PAINT BY DESTINATION - PAINT THE DANUBE RIVER CRUISE AND WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
Aug
19
to Aug 26

PAINT BY DESTINATION - PAINT THE DANUBE RIVER CRUISE AND WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

I was invited to teach a watercolor workshop on the beautiful Danube with Paint by Destination from August 19, 2024- August 26, 2024. Join this new watercolor experience and travel cruise with Paint by Destination, a destination watercolor workshop travel agency partnering with AmaWaterways.

This is a 7 day cruise on the beautiful Danube from August 19, 2024 - August 26, 2024 with an optional 2-Nights Budapest Pre-Cruise and 3 Nights Prague Post-Cruise at an additional cost.  During the cruise, there will be 5 days of watercolor workshop instruction.  Join us when we paint and sketch the beautiful historic cities of Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Linz, Passau and Vilshofen.  Both painters and Non-Painters are welcome.

** IF YOU BOOK YOUR TRIP BEFORE MARCH 31, 2024, YOU WILL SAVE $1,000! A $400 deposit is required to secure your booking. The painter fee is $4,497 (based on a shared room) and non-painters are $3,987. There is also an option to upgrade to a private room as well. This cost is all inclusive, with the exception of airfare and other terms outlined in the booking form.

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Watercolor Workshop, Urban Sketching and Painting in Tequisquiapan, Mexico  (2025)
Jan
21
to Jan 28

Watercolor Workshop, Urban Sketching and Painting in Tequisquiapan, Mexico (2025)

Join us in Tequisquipan, Mexico in January 2025 for a unique watercolor workshop experience in old Mexico. The maximum accommodation for this workshop is 10 people, so space is limited.

The trip includes 7 days of accommodations, 5 days of painting, meals and transportation to and from the airport in Queretaro. Meals include all breakfast and lunches provided by a private chef at the Villa, a farewell dinner/celebration with music in the Villa. Accommodations including double occupancy rooms, en plain air, tours and a private cooking class. The workshop does not include air fare, trip insurance, tips, meals other than those noted and optional activities such as massage, yoga and private wine tasting.

Cost is $1675.00 USD double occupancy for each workshop.  There is a $350 cost to upgrade to single occupancy. We encourage travelers to travel together and share a room since space is limited. A deposit of $300.00 is required to be submitted when making this reservation. 

This trip will include a week long stay in Tequis, Mexico including daily indoor watercolor workshop and plein air painting and sketching in the town of Tequis, Mexico and urban sketching in surrounding regions.

This watercolor workshop will include 5 days of painting including the basics of watercolor, urban sketching & painting and how to compose and paint impressionistic watercolor paintings.  The class will include sketching basics, in-class watercolor instruction on a simple 3 step process of painting, urban pencil and ink sketching techniques and en-plein air painting in the village and surrounding areas of Tequisquiapan. 

There is a good introduction and information about Tequis in INTERNATIONAL LIVING. CLICK HERE to LEARN MORE ABOUT TEQUIS!

TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND TO BE PLACED ON OUR LIST, PLEASE CLICK BELOW.

Located just 20 minutes from the international airport. This trip package will include accommodations at 1 of 2 Villas, pickup and transportation to and from airport on day of arrival and departure, all Breakfast and Lunches (private chef) at main Villa, a departure dinner at main Villa, Five (5) day indoor painting workshop and instruction (9:30-1:30pm) with optional plein air painting in the afternoon on 2 days, a cooking Class (from private chef), select guided tours, morning Yoga, craft Tour and Shopping and a visit to Bernal.

Download the MATERIALS LIST for this workshop HERE.

If you would like to contact me for future workshop inquiries, feel free to contact me.

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Painting Club
Mar
4
to Mar 18

Painting Club

Join our 2 (two) week impressionism painting club on ZOOM, where we will paint in a social setting every other week in March. We will visit Italy in March 2024 and paint some iconic landmarks in an impressionistic and dynamic watercolor technique.

Learn how to paint architectural designs with dynamic watercolor painting techniques with watercolor artist Al Kline. A monthly fee of $30/monthly (2 session value) or $15/session is required, which includes the weekly painting reference materials, photos, and specific painting topics for the course.

Each painting session will be recorded for playback in HD and test your skills in composition and how to paint scenes in watercolor with emphasis on atmospheric perspective, drawing, color mixing, drawing and painting architectural elements and supportive elements such as people, cars and cafe’s.

Enjoy open discussions while painting in a social environment on the Zoom platform. Classes will resume in March 2024. You can still purchase and join our last February sessions on February 26th, 2024. Previous painting sessions are still available in our archive for $15 each. You can go to my products page in thinkific there to view my lesson archive. Zoom settings/supplies/reference materials will be sent out to our subscribers prior to each class. Classes will be on Mondays at 7-9pm CST. The March sessions are March 4th and 18th where we paint Italy! All recordings will be made available for 30 days after each lesson.

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Watercolor Basics 3-Day Workshop - Painting Loosely in Watercolor with Al Kline
Sep
12
to Sep 14

Watercolor Basics 3-Day Workshop - Painting Loosely in Watercolor with Al Kline

  • Rockport Center for the Arts (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join me at the Rockport Center for the Arts starting Tuesday, September 12th from 9:30 to 3:00 and ending on Thursday, September 14th, 2023 for a 3 day workshop in Watercolor Basics.

This will be a 3 day course that will encompass the principals and concepts of drawing basics and painting watercolor, composition, color mixing and much more.

Beginners and more advanced students are welcome. It is open to all age levels who are interested in improving their drawing and painting skills.

We will learn the concepts of drawing including perspective, proportion and compositional design as a foundation to proper painting. You will learn the concepts of painting watercolor, watercolor washes, value/tonal studies, texturing techniques and color mixing to create vibrant watercolors.

This course is ideal in helping you create sketch book compositions and larger, more complete artistic works in watercolor.

Cost is $310 for members and $370 for non-members. Class size is limited to 15 students for a more immersive experience, so sign up today! Contact the Rockport Center for the Arts to register below.

If you would like to contact me for future workshop inquiries, feel free to contact me.

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