Workshops
February Workshops
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ART IN THE MOUNTAINS WORKSHOPS Alvaro Castagnet, The Passionate Painter, watercolor - plein air. Intermediate to Advanced Outdoor Painters. April 16 - 20, 2012. Sante Fe, NM. Cost $695. Limit 20 Stimulate emotions and transmit vitality and interest with passion, mood and mystery! Alvaro will demonstrate how to achieve depth and volume, manipulate lights and darks, and infuse passion with a unified message. Painting will be done in the amazing Historic District of Sante Fe. This workshop is for resilient painters who want plainspoken feedback and lots of painting action. Alvaro is author of Watercolor Painting with Passion. His work has been featured in International Artist, Watercolor Magic and The Artist’s Magazine. In 2010 Alvaro received the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Award.
Charles Reid, 2 Weeks to Choose From!, Intermediate to Advanced Students, June 4 - 8, 2012. Bend, OR. Portraits/Figures - studio, June 11 – 15, 2012. Bend, OR. Portraits/Figures, Landscape and Historic Photo - studio and plein air. Cost $795 each (includes Model Fees) Limit 18. Achieve the correct color, edge variety, and tonal value on the first try. Charles returns to teach his approach to painting with the goal to simplify and avoid overworking. Using contour drawing, Charles will help you concentrate on interconnecting shapes rather than separate objects. Choose the first week for portrait/figure focus or the second week for mixed subjects including portrait/figure. Charles is the author Charles Reid’s Watercolor Secrets and Charles Reid’s Watercolor Solutions, and many more. He is a member of the National Academy of Design. Sherrie McGraw The Beauty of Visual Ideas in Realism, oil - studio, Beginning to Advanced Painters, June 18 – 22, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $795 (includes Model Fees) Limit 20. Go beyond the limiting label of “style” and learn instead how painting really works. Sherrie McGraw will demonstrate still life, portrait, and nude figure painting explaining how each bit of information can further that idea. She will teach you how to recognize an idea in your set-up and then stay true to that idea. Once you know what the intention is for a painting, your technical proficiency will catch up, pulling you forward on the journey to becoming a better artist. McGraw is the author of The Language of Drawing.
Mary Whyte The Best of Watercolor- Studio & Plein Air, Beginning to Advanced, July 9 – 13, 2012. Bend, OR, $795.00(includes Model Fees) Limit 20. Join Mary Whyte for an extraordinary workshop in watercolor. Paint still life, the landscape and the clothed model. Mary will demonstrate and guide you through the techniques of planning your compositions, drawing, mixing color and creating great backgrounds. She will show you how to work with the model, avoid mistakes and give personal critiques and great tips for marketing your work. Mary’s work is in many corporate and museum collections, and has been featured in International Artist, American Artist, Artist Magazine, and American Art Collector magazines, as well as on CBS Sunday Morning.
Kim English Paint Instinctively, studio & plein air, Beginning to Advanced students, July 9 – 13, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $725 (includes Model Fees) Limit 18/ Learn how to swiftly capture gesture, light, and form! Discover how to paint quickly and accurately concentrating on the “process”. Working with a model, numerous small studies will be painted daily. Techniques for achieving a spontaneous controlled approach will be practiced. A working palette will be developed simplifying the comparison of color and value, an essential part of picture making. Kim’s Gold Medal artwork has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Artists Magazine, and in the book Figure Drawing Workshop by Carole Katchen. He has also self-published a book of his work.
Birgit O’Connor The Essence Within the Flower, studio watercolor, Beginning to Advanced students - Some knowledge of watercolor is helpful. July 16 - 20, 2012. Bend, OR Cost $595 Limit 20. Matilija Poppy, Red Cannas, Rhododendrons, White Tulips, Water Droplets, ohhhh . . . the possibilities. Birgit will teach you how to simplify a composition to create stunningly beautiful paintings. Learn how to move and blend water and color to create large smooth washes in the petals. Using values in shadows and choice backgrounds, you can turn a delicate flower into a bold dramatic painting that makes a statement. Birgit O'Connor is the author of Watercolor in Motion and Watercolor Essentials. She is a contributing editor to The Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor Artist.
Lian Quan Zhen Exclusive Plein Air Opportunity, Beginning to Advanced, July 23 – 25, 2012 Watercolor Landscape, July 26 - 27, 2012 Chinese Accordian Book, Bend, OR Limit 18, Cost 5-day $625 * 3-day $450 * 2-day $325 Get fresh results now. Lian will teach his techniques on color, design, and composition as he takes you step-by-step through several finished paintings at many inspiring locations. His energy and teaching will amaze and delight you. You can join Lian for 3-days of landscape painting, 2-days of Chinese Brush Painting in accordion books, or all 5 days of painting in absolutely beautiful settings. Lian is the author of 3 North Light Books: Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolor, Chinese Watercolor Techniques: Painting Animals and Chinese Watercolor Techniques for Exquisite Flowers.
