Sketchbook Journaling Watercolor 2024

Service Description

DATE & TIME: July 8, 9, 10; 9am to 12:30pm SIGN UP DEADLINE: JULY 1 Instructor: Diane Dubreuil COST: Member $200 (***MEMBERS use coupon code SKETCHINGMEMBER at checkout***) Non Member $225 Capacity: 12 Skill level: Beginner and intermediate. Adults only. Location: Start at the Maine Art Gallery, then move to outdoor locations in Wiscasset. Materials: Students will bring their art supplies and sketchbook. Full supply list will be provided after registering. Each class will begin at 9am inside the Maine Art Gallery. At the start of each class, Diane will demonstrate the lesson, then guide student(s) to a location where students may practice in their own sketchbooks. Lessons will include good basic art practices and simple layout plans that make each sketchbook unique, personal, and fun! At noon, students will return to the gallery to share what they have done, ask questions, and view examples of the instructor’s own sketchbooks. An art materials list will be provided following registration. Class enrollment limited to 12, with all current public health restrictions applied. About Diane Dubreuil:​ Watercolor artist Diane Dubreuil is primarily a plein air (outdoor) painter and spends a great deal of time hiking and painting in New England. She begins many of her paintings in her sketchbook(s). Tools for sketching are easy to carry while traveling. Beyond New England, her painting activities have provided opportunities to travel and paint in a variety of places. In 2005, following her term as resident artist for Musée de la Grande Vigne in France, her sketches were among her most sought after pieces of art. Sketching continues to be a nearly daily practice. In 2019, she returned and joined other resident artists from around the world for the historic designation of the Musée (museum). In 2021, Diane was the Resident Visiting Artist at Baxter State Park in Maine. Over 20+ years, she has participated in plein-air events held all over the US. Currently, Diane is a Signature Member of the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) and serves as their Signature Membership Chairperson, and a signature member of the International Plein Air Painters WORLDWIDE (i-p-a-p). Spending much of her time between Connecticut and her home state of Maine, she helps organize sites for the Plein Air Painters of Maine (PAPME) outings. She continues to work commercially, demonstrate watercolor painting, and teach workshops.