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2010 - 2011 WORKSHOPS

Colored Pencil Magic
Richard Drayton
Oct 4 - 8 2010
TUITION: $ 575

Learn the secrets of creating high performance art with Prismacolor Art pencils. The humble colored pencil has come of age as a recognized fine art medium. Richard Drayton, an award winning artist who has taught for over 15 years, will guide students through step-by-step techniques that will result in a rich 'painting'... Click date of workshop for more information...

Vibrant Watercolors - A Studio Art Workshop with Alvaro Castagnet

Vibrant Watercolors
Alvaro Castagnet
Oct 18 -22 2010
TUITION: $ 650

Learn the secrets of producing vibrant and powerful watercolors. Students will learn to search out the effects of light and depth in shadows, contrast loose and tight brushstrokes to enhance the focal point and explore color mixing, paying special attention to tonal values. The class will paint occasionally on location. Click date of workshop for more information...

Watercolor Secrets
Tom Lynch
Nov 2 - 5, 2010
TUITION: $ 450

The overall objective of the workshop is to explore the vast range and flexibility of watercolor and to put emotion and conviction into painting by exploring, experimenting and developing the creativity of each individual. Tom likes to put fun into the process of painting, . Click date of workshop for more information...

Zen Calligraphy - A Studio Art Workshop with Alok Hsu Kwang-Han

Zen Calligraphy
Alok Hsu Kwang-Han
Nov 6 & 7 2010
TUITION: $ 375 includes set of materials for each student

This workshop is for artists and non-artists, anyone drawn to the adventure of being intimate with the unknown. A great intelligence, good humor and creativity all exist outside the boundaries of what we know, and when we open ourselves they come to find us. Click date of workshop for more information...

Painting the Animals We Love
Phil Beck
Nov 8,9,10 2010
TUITION: $ 380

Animals bring something special to our lives and give us inspiration for paintings that we will treasure. This workshop will concentrate on how to bring animals to live through color, lighting, and good composition. Learn to indicate fur, feathers and other animal textures... Click date of workshop for more information...

Egg Tempera I & II - A Studio Art Workshop Series with Koo Schadler

Egg Tempera I
Koo Schadler
Nov 8 - 12 2010
TUITION: $ 575

Old as the Egyptians and most famous during the Renaissance, egg tempera painting is becoming increasingly popular with artists today. Tempera has unsurpassed luminosity. Dozens of glazes and scumbles can be applied in a day, and yet the medium also allows for meticulous linear detailing. Click date of workshop for more information...

Egg Tempera II
Koo Schadler
Nov 15 - 19 2010
TUITION: $ 575

Demonstrations presented in this workshop include: painting a portrait in egg tempera; creating granite, marble, and other textured surfaces; decorative and geometric patterns; incised lettering; oil glazing over tempera; how to set up and photograph still life and portrait subjects; and more. Click date of workshop for more information...

Drawing Without Fear - A Studio Art Workshop with Peggy Sands

Drawing Without Fear
Peggy Sands
Nov 15 - 19 2010
TUITION: $ 495 ($35 materials fee includes all materials)

This comprehensive drawing workshop was developed by two experienced artists, making it easy and rewarding to learn to draw in just 5 days. Taught with patience, humor, and the practical goal that you will be able to enjoy drawing for the rest of your life... Click date of workshop for more information...

Understanding Color
Gretchen Lopez
Nov 15 -18 2010
TUITION: $ 450

A simple, foolproof method for understanding and utilizing color to create beautiful and harmonious paintings. Students will begin by learning to mix color based on three primaries. Then color harmonies will be explored, an exploration of additional colors allowing a particular harmonized color scheme to resonate even more dramatically. Click date of workshop for more information...

Painting Without Fear - A Studio Art Workshop with Vince Fazio

Painting Without Fear
Vince Fazio
Dec 13 - 17 2010
TUITION: $ 600 (all materials included)

This beginning painting course will give you a 'virtual toolbox' of basic techniques and familiarity with the materials for painting with oils and acrylics. We will explore still-life and landscape using both the palette knife and the brush... Click date of workshop for more information.

2011 WORKSHOPS

'Painting' Portraits with Charcoal
Virgil Stephens
March 7-11 2011
TUITION: $ 575

In this five day workshop Virgil Stephens will help artist's take their work to a higher level of realism, regardless of their current level of art education. Learning to draw is all about learning to “see” deeply and profoundly, gaining confidence in our creative abilities....Click date of workshop for more information...

