KEVIN BEERS 4 day MONHEGAN ISLAND workshop (Sept 27 - 30, 2019)
Oil by Kevin Beers
KEVIN BEERS
MONHEGAN ISLAND, ME
4 Day painting workshop (September 27 -30, 2019) (Friday thru Monday) $495
Monhegan Island has been an artist colony for more than 150 years, a favorite of great artists like Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer, Rockwell Kent and The Wyeths. They came for the light, the quiet calm in the atmosphere and it’s leisurely rhythm. In this workshop we carry on this great tradition and paint the Islands landscape en plein air, gathering at various locations around the village, lighthouse, small coves and craggy coast.
Painting from life outdoors is regarded as the best way to train your eye how to really see like an artist and accurately represent natures light, form, color and atmosphere on a two dimensional surface. Through demonstration, discussion and critique, we will simplify the outdoor painting process. Emphasis will be on capturing the changing light, composition and technique. This is a relaxed workshop and all levels are welcome.
Call or email to reserve:
[email protected]
(603) 819-9100.
Scroll down below for information about Supply list, Traveling, Sleeping, Eating and more on Monhegan Island...
MONHEGAN ISLAND, ME
4 Day painting workshop (September 27 -30, 2019) (Friday thru Monday) $495
Monhegan Island has been an artist colony for more than 150 years, a favorite of great artists like Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer, Rockwell Kent and The Wyeths. They came for the light, the quiet calm in the atmosphere and it’s leisurely rhythm. In this workshop we carry on this great tradition and paint the Islands landscape en plein air, gathering at various locations around the village, lighthouse, small coves and craggy coast.
Painting from life outdoors is regarded as the best way to train your eye how to really see like an artist and accurately represent natures light, form, color and atmosphere on a two dimensional surface. Through demonstration, discussion and critique, we will simplify the outdoor painting process. Emphasis will be on capturing the changing light, composition and technique. This is a relaxed workshop and all levels are welcome.
Call or email to reserve:
[email protected]
(603) 819-9100.
Scroll down below for information about Supply list, Traveling, Sleeping, Eating and more on Monhegan Island...
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RESERVE WORKSHOP & PAYMENT:
The cost of the Monhegan Island 4 day workshop is $495.00 US and includes the workshop only. Participants are responsible for their own accommodations, transportation and meals. To reserve your space please email Todd Bonita at [email protected] or call (603) 819-9100 and send a check for the deposit, made payable to Todd Bonita, for $200.00. Please write, "Monhegan Island" in the memo of the check. Mail to: Todd Bonita 30 Hillside Drive Greenland, NH 03840 This reservation fee of $200.00 is non-refundable if cancelled less than sixty days before the workshop. Please pay in full the remaining $295.00 balance no later than thirty days before the workshop. |
Oil by Kevin Beers
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ACCOMODATIONS:
I have blocked rooms at the The Monhegan House and I will be staying there. Breakfast is included in room rate. Tell them you are with the Kevin Beers workshop. This is where we will meet every morning at 9:00 after breakfast.
(Reservations begin on January 1st, best rooms go first so call soon).
There are other great choices and most places are within easy-peasy walking distance to the village.
(*Click on desired location below to go to their web sight)
Monhegan House - (207) 594-7983
John Sterling Harbor House 518-791-2838
Tribler Cottage (Apartments)- 1-207-594-2445
Trailing Yew - 1-207-596-0440
Shining Sails Bed and Breakfast- 1-207-596-0041
Island Inn - 1-207-596-0371
Brackett's Oar House, Call: 207-594-9151
Fish beach rentals (207) 594-9151
*Also see www.Monheganwelcome.com for additional accommodations and island info.
In 2007 the Monhegan House added two more rooms (suites), that have their own bathrooms and a deck... a little more money, but if you like having yourown bathroom, they are perfect.
E-mail Holden W. Nelson: [email protected]
The *Trailing Yew* includes breakfast and dinner... family style...off season rates as well...The *Island Inn* is the fanciest...most $s...It's the only Inn with some private bathrooms
I have blocked rooms at the The Monhegan House and I will be staying there. Breakfast is included in room rate. Tell them you are with the Kevin Beers workshop. This is where we will meet every morning at 9:00 after breakfast.
