Water Media Art Workshops

Get ready to experience a different type of art workshop. Pack your enthusiasm and sense of adventure as Susan and Lee lead you through their wonderful adventures in art workshops around the world.

E-mail Lee and Susan with your mailing address at artadventures@aol.com or call 253-677-1920 or 360-573-5447 to receive more information on any of these workshops and for availability of space.

*Trip costs don't reflect air fare, but Lee and Susan will be happy to coordinate flight arrangements for you from the Portland, OR area.

Click on the year below for the workshop schedule that works for you:

2011 schedule 2012 schedule2013 schedule

2011 Workshops

  • Town Plaza Center | 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA
    E-mail: artadventures@aol.com or Susan @ 253-677-1920 or
    Tracy Reilly Kelly 360-992-2939 or tkelly@clark.edu cce.clark.edu
    Mature Learning Clark College Aqueous Media/Watercolor Classes with Susan Cowan
    Refer to Clark College schedule for specifics. cce.clark.edu
  • Town Plaza Center | 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA
    E-mail: artadventures@aol.com or call Lee @ 360-573-5447
    *Ongoing Monday nights through Clark College - Community Ed
    Independent Watercolor Study with Lee Baughman.
    Refer to Clark College schedule for specifics. cce.clark.edu

  • Limoux, FRANCE
    September 3-17, 2011
    Aqueous Media workshop with Susan and Lee.
    Join Susan & Lee on their return to Montfaucon in Limoux, France!

    *Double accommodations at the luxury small hotel Montfaucon (or the artistic apartment right next door if we have more than 9 guests).
    *Pick up and return to the airport in Toulouse (plan on a group arrival for ease of pick up).
    *All breakfasts and 12 gourmet French dinners prepared at either Montfaucon or lovely restaurants chosen specially for our tour group.
    *All ground transportation, admission and guidance to paint out destinations. This will include our favorite sites and many new locations for retuning students!
    *Watercolor, sketching and photography lessons from Lee and Susan both in the beautiful studio at Monfaucon and our destination sites in the Languedoc region.
    * A bonus overnight trip to Coullioure on the coast where the Fauves found inspiration is included. Your luxury hotel above the sea and a very special night out will cap off this wonderful tour! (airfare in not included.)
    Cost: $3,600. Click here to download a brochure.
  • Limoux, FRANCE
    August 20 - September 3 , 2011
    Aqueous Media workshop with Susan and Lee.
    Join Susan & Lee on their return to Montfaucon in Limoux, France!
    *Double accommodations at the luxury small hotel Montfaucon (or the artistic apartment right next door if we have more than 9 guests).
    *Pick up and return to the airport in Toulouse (plan on a group arrival for ease of pick up).
    *All breakfasts and 12 gourmet French dinners prepared at either Montfaucon or lovely restaurants chosen specially for our tour group.
    *All ground transportation, admission and guidance to paint out destinations. This will include our favorite sites and many new locations for retuning students!
    *Watercolor, sketching and photography lessons from Lee and Susan both in the beautiful studio at Monfaucon and our destination sites in the Languedoc region.
    * A bonus overnight trip to Coullioure on the coast where the Fauves found inspiration is included. Your luxury hotel above the sea and a very special night out will cap off this wonderful tour! (airfare in not included.)
    Cost: $3,600. Click here to download a brochure.
  • Friday Harbor, WA
    October 4-8, 2011
    Self Directed Painting Getaway with Susan and Lee.
    Join Susan & Lee on their return to Friday Harbor in the Puget Sound!
    A FEW SPOTS ARE REMAINING, SO SIGNUP QUICKLY!
    Susan and Lee have arranged another instruction - free painting get away for self directed artists. We have reserved the Legion Hall at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island with its full kitchen for four and a half days of creativity. You will be free to come and go at the Legion Hall or create plein air paintings if you wish. This artist friendly space with its large windows looks down on the harbor. It has "elbow room" to go beyond traditional painting to explore creative expressions such as batik, fish prints, monotype's, pours or ???! Additionally, we have reserved cabins and rooms at the Lakedale Resort for those who wish to share accommodations. Susan and Lee are happy to help you find roommates and coordinate carpool arrangements. Participants are free to choose other accommodations as well.
    Cost: $250 - lodging not included in price. Click here to download a brochure.

2012 Workshops

  • Friday Harbor, WA
    Spring, 2012 - look for details soon!
    Self Directed Painting Getaway with Susan and Lee.
  • Abbondanza Toscana, ITALY
    August 15 - September 1 , 2012
    Plein Air sketchbook painting and photographing with Susan and Lee.
    Join Susie & Lee as they return to Italy for two weeks of plein air sketchbook
    painting and photographing. They have chosen Abbondanza Toscana in the hills above
    Lucca (www.abbondanzatoscana.com) to be "home" for their 2012 art-adventures workshop.
    Daily painting sessions led by these two talented and experienced teachers will include the
    peaceful surroundings of the beautifully restored farmhouse and barn where you will stay and
    it's 1000-acre wine & olive estate, as well as excursions to nearby towns, a day trip to Cinque Terre, and a very special stay-over in Florence with Museum passes!
    Cost: 2,620 EURO. Click here to download a brochure.
  • Abbondanza Toscana, ITALY
    September 1 - 15 , 2012
    Plein Air sketchbook painting and photographing with Susan and Lee.
    Join Susie & Lee as they return to Italy for two weeks of plein air sketchbook
    painting and photographing. They have chosen Abbondanza Toscana in the hills above
    Lucca (www.abbondanzatoscana.com) to be "home" for their 2012 art-adventures workshop.
    Daily painting sessions led by these two talented and experienced teachers will include the
    peaceful surroundings of the beautifully restored farmhouse and barn where you will stay and
    it's 1000-acre wine & olive estate, as well as excursions to nearby towns, a day trip to Cinque Terre, and a very special stay-over in Florence with Museum passes!
    Cost: 2,620 EURO. Click here to download a brochure.

2013 Workshops

  • Kauai, Hawaii
    Spring, 2013 - look for details soon!
    Aqueous Media Workshop with Susan and Lee.

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