The winning bidder of this item will receive a spot in a four day Plein air painting workshop on Monhegan Island, Maine, with artist Todd Bonita, August 16 - 19, 2013.

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, artist Todd Bonita and students carry on this great tradition and paint the Island's 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 nature's light, form, color and atmosphere on a two dimensional surface. Through demonstration, discussion and critique, you and Todd 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. 

“You could stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the ocean in the morning and set over the ocean in the afternoon… “ Ed Deci, president of Monhegan Island Lighthouse.