(Reservations begin on January 1st, best rooms go first so call soon).
There are other great choices and most places are within easy-peasy walking distance to the village.
(*Click on desired location below to go to their web sight)
Monhegan House - (207) 594-7983
John Sterling Harbor House 518-791-2838
Tribler Cottage (Apartments)- 1-207-594-2445
Trailing Yew - 1-207-596-0440
Shining Sails Bed and Breakfast- 1-207-596-0041
Island Inn - 1-207-596-0371
Brackett's Oar House, Call: 207-594-9151
Fish beach rentals (207) 594-9151
*Also see www.Monheganwelcome.com for additional accommodations and island info.
In 2007 the Monhegan House added two more rooms (suites), that have their own bathrooms and a deck... a little more money, but if you like having yourown bathroom, they are perfect.
E-mail Holden W. Nelson: [email protected]
The *Trailing Yew* includes breakfast and dinner... family style...off season rates as well...The *Island Inn* is the fanciest...most $s...It's the only Inn with some private bathrooms
Oil by Kevin Beers
FERRY TO MONHEGAN:
Passengers only
Parking Available
Details must be verified with the Companies
(There are three options for Ferries to and from Monhegan Island. I drive up to Port Clyde and take the Ferry there myself but the other two options are perfectly good ones. Parking is about $5 per day at Port Clyde and safe. There is a gift shop and restaurant rite there at the dock. Last year we bought fresh cooked lobsters on the pier from lobstermen for $3 each...we inhaled them).
Monhegan Island boat line:
(The largest number of trips run from Port Clyde each day).
1 (207) 372-8848
Coastal Rte 1 to Rte 131 South
Departs Port Clyde 7:00 am*
Departs Monhegan 9:00 am*
Departs Port Clyde 10:30 am
Departs Monhegan 12:30 pm
Departs Port Clyde 3 pm
Departs Monhegan 4:30 pm
* Except Sundays in May/June, September/October
60 minutes journey time
Boothbay Harbor - The Balmy Days III
1 (207) 633-2284
1 (800) 298-2284
Coastal Rte 1 to Rte 27 South
Departs Boothbay 9:30 am
Departs Monhegan 2:45 pm
85 minutes journey time
New Harbor, Maine - The Hardy Boat
1 (207) 677-2026
1 (800) 2-PUFFIN
Coastal Rte 1 to Business Rte 1 (Damariscotta) to Rte 130
Departs New Harbor 9:00 am and 2:00 pm*
Departs Monhegan 10:15 am* and 3:15 pm
*May 28-31, June 25 - Sept. 26, then Fri.-Sun. until and including Columbus Day
60 minute journey time
Also check out:
www.monhegan.com
Passengers only
Parking Available
Details must be verified with the Companies
(There are three options for Ferries to and from Monhegan Island. I drive up to Port Clyde and take the Ferry there myself but the other two options are perfectly good ones. Parking is about $5 per day at Port Clyde and safe. There is a gift shop and restaurant rite there at the dock. Last year we bought fresh cooked lobsters on the pier from lobstermen for $3 each...we inhaled them).
Monhegan Island boat line:
(The largest number of trips run from Port Clyde each day).
