EVENTS
Current Offerings
Artist Residency Program Summer Showcase - North American Youth Section Fundraiser!
Join us for an exciting event on July 18th from 5 PM to 9 PM as we celebrate the work and artists of the Summer cohort of the Residency Program and help raise money for the North American Youth Section. The evening will include exhibitions, artist talks, musical performance, and the arrival of the Caravan.
Cold Wax: Composition + Contemplation
For two sessions this July, Laura will teach an in-person intensive in the medium of cold wax, a unique and exciting material for working with color, form, layering, and exploration.
Past Events
Explore the Color Wheel in Many Media
Explore the Color Wheel in many media
a Free Columbia summer painting course with Laura Summer
4 days Choose one session or both:
July 5-8 (Fri-Mon 4 days)
July 12-15 (Fri-Mon 4 days)
in Philmont NY
Come to a summer course exploring the color wheel through many media including watercolor, pastel and cold wax. Cold wax is a medium that is easy to use, you will get rich nuanced colors and textures and be continually surprised by this layering technique.
All supplies are included. No experience is needed, the techniques are inspiring and forgiving. Sliding scale $0-650 laurasummer@taconic.net 518 653 2350
Colors of Spring Online course
Colors of Spring Online course
April 10,17,24 and May 1
10am New York time
Come join us online to experience spring through painting. 4 sessions using pencil, pen, ink, and watercolor.
Sliding scale $0-80
For more information contact Laura Summer
laurasummer@taconic.net 518 653 2350
You will receive the first lesson before the first call.
An afternoon of winter painting at Free Columbia
Come join us in the studio to experience winter through painting. We will be using pencil, pen, charcoal and watercolor.
All supplies provided
Sliding scale $0-40
For more information contact Laura Summer laurasummer@taconic.net 518 653 2350
Color, Cold Wax and Block Prints — A summer painting course
Color, Cold Wax and Block Prints
A summer painting course
July 24-28 or July 31- August 4
Often, we learn life lessons by working artistically. By experiencing a gesture out in the world, I see my gesture more clearly. Cold wax is a layered medium that often reveals what language the previous layers have spoken. Finding the assistance of those previous layers is exciting and often supportive.
In this workshop we will at first create block prints and then unite them into the cold wax and color. Layering over them, we may lose them, only to find them revealed later.
The technique is supportive and forgiving, very messy but not smelly.
4 days of color
4 days of color
March 20-23, 2023
In this course we will experience color using various media including watercolor and oil/cold wax. Cold wax is a medium that is easy to use, you will get rich nuanced colors and textures and be continually surprised by this layering technique. All supplies are included. No experience is needed, the techniques are inspiring and forgiving.
Cost: Sliding scale $0-400
Contact Laura Summer for information and to register laurasummer@taconic.net 518.653.2350
Each day we will start at 9:15 am and work together until lunch time - 12:45.
After lunch there will be studio time to work on the exercises that were introduced in the morning. This schedule allows for individual working styles, you can take a long or short lunch, work into the evening or whatever works for you. I will be there in the afternoon until around 5 pm.
Thursday Morning Painting at Free Columbia
For those of you who would like to paint on a weekly basis we are offering a 9:30-12 studio time with instruction by Laura Summer if you want it. Most materials provided.
A $0-35 contribution is suggested, this means you can choose an amount in that range that fits your budget.
Please contact Laura Summer if you want to come. laurasummer@taconic.net
Thursday Morning Painting at Free Columbia
For those of you who would like to paint on a weekly basis we are offering a 9:30-12 studio time with instruction by Laura Summer if you want it. Most materials provided.
A $0-35 contribution is suggested, this means you can choose an amount in that range that fits your budget.
Please contact Laura Summer if you want to come. laurasummer@taconic.net