Pickle Street School Studio

Pickle Street School Studio is a one-room school building that has been renovated into a working art studio located in scenic Monterey Township, Michigan. Transformed into an art studio, Pickle Street offers a variety of arts and enrchment classes and workshops.

2980 134th Ave Hopkins, MI, 49328 United States

616-896-9090

269-686-6617

2980 134th Avenue, Hopkins, Michigan

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WONDERFUL PASTELS
Jul
31
to Aug 1

WONDERFUL PASTELS

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with Teri Utz Bersée

Wonderful Pastels! They can be bold and buttery, they’re highly pigmented, and they’re your very direct creative connection to the paper. Whether you’ve started your pastel journey or you’ve just been thinking about trying them, here’s a good chance to jump in. In this class, we’ll explore the many ways to create a sound and pleasing painting, step by step. So many options, so much to explore!!!

Come prepared to expand your ideas about the medium and grow your confidence in using them which, with practice, will soon translate to a much more enjoyable experience.

An adult course for the beginner to the advanced artist.

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COLOR HARMONIES
Aug
28
to Aug 29

COLOR HARMONIES

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with MARY ANN PALS

In this 2-day class Mary Ann will demonstrate and provide instruction in pastel. With instruction from IAPS Master Circle pastelist Mary Ann Pals, students will work from reference photos and learn how to choose harmonious colors to create a vibrant pastel painting.

Mary Ann will give demonstrations and will also provide individual help to students. This workshop is recommended for age 18+ advanced beginners and above.

**A few FREE sample Ludwig pastel sticks will be given to all students.

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DIVING DEEP INTO BROKEN COLOR
Oct
2
to Oct 3

DIVING DEEP INTO BROKEN COLOR

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with Barbara Schilling

This 2-day workshop is geared to help you find ways to use distinct brushstrokes of different colors side-by-side allowing the viewers eye to optically mix them rather than blending the paint.

Barbara will demonstrate with instruction how to use this technique. Individual instruction as well as final critiques will be highlighted.

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Abstracting the Landscape
Oct
17
to Oct 18

Abstracting the Landscape

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with Barbara Schilling

This 2-day workshop is geared to help you find ways to simplify your landscape painting with an abstract approach. Using color and brushstrokes, you will learn to simply shapes and get suggestions for creating energy and mood in your painting. Learn a new approach to creatively painting the landscape!

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Exploring and Stretching the Power of Pastel
Sep
13
to Sep 14

Exploring and Stretching the Power of Pastel

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with Teri Utz Bersée

In this 2-day workshop Teri will explore many ways to paint with pastels, adding new techniques to your painting process. Using soft Pastels provide the most direct flow of pigment from human hand to paper of almost any medium. That makes using soft pastels very exciting, This workshop covers the tips and techniques that will enable you to develop your own style and build confidence with pastels.

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RAMP UP THE CONTRAST IN PASTEL
Jun
27
to Jun 28

RAMP UP THE CONTRAST IN PASTEL

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with MARY ANN PALS

In this 2-day class Mary Ann will demonstrate and provide instruction in pastel. Focusing on strong light/dark contrast, you will plan your composition, surface color choices and attention to edges of shapes using photos for reference. Note: Students will receive a few free sample pastels from Terry Ludwig Pastels, LLC to use and take home!

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Beginning Drawing
Apr
25
to May 30

Beginning Drawing

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with Teri Utz Bersée

Improve your drawings and paintings in this 6-week figure beginning drawing workshop. Shapes, lines, and proportions will be demonstrated in this workshop. Broken into specific lessons each week, you will build a better understanding of drawing fundamentals.

An adult drawing course for the beginner to the advanced artist.

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Simply Learning to Paint in Oils
May
19
to May 20

Simply Learning to Paint in Oils

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with Barbara Schilling

This workshop is geared for any stage of artist that wants to learn the basics of painting with oil paints. Barbara will be demonstrating materials and various techniques in a step-by-step process. Painting in oils doesn’t have to be intimidating! Let’s make it simple!

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Luminous Landscapes in Pastel
Sep
18
to Sep 19

Luminous Landscapes in Pastel

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with Kathleen Kalinowski

This workshop will increase artists’ confidence in the art of pastel work and take it to the next level by understanding how to layer color. Utilizing color temperatures, pastel application, and suggested details rather than drawing them are some of the highlights. Kathleen will demonstrate a creative composition, quick color studies, thumbnails and more.

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Architectural Landscape
Aug
24
to Aug 25

Architectural Landscape

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with Connie Kuhnle

    No need to fear putting that beautiful structure in your painting or avoiding those inviting charming scenes because they contain buildings. In this workshop Connie will discuss and demonstrate how architecture can add interest to your painting, some simple perspective principles that will help you to "make it look right". How to make structures sit naturally in the landscape, and the importance of reflected light and more!

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    Beginning pastel with Kathleen Kalinowski
    Apr
    23
    9:00 AM09:00

    Beginning pastel with Kathleen Kalinowski

    This one day workshop is an introductory course for students interested in learning how to use the pastel medium. We will explore various painting surfaces for pastel, how to choose the right pastel at the right time, techniques for starting, layering and blending in a painterly manner. As a class we will be painting a winter landscape. Students with some landscape painting experience may choose to bring their own winter landscape reference photo or I can provide the photo for you.

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