1 (207) 372-8848
Coastal Rte 1 to Rte 131 South
Departs Port Clyde 7:00 am*
Departs Monhegan 9:00 am*
Departs Port Clyde 10:30 am
Departs Monhegan 12:30 pm
Departs Port Clyde 3 pm
Departs Monhegan 4:30 pm
* Except Sundays in May/June, September/October
60 minutes journey time
Boothbay Harbor - The Balmy Days III
1 (207) 633-2284
1 (800) 298-2284
Coastal Rte 1 to Rte 27 South
Departs Boothbay 9:30 am
Departs Monhegan 2:45 pm
85 minutes journey time
New Harbor, Maine - The Hardy Boat
1 (207) 677-2026
1 (800) 2-PUFFIN
Coastal Rte 1 to Business Rte 1 (Damariscotta) to Rte 130
Departs New Harbor 9:00 am and 2:00 pm*
Departs Monhegan 10:15 am* and 3:15 pm
*May 28-31, June 25 - Sept. 26, then Fri.-Sun. until and including Columbus Day
60 minute journey time
Also check out:
www.monhegan.com
Oil by Kevin Beers
ART SUPPLY LIST
Kevin Beers
Julian half box easel. I like it because it gives you flexibility- you can paint small or I paint up to 45x60” on mine. (And besides, I’m just old fashioned and it’s what I’m used to. I have been using them for something like 40 years. I don’t know much about those new fangled plein air boxes.
canvases or panels
Rembrandt paints.
When I started out I used Winsor and Newton since that was supposed to be the Cadillac of oil paints. But they had small caps and when I was outside painting I often struggled with them. I discovered Rembrandt paints which had and still have huge caps. That was the deciding factor... And it turns out they are great paints. As you may know I am a disciple of Edward Hopper. I always assumed he used Winsor and Newton and felt I was being unfaithful using Rembrandt. Then a book of his notebooks came out and I discovered that he used Rembrandt. Phew! I was redeemed.
For my white, however, I use Winton Titanium White. It’s considered student grade but I think it works great and it’s cheaper...I use a lot of white. A teacher years ago told us that if you want to paint loose and thickly, it was good to use cheap paint because it has a higher ratio of the filler to the pigment. Old Holland, for instance, has much more pigment and it tends to be good for painting thinly and for glazing. I use 200 ml tubes so I always have plenty of paint.
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Naples Yellow Deep
Cadmium Orange
Quinacradone (I use this instead of Cadmium Red. If you use it by itself it is a nice cool red but if you mix it with yellow or orange you get a nice hot red like a Cadmium. That’s not to say you might not want a Cadmium Red too).
Gold Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Ultramarine Deep
Cobalt Ultramarine
Pthalo Blue Green
Pthalo Blue Red
Kooky list isn’t it? This is just what I have arrived at over time by experimenting with various colors. It is not to say this is what you have to use but it works for me.
My go to medium (again kooky) is Copal Medium. It’s just an old habit. I used to love the smell. It used to smell like oranges. Not anymore. I don’t know why. It’s funny that I do use it because it is somewhat fast drying and I like my paint to stay wet so I can mush into it. I really only tend to use it to get started when I want to cover a lot of ground quickly. Lately I use less and less medium. I like paint.
Princeton brushes
(they are relatively cheap brushes but they work well and are durable) and Isabey ( I like them a lot) and Robert Simmons. I use mostly bristle brushes but occasionally use sables. I use filberts almost exclusively. I often feel like flats are a little too sharp. (Boy if we were talking music that would be a real contradict. Flats are sharp?)
Ray Mar boxes for carrying panels. !1x14 is my go to size. Sometimes 12x16. And if I really want to quick sketch I will occasionally do a 6x8. Mainly though I like to paint 18x24 on canvas. That is if I am someplace like Monhegan where I can go back again and again at the same time every day to paint. I like to spend time with a subject and dig in. If you are painting 18x24 and you use a Julian half easel you can carry two canvases on it. That’s convenient.
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella
Kevin Beers
Julian half box easel. I like it because it gives you flexibility- you can paint small or I paint up to 45x60” on mine. (And besides, I’m just old fashioned and it’s what I’m used to. I have been using them for something like 40 years. I don’t know much about those new fangled plein air boxes.
canvases or panels
Rembrandt paints.
When I started out I used Winsor and Newton since that was supposed to be the Cadillac of oil paints. But they had small caps and when I was outside painting I often struggled with them. I discovered Rembrandt paints which had and still have huge caps. That was the deciding factor... And it turns out they are great paints. As you may know I am a disciple of Edward Hopper. I always assumed he used Winsor and Newton and felt I was being unfaithful using Rembrandt. Then a book of his notebooks came out and I discovered that he used Rembrandt. Phew! I was redeemed.
