Tall Pines Retreats

17/08/2016

Another beautiful plein air painting by Dan Mondloch.
Join in on the fun at Dan's one day workshop at Tall Pines Retreats at Lake Alexander, Cushing! Limited Enrollment-call soon!
320-232-9706 or text!

17/08/2016

Dan's Award winning-Best of Show Painting at Hudson, Wisconsin Plein Air Competition !!!Dan will be teaching at Tall Pines Retreats on Lake Alex on September 27th, For more info: text/call 320-232-9706.
Limited Enrollment ! A Great Opportunity to learn from Dan in a beautiful setting :)

17/08/2016

Tall Pines Retreats is announcing a one day DAN MONDLOCH Plein air watercolor workshop!!! Located on beautiful Lake Alexander, on September 27, 2016. Dan is a local, state , and national award winning artist and awesome teacher! The cabin has many windows, so it is your choice to paint in or outside or both. Dan will demonstrate as well as teach. The workshop will run from 10-4, however, you may start arriving at 9. Cost for the workshop is $75.00 and a $5.00 facility fee.
LIMITED ENROLLMENT ! Call /text 320-232-9706 to register , Or email [email protected]. Bring your own bag lunch and beverage. Award winning Dan Mondloch paintings posting soon and be sure to check out Dan's website

21/03/2016

Tall Pines Retreats is canceling their Open House On June 3rd and June 4th.
If you are contemplating taking a workshop/retreat and would like to take a peak, give us a call!
( This photo is of one of the cabins taken in the 1950's)!

16/03/2016

Take a workshop lakeside this summer or fall at beautiful Lake Alexander at TALL PINES RETREATS!
To help you decide which class to take, check out the artists' facebook and/or web pages for more examples of their art
:
Mickey Cunningham- page
Lisa Hinkemeyer -page
Dan Mondloch- www.danmondloch.com or his page
Kerry Kupferschmidt-www.klkartistry.com or his page
Kathy Kovala-page

We have a great line up of artists!

13/03/2016

Yesterday was the perfect day for setting up Tall Pines Studio! The studio is furnished with 6 foot tables for each participant, ott light task lighting,and day light spectrum LED overhead.
There is a large north facing window and a southern window, so plenty of light and lots of room! We also started on the decor.
Looks great!
Limited enrollment for classes, Sign up soon to get your spot! Tall Pines Retreats. Call: 320-232-9706

05/03/2016

A big shout out and THANK YOU to all of the St .Cloud and St. Joe's businesses that we stopped at today! EVERY business happily took Tall Pines Retreats advertising for art workshops to share /post at their store!
The support for the arts was amazing.
We are very grateful :)
Hope to see you at a workshop at Tall Pines on beautiful Lake Alex!
www.lakealexretreats.com

02/03/2016

Our 2016 season! We are so excited! Sign up now!

01/03/2016

Mark your calendars for Tall Pines Retreats open house on Lake Alexander on June 3rd. 6-8PM and June 4th, 1-3PM, 2016.
Come and wander around the property, explore the two cabins and the art studio, and see some of the artists creations.
Check out our yoga option and sign up for a workshop!
Plan to make it an outing for the afternoon or evening and eat out at one of the local restaurants close to us!
Can't wait to see you!

01/03/2016

These winter sunsets will soon become summer ones!!!
Join us for our Tall Pines Retreats *OPEN HOUSE* on June 3rd from 6-8 and June 4th from 1-3 and sign up for an art retreat:) You will be able to enjoy our beautiful surroundings at the open house and experience Lake Alex"s beauty firsthand! Check out the artists work. Hope to see you there- bring a friend!

09/02/2016

Summer is on it's way! Check out our workshops and mark your calendars to make some wonderful memories and art!

Check out this GoDaddy hosted webpage! http://lakealexretreats.com.

07/02/2016

Fabric Lovers! Design a one of a kind mixed media fabric wall hanging! Unique and beautiful!
The workshop is being held August 12-14 at Tall Pines Retreats on Lake Alex!
Lisa Hinkemeyer will show you how she creates her lovely pieces of art!
Relax. Create. Get a way. Yoga. Pontoon ride. Be inspired.
www.lakealexretreats.com

31/01/2016

St. Augusta Wetlands by Mickey Cunningham!
Mickey will be teaching a three day oil painting class at Tall Pines Retreats on July 8-10!
All of your 4th of July company will be gone!!! so get away to some creative peace and quiet and be inspired by Mickey :)
I hear whisperings of a possible twilight painting session!
Join us!!
www.lakealexretreats.com

