Instructor: James Swanson

9:30 am to 4 pm

This workshop will explore breaking down the process of oil painting from start to finish and helping students create their perfect painting system. A different way to go about making a painting. The workshop will en tale a complete painting demo from start to end, multiple critiques personal and as a whole workshop, painting techniques, along with all James reasonings that go into making a successful painting. See supply list for full details of what to bring with.

View instructor work at www.theartistandthetravler.org

$160M / $180NM

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Instructor: Julie Skoda

9:30 am to 4 pm

Pastel painting is a great medium to start if you are a beginner and challenging to continue as an experienced artist. We will explore different surfaces, underpainting techniques and pastel applications. You will have the opportunity to try different types of soft pastels ranging from the very soft to hard pastel sticks. Julie will demonstrate various techniques and applications step-by-step. Relax in a creative atmosphere for the day and come home with a finished pastel painting. Still life and photo references will be provided or bring your own. All supplies included in the workshop fee.

View instructor work at www.julieskoda.com

$105M / $115 NM

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Instructor: Gordon France

9:30 am to 4 pm

A fresh, simple approach to quickly put you on track for better watercolors. Learn techniques and design ideas that will free you to explore the magic of the medium. No need to render fussy detail. Just let brilliant color flow in big juicy washes to make great shapes and intriguing edges. Painting loose and free can be more effective and fun!

We’ll focus on:

•The importance of big shapes and little shapes

1. •Wet-Into-Wet technique and transitional paper wetness
   

2. •Edge Variety... the power of suggestion
   

•Color versus value

Gordon’s work can be seen at www.gordonfrance.net

$255M / $285 NM

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Instructor: Sarah Rehmer

9:30 am to 4 pm

Putting forward the best possible images of one’s artwork is an integral part of any artist’s studio practice. In this workshop we will move past taking sub-par photos that are improperly lit and a little crooked in the frame, to professional looking photos that will help your website and exhibition entries look their best. We will talk about different ways of using simple photographic studio lights along with some other lighting props to make the best photos possible of your 2D and 3D work, without busting your budget on expensive lighting rigs. Students will be encouraged to bring their own work to photograph as well as their own camera. See supply list for full details.

$105M/$115NM

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Instructor: Carmelo Schifano

9:30 am to 4 pm

Feel you may be a beginner, intermediate or advanced in watercolors? Want to explore water coloring a bit further? Join me on my one day workshop, where you will complete at least two works of art by your own hand. Have fun and eliminate your fears the “Terry Madden” way. Anyone can do it! Create a colorful suggestive and loose painting. No experience is needed with this step-by-step approach. You will be given 2 patterns to trace directly to your paper. Our focus in this class is to have fun creating and exploring the use of brush strokes and color. Supplies for the day long project will be here waiting for you and see what you create. All we ask is would help us and bring a roll of paper towels. So, Leave your fear at home and come have fun being loose or tight in the challenges of creating watercolor paintings. All supplies are included with the registration fee, please just bring a roll of paper towel.

$105M / $115 NM

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Instructor: Philip Hartigan

9:30 am to 4 pm

Join internationally-exhibited printmaker Philip Hartigan in a two-day workshop that shows you how to make prints from linoleum blocks (same technique as woodcuts, but using softer material). This technique is particularly well-suited to landscape, animal, and natural imagery. Philip will show you how to choose your design, transfer it to a linoleum block, cut your design into the block, and print your image on a variety of surfaces (paper, cards, fabric). No previous experience of printmaking required – plus, when the class is over, you can take the blocks with you and continue to print from them at home. All tools will be provided by Philip, supplies are included in registration fee. Philip’s work can be seen at www.philiphartigan.com

$210M/$230NM

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to 18th, 2013
Intuitive Collage

Instructor: Laura Lein-Svencner

9:30 am to 4 pm

Collage in its finest will blur the boundaries of possibilities, exposing rich story lines of experimentation while aiding in each student’s visual vocabulary. The use of color, texture and imagery will be emphasized through the layering of altered collage papers and acrylics. Students will be encouraged to build their own palette of papers there by making each collage so very unique. The connections to composition through design principles will be taught along with the intuitive process visually associated with the fine art of collage. The tack iron will be used to fuse the collage papers to a variety of desired surfaces. Clear image transfer technique will be taught using the tack iron fusing method. Whether new to collage or more experienced, this workshop is designed to engage all levels of interest in the contemporary medium of collage. Some shared supplies are included in the registration fee, see supply list for full details. Laura’s work can be seen at www.lauralein-svencner.com

$430M/$470NM

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9:30 am to 4 pm

The focus of this workshop will be a simplified approach to painting the figure. Learn how Tom creates paintings that are rich in color and resonate with emotion. Tom’s energetic teaching style and his passion for painting combine to create a workshop experience that is enjoyable, informative and inspirational. Each morning will begin with a discussion covering various topics as they relate to the figure. Within this process, painted examples will be employed to help the students more readily grasp abstract concepts. Afterwards, Tom will demonstrate a figure study from start to finish. Each day will cover a different aspect of painting the figure: (1) Painting the clothed figure, (2) Painting a portrait and (3) Painting the figure in the landscape. Students will work from their own reference photographs. Ample opportunity is provided for everyone to paint with individual direction/guidance a priority. A group critique each day will allow everyone an opportunity to learn from the works of others. Tom welcomes students of all levels. Tom’s work can be seen at www.tomfrancesconi.com

$350M/$380NM

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