(410) 212-9320

Natures Wonders in Watercolor

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: TBD

Price: $99 per person, materials provided

Discover the beauty of nature in the Eastern Shore as you capture it in watercolors! While viewing some of the most picturesque natural beauty of the area, twenty year master art educator and local artist, Dawn Malosh will introduce you to professional watercolor and compositional techniques so that you may create your own watercolor memoir of nature’s wonders.

Sunset Seascapes

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: TBD

Price: $140 per person, materials provided

Come and see the best sunset views of the Chesapeake through the eyes of an artist! This fun outside art workshop will teach participants from all artistic levels how to "see like an artist," compose a painting, work with colors and use professional acrylic painting techniques to create their own original sunset seascape painting. Taught by a master art educator and local artist.

Sunset Seascapes: A Workshop on the Water

Time: 4 hours. Starting 3 hours before sunset. Call for availability.

Location:  Eastern Bay

Price: Call for pricing. All materials provided.

There is nothing more inspiring than watching the sunset while on the water, especially on the Chesapeake! This unique workshop on the water will teach participants composition, professional watercolor techniques, color theory, water rendering techniques and much more. All participants will leave with a meaningful memoir of a stunning sunset on the bay.

Pastel Painting at the Pier

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: St. Michaels Pier, The Chesapeake Maritime Museum Pier and others

Price: $99 per person, materials provided.

Explore the pleasantries of pastel painting while absorbing the beauty and breezes of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. Master art educator and local artist, Dawn Malosh, will show you how to compose a painting, as well as use pastel techniques, the elements of art and your own style. Leave this class with a self-composed original memoir of your experience on the bay!

Sumi-e Seascapes

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: convenient waterfront location in St. Michael’s or Claiborne

Price: $99 per person, materials provided

Learn how to meditate and relax while painting the “chi” of the nature around you, as the Buddhist monks called the Chan did a thousand years ago. This class will teach the traditional meditative eastern approach and style to nature and seascape painting. Participants will learn about traditional eastern painting media, such as the bamboo brush, sumi-e ink, rice paper and suzuri inkwell. There will be lots of opportunities to connect to the spirit of nature while create beautiful monochromatic nature scenes and seascapes. 

Bird Sketching

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: Pickering Creek Audubon or Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Price: $80 per person, paper and other materials provided

Discover the incredible variety and beauty of birds of the Chesapeake region in the manner of the famous ornithologist and wildlife artist, John James Audubon.  At one of the most beautiful Audubon centers in the country, participants in this class will learn gesture, contour, shape, coloring, blocking and many other techniques that sketch artists use when rendering wildlife. Sketching paper and pencils provided.

Creativity Cruise on the Chesapeake; an Eco-Art Boat Tour

Time: 4 hours. TBD or Call for availability.

Location: Leaving from St. Michael’s

Price: Call for rates. Art papers and other media provided.

Let the boat be your art studio and the bay your inspiration in the phenomenal four hour eco-art tour. Participants will have opportunities to observe and learn about the Chesapeake, its tributaries and the diverse wildlife that depend on the bay.  Local art and environmental educator and artist, Dawn Malosh will highlight artistic perspective, composition, sketching techniques and a variety of color media techniques in this unique opportunity to let your creativity flow like the waters of the Chesapeake!

Wildlife and Nature Sketching

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call to schedule!

Location: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Also available at Pickering Creek Audubon)

Price: $80 per person, paper and other materials provided

Learn about the animals of the Chesapeake region through wildlife sketching at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.  Known for its captivating natural beauty, the Refuge includes over 25,000 acres, composed mainly of rich tidal marsh characterized by fluctuating water levels and varying salinity. Blackwater is also a haven for several troubled species including the American bald eagle, the endangered Delmarva fox squirrel, and the migrant peregrine falcon. Participants in this class will learn gesture, contour, shape, coloring, values, hatching, blocking and many other techniques that sketch artists use when rendering wildlife. Sketching paper and pencils provided.

