WORKSHOPS
July 11 - 12, 2025
Cynthia Winings Gallery
Blue Hill, Maine
Painting with Texture
Join me for a two-day Cold Wax and Oil workshop, designed to coincide with a summer exhibition of cold wax artists at the Cynthia Winings Gallery in Blue Hill, Maine. This is a unique opportunity to explore the luminous, textural qualities of cold wax painting while experiencing an inspiring gallery setting.
Learn cold wax techniques including layering, veiling, mark-making, and creating texture. Explore composition, contrast, color mixing, and editing strategies. Discussion of process, intention, demonstrations and plenty of studio time are all part of this two day dive into creativity.
Whether you are new to cold wax or looking to deepen your practice, this workshop welcomes artists of all experience levels.
Workshop hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $350
October 9 - 12, 2025
Haley House
Kittery, Maine
Building Layers: A Cold Wax Exploration
Celebrate the fall season with a three-day immersive workshop focused on cold wax and oil painting. Whether you’re new to the medium or looking to deepen your practice, this workshop welcomes artists of all skill levels. With a balance of guided instruction and personal exploration, you’ll have the opportunity to grow at your own pace.
We’ll dive into a variety of techniques including layering, working with contrast, veils of color, brayer and transfer techniques, mark-making, masking, stenciling, compression, and blotting. Discussions on composition, color theory, and editing will support you in creating stronger, more personal work.
All levels welcome.
Cost: $850 (includes all meals) $450 deposit due at registration
January 19 - 23, 2026
Hablando Mexico
Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico
What Lies Beneath: Developing Layers with Cold Wax
Start your new year with five days of immersive painting in the rich visual landscape of Todos Santos. This workshop focuses on layering techniques using cold wax and oil paint to build depth, tension, and atmosphere. Through guided exercises, demos, and individualized feedback, you’ll explore texture, contrast, and intuitive composition while working on multiple pieces. Ideal for artists seeking both structure and freedom in their creative process.
All levels welcome.
Cost: $850 | $450 deposit due at registration
March 9 - 13, 2026
Hablando Mexico
Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico
Light Color and Place: Painting the Atmosphere of Todos Santos
Let the colors, textures, and rhythms of Baja California Sur guide your painting practice in this immersive workshop. Through cold wax and oil, we’ll explore how to capture the feeling of place — its light, space, and energy — using layering, veiling, and intuitive color mixing. This workshop emphasizes emotional resonance as much as formal technique, encouraging deep attention to the visual world and its translation into abstract language.
All levels welcome.
Cost: $850 | $450 deposit due at registration
About Anne
Anne is a dedicated teacher who creates a dynamic learning experience based on years of painting combined with her knowledge of art history and teaching methods. A lifelong teacher at the college and high-school level and in museum settings, Anne holds a CT art certification and was named 2012 Connecticut Art Education Association's Outstanding Secondary Arts Educator. Since 2014 she has been offering classes and workshops in her studio in Maine as well as Todos Santos. Anne is an engaged teacher and accomplished artist who fosters an environment where students can develop new skills, their personal voice and artistic sensibilities. She is passionate about helping her students on their creative and artistic journeys.
Student Work
“You are a star teacher and I’m sure each of us would agree that you met us exactly where we were from moment to moment -
challenging us just the right amount.”
— Ellen Hirshberg