Workshops

Richard Segalman - Focus on Figure, an Intensive Watercolor Workshop

● Friday – Sunday, April 5 - 7, 2013; 9 am – 4 pm

● Medium: Watercolor

● $300 Members/$350 Non-members

● Level: Intermediate and above

This workshop with renowned artist Richard Segalman will concentrate on the intensity of the encounter between artist and subject. Focus will be on artistic expression rather than details of techniques. Students will work from the model indoors, as well the interaction of figures (two models) will be emphasized. For intermediate level and above students.

WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT

Elizabeth Kenyon - What You Can Do With Color: The Sensational Still Life

● Monday - Friday, November 11-15, 2013; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, November 10, 2013; 1:00-3:00pm

● Medium: Pastel

● $590 Members/$640 Non-members

● Level: Beginning knowledge of pastel and above

This workshop is ideal for beginners who enjoy color or intermediates who want to fall in love again with soft pastels. Learn to breathe life into ordinary still life with luscious, soft sticks of pastels and paint vibrant, strong forms with intriguing textures. Work from subject matter that includes cupcakes, sun-lit ceramic pitchers and country-side produce. Become expert at defining the light and shadow of three dimensional forms and experience different techniques like feathering, glazing, scumbling, and underpainting.

Ken Hosmer - Developing Color Energy

● Monday - Friday, November 11-15, 2013; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, November 10, 2013; 4:00-6:00pm

● Medium: Watercolor

● $450 Members/$500 Non-members

● Level: Beginning knowledge of watercolor and above

In this powerful workshop, Ken reveals ‘color secrets’ and design ideas each day. He offers guidelines which encourage you to creatively interpret painting subjects in your own style. Painting demonstrations emphasize free flowing watercolor and cover a variety of subjects, including landscape, flowers, human figures or animals. A typical day includes presentation of new ideas and demonstration in the morning with class work time and individual help in the afternoon. The workshop ends with an uplifting and informative critique session.

Janet Rogers - Expressive Watercolors - Flowers and People

● Monday - Friday, January 6-10, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, January 5, 2014; 4:00-6:00pm

● Medium: Watercolor

● $500 Members/$550 Non-members

● Level: Intermediate watercolor experience and above

This dynamic workshop enables students of all levels to quickly gain confidence in approaching flowers and the portrait/figure in a more spontaneous, intuitive and expressive way. Begin with fresh flowers in the studio and many fun painting exercises designed to “loosen up” and discover new color, interpret flowers, and experience intuitive design. Then approach portraits with a method designed to “take the fear” out of portrait painting. Demonstrations, class instruction, individual assistance, “show and tell”, and a series of “fun” exercises (which include drawing, color and paint application) will weave into class painting time.

Tara Funk Grim - Beyond Alla Prima - Creative Abstract and Collage Painting

● Monday - Friday, January 6-10, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, January 5, 2014; 1:00-3:00pm

● Medium: Acrylic Mixed Media

● $500 Members/$550 Non-members

● Level: Previous acrylic painting experience necessary

Strengthen your voice by clarifying your thoughts, ideas, interests in subjects, and feelings (content) and guiding them into powerful visual statements (composition and color). You will have fun layering and integrating collage, papers and acrylic responding to the materials with experience, intuition, and improvisation. Prior to class you are encouraged to consider your goals for the class experience and be prepared with ideas, subjects, and feelings that you would like to explore. Please bring your own sketches and photo references for subject or composition.

Miles Laventhall - Beyond the Horizon

● Friday - Sunday, January 17-19, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Medium: Mixed Media

● $390 Members/$440 Non-members

● Level: Previous acrylic painting experience necessary

Landscapes can have literal appearance or take figurative, or abstract form. They can be “mindscapes” of imagination, made of smooth, transparent washes or richly textured. Atmospheric perspective with visual depth, studying effects of light and shadow, applying layers toward sound composition, and practicing essential brush and palette skills are all issues at the core of this 3-day workshop. Work from your own drawings, designs, photographic images or imagination in any media you prefer (acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels or mixed media). The colors and brushstrokes you use become your signature. Your success is supported by individual attention, critiques and demonstrations and slide presentations of landscapes from many traditional and contemporary masters.

Sangita Phadke - The Art of Pastel

● Friday - Sunday, January 24-26, 2014; 10 am – 4 pm

● Medium: Pastel

● $325 Members/$375 Non-members

● Level: Previous acrylic painting experience necessary

Sangita Phadke creates realistic pastel paintings. The objective of this workshop is to help each artist reach his or her potential as a pastel painter. Learn value studies, perspective, color theory, using a limited color palette, and detail. Emphasis on representational painting using photos as reference. Discussion of different types/brands of pastels and how they work together to create cohesive artworks. Samples of pastels and paper will be available for students to experiment. Reference material will be handed out to correspond with related activity; however students may bring their own photos to work from if they wish.

