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WATERCOLORS
Plein air workshop


Coronado April 2026
Sunny California anyone? What a beautiful island to visit and paint. Endless flower gardens! Fascinating water views and romantic architecture! Dates: April 20-24, 2026 Cost: Details coming soon. To register call, email or write Doris Rice. 603-724-7779 cell or email: doris.watercolor@gmail.com , 155 Atlantic Ave, North Hampton, NH 03862 Accommodations: Out of town students should secure own lodgings. Look on line for recommendations for: Inn/Hotel/Guest House accommodation


Coastal Maine May 2026
New Workshop - Damariscotta Details coming soon.


Quebec, June 2025
June 5-10, 20 2026 Vieux Quebec, Class filled, wait list only. We will share apartments in the upper city, adjacent to the famous landmark Frontenac Hotel.....and paint and explore from there. It feels like one is in Europe with the old-world charm. Send a deposit of $100 to reserve a spot, class is limited.


Cape Cod, June 2026
Cape Cod : June 24, 25, 26, 2026. 3 Days Contact the Cotuit Center for the Arts and register for the workshop 2024. They handle all registrations. I encourage you to get your name on the list. The class fills early. Workshop Details: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday This is a chance to learn the skills of painting while soaking in the beautiful surroundings of Cape Cod. Doris Rice, acclaimed plein air (outdoor) watercolorist, will guide you to a full painting experience. Learn


Monhegan Island Maine, July 2026
Monhegan Island, Maine July 13-17, 2026 – Monday through Friday Paint with us on the Artists’ Island of Monhegan! We will be working en Plein air every day to create impressions of this beautiful spot, meanwhile learning the fundamentals of art. Each painter works to his or her own rhythm and style. All levels of experience are welcome. Whether walking the trails or looking out over the cliffs to sea or land beyond, Monhegan offers a painter an incredible ‘get-away’. Tem


Seacoast NH, August 2026
Seacoast New Hampshire & Maine Five August dates and Locations to be announced. Sign up anytime! Come with me to paint the many faces of the Seacoast. We will be working plein air in different locations, several days. What and where shall we paint? There is so much to see! Each year we explore another facet of our own wonderful New England coast. The challenge is to create a vision of the locale, and keep it new, fresh! Come and explore ! Workshop Details: Locations


Star Island, September 2026
Star Island, Maine. September 7-11, 2026 (Content shared by Star Island): “Artists travel throughout North America and Europe to learn from Doris Rice. Closer to home lies yet another adventure! Step back in time, and still enjoy what seems like a distant land; remote, peaceful, historic. Paint spectacular views on Star Island, found off the NH coast, among the “waters of N’Dakinna”, the traditional homeland of Indigenous peoples, past and present. “Daily studio and “en plein
Plein Air Travel Adventures
Expand your skills and creativity on a delightful painting vacation! Traveling in a small group, we share spectacular scenery, delicious food, interesting sight seeing and good-natured companionship.
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