Week 1: JUNE 16-20
Artsy Fartsy!
Each day, a variety of subjects are created!
Age Suggestion: 5-11 years old
Week 2: July 21-25
It’s Christmas in July!
All week will be centered around winter and Christmas themed paintings.
Snow ball fights & all…It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Age Suggestion: 10-17 years old
Camp Times
10am-3pm
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10am-12:30pm (half day option)
A DAY IN THE LIFE of your camper looks somethin’ like this…
10-10:30 – Well hello & good morning Craft Tent! Lots of art mediums for students to practice with; Plain Air Drawing throughout the yard; Yard Play.
10:30-12 – Let’s draw inside!
Every day we will add a little more to one amazing drawing of your choice. We will see it through to completion on Friday. Still life options available or picture references are an option. Camper should come prepared with reference pictures of their choice (MUST BE PRINTED OUT IN COLOR TO BRING ON DAY ONE….No digital references).
12-12:45 – Eat your packed lunch while you wonder the yard (art mediums available each day for personal work).
12:45-2:15 – Let’s paint!
Campers will paint a different painting each day. Some will be led step by step. Some days they will choose a painting location around the grounds of 128 for “plein air style” landscape painting. Still-life options will be available as well.
2:15-2:30 Informal Group Critique: campers learn artistic word usage as they critique themselves and their fellow artists.
2:30-3 – Super Silly Games & POPSICLES!!
Half Day Options were created last year as we had some younger campers join us that simply wanted to paint. So our half day campers will paint out doors in the a.m. while the rest of the campers draw in doors. At noon, campers will all eat lunch together. Younger, half day campers will then proceed to the front yard at 12:30 as they wait to be picked up.
Older campers have the option to work on one or two pieces all week (depending on style and process). This is in place of a new painting each day. If they’re up for the challenge, Still-life Options are THE BEST way to learn how to draw and paint. It’s not easy, but by far, it will grow your young artist. They will learn different painting & drawing techniques–blending, proportion, stroke styles, light source & more.
Painting & Drawing are the meat of each day. Campers will each create a drawing of their choice (still-life or a reference piece drawings). In the process, they will learn different styles of Pencil Shading, Proportion, Basic Color Knowledge, and Light Source. Your child should be thinking about what they would like to draw for this portion of camp. Please email Ms. Nicole with image ideas so we are ready to get started on Monday morning. Our last day of camp will be a special day where we also prepare for the art show. We will matte our drawings & talk about set up displays–Learning how to properly exhibit the artwork we’ve created all week! Oh! Sculpture has become such a hit the last 3 years so it’s now a steady medium to The Blank Canvas Art Camp!
Artwork will remain in studio until the art show where it will be displayed, after which you can take home.
2025 ANNUAL ART SHOW: Friday, July 25
7-8pm.
Snack donations appreciated for the show!
CAMP COST (due at registration)
$300 Week Camper; $150 Half Day Camper
$60 per individual full day
$50 Sibling Discount for the week
$50 discount second week
Supply List
ALL Painting supplies & Mattes covered in cost.
Sketch Book (size 9×12 is best)
Pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 6B (STAEDTLER BRAND ONLY)
Kneaded Eraser
Prisma Colored Pencils
Marker your name on everything!
Fill out registration form below!
Payment can be mailed by check/cash or Venmo @Nicole-Blank-9!
DESTINATION ART DAYS! YESSSSSS!
Plein Air Painting with large stand up easels
Imagine a day with soft music, an easel, and nothing to do but create something beautiful. Truly, these sessions have become the highlight of my summer. Everyone works on something different, while Nicole walks around offering suggestions and short demos to get you moving forward. If space and time allows, Nicole will be painting alongside of you with her trusted old easel! Weather you’ve never drawn before or you are a seasoned artist just wanting to commit some days to your craft, please, won’t you join me?!
Ages 14 through adult welcome! Limited spacing.
Outdoor/Indoor chalk pastel/watercolor/charcoal drawings completed in one session!
Pack a lunch/snack/water bottle
Still Life (in doors) or Spaces in home that will create a quality color study.
I highly encourage this day as I will discuss a variety of components that will ease you into the other days.
Meet on location or reserve a space in Nicole’s car (leaving at 9:30).
Email Nicole to reserve your easel for the day. Payment due 1 week prior to event. Artwork reserved for art show (July 25th). You can retrieve that evening, after 8pm.