Vibrant Fall - Introduction to Plein Air Painting with Guest Artist Deena Ball

Vibrant Fall - Introduction to Plein Air Painting with Guest Artist Deena Ball

Friday, October 10 | 4 - 6 PM
Saturday, October 11 | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday, October 12 | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a vibrant 3-day plein air watercolor workshop capturing the spectacular autumn colors of Mount Desert Island. This workshop is designed for advanced beginner and above watercolor artists who want to enhance their skills while immersed in the stunning fall landscape of Acadia National Park. This is a great chance to try Plein Air painting because Art Waves has some easels that students can borrow.

What You'll Learn

What's Included

*Participants are expected to bring their own professional quality supplies and paper that is 100% cotton rag cold press, 140lbs or heavier. For more advisement on supplies check out https://www.deenasball.com/online-learning/p/deenas-favorite-watercolor-supplies

About the Instructor: Deena Ball

Deena's passion for nature, science, and art converges when she paints outdoors. Intrigued by the natural world, she is a perpetual student of nature. Through her paintings, she aspires to make others see, appreciate, and preserve the beauty of our environment.

Deena is nationally renowned for her landscape paintings, which are known for their innovative use of watercolors in combination with textured ground and specialized surfaces. Recently, She has also started painting in oils on copper panels. The majority of her work is painted Plein Air or derived from sketches and observations while she is immersed in nature. Her goal is to create simple but expressive paintings inspired by nature, capturing a moment in time and striking an emotional chord with the viewer.

Deena earned her BA in Art History and Studio Art from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She furthered her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and Tyler School of Art. After her formal education, Deena participated in numerous workshops and studied under the late Domenic DiStephano.

For more info, check out https://www.deenasball.com/