May 11-17, 2009

Daily Itinerary

$90 per day

Price includes all fees, meals, instruction, studio space, and free lodging in bunkhouse cabins. Also available are group rates, personalized schedules, scholarships, and additional information on B&Bs and motels.

8am - 9am
Enjoy a country breakfast while getting to know your instructors and the artists

9:30am - 10:30am
Morning Demonstration (to be announced)

10:30am - 1pm
Personal Time Painting; Instructors available in the Field and Studio

1pm - 2pm
Healthy nutritional lunch for the working artist

2pm - 5:30pm
There will be plenty of free time for painting in the fields, or from the panoramic Hameau Studio Deck, in the shade by Kish Creek, or on excursions to other locations in The Big Valley, such as Brookmere Vineyards, Jacks Mountain, or The Belleville Amish Market. Susan Nicholas Gephart and James Farrah will assist and demonstrate "Plein Air" painting. Artists such as Beverly Klucher and Mary Cady Rubinstien will also be painting and drawing, and welcome artists questions, observing their techniques, or working along side of them.

5:30pm
End of the day review and critique

7pm - Till the cows come home
Gourmet dinner, wine, and artistic conversation