31/01/2016

Saint Augusta Wetlands by artist Mickey Cunningham!
Mickey will be teaching a three day plein air oil painting class at Tall Pines Retreats, July 8-10! Mickey mentioned there could be a twilight painting session- how fun!!!
All of your 4th of July company will be gone!!! so get away to some creative peace and quiet and be inspired by Mickey!!
Join us ;)
www.lakealexretreats.com

25/01/2016

This painting is titled: Collegeville Horse Farm, by St. Cloud artist Dan Mondloch.
Dan will be teaching at Tall Pines Retreats at beautiful Lake Alex, on Sept 20-22, 2016. Dan is a helpful,creative,supportive, and kind teacher :)
You will learn much about painting from attending a workshop of his! Dan goes above and beyond to help you learn to paint or improve your painting!
Go to: www.lakealexretreats.com for more information on Dan's workshop. We may paint outside as well, during the workshop!
Create! Be inspired! Paint! Yoga! Get away!

22/01/2016

Kerry Kupferschmidt's class will focus on creating realistic paintings through simplified perspective techniques. You will practice use of cool vs warm colors, soft edges, and dry brush techniques for a sense of depth in your paintings. We will cover vanishing points for streetscapes and buildings. It will be an enjoyable class for anyone wanting to improve their skills with architectural or landscape subjects. Kerry has a BFA, has attended many workshops, and belongs to many art organizations. Kerry also has a business where he creates architectural renderings for builders and architects. Kerry has been in numerous exhibits. Kerry is a fantastic artist and teacher. For more info on this or other art workshops, go to: www.lakealexretreats.com . Get away and get inspired!!!

20/01/2016

An outdoor yoga class on beautiful Lake Alexander! Art retreats at Tall Pines Retreats can include a yoga class! What an awesome, inspirational place to do yoga ;) www.lakealexretreats.com

20/01/2016

Tall Pines is so excited to announce that Bryana Cook is going to be teaching yoga classes at the art workshops this summer/fall!! Classes will be held outdoors, near beautiful Ogema Point; We can take a morning walk through the tunnel of pines to get there! Yoga is great way to relax and get ready to paint, and Bryana is a wonderful person and yoga teacher ;) (Optional for workshop participants.) Welcome Bryana! Yoga will be an awesome complement to the art painting workshops! www.lakealexretreats.com

19/01/2016

Kathy Kovala will be teaching a watercolor workshop at Tall Pines Retreats. The workshop is called Changing Colors and it will be in the fall sometime- the date is not yet set. I just wanted to get the word out! Kathy is an awesome artist and teacher! Visit her page, or her website. For more information, on this workshop or other great art classes visit www.lakealexretreats.com. I am so happy she is going to be teaching at the lake
Happy Painting!

19/01/2016

Tall Pines Retreats is happy to announce that Kerry Kupferschmidt will be teaching a watercolor workshop called Perspective for Painters. Perspective is helpful in landscape painting in addition to scenes with buildings. The workshop is October 5-7. This painting has been accepted in the National show in Elk River. Kerry is also currently the President of Central Mn Watercolorists and an awesome artist and teacher! For more info on this workshop go to: www.lakealexretreats.com .

18/01/2016

Kerry Kupferschmidt will be teaching at Tall pines Retreats October 5-7!!! Check out his website at www.klkartistry.com. Kerry is an awesome teacher and painter! For More info: www.lakealexretreats.com

17/01/2016

Art Quilt Retreat by Lisa Hinkemeyer will be August 12-14, 2016 At Tall Pines Retreats. Further information: www.lakealexretreats.com :)

13/01/2016

Dan Mondloch will be teaching at Tall Pines- don't miss out!

I'm really looking forward to demonstrating for the MN Watercolor Society this Thursday. The topic will be creating studio paintings based on plein air pieces, like this painting titled "Beaver Hut - Summer Evening"

28/12/2015

You can also email for more info : [email protected]
or text to 320-232-9706!

28/12/2015

Any artists interested in teaching a painting or art quilt retreat at Tall Pines Retreat in Lake Akexander, please call 320-232-9706

27/12/2015

Tall Pines Retreats is opening in 2016😊 We will be offering painting retreats with artist instructors. Scheduling of the retreats is happening now. For more information call 320-232-9706 and get put on our mailing list and/ or check out our website www.lakealexretreats.com for more information! We are so excited to begin this adventure. Please join us in one of our art retreats🎨