Change is underway! Less tackle ( but still lots) and more art. You’ll have to check out the new gallery! Well, you can’t miss it because the Fernberg Gallery is where our lodge guests check in and out, too! 
Category: art program
Reduce your Stress – Art Program Special
Into The Brush is an art program to teach people how to paint using our fabulously beautiful Boundary Waters wilderness as our subject. Lessons taught by Ely artist, Joe Baltich.
In appreciation for your checking us out, we’ll deduct 10% from the cost of all regular programming options except the Micro Art Classes (first-time students to Into The Brush) when you reserve. Just mention the promo code “Reduce your Stress” at the time of reservation.
Into The Brush Receives Community Award for S.O.U.L – 2017
Into The Brush is the honored to be recognized as the local winner of Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award by Lake country Power for its work with Stones Of Uplifting Light (SOUL) in providing emotional support for those who become unexpectedly terminally ill. SOUL operations in April of 2017 as a new program designed to share art on stone with people who are suddenly in the final stages of their life by working with an intermediary (family member, friend, acquaintance, etc) to find out some details about the afflicted individual and a more joyous time in that person’s past. Joe Baltich, lead SOUL artist, then paints that moment on stone and sends the art to the individual. No fees are charged for SOUL stones. Donations to Into The Brush are accepted but not required. SOUL recipients are generally not acquainted with SOUL artists and there is no contact between either party. SOUL founder and artist, Joe Baltich wanted SOUL to represent the kindness of strangers through sharing art. Although feedback has been non-existent (neither expected, encouraged, nor required) from SOUL recipients, Into The Brush has been gratified to hear through a few intermediaries that the various recipients were very moved by the gesture-in-stone-art and their families also very appreciative of the lasting mementos. A small, positive effect in a most difficult time is the goal all Into The Brush with SOUL. If you know somebody who is having a rough time and faced with harsh realities, Into The Brush encourages you to contact them at intothebrush@gmail.com
Into The Brush thanks Lake Country Power for their recognition of the SOUL program and is pleased to be a part of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives!
Into The Brush Art Program at Northwind Lodge
Learn the Basics of Painting with a Summer Art Painting Workshop at Northwind Lodge and Into The Brush!
Just imagine spending time outside looking at our beautiful wilderness and then coming back to the studio to paint what you saw. Yes, you can do it! It’s great fun and the best way to try your hand at painting in a relaxed, casual environment which also serves as your vacation as well!
Sign up now and give painting in our beautiful wilderness a try! Bring your friends along! Into The Brush will take you into the woods and on to the canvas back at the studio!
Get Started Here for 2018!
Into The Brush Painting Art Classes
Acrylics Wild – 2 day Art Class-In studio
During this 2 day class you will:
- Learn & apply basic painting techniques.
- Finish a painting on canvas.
- Relax in the beautiful surroundings of the northwoods.
- Have fun and be creative.
This Class will be held at Northwind Lodge located 15 miles northeast of Ely, MN, 2267 Fernberg Rd. 2 Day Program includes: 12 hours of instruction, all painting supplies, after-class independent painting time if desired, discount code for take-home supplies. Meals not included. Northwind Lodge housekeeping cabin guests are on their own. Non-registered (in cabins – see below for rates) class participants may want to bring lunch.
ALL for $175 per person.
Acrylics Wild – 3 day Art Class-In Studio & Field Trip
During this 3 day class you will:
- Learn basic painting techniques and apply them to fun projects.
- Finish a painting. Exposure to other surface painting.
- Relax in the beautiful surroundings of the northwoods.
- Take an outdoor hike for artistic observations & inspiration.
- Have fun and be creative.
This Class will be held at Northwind Lodge located 15 miles northeast of Ely, MN, 2267 Fernberg Rd. Price includes: 18 hours of instruction and all painting supplies, after-class independent painting time if desired, discount code for take-home supplies. Meals not included. Northwind Lodge housekeeping cabin guests are on their own. Non-registered (in cabins – see below for rates) class participants may want to bring lunch.
ALL for $295 per person.
Acrylics Wild – 4 day Art Class-In Studio & Field Trip
During this 4 day class you will:
- Learn basic painting techniques and apply them to fun projects.
- Finish a variety of paintings on different media.
- Relax in the beautiful surroundings of the northwoods.
- Take a short canoe trip for artist observations & inspiration
- Have fun and be creative.
This Class will be held at Northwind Lodge located 15 miles northeast of Ely, MN, 2267 Fernberg Rd. Price includes: 24 hours of instruction and all painting supplies,after-class independent painting time if desired, discount code for take-home supplies. Meals not included. Northwind Lodge housekeeping cabin guests are on their own. Non-registered (in cabins – see below for rates) class participants may want to bring lunch.
ALL for $395 per person.
Cabin Accommodations at discounted rates for art program participants
Shared Accommodations Rates include – one bedroom per person with all clean bed linens blankets included, a shared kitchen/living space which included basic cooking/eating utensils, gas range, electric refrigerator, microwave, shared bathroom with shower, toilet, lavatory.
Rate is $69.95 per person plus taxes.
Private Accommodations
Private cabins may be available and priced for up to two people minimum depending upon cabin availability at the following rates/dates below. Individuals may stay alone in a private cabin if available but the pricing for that cabin reflects up to 2 people at the rates in the box below. So, a husband, friend or partner may want to come up and stay with his wife, but go fishing instead of being enrolled in the art class programming. OR, one person may want to stay in the cabin alone while taking art class programming. For a total price, simply take the workshop price from above and add it to the the private cabin rate below with regard to the corresponding dates. Note that at least one person per private cabin must be enrolled in a Art Class to qualify for these rates: If you have a group of three or more, at your request, we can try to house you in the same cabin for the shared accommodations rates.
