FIGURATIVE PAINTING FROM LIFE WORKSHOP - VENICE, ITALY SPRING 2026

Join me for a 8-day Worksop which includes 1st Day Demo by me and 3days of 2Day poses with live model. There will also be 1-Day Plein Air Painting on the island of burano.

MAR 27 - APRIL 4, 2026 - 8Day Workshop (9PM-12:30PM)
STUDIO and Hotel located 5 mins from PIAZZA SAN MARCO

Classes & Workshops

Mary Beth McKenzie has been teaching her abstract approach and sensibility to painting the figure for over thirty years. She teaches regular classes at the The Art Students League of New York, conducts occasional workshops at Katonah Art Center and abroad.

The Art Students League of New York
Painting from Life (Summer Classes)
Mornings, Monday–Friday, 8:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoons, Monday–Friday, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

MORNING CLASSES

AFTERNOON CLASSES

Ms. McKenzie demonstrated her method of painting at The Art Students League of New York on the first day of her Starting a Canvas workshop in Fall 2011. Watch the thirteen minute video below.