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We update our workshop offerings every month. Please check our calendar to see more classes and workshops.

Upcoming Workshops

    • Thu, March 21, 2024
    • Sat, March 23, 2024
    • 3 sessions
    • WAL Gallery and Studio, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, 77380
    • 6
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    In this Three-Day Pastel Workshop with Tetyana Aleksenko you will learn how to paint with soft pastels. All supplies are included! This class is suitable for beginners and intermediate level students. On Thursday afternoon (Day 1), we will start with a brief introduction of different types of pastel paper and soft and hard pastels, and everyone will learn how to apply soft pastels and will take home a small painting! 

    On Friday morning (Day 2), Tetyana will show you how to work on black pastel paper to create a bright and colorful painting of a Jellyfish. On Friday afternoon you are welcome to work on your own reference, or to use the instructor's reference of your choice. Tetyana will help you every step on the way.

    On Saturday morning (Day 3) Tetyana will show you how she takes advantage of a specific color of pastel paper to achieve the effect of water glowing from within and will paint a colorful seascape. In the afternoon, you are welcome to work on the project of your choice. Feel free to bring paintings for critique and ask any questions!

    This is a Three-Day Workshop. We will meet on Thursday afternoon, March 21(from 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm), on Friday, March 22 (from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm) and on Saturday, March 23 (from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm).

    Cost $ 250 member or $300 nonmember. Space limit 8. If you have any questions, please email Tetyana at taniadima@hotmail.com.




    • Mon, June 03, 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • Fri, June 07, 2024
    • 4:30 PM
    • 701 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380
    • 11
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    5 DAY Workshop!

    Spend 3 days learning new plein air techniques and painting the beautiful views around The Woodlands Texas in the springtime. Then spend the next 2 days with Thomas in the Woodlands Art League studio developing your plein air paintings into a finished studio work.

    Thomas is both inspired and exhilarated by the way light plays across the landscape and he has devoted most of his life to capturing it in oil. He prefers to work directly from life for its honesty and immediacy, incorporating many alla prima techniques developed by 19th century master painters such as Sargent, Sorolla, and Zorn. Thomas is a signature member of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association, an Associate Member of the California Art Club, a member the Oil Painters of America, and the American Impressionist Society. He travels extensively and maintains a distinguished exhibition history which has included the Portland Art Museum, the Laguna Art Museum, the Maritime Museum of Curacao, the Academy Museum of Art in Easton, Maryland, the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America’s National & Regional Exhibitions, Arts for the Parks Top 100, and three New York Art Expos. Thomas has also been featured in several issues of PleinAir Magazine and named as an Artist to Watch by The Informed Collector. He is also a multiple Raymar Art and PleinAir Magazine Salon Finalist. Thomas has also been a guest lecturer at three Plein Air Convention & Expos in Monterey, California. Thomas’s work is widely collected throughout North America.

    “When people view my efforts I want them to see a painting, not a photograph. I want them to experience a surface made alive with color, texture, and the movement of my hand, yet also feel tethered to the reality that gave birth to the work. Up close, I want my surfaces to explode. From a distance, I want them to optically reassemble into a whole. But most of all, I want my audience to appreciate why I prefer to paint from life – and thus discover our common sense of wonder.” – Thomas Jefferson Kitts

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The Woodlands Art League’s purpose is to further the cause and interest in the visual arts through teaching, programs, demonstrations, exhibitions, and community involvement. The organization is organized exclusively for educational purposes and is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. 

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Spring, TX 77380

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