Rate is $99.95 per person plus taxes.
Taxes are not included in any of the above pricing. The above rate is for 1 person taking the program. Boat and motor rentals are available. You may also bring a private boat for a launch fee of $25. Please ask about details.
A cabin stay is not required to participate in class programming but it is very convenient. If staying off property, please be prompt in getting to classes and artist observation trips.
Deposit
For Housing/Workshop Packages, we require an advance deposit of 50% of the combined accommodation and/or workshop rates OR if you are only attending the classes, payment for the scheduled program is required in full. Deposits are non-refundable. The balance of your stay is required upon arrival. Applicable MN state sales tax is not included (6.875%). A regional lodging tax of 3% will be charged additionally to the lodging portion of your invoice. A 2% discount for cash or check payments is available.
Disclaimers: Into The Brush, Inc. reserves the right to adjust/change/modify Into The Brush program information when deemed necessary to correct for typographical errors or omissions should they occur. We also reserve the right to make scheduling adjustments for weather or safety and comfort concerns. There is no refund for participants missing or failing to attend any part of the scheduled programming, nor will there be refunds of any kind for weather-related or other unplanned, unforeseen, cancellations of activities. While it is our goal to provide a top quality enjoyable experience every time, Into The Brush, Inc. reserves the right to adjust or cancel any scheduling order for any reason.
Mobile Paint Party-New at Northwind Lodge
Unleash your inner Picasso! Host a paint party in your home! With a group size of only four people or more, you can all be painting rocks for two hours of fun and something different to do! All materials and instruction provided by Joe Baltich of Into The Brush. This is a social/educational fun time for your family and friends. Flexible scheduling is available so you can usually host a class during the day or evening plus on weekends. Call to find a time that fits. 218-365-5489. Please leave a message if we aren’t there. Email: Intothebrush@gmail.com
Rates per 2 Hour Class per individual person:
4 Painter (minimum)
Rock Party: $40 Canvas Party: $45 Wineglass Party $45
5-6 Painters
Rock Party: $37 Canvas Party: $43 Wineglass Party $43
7-8 Painters
Rock Party: $33 Canvas Party: $40 Wineglass Party $40
10+ Painters
Rock Party: $30 Canvas Party: $38 Wineglass Party $38
The Fine Print
$50 deposit is required at least three days prior to the event. Deposits are applied to total cost. Deposits are NOT refundable in the event of a party cancellation or for any other reason. You CAN reschedule for a different date. If a group size falls below the initial group reservation, the price will convert to the next lower group size price range. In other words, if you made a Rock Party reservation for 5 at the listed rate of $37 and only four show up to the event, the rate will go up to the 4 Painter rate of $40 each. The minimum party price is Four (4) paying participants.
Serving the Ely Area – 55731 zip code 10 mile radius. Call for mileage/travel rates beyond 10 miles from Ely.
So, wanna do something really fun and creative in your home this week or month? Give us a call and schedule a Mobile Paint Party by Into The Brush.
Guaranteed to be a great time!
WARNING: Painting fine art can be addictive, plus therapeutic, relaxing, and immensely satisfying. Don’t blame us if you find yourself wanting recommendations on what to buy and how to get started in painting on your own! And this beats the absolute HECK out of adult coloring books!!!!
We also can do this here at Northwind Lodge call us to set up your painting party-we are very flexible
Call now! 218-365-5489
Original Art Work by Joe Baltich of Northwind Lodge
Autumn Moose mugs, framed and unframed prints available at Red Rock/Northwind Lodge and online. Original painting and others by Joe Baltich can be seen at Red Rock Wilderness Store on the Fernberg road. Shop Now!
Ely’s 1st Boundary Waters Artfitter
You heard it right here, folks! Northwind Lodge is the first Boundary Waters Artfitter in the Ely, MN region. Art lessons in the wilderness full of beautiful things waiting right here for you to enjoy?
You also get time to relax, fish, sit by the beach, and just be. You and your friends can make a 6 day adventure an annual event.
Not only can you come up and stay at a really nice resort in housekeeping cabins near the Boundary Waters, you can enroll in the art program sponsored by Into The Brush right at Northwind Lodge!
When you take this “art vacation” at Northwind Lodge, it is completely “artfitted” meaning that your art materials are all provided as well as a guide who takes you into the brush and helps you observe beautiful wild things artistically for a few hours. Then, follow your guide back inside to the art studio where you learn to paint what you saw and get “into the brush”. It’s tons of fun and when your adventure is complete, you will take home with you a new skill set and the confidence to get “into the brush” at home. So, after being artfitted at Northwind Lodge, you can take home more than just some really great memories. You take home exposure and skills.
How about this possibility? You want to paint but your spouse is into fishing? The way we structured our artfitting, you can take the program and the spouse can go out on this pretty lake we call Jasper in search of some really nice bass, bluegills, northern pike and walleyes. It’s a win-win for you both!
Here’s are some of the things we paint:
Rock Paintings
Canvas
This is a moose on canvas. We strive to
get you to this level but it may take a few tries.
Never give up!
You also will be painting on wood
and on glass:
These are some examples of what you can expect to be doing with Into The Brush 6 day programs. Don’t even think for a minute that you cannot do this and think of the fun you’ll have when you return home! Plenty of time to practice and perfect your technique!
So, why not give us a call and book your Art Vacation, right now? 1-800-280-1078. You can also email us at intothebrush@gmail.com
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