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Weekly Class
Plein Air Adventure
Instructor:
Shawn Dell Joyce
4/13, 5/11
Plein Air Adventure Sites 2024-2025
Classes: Shawn Dell Joyce
Sundays 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Meet-ups: Sherry Hart
Pre-Registration is Required. Click the button below to Sign Up!
Group meets Sunday 1-4pm Addresses are provided, please GPS directions.
Please note that the meet-ups are not classes, but opportunities to paint in the
company of friends and hone your skills. Meet-ups are administered by Sherry on a
volunteer basis and are free to attend. Meet ups are the other Sundays of the month
for the same sites and months.
Classes are structured and involve an extended demo, handouts, individual help, and
group critiques. Class begins at 1pm on site, Expanded demo from 1:15-1:45
(recorded and link provided after class), paint 2-4 pm with one-to-one help, critique at
4pm until finished. Single class is $38 through Beach Art Center or sign up for all 6 for
$150 for Season’s Pass.
Class 4 Mar. 9: Indian Rocks Beach 16 th Ave. Beach Access 1522 Gulf Blvd,
Indian Rocks Beach, FL – Park in public parking lot, pay fee, or park in the Beach
Art Center parking lot for free and walk to the beach. Restrooms available at this
access. Expanded Demo; “Color Theory, using color temperature to create
perspective, complementary palettes, mixing color for sand in shadow and full sun.”
Meet up dates Mar. 2, 16, 23, 30
Class 5 Apr. 13: Lake Seminole Park 10015 Park Blvd. Seminole, FL- Meet at shelter 12 across from the boat ramp. Free parking and near restrooms. Views of
lake, inlet and boat launch, birds. Expanded Demo; “Painting trees, skies, water and
water reflection.” Meet-up dates Apr. 6, 20, 27
Class 6 May 11: St. Pete Pier 600 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 – Park in
public parking lot (pay parking meter) and walk toward the circle of Adirondack chairs
in the center of the field on the pier. Look for the netting overhead. Views of
downtown St. Pete, marina, pier, chairs, people, boats, and ocean. Expanded Demo;
“aerial perspective, architecture and using sighting and sight-sizing to measure boats,
buildings, and everything your painting.” (Additional tool provided during this class)
Meet up dates: May 4, 18, 25
General Information…..
Please remember to bring your own equipment and materials to each class.
Class meets on site from 1pm-4pm on the dates specified, group meets in between at
the same site or other agreed-upon sites. Please join the group by email (see below).
There is no charge for group participation, only for classes. If there is a threat of
inclement weather, class will be rescheduled (If temperature is below 55 degrees, class
is cancelled, if it is above 90 degrees class is cancelled). Class is structured and led by
Shawn Dell Joyce, group meet ups are informal and critiques happen by consensus.
Make sure to join the email list for weekly reminders, and our facebook group to post
latest paintings.
You are responsible for getting directions to each location. A group email will be sent
near the first of the month-with details for the class site and information about demo.
There will be a GPS’able address or website where you can get more information.
Some locations may have names similar to other sites nearby so please be careful.
Demonstrations are promptly at 1:15-1:45 and if you miss it, there will be a printed
handout available, demos will be recorded and a link will be sent to those who enrolled
in the class to access the recording or join live through Zoom and watch.
You paint at your own risk, there is no insurance and all places are public parks and
places where people frequent. There is an inherent risk in being outdoors and plein air
painting.
Shawn Dell Joyce
Meet your Instructor...
Shawn Dell Joyce began her career as an artist’s apprentice in NY’s SoHo area in the 1980’s and worked in the studios of many prestigious artists. Her entrepreneurial spirit called her North to the Hudson Valley, where she began teaching a series of plein air painting classes in 2000. Her classes became so popular that she hired other artists, and founded a plein air school with an Arts and Agricultural mission based on the historic Hudson River School. Twenty years later, her nonprofit has grown to encompass a beautiful historic home with 5 classrooms, three galleries, 25 teaching artists and 40 represented artists. The Wallkill River School brings cultural tourism to the Hudson Valley region through plein air painting workshops and events on local farms, historic sites and open spaces.
Shawn Dell Joyce has won many prestigious awards for including 1st in the Paint Sarasota Quickdraw, 2nd Place in 2018, and 2nd in the Quick Draw at the 2021 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival, 1st in the Quick Draw at the 2017 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival, and People’s Choice in the International Plein Air Paint Out 2005 in Niagara Falls. She is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and Plein Air Magazine. She has participated in many national exhibits and plein air festivals, and is represented by galleries in NY and Florida. She teaches workshops in pastel and plein air techniques across the country. Her work is included in collections in the Georges Pompidou Museum in France and the Museum of Modern Art in NY.
Classes Policy
All fees associated with classes are non-refundable once the class has started. In the event a registrant needs to change or cancel their registration, the registrant should use the link provided in the confirmation email to reschedule to a future class. If the student needs to cancel for a refund prior to the start of class you must contact the Beach Art Center as far in advance as possible. Any agreement to cancel or transfer a registration after the class has taken place is made at the sole discretion of the instructor.
Beach Art Center reserves the right to cancel classes if minimums are not met or for any other reason relevant to business needs. In the event of a cancellation initiated by Beach Art Center, the registrant will be rescheduled or will receive a full refund. Beach Art Center does not hold credits on account for future use.