KAREN BLACKWOOD
1 DAY PAINTING WORKSHOP
April 24, 2026
One Day Workshop With Karen Blackwood
Community Congregational Church, 44 Post Rd. Greenland, NH. (Parish House)
April 24, 2026. (10-4 daily).
$150 (Limit 15)
Register: (603) 819-9100
Email: [email protected]
One Day Painting The Essence Of The Sea Studio Workshop With Karen Blackwood
Email: [email protected]
* Credit cards, Venmo, Pay Pal, checks, or cash for teachers pet.
* or Mail a check for $150 made out to Todd Bonita and mail it to my house:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
Please write, "Karen Blackwood" in the memo on the check.
Community Congregational Church, 44 Post Rd. Greenland, NH. (Parish House)
April 24, 2026. (10-4 daily).
$150 (Limit 15)
Register: (603) 819-9100
Email: [email protected]
One Day Painting The Essence Of The Sea Studio Workshop With Karen Blackwood
- Workshop Overview: Join award-winning fine artist Karen Blackwood for this one-day intensive studio workshop.
- Curriculum: She will cover everything from her use of the compositional armature of the rectangle, color mixing with a limited palette, designing with a limited number of values, and answering the all-important question of "why this painting?"
- Artistic Philosophy: Over the years, Karen's process and materials have been honed to the essentials, focusing on simplifying to reach the very essence of the subject. Her paintings serve as a way to communicate what draws her to a subject, as she believes what a painting communicates is key to who the artist is and what they have to say.
Email: [email protected]
* Credit cards, Venmo, Pay Pal, checks, or cash for teachers pet.
* or Mail a check for $150 made out to Todd Bonita and mail it to my house:
Todd Bonita
28 McShane Ave
Greenland, NH 03840
Please write, "Karen Blackwood" in the memo on the check.
SUPPLY LIST
Karen Blackwood - Studio Painting Workshop Oil Painting Materials List
Paints (Professional grade oil paints)
Paints (Professional grade oil paints)
- Titanium White
- Ultramarine Blue
- Alizarin Crimson Permanent
- Cadmium Yellow Pale
- Viridian
- Combination of bristle brushes (Filberts, Rounds, or Flats in various sizes).
- One or two Royal Sable Flats in medium to large sizes.
- Synthetic Rounds in small size for detail.
- Note: If you are new to the medium, three brushes (small, medium, and large) are sufficient to start.
- Size: Stretched canvas, gessoed board, or panel between 8”x10” and 12”x16”.
- Preparation: For cotton duck canvas (acrylic primed), it is recommended to add two thinly painted coats of gesso, sanding with fine sandpaper after each layer dries.
- Recommended Brands: Centurion oil primed linen, Winsor & Newton, Ray Mar Art Panels, Source Tek, and New Tradition. Professional oil primed brands require no additional prep.
- Plein air sketches or photo references that you took yourself, as a personal connection is important to the work.
- Palette and palette knife for mixing.
- Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits.
- Walnut oil or odorless painting medium (optional).
- Small sketch pad, pencils, artist eraser, and smudge stick.
- Straight edge and triangle.
- Paper towels and hand-wipes.
- Plastic wrap to save wet paint.
- Two metal or glass containers for spirits and medium.
- Small trash bag.
KAREN BLACKWOOD PAINTINGS
KAREN BLACKWOOD
Karen Blackwood
Trained in the classical tradition, Karen painted portraits and figurative work before focusing on landscapes. Feeling light is a defining factor in the landscape, it is the atmospheric quality of the light she captures in her paintings. Her work is a desire to paint what inspires her and to capture the very essence of the scene. Now living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the coastal scenery is providing her with endless inspiration for her marine work, garnering her a multitude of awards including these recent top awards - Best Water Award in the Plein Air Salon, Award of Excellence in the 2020 Eastern Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Second Place in the March Bold Brush Competition, First Place in the Spring Oil Painters of America Online Showcase and The Seascape Award of Excellence in the 28th National Juried Oil Painters of America exhibition in St. George, Utah.
Karen's paintings have been included in museum and nationally juried exhibitions including the Marine Art Society National Marine Exhibition, touring 6 museums Nationwide, The Channel Islands Maritime Museum Exhibit, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod Special Exhibit showcasing the regions Finest Marine Artists, the Huntingon Museum of Art, The Pasadena Historical Society and the California Art Club. Solo Shows at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth, N.H., The Birmingham Community House, The BUC in Bloomfield Hills, MI and The Saline Art Center in Saline, MI.
Her paintings and her work are in multiple publications, including The Artists Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector Magazine, Southwest Arts Magazine, American Society of Marine Artist Quarterly Magazine now in the Smithsonian Archives, Oil Painters of America Newsletter, The NY Times and the LA Times.
A sought after Workshop Instructor, she teaches in Workshop locations across the country.
Karen is a Member of the Oil Painters of America and a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists.
[email protected]
Trained in the classical tradition, Karen painted portraits and figurative work before focusing on landscapes. Feeling light is a defining factor in the landscape, it is the atmospheric quality of the light she captures in her paintings. Her work is a desire to paint what inspires her and to capture the very essence of the scene. Now living in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the coastal scenery is providing her with endless inspiration for her marine work, garnering her a multitude of awards including these recent top awards - Best Water Award in the Plein Air Salon, Award of Excellence in the 2020 Eastern Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Second Place in the March Bold Brush Competition, First Place in the Spring Oil Painters of America Online Showcase and The Seascape Award of Excellence in the 28th National Juried Oil Painters of America exhibition in St. George, Utah.
Karen's paintings have been included in museum and nationally juried exhibitions including the Marine Art Society National Marine Exhibition, touring 6 museums Nationwide, The Channel Islands Maritime Museum Exhibit, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod Special Exhibit showcasing the regions Finest Marine Artists, the Huntingon Museum of Art, The Pasadena Historical Society and the California Art Club. Solo Shows at the Todd Bonita Gallery in Portsmouth, N.H., The Birmingham Community House, The BUC in Bloomfield Hills, MI and The Saline Art Center in Saline, MI.
Her paintings and her work are in multiple publications, including The Artists Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector Magazine, Southwest Arts Magazine, American Society of Marine Artist Quarterly Magazine now in the Smithsonian Archives, Oil Painters of America Newsletter, The NY Times and the LA Times.
A sought after Workshop Instructor, she teaches in Workshop locations across the country.
Karen is a Member of the Oil Painters of America and a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists.
[email protected]