For my white, however, I use Winton Titanium White. It’s considered student grade but I think it works great and it’s cheaper...I use a lot of white. A teacher years ago told us that if you want to paint loose and thickly, it was good to use cheap paint because it has a higher ratio of the filler to the pigment. Old Holland, for instance, has much more pigment and it tends to be good for painting thinly and for glazing. I use 200 ml tubes so I always have plenty of paint.
Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Naples Yellow Deep
Cadmium Orange
Quinacradone (I use this instead of Cadmium Red. If you use it by itself it is a nice cool red but if you mix it with yellow or orange you get a nice hot red like a Cadmium. That’s not to say you might not want a Cadmium Red too).
Gold Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Ultramarine Deep
Cobalt Ultramarine
Pthalo Blue Green
Pthalo Blue Red
Kooky list isn’t it? This is just what I have arrived at over time by experimenting with various colors. It is not to say this is what you have to use but it works for me.
My go to medium (again kooky) is Copal Medium. It’s just an old habit. I used to love the smell. It used to smell like oranges. Not anymore. I don’t know why. It’s funny that I do use it because it is somewhat fast drying and I like my paint to stay wet so I can mush into it. I really only tend to use it to get started when I want to cover a lot of ground quickly. Lately I use less and less medium. I like paint.
Princeton brushes
(they are relatively cheap brushes but they work well and are durable) and Isabey ( I like them a lot) and Robert Simmons. I use mostly bristle brushes but occasionally use sables. I use filberts almost exclusively. I often feel like flats are a little too sharp. (Boy if we were talking music that would be a real contradict. Flats are sharp?)
Ray Mar boxes for carrying panels. !1x14 is my go to size. Sometimes 12x16. And if I really want to quick sketch I will occasionally do a 6x8. Mainly though I like to paint 18x24 on canvas. That is if I am someplace like Monhegan where I can go back again and again at the same time every day to paint. I like to spend time with a subject and dig in. If you are painting 18x24 and you use a Julian half easel you can carry two canvases on it. That’s convenient.
Wet paint carrier. I love the PanelPaks...they are lightweight and convenient.
*Appropriate clothing for outdoor weather and conditions.
Optional
Hat
sunglasses
Water bottle or something to drink, snack
Sun block
Bug spray
If you are uncomfortable standing you may consider a portable folding chair
Wheeled caddy for supplies if necessary
Camera
Umbrella
KEVIN BEERS BIO
I 'm drawn to plein air painting. I grew up in the Hudson Valley, an area with a rich history of landscape painting. The artists of the Hudson River School, the first school of American painting, worked in my backyard. I have since expanded my stomping grounds to include Monhegan Island, a small island off the coast of Maine also prominent in the history of American art. Arists like Edward Hopper, Robert Henri, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent and The Wyeths have painted there. A tiny island of rugged rock with dramatic headlands and crashing surf, it can give you a pretty intense experience of nature. A recent trip to Arizona opened my eyes to an entirely new palette. For someone who had only painted in the Northeast (and Europe) it was an adjustment to paint landscape where cadmium orange was the predominant color. The vibrancy of the orange rocks is set off by saturated cobalt skies. The starkness of vast empty space is quite impactful. And of course you can find the abandoned rotting cars and trucks that bring me back to where I started. There, I've given you a rough idea of what my paintings are all about. The only thing left to tell you is that I am affiliated with The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut and Gleason Fine Arts, of Camden and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, as well as The Lupine Gallery, Monhegan Island, Maine
Oil by Kevin Beers
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: What is the structure of the workshop?
A: On the first day, Friday, we will meet at noon in front of the porch of the Monhegan House. You can't miss it, its in the center of the village next to the church. Look up and you can see the church steeple from almost anywhere in the village...head in that direction. We will get acquainted, I will demonstrate and then we will spend the rest of the day painting. On Saturday and Sunday, we will meet on the porch of the Monhegan House at 9am each morning. we will make our way to our painting site, there will be a painting demonstration and we will paint until noon. Break for lunch and continue to paint until 4pm. During the day, I will come around to each student and offer suggestions and answers to request for assistance. Monday will be the same schedule, however, The last ferry leaves before 5, so we will be sure and wrap up in time to make it. Typically, we paint until about 1pm and then make our way to the ferry area for coffee, buying gifts and simply settling before the ride back.
