South Shore Art Center

In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of the ancient art of dyeing fabric using indigo, a natural dye that produces beautiful shades of blue. We’ll cover the basics of creating and maintaining an indigo vat, as well as various techniques for achieving different patterns and effects on your fabric. Bring your own light-colored cotton, […]

Celebrate the changing of the seasons in this three session class with botanical artist and teacher, Sarah Roche. We will be working through the stages of botanical illustration from the initial observational drawings to a final detailed watercolor painting. There will be plenty of demonstration and one-on-one time in this class which makes it suitable […]

What makes a painting ‘glow’? What is the glowing quality that appears in the work of many master painters? To communicate a feeling of believable light in a painting, artists must make certain decisions early in the painting process. This class includes a comprehensive exploration of the ‘glow factor’. Topics will include texture, transparency, color […]

Experience different painting genres – still life, landscape, and portraiture – while advancing your painting and drawing skills and developing your ability to see like an artist. Each week we will paint in the studio, using a specific subject as a point of departure; still life arrangements, from floral arrangements to multiple objects, will be […]

In this workshop we will explore acrylic painting while interpreting the beautiful color, form and texture found in flowers. Class members will learn a variety of ways to work with acrylic paint while creating a small floral painting. We will review how to create an underpainting and how and when to use the paint application […]