# Event Details - **Event Name**: Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Your ability to analyze visual data, break it down to its basic components, and record it is the key to your development as a visual artist.About this Eventhttps://patrickleefineart.com/This is an oil or acrylic workshop.Get the most out of your studio time by keeping things simple, to-the-point, and powerful. Your ability to analyze visual data, break it down to its basic components, and record it, is the key to your development as a visual artist. This ability, combined with a lexical/visual language that can help you analyze and convey these ideas, is an essential step in discovering your own personal aesthetic. Topics will include: - Making a lot of work (Quantity over Quality) - By focusing on a process rather than a particular end result, our subconscious mind (the root of our true selves) is given an opportunity to come to the surface. - Focusing on design - the overall abstract relationships in your painting are what matter, and what have the most impact. - Realizing that the creative and the critical (analytical) aspects of our practice require two different ways of thinking that must be considered separately. - Working with no specific end in mind, and allowing ideas to develop. - Use of the Notan in design and creative thought (improvisation) - Solid drawing and values as a basis for “looseness” - Subjective color - Breakdown and building back up of the image - An understanding of the creative concept in our work Notes: ***Students should bring their own photos to work from*** PLEASE MAKE AT LEAST TWO PHOTOCOPIES OR BLACK AND WHITE PRINTOUTS OF THOSE IMAGES THAT YOU’D LIKE TO WORK FROM. THESE IMAGES DO NOT HAVE TO BE THE SAME SCALE AS YOUR FINAL PAINTING, BUT SHOULD BE OF A SIZE WHERE ONE OR TWO WILL FIT ON A STANDARD PIECE OF COPY/PRINTER PAPER (8 1/2 X 11). THE MORE YOU HAVE OF THESE, THE BETTER!! -I'll do a demo of a painting for the first half of each day, with the students painting the second half of the day. -Attendees may use oils or acrylicsFranciscan Life Process CenterArt Workshop Registration and Cancellation PolicyA $150 deposit or payment in full is required for enrollment in any workshop. Full payment of the workshop is required 45 days before the start date of the workshop.Registrations made after 45 days require full payment and are non-refundable.Cancellations must be received in writing and submitted 45 days before the start date of the workshop for a full refund, less deposit and processing fees.The FLPC does not provide make-up workshops or issue refunds for workshops missed due to illness, emergencies, or other events beyond their control. If the workshop is cancelled by the FLPC payment will be fully refunded including deposit.Purchasing a workshop ticket is a binding agreement to the above terms and conditions.This policy is effective January 1, 2025.Art Workshop Overnight Room Rental AgreementThank you for making a reservation at the Franciscan Life Process Center (FLPC). Please understand that confirming a reservation of our rooms is a binding agreement for the terms and conditions below.Please review the following carefully:Check-in is between 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Check-out is no later than 9:00 AM on the day of your departure unless other arrangements have been made. Bed linens and towels are included.Animals are not allowed in the building. Documented and identified service animals may accompany a guest in FLPC buildings.Guests are responsible for any damage to the rooms or FLPC building.Guests are most welcome to use the trails for walking or running. Please use only the marked paths around the FLPC (a map can be found in the room). The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist residences are private property. The farm and gardens may not be accessed without permission. Animal interaction must be accompanied by a staff member or Sister.Any accidents or injuries occurring on the FLPC property should be reported to the FLPC Director as soon as possible.FLPC does not allow smoking on the grounds or in any of its buildings.Alcohol is not permitted when any person under 21 is present. The possession or use of any controlled substance is prohibited on FLPC grounds. Visibly intoxicated persons may be removed from the FLPC grounds at the discretion of FLPC management.Firearms and weapons are not allowed in buildings or on the grounds of FLPC.Cancellation PolicyA deposit of the first overnight fee is required for a room reservation.Cancellations must be received in writing and submitted 2 weeks prior to the arrival date for a full refund, less deposit. Cancellations after 2 weeks are non-refundable.If the reservation is cancelled by the FLPC, because of unforeseen events and/or an emergency closure, the deposit will be fully refunded.This policy is effective January 1, 2025. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lowell/patrick-lee-simplify-your-process-improve-your-painting-and-find-your-voice/100001675093021319 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, fine-arts, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 7 hours - Location: Franciscan Life Process Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 26.68, max: 623.99, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lowell - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Franciscan Life Process Center - **lat**: 42.9935212 - **long**: -85.37688939999998 - **full address**: Franciscan Life Process Center, 11650 Downes St., Lowell, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c5a06ec622337eed611b3313f09251f3cb7f891216899d7f001ec90a31e6c809-rimg-w1200-h600-dc404761-gmir.jpg?v=1759231904 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice being held? - **A:** Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Franciscan Life Process Center, 11650 Downes St., Lowell, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice? - **A:** Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice is organized by Franciscan Life Process Center Kathleen Bechtel, Art Director. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Patrick Lee-Simplify Your Process: Improve your Painting & Find Your Voice is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lowell, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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