Q: Is this workshop appropriate for beginners.
A: Yes. This is a relaxed workshop appropriate for beginners to experienced painters. By relaxed, I do not mean a painting vacation, on the contrary, it is packed with information and you will learn a lot. It is relaxed in that you are welcome to go at your own pace and not to feel like you have to keep up with others. We typically have beginners, and / or a number of artist who have never painted outside before, in addition to some moderate to more experienced painters. Its a good mix of an extremely supportive group of like-minded painters trying to solve the same problems.
Q: Is there a lot of walking?
A: There is light to moderate walking required to get to some of our painting locations, appropriate footwear is suggested. It is also recommended to pack light painting gear. On occasions, an island local will drive us to the lighthouse or other locations with all of our gear for $5 per person.
Q: What if I wanted to use Water mixable oil paints?
A: This workshop is relaxed and appropriate for Water mixable oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolor or even sketching. Instruction will include discussion of the principles of art, seeing like an artist and picture making. These lessons are applicable to any medium. I will be working and demonstrating in oil paints so you will definitely benefit the most from using oil paints yourself.
Q: What if it rains?
A: We will sing songs with the word rain in it. Painting options include working under the covered porch at the Trailing Yew or, on occasion, the owners of the Fish store at Fish beach will sometimes put up a tarp that we are welcome to paint under. This can also be a great opportunity to paint indoors at the Monhegan Inn and practice turning your outdoor studies into finished studio works.
Q: What is the structure of the workshop?
A: On the first day, Friday, we will meet at noon in front of the porch of the Monhegan House. You can't miss it, its in the center of the village next to the church. Look up and you can see the church steeple from almost anywhere in the village...head in that direction. We will get acquainted, I will demonstrate and then we will spend the rest of the day painting. On Saturday and Sunday, we will meet on the porch of the Monhegan House at 9am each morning. we will make our way to our painting site, there will be a painting demonstration and we will paint until noon. Break for lunch and continue to paint until 4pm. During the day, I will come around to each student and offer suggestions and answers to request for assistance. Monday will be the same schedule, however, The last ferry leaves before 5, so we will be sure and wrap up in time to make it. Typically, we paint until about 1pm and then make our way to the ferry area for coffee, buying gifts and simply settling before the ride back.
Q: Is this workshop appropriate for beginners.
A: Yes. This is a relaxed workshop appropriate for beginners to experienced painters. By relaxed, I do not mean a painting vacation, on the contrary, it is packed with information and you will learn a lot. It is relaxed in that you are welcome to go at your own pace and not to feel like you have to keep up with others. We typically have beginners, and / or a number of artist who have never painted outside before, in addition to some moderate to more experienced painters. Its a good mix of an extremely supportive group of like-minded painters trying to solve the same problems.
Q: Is there a lot of walking?
A: There is light to moderate walking required to get to some of our painting locations, appropriate footwear is suggested. It is also recommended to pack light painting gear. On occasions, an island local will drive us to the lighthouse or other locations with all of our gear for $5 per person.
Q: What if I wanted to use Water mixable oil paints?
A: This workshop is relaxed and appropriate for Water mixable oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolor or even sketching. Instruction will include discussion of the principles of art, seeing like an artist and picture making. These lessons are applicable to any medium. I will be working and demonstrating in oil paints so you will definitely benefit the most from using oil paints yourself.
Q: What if it rains?
A: We will sing songs with the word rain in it. Painting options include working under the covered porch at the Trailing Yew or, on occasion, the owners of the Fish store at Fish beach will sometimes put up a tarp that we are welcome to paint under. This can also be a great opportunity to paint indoors at the Monhegan Inn and practice turning your outdoor studies into finished studio works.
Oil by Kevin Beers