Shimmer and Glow with Pastels
Polly Cullen
March 21-25 2011
TUITION: $ 450

Pastels are a rich nearly pure pigment which creates miniature prisms on the surface that shimmer and glow. To build exciting as well as subtle colors, students will explore various processes of layering using different papers and discovering the magic of simple, bold, often surprising watercolor underpainting... Click date of workshop for more information

Pochade Sketching - A Studio Art Workshop with Kath Macaulay

Pochade Sketching
Kath Macaulay
Apr 9 - 11 2011
TUITION: $ 350

Pocket Sketching - using a very small 4 x 6 inch format and inexpensive materials, anyone can learn to create watercolor sketches of excellent quality anywhere. Enhancing creative awareness, this is an ideal skill for journaling and traveling, embellishing the experience of each...Click date of workshop for more information

Intermediate Pochade Sketching - A Studio Art Workshop with Kath Macaulay

Intermediate Pochade Sketching
Kath Macaulay
Apr 12 & 13 2011
TUITION: $ 250

Intermediate Pochade Sketching will involve more time with demos, color, perspective and John Singer Sargent's thin brush drawing combined with the magic of the pen for energized field sketches...Click date of workshop for more information

The World of Encaustics
Laura Moriarty of R&F Paints
April 11 - 14 2011
TUITION: $ 675 (includes all materials)

This comprehensive encaustic workshop gives participants a thorough introduction to the ecaustic medium and methods. Artists with backgrounds in almost any medium will find this workshop an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. All materials are supplied by R&F Paints, the best ecaustic paints...Click date of workshop for more information

Michael Workman
Plein Air to Studio
Apr 18 - 22 2011
TUITION: $ 825

This workshop will emulate Michael's own working process by starting with two days of plein air research and then developing work in the studio for the rest of the week. Michael will lecture and demonstrate for the class as a whole while allowing plenty of one-on-one time for each student achieve their own personal...Click date of workshop for more information...

Drawing Without Fear
Peggy Sands
Apr 18 - 22 2011
TUITION: $ 495 ($35 materials fee includes all materials)

Painting the Animals We Love
Phil Beck
Apr 19,20,21 2011
TUITION: $ 380

Luminous Oils
Brian Davis
April 25 - 29 2011
TUITION: $ 575

Brian Davis will demonstrate and teach the process that has made him one of the most popular floral painters today. Students will complete at least one painting using the techniques that Brian will be demonstrating from start to finish. One-on-one time with the instructor, demonstration and group critique as we move through the process of creating luminous oils together. Click date of workshop for more information

Abstract Acrylics and Collage Workshop
Robert Burridge
Apr 25 - 29 2011
TUITION: $ 600

Creative tearing and paint splashing starts off this all new "Loosen Up Workshop". You will learn how to begin a fresh new body of work with your own artistic voice and point of view. Think "artists retreat" creating a series of paintings...Click date of workshop for more information

Colored Pencil Magic
Richard Drayton
May 9 - 13 2011
TUITION: $ 575

A Painting a Day
Carol Marine
May 23 - 27 2011
TUITION: $ 575

Whether you are painting for a living or hobby, painting small and often is a powerful way to rapidly improve your skills. There is a fast growing group of people called daily painters who do small paintings every day, post photographs of their paintings on a blog, and then sell them through eBay with a usual starting price of $100...Click date of workshop for more information

Larisa Aukon
Rediscover the Joy of Creativity
June 6 - 10 2011
TUITION: $ 575

Both studio and nearby plein air locations in Sedona will help to enhance the learning process. Each class begins with a short talk and demonstration and ends with the group discussion. You will learn about principles of composition through an exciting process where painting starts with the idea and gradually unfolds into a work of art. ...Click date of workshop for more information.

Understanding Color
Gretchen Lopez
Sep 13 - 16 2011
TUITION: $ 450

Lifelike Drawing with Lee Hammond
Lee Hammond
Sept 19 -23, 2011
TUITION: $ 395

Lee Hammond's many popular books on drawing with graphite and colored pencil will be brought to life in this exciting workshop! Lee will start the workshop in graphite for two days and then move students into colored pencil for two days allowing a final day for finishing and fine tuning project... Click date of workshop for more information...

Steven Goodman
Surface and Space
Sept 26 - 30, 2011
TUITION: $ 575

Starting with an introduction to the fundamentals of representational painting...composition, color, value and edges, we'll advance to working in a loose painterly style, paying special attention to expressive brushwork while maintaining descriptive detail. We'll also explore the interplay between the surface of the painting and the representational space depicted. The end result......Click date of workshop for more information

Watercolor Excitement
Judi Betts
Oct 3 - 7 2011
TUITION: $ 600

Paths to developing your own personal painting style will be introduced by this master of creativity and expression. Variation and simplification in design, influence of color, variation in texture and the use of abstract images are some of the essentials that will be explored. You will learn to see and understand Judi's concept of 'magical shapes', as well as... Click date of workshop for more information

Luminous Oils
Brian Davis
Oct 10 - 14 2011
TUITION: $ 575

A Painting a Day
Carol Marine
Nov 7 - 11 2011
TUITION: $ 575

Watercolor Inside and Out
Charles Reid
Nov 12 - 16 2012
TUITION: $ 775

Learning to simplify and avoid overworking are the goals of the class. I use the same approach for figures, still-life and landscapes. first we'll use contour drawing, helping students to concentrate on interconnecting shapes rather than on isolated objects. Next we'll practive "direct painting", using as few ...Click date of workshop for more information

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