.H.
“I found the instruction I received during his Nantucket workshop to be incredibly
helpful at many levels - from materials, to techniques, to how to
see, think about and capture a scene. One of the fun aspects of the
week was being together with a great group of other artists sharing
stories and ideas over dinner after a long day painting.” J.R.
“Tom made it
seem natural if not effortless to be out there, with easel and brush,
attempting to capture the character of a place. His evidential love
of teaching and passing along of his knowledge quickly became
comforting and contagious and I was eager to learn and absorb its
rich history. Tom's generous and gracious technical instruction was
handed out in much the same manner as his painting style - with
gentle yet decisive words and demonstrations that came at just the
right time and place. Color, light, shape all appeared more evident
to me under his tutelage and grew throughout the week.” C.S.
In addition to the instruction and
historic residence, the island scenery, wonderful food and comraderie
with fellow artists will make this a most enjoyable and memorable
week.