Creativity, Color and Kayaks

Time: 4 hours. TBD or Call for availabily!

Location: various

Price: Call for rates. Kayaks and materials provided

The most incredible natural scenery of the Eastern Shore can only be seen by the water. While touring the most panoramically inspiring locations on the bay in the quiet serenity of a kayak, you will learn how to capture your nature experience using the color, creativity and perspective techniques taught in this class.

Catering and Critique ( add-on option)

Time: 3 hours. TBD or Call for availabily!

Location: various

Price: Call for rates

Enjoy a scrumptious buffet-style meal at or near your workshop while revering your art creations in a gentle critique and salon discussion about the aesthetics of art. Facilitated by the instructor, who is a local artist, master art educator and art business owner. Additional local artists may be invited to participate upon request and subject to availability. Special menu needs must be arranged individually with the caterer 4 days prior. Alcoholic beverages are not included in the price.          

Policies

Reservations required for all workshops by calling 410 212-9320. A half-down non-refundable deposit for the entire party is required in order to secure a workshop date. Workshop reservations will not be held without this deposit. 

Please mail checks payable to Aesthetic Alternatives for the listed amount to:

Aesthetic Alternatives- Outside Art Programs

P.O. Box 41, Sherwood, MD  21665

All workshop times, locations and rates are subject to change and/or cancellation. Most workshops require at least two participants and boating workshops require at least four participants in order to be held. In the event that Outside Art Adventures cancels a workshop on its own volition, registrants will have the option of a refund or credit for a future workshops. Any cancellations on the part of students/registrants are non-refundable and non-transferrable. It is the responsibility of the registrants to be present at the workshop’s starting location on time. Since Outside Art is a mobile activity, workshop participants may not be able to find the class if they arrive late, especially when held on the water. It is not the responsibility of the workshop facilitator to find late participants or save materials for them in the event of their absence at the beginning of class. Some workshops require physical activity such as walking, standing for long periods, and rowing. Please make sure you understand the level of strenuous activity and your own physical capabilities before registering for a workshop.

Registration forms (below) and final payments must be received by Outside Art /Aesthetic Alternatives by the day before the scheduled workshop day.

Please mail registration forms and a check 

made payable to Aesthetic Alternatives to the following address:

P.O. Box 41, Sherwood, MD 21665

You may also email registration forms to dmalosh@outsideartlessons.com

OUTSIDE ART WORKSHOPS ------- Registration Form          

Name*____________________________________________________________
Address:*_________________________________________________________________
Zip code:________________________
Nearest Cross-streets:_______________________________________________________
Artistic Level:(circle one) novice   taken some art classes experienced   professional

Work Phone:* ____________________
Cell Phone: *_____________________
Home Phone:*____________________________
Email:*_____________________________________________________________

EmergencyContact: *______________________________________________________
Emergency Contact phone # ________________________
Does you have a medical condition or allergies? If so, please explain: _________________________________________________________________________
Doctor’s Name:*_____________________________________
Doctor’s Phone:*____________________________________

WORKSHOP(S) NAME, DATE, STARTING LOCATION AND TIME _________________________________________________________________________
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AMOUNT ENCLOSED $_____________________________
Check #__________________

REMAINING BALANCE: $__________ *Please note: Workshops must be paid for in total at least one day prior to the scheduled day of the workshop.

Please make checks payable to Aesthetic Alternatives.

By signing this registration form, I hereby and forever discharge, release, and hold harmless, Dawn Malosh, Outside Art Programs, Aesthetic Alternatives and any other connected parties from all liabilities and law suits regarding any damage, loss, or injury resulting from my participation in Outside Art Adventures. In case of an emergency, I do hereby authorize Dawn Malosh consent to determine any medical treatment or care deemed advisable for me. I understand that if the emergency is deemed life-threatening, paramedics will be called first.

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