Studio and Plein Air Classes & Workshops
Private * Semi-Private Lessons * Mentoring * Critiques
In-Person and Virtual
SUMMER 2026
JUNE 15-18
DMITRI'S STUDIO PROPERTY
en Plein Air Impressionist Master Class
9:30-3:30
4-Day Semi-Private Workshop
Enrollment: Limited to 5 students
Download the Info Sheet Flyer on en plein air. pdf
JULY 22-24
The BASCOM: A Center for the Visual Arts
North Carolina
3-Day Expressive Painting Workshop
WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
June, July, August
https://www.nps.gov/wefa/learn/photosmultimedia/vipw.htm
HOW TO BE AN IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER
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AUGUST 17-20
SILVERMINE ART SCHOOL
Impressionist Figure Painting Intensive: Then & Now – Key Artists as Living Guides
5 DAYS
Mo Tu We Th Fri
1:00 PM – 04:00 PM
This five-day intensive is an immersive exploration of Impressionist figure painting that connects historical tradition with contemporary practice. Guided each day by a master artist whose work reflects a distinct stage in the painter’s development, students will engage with these influences not as distant historical references, but as living companions in the act of seeing and painting. Rooted in the principle Lux Ante Formam—light before form—the course begins not with detail, but with light, atmosphere, and presence.
Over the course of the week, students will move through a thoughtful progression from looking and seeing to insight, vision, and inspired expression. As they work from structure to sensitivity, from design to light, participants will deepen their understanding of how light animates the figure and learn to translate observation into paintings that feel immediate, luminous, and fully alive in the spirit of Impressionist expression.
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SPRING 2026
SILVERMINE ART SCHOOL
4 Fridays May 1-22 (29)
Contemporary Impressionism and Beyond: Experience to Expression
Fridays: 2 Different Sessions
AM & PM
9-12 & 1-4
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6 ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS
Sign up for one, two or all
9:30-3:00
1. Wednesday, May 6
Drawing As Thinking: The Seven Stages of Visual Intelligence
2. Saturday, May 9
Expressionism as Inner Truth: From Representation to Meaning
3. Wednesday, May 13
Color as Thinking, Feeling, and Meaning: The Science and Poetry of Light
4. Saturday, May 16
Abstraction as Thinking: From Gesture to Meaning
5. Wednesday, May 20
Reference as Thinking: From Copying to Creative Authorship
6. Saturday, May 30
The Impressionist Figure as Living Light: From Drawing to Expressive Strokes
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FALL 2026
SILVERMINE ART CENTER
September 16 - Dec 2
Abstract Painting: Dynamics of Symbols and Color in Composition
Wednesdays: 2 Different Sessions
AM & PM
9/16 – 12/2 Wed 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
9/16 – 12/2We 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Contemporary Impressionism and Beyond: Experience to Expression
September 18- Dec 4
Fridays: 2 Different Sessions
AM & PM
9/18 – 12/4Fr 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
9/18 – 12/4Fr 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
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WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
en Plein Air Painting
September 20 1 Day
https://www.nps.gov/wefa/learn/photosmultimedia/vipw.htm
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DMITRI'S MASTER CLASS
Location: Dmitri’s Studio, Backcountry, Greenwich
EMAIL: contact@DmitriWright.com
Private Coaching
A Master Conversation on Your Artistic Next Becoming
One-Day or ½ Day Individualized Sessions.
This one-to-one mentorship experience is for artists seeking clarity, coherence, and forward movement in their work to bring freedom to their voice, vision, and vocation as a creative call 203-832-3325 or email.
WINTER 2027
SILVERMINE ART CENTER
January
Abstract Painting: Dynamics of Symbols and Color in Composition
Wednesdays: 2 Different Sessions
AM & PM
Wed 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
We d01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Contemporary Impressionism and Beyond: Experience to Expression
Fridays: 2 Different Sessions
AM & PM
r 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Fr 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
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MARCH 2027
NAPLES ART INSTITUTE
Impressionism Then and Now
March 15-16
https://reg130.imperisoft.com/naplesart/ProgramDetail/313238393532/Registration.aspx
Explore Impressionist painting as a living tradition through Dmitri Wright’s Tree of Impressionism, guiding students from Natural Impressionism (Looking - Seeing), through Post-Impressionism (Insight - Visionary), to Transcendent Impressionism (Inspired). Beginning with direct observation and the study of light—drawing on artists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and John Singer Sargent—students progress toward expressive interpretation informed by Pierre Bonnard, Vincent van Gogh, and Henri Matisse. Through a structured progression from sketches and studies to underpainting and expressive brushwork, participants develop both technical fluency and a personal, contemporary voice rooted in the enduring language of Impressionism.
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DMITRI'S MASTER CLASS
Location: Dmitri’s Studio, Backcountry, Greenwich
EMAIL: contact@DmitriWright.com
Private Coaching
A Master Conversation on Your Artistic Next Becoming
This one-to-one mentorship experience is for artists seeking clarity, coherence, and forward movement in their work to bring freedom to their voice, vision, and vocation as a creative call 203-832-3325 or email. One-Day or ½ Day Individualized Sessions.