John Seerey-Lester Wildlife in Oil or Acrylic, Studio to plein air, Intermediate to Advanced students, July 23 - 27, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $795. Limit 18. Execute wildlife paintings with true characteristics. John will teach you the elements of anatomy, fur, feathers, water, snow, grass, mist, fog and more. He’ll give lessons on design and composition, how light affects different objects, clever contrast use, the illusion of distance and atmospheric perspective. John has written several books. His latest, Legends of the Hunt, has won several awards, and is appreciated as a unique view of historic hunting in the early 1900s. He is currently working on Volume II. Prestigious museums and galleries worldwide collect John’s paintings. (Possible taxidermy models)
Richard McKinley Pastels from Field-Sketch to Finish plein air and studio, Intermediate to Advanced students, July 30 – August 3, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $655. Limit 18. Master pastelist Richard McKinley will demonstrate the techniques and fundamentals necessary to structure a successful landscape painting. Working on location you will learn how to produce a concise field-sketch, an exciting underpainting, and determine the necessary finishing touches that make a painting work. Through individual attention, group critiques, and class discussions, you will leave with a clear understanding of the universal basic of painting. Richard is a dedicated instructor with a wealth of information. His intensity, focus and energy are legendary. He is a signature member of the PSA, PSWC-DP, and NPS. Mark Mehaffey Experiment for Fun, Design for Success, Water Media - studio, Beginning to Advanced (Comfort with Basic Materials a Must), August 6 - 10, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $595. Limit 20. Achieve the strongest paintings possible by starting with what’s important to you. In this fast moving, fun, mixed water media workshop Mark will teach you to simplify subjects to create emotion and mood. You will work intuitively with shape, color, line and especially texture to produce an abstraction with a personal focus and a representational work based on personal reference choices. A variety of ‘slippery surfaces’ will be explored. Mark is the author of Creative Watercolor Workshop. Mark is a signature member of the NWS, AWS, TWSA, and many more.
Lana Grow Aqua Media Acrylic & Collage, Experimental and Energizing, studio, Brave Beginners to Advanced students, August 13 - 17, 2012. Bend, OR, Cost $595. Limit 20.
Expand your creative limits. Get fired up and excited to paint with Lana Grow. Be ready to try one thing after another as you move from transparent to translucent to opaque! Explore the use of acrylic paint, heavy and soft gel mediums, gesso, gold leaf, textures, stamping, stenciling, transfers and collage. Color mixing and basic design elements will be presented through demonstration and visual aids. Lana L. Grow is a signature member of the AWS, Red River Watercolor Society, Society of Layerists in Multi Media and the International Society of Experimental Artists.
David Taylor Staying Afloat in Watercolour, - plein air, Intermediate to Advanced students, August 27 - 31, 2012. Newport, OR, Cost $625 Limit 18. Capture the fleeting moments! David will show you the best way to tackle painting the rugged coastline, the sea with its character, the calm waters and boats in the beautiful harbor, and Main Street along the harbor offering movement, color, and atmosphere. He will encourage your creativity and individuality and give you insight into portraying the subject in simple terms, helping you get fresh, spontaneous results. David is the coauthor of Solving Mysteries in Watercolor with Ron Ranson. His work has been featured in the International Artist Magazine.
John Salminen Realism Through Design, watercolor studio, Intermediate to Advanced Painters, September 24 - 28, 2012. Portland, OR, Cost $695. Limit 20. Use design to strengthen and enhance your paintings. John will help you in all aspects of painting a representational cityscape or town scene – choosing the subject, adding mood and creating emotional content, lighting the scene for dramatic effect, using photo references in a meaningful way and most importantly, strengthening and enhancing representational painting through design. This is an invaluable opportunity to gain new painting insights and lots of one-on-one individual help. John is a signature member of the AWS, TWSA, NWS and many more. (May include outings to gather local references).
Frank Francese A Breath of Fresh Effects, plein air, Beginning to Advanced Watercolor, September 24 - 28, 2012. Portland, OR, Cost $625 Limit 18. Liven up your painting with bold, vivid color. Frank will show you how to breathe life into your paintings with glowing color, accurate values, and great composition. Get fresh effects with Frank’s unique style of painting; allow the pure color to mingle on the paper to bring vitality to your paintings. Come create eye-catching landscapes, cityscapes and waterscapes at carefully thought out locations. Frank’s work is often featured on the cover of Watercolor Artist and The Artist’s Magazine. He is a signature member of NWS, TWSA, WW, WHS, WFWS, SDWS, TSW and CWS. Mary Whyte Landscapes and Figures, plein air, Beginning to Advanced Watercolor, May 4 - 11 , 2013. Tuscany, Cost $3395 for painters and $3095 for non-painting companions See website regarding class limit. Seven unforgettable days of painting the Italian landscape and figure for artists and travel enthusiasts of all levels. Explore the towns, museums and vineyards of Tuscany, as you paint side by side with nationally acclaimed watercolorist Mary Whyte. We will stay at the Tuscan Renaissance Center with stunning views of the Tuscan hills, while enjoying first class meals and wine, all within a short distance to historic cities like Florence and Sienna. Enjoy a full morning of one-on-one instruction, then choose to spend your afternoons painting on your own, or exploring with Mary Whyte on fully guided tours. Interested in a regional cooking class or wine tasting? We will do it all! Register early, as Whyte's classes always fill quickly. Don't miss this trip and class of a lifetime! |
