“KINGFISHER/IRIS”: Bucks County artist Dean Thomas, creator of this color woodcut, will host a hands-on printmaking workshop on Saturday, June 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa.

The Phillips’ Mill Community Association will host an afternoon of hands-on printmaking instruction with award-winning Bucks County artist Dean Thomas of Sellersville, Pa., on Saturday, June 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. Following an overview of various printmaking techniques and a demonstration of the color reduction process, participants will design and cut a print block and produce their own prints with Thomas overseeing and assisting.

Thomas is a Buck’s County painter and printmaker specializing in hand-painted drypoint engravings, color woodcut, and oil paintings. He is a graduate of Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), where he earned his BFA in printmaking. He has been inspired and influenced by the Hudson River School artists as well as the impressionists and tonalists of the New Hope School. He has lived in Bucks County since 1995, has had several solo and group shows, and shown in many juried shows including the annual Juried Art Show at Phillips’ Mill, where he won the Bridgeview Award in 2021. His work can be seen at the Chapman Gallery and Patricia Hutton Galleries in Doylestown, Pa., the Main Street Gallery in Quakertown, Pa., and Chimayo Gallery in Perkasie, Pa.

The workshop will be held in the historic 18th-century Phillips’ Mill at 2619 River Road in New Hope, Pa. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Register at phillipsmill.org. Fee: $60 PMCA members; $65 non-members. All tools and materials will be provided. For more information, call (215) 862-0582 or email info@phillipsmill.org.