2-Day Workshop with Master Artist Jeanne Rosier Smith
May 28th – 29th
Thursday and Friday, 9am – 4pm
Tuition:
$375 for PPSCC members
(2026 membership dues must be paid)
$425 for non-members
Location:
Cultural Center of Cape Cod
307 Old Main Street
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
PPSCC has reserved a block of discounted rooms for the workshop and reception dates, May 27th – 30th. Information related to the reserved hotel block will be sent upon registering and with your confirmation email from PPSCC.
Sense of the Sea
A great seascape painting will bring you right to the edge of the water, with the ocean breeze in your hair, the roar of the waves, the wet sand underfoot, the taste of salt in the air.
How do we engage all the senses when we paint, create an impression of the moving, living, beautiful ocean?
This two-day workshop will focus on a different way of engaging what we know to create what we see on the page.
We’ll use stored memories and sensory knowledge along with reference photos (and videos), in order to bring your seascapes to the next level.
Join Jeanne Rosier Smith for two days of seascape painting, looking at up close crashing waves and wide open beach scenes, and become aware of the power of painting with all your senses.
Jeanne Rosier Smith IAPS-EP, PSA-MP
Jeanne Rosier Smith is a Sudbury, Massachusetts based landscape and marine artist working in pastel for over twenty years. She’s a designated Eminent Pastelist with IAPS, a PSA Master Pastelist, a Copley Society Master Artist, and a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists and the American Impressionist Society.
She has served as an educational consultant to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where she has given demonstrations and gallery talks. She’s been recently featured in Plein Air magazine and numerous other national art publications.
She served as 2023 judge for the Pastel Journal’s Top 100 Landscape competition, and is a regular contributor to the Pastel Journal and other publications. She is currently represented by nine US galleries and her work is in collections worldwide.
After teaching in-person workshops at home, nationally and internationally for almost two decades Jeanne now offers her workshops and videos on demand via subscription through EpiphanyFineArt.com.
@JeanneRosierSmith
www.jeannerosiersmith.com
The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC) is dedicated to providing our members and the wider community with opportunities to learn and explore the pastel medium throughout the year. With that in mind, we are delighted to present our WOW online workshops, led by highly-skilled pastel artist-members and instructors.
This year our WOW workshops will be held virtually via Zoom.
Supply lists for each session are provided in the descriptions and additional information, including the Zoom link, will be sent prior to the workshops.
Registration is on a first come/first serve basis and is processed entirely online. WOW workshops are limited to 12 participants to provide plenty of one-on-one mentoring. These are highly anticipated workshops and you are encouraged to sign up early.
Cancellation Policy
WOW Workshop information
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Link to Zoom will be provided prior to session)
Cost for each workshop:
$80 for members
$135 for non-members
Your payment is non-refundable unless the workshop sells out and your spot is taken by another person from the waiting list. Membership dues must be paid in advance to secure a spot at the member rate. To pay your dues now, click here .
2026 Winter One-Day Workshops (WOW) Schedule
January
“New Perspectives on Perspective”
with Nancie King Mertz
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
In this workshop, Nancie will focus on perspective, something that scares many artists. She will make it approachable and understandable, using a demo and individual instruction.
I always encourage students to paint unfamiliar or difficult subjects that they are reluctant to tackle on their own, and to avoid painting their usual subjects. This is a class, not a competition….
They can email me their work several times as it progresses and I will correct or suggest changes with my Apple pencil and return it to them–in particular–perspective.
February
“Reflections and Current: Capturing Water in Pastel” with Clint Howard
February 21, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
In this workshop, we’ll set aside the idea of “painting water” and focus instead on what’s really there: colors, shapes, values, and edges. When you stop thinking about water as a special subject, it becomes easier to see the simple visual relationships that create the illusion of reflection and movement. We’ll discuss what to pay attention to, and just as importantly, what to ignore.
Through demonstration and guided practice, you’ll learn how to develop layers of depth and movement. The goal is not detail for detail’s sake but capturing the feeling of water in our dusty medium with confidence and restraint.
March
“Don’t Upstage the Star! (Elevate the Idea)”
with Charles Peer
March 28, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
Though mastering technique is important, I especially love teaching idea development—because that is what elevates an ordinary painting into an exceptional one.
In this workshop, I will focus on ways to develop a solid concept for your painting and then on how to refine that idea into a strong, memorable piece. Throughout our day together, I will also emphasize how to punctuate the drama in your work, highlighting the true “star” of your painting.
April
“Painting Animals – Not Everything is Black and White”
with Maryann Mullett
April 18, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm, online via Zoom
In this workshop we will explore different hues and temperature changes within black and white fur.
For the underpainting, sepia tones of ArtGraf Viarco Tailor Shape chalks will be applied as a value wash on UART 400 paper.
Maryann will be demonstrating a black and white cow, but students may choose an animal that resonates with them.