Robert Burridge - Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting - It's Like 4 Years of Art School

● Monday - Friday, February 17-21, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, February 16, 2014; 4:00-6:00pm

● Medium: Water Media

● $650 Members/$700 Non-members

● Level: Beginning acrylic painting experience and above

Burridge’s popular “Loosen Up” workshops nurture individual success and personal enrichment with a big emphasis on daily painting projects at your own pace. It is stressfree, but be warned; you could end up with too much enthusiasm for painting. This flagship workshop offers a variety of painting subjects for everyone. Designed for the professional painter who is stuck in a style as well as for the novice who wants to conquer their fear of painting. Starting each day with multiple, small “warm-up painting exercises” up to larger-format paintings, Burridge’s positive approach towards the act of painting inspires you to loosen up, have fun again and paint more! Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where you will create many works of art using spontaneity for maximum effect. This workshop has become a must for artists who want the confidence and permission to paint the way they have always wanted to paint. Burridge’s newest color combination technique is also demonstrated.

Susan Sarback - Color Intensive

● Monday - Friday, February 17-21, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, February 16, 2014; 1:00-3:00pm

● Medium: Oil or soft pastels

● $605 Members/$655 Non-members

● Level: Basic oil or pastel knowledge along with basic drawing skills

Gain greater vitality and life in your paintings. This in-depth workshop focuses on specific seeing and painting approaches based on the light and color of the Impressionists. Through a series of painting studies done from life, indoors, learn the foundation needed to paint the light and color of any subject landscape, still life, figure, etc. Painting demonstrations, a slide presentation, plenty of painting and personal instruction are part of this workshop.

Miles Laventhall - The Art of Assemblage: A Multi-Media Experience

● Friday - Sunday, March 14-16, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Medium: Mixed Media

● $390 Members/$440 Non-members

● Level: Previous acrylic painting experience necessary

In this three-day workshop you will create a multi-media wall hanging that combines drawing, painting, assemblage and sculpture skills, into a narrative that speaks from your heart. Learn to combine drawing, painting and photo images with found objects and materials that are significant to you, and support a theme. Critiques and demonstations from your instructor and a slide lecture each day will site works from historic and modern masters to build on. Basic painting skills necessary. Some hand tools, paints, grounds and adhesives are available. There is a 16 person maximum in this workshop.

Birgit O'Connor - Dramatic Florals / Rocks, Sand and Sea

● Monday - Friday, March 31-April 4, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, March 30, 2014; 4:00-6:00pm

● Medium: Watercolor

● $575 Members/$625 Non-members

● Level: Beginning knowledge of watercolor and above

This workshop combines two of Birgit’s great workshop experiences! First she guides you step-by-step through the painting process and shares her techniques of how to simplify a flower and find the WOW factor that creates dramatic paintings. Learn how blend and mix color to give the illusion of depth by using a limited palette. During the second part of the week, Birgit shares her techniques of how to simplify and create realistic sand, rocks, beach glass and other treasures you find along the shore. Add another dimension to your paintings with the techniques learned. This class is fun, fun, fun, get ready to be amazed with the outcome of your paintings!

Aline Ordman - Landscape and Still Life

● Monday - Friday, March 31-April 4, 2014; 9 am – 4 pm

● Demo: Sunday, March 30, 2014; 1:00-3:00pm

● Medium: Pastel

● $500 Members/$550 Non-members

● Level: Beginning knowledge of pastel and above

Explore pastel painting using concepts of color in terms of value, intensity and hue in this workshop. Work from either a still life or personal landscape photos. Your first day begins with a lecture about color and how to use it in terms of pastel techniques. This will be followed by a demonstration in which the concepts of design are stressed alongside the use of color. Each day includes a demonstration from the still life set up or photo. Recieve lots of personal attention continuously,to encourage your individual voice. Learn color combinations and pastel strokes through creating paintings and exercises.

DEMOS: Open to the public $15 per demo. (Those registered for a workshop attend at no additional charge)

Workshop Refund Policy:

CANCELLATION POLICY: We understand that circumstances arise causing changes in your plans. We sympathize when such situations occur, however, we must adhere to policies as our financial and contractual commitment for each workshop has been finalized. If you need to cancel your reservation, the Center for the Arts must be notified by phone or mail.

The policy is as follows:

● $100 deposit is required to hold your space in any workshop.

● Balance is due no later than 35 days prior to the first day of workshop.

● 35+ Days prior to a workshop: Full refund of tuition, less a $100.00 cancellation fee.

● 34 Days prior to a workshop: If balance of workshop is not received, Centerfor the Arts reserves the right to cancel student's reservation and fill space with student from the wait list.

● 34 - 17 Days prior to a workshop: No refund, but registrant may transfer tuition payment (less $175 cancellation fee) to a future workshop.

● 16 Days or less prior to workshop: No refunds or transfers.