Margaret Dwyer's Sketch & Paint Workshop: Island Discoveries

Discover the beauty of Maine one sketch at a time as we combine drawing and watercolor in this relaxed, exploratory workshop. Using watercolor pencils along with a variety of water-soluble drawing materials, you'll learn how to capture the character of rocky shorelines, quiet harbors, forests, wildflowers, and island landscapes. We'll explore simple sketching techniques that help you see shapes, values, and composition without getting bogged down in details.

Watch your drawings come to life as a brush and water transform pencil marks into luminous washes of color. Demonstrations will cover blending, layering, texture, and expressive line work, with plenty of individual guidance throughout the workshop. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist looking for new techniques, you'll leave with fresh skills, greater confidence, and a sketchbook full of colorful island discoveries to inspire your future adventures

More on Margaret:

Margaret Dwyer holds a BFA and MFA in visual art. She has a passion for watercolor, her primary medium for the past 45 years. Her paintings have been recognized in numerous national and international juried exhibitions. Images of her watercolors have they been featured in fine art books and magazines that include: “Splash, America’s Best Watercolors “- (North Light Books) “How Did You Paint That?”- (International Artist Books) “American Artist Magazine” “The Artist’s Magazine” “Southwest Art Magazine” “Manhattan Arts Magazine” Margaret recently served 3 years as the artist in residence at MBR National Historical Park in Woodstock VT. She has decades of professional experience teaching watercolor throughout New England and has facilitated watercolor workshops for the Maine Art Education Association at Haystack in Deer Isle ME, and Monson Arts. Currently, she teaches and demonstrates watercolor for art centers and galleries on the seacoast of ME, NH, & MA. Through a deep exploration of both materials and themes, her imagery reflects an emotional connection with nature, water, and the wonder found in the everyday. Margaret loves to develop experimental watercolor techniques. Her clean, vibrant paintings often combine unconventional methods with traditional ones, branding her work with a unique style. “Being willing to respond to your painting during the process rather than forcing it to conform to a preconceived outcome makes a big difference with this incredible medium. Opening the world of watercolor to people has been and continues to be a purposeful mission for me. Ideas and artistic methods are constantly in motion in my studio, and it is a joy to share that with others.”