Not able to join me during the winter in Mexico at Studio South, please join me for one of these unique events in the United States.

Art Workshops and Demos conducted by Robert Masla at the Casa – Studios North, Ashfield, Massachusetts and various other locations in the U.S. will be listed below. Listings are added and updated throughout the year, please check back.

“My goal as an instructor/facilitator is not to teach you to paint or draw like me, but to facilitate your painting and drawing like you. To help you uncover your intention, your unique vision and signature and assist you in acquiring the technical tools necessary to manifest it. In this process I create a safe and non-judgmental environment for you to experiment, explore, learn and grow. I will help you expand the “colors on your palette”, assisting you in developing your repertoire and understanding of various techniques, knowledge and skills in the mastery of the craft of drawing and painting. Most importantly, my goal is to help you to learn how to see and think visually, with that comes an expanded awareness that art springs from creativity and connectedness to life” – Masla

Spend a relaxing weekend in the country while you learn at your own pace with lots of demos and helpful one on one instruction at Masla Studios North.

Due to a very busy schedule I will only be offering 2 weekend mentoring workshop this year at Masla Studios North and only a couple of workshops at The Springfield Museums this summer.

Mentoring Weekend:
August 8 & 9, September 3 & 4, 2026
Mentoring Weekends – in Plein Air and the Studio – All Media
Scroll down to see more information on mentoring weekend below, or call me: 413 335-4295

For a list of Studio North, area B & B’s click here

Springfield Museum

To be announced

For more information and to register, call Emma at the Museum School:
413-314-6448 email: elewis@springfieldmuseums.org

Scroll down to read more about these Mentoring Workshops

Masla painting in Jerome, Arizona at the 10th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival.

The following workshops listed below with Masla are run through The Museum School at the Springfield Museums

The workshops below are run through The Museum School at the Springfield Museums, Contact Emma Lewis:

You can register at Springfieldmuseums.org
or call 413-314-6448

Jeanne Fontaine, former Director of International Travel for the Museum, is now owner of ArtfulTravels, who runs our European tours.

Our tour of Holland in 2022, Croatia in 2024, and France 2025 have been organized by travel expert, Jeanne Fontaine. Everyone attending has been extremely pleased with these tours and we are planning more European Adventures with Jeanne,www.ArtfulTravels.com

Our 2026 Destination - Painting in the Cotswolds of England.
See our website for details. Write to me to be put on a mailing list to be the first to know so you don't miss out.

At the Springfield Museums:

To Be Announced

To register call Emma at the Museum School:
413-314-6448

Other workshops will have the sponsor contact at the end of each listing. To find out more about in person workshops keep scrolling down.

Scroll Down to read about
Mentoring Weekends at Studios North

Watch Masla's free demos:

"2 at Once" - With the publisher of Plein Air Magazine, Eric Rhoads Live, You Tube Channel

Watercolor Painting Using an Imprimatura Technique on Fredrix Watercolor Canvas,
on Royal Talens North America, Creators Studio Live.

Watch another of Masla's demos with Royal Talens N.A. Creator Studios Live: “Painting Rocks and Water Using an Imprimatura Technique and Cobra water mixable oils on Fredrix oil primed linen”

Get Away This Summer - Spend an enjoyable, relaxing weekend in the country while you learn and grow as an artist. Still some space for this unique workshop! Special Mentoring Weekend at Masla Studios North.

Saturday & Sunday:
August 8 & 9, September 3 & 4, 2026
Weekend- Drawing and Painting the Landscape in Plein Air and the Studio - All Media
at Masla Studios North
962 Apple Valley Rd. Ashfield, MA 01330 for info and to register :
Call: 413-335-4295

Masla, Misty Morning Painting at the Bog, watercolor, 9"x 7", cold press

Masla, Mist on the Farm, watercolor on 9" x 12", cold press

Masla, Morning Walk, (on Apple Valley - plein air), imprimatura oil technique on Fredrix all media paint-board, 8" x 16"

 
Masla, Salt in the Air, (plein air San Pancho), Cobra water-mixable oil on Fredrix all media paint-board, 8" x 16"

Experience Masla's award winning teaching style in this weekend working towards achieving your intentions. In this workshop we will be drawing and painting the bucolic New England landscape in Summer and Fall colors with the media of your choice. Masla will demo in a variety of media various principles, techniques and aspects of painting the landscape. The important effects of atmosphere, value, color temperature, light & shadow and composition will be covered.

Morning at Buck Pond, Plein Air Tonal Study, Adirondacks
Graphite-wash, gouache on Rembrandt toned-paper-4x6

Rainy Morning, plein air Cobra oil on 24"x 36" canvas on panel

Classes at Studios North are always small, at this time I am limiting workshops to only 6 participants, so there is a lot of personal attention. People work in the medium of their choice - no problem as a beginner, you will take away a lot of useful techniques and information and experienced artist will broaden their vision and deepen their skills, moving towards understanding and achieving their intentions.


End of Summer, (plein air on Apple Valley), oil, 24" x 36"

Spend a relaxing weekend in the country while you learn at your own pace with lots of demos and one on one instruction. Improve your ease and comfort with drawing and painting as Masla reveals methods, techniques and materials that give the painter unparalleled access to freedom, speed and spontaneity to rapidly nail down a paintings composition and values, arguably two of the most important factors in the success of a painting. Learn to understand the difference between criticism and critique and how to move from a narrow vision to Seeing and Being in the Flow.

Masla, Yellow Barn, plein air oil, 11" x 14"

Understanding artistic intention along with various approaches to painting in plein air and the studio will be discussed and methods for portraying different aspects of the landscape, i.e. rocks, water, clouds, in convincing manners will be revealed. Be prepared for a thoroughly enjoyable relaxing time in the outdoors and studio, painting and picnicking, as Masla brings you to some of his favorite painting spots around his Studio North, in Ashfield, MA. Cost for the weekend is $450.00, picnic lunch provided. 1 day only, (Sunday) -$250. picnic lunch provided, most art materials, call for more info.

Masla, A Hint of Autumn, plein air, Cobra oil on 18" x 24" canvas

- Returning Studio North Participants Receive a $25. discount on the weekend retreat! (not applied with other discounts).
Other dates for 2026 Studio North Weekends (Satuday, and or Sunday - 10:00am - 5pm), if there will be one, have not yet been posted, depends on my painting & travel schedule. Call or write to make sure space is available, some dates may change, check back periodically):

Join me for painting in
Rural New England this Summer & Fall.

- Studio painting if inclement weather

To read about and see Studio North and for a list of area B&B's click here