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June 16-30 |
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July 9—16 |
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2012 calendar |
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Join artist and instructor Margaret Dyer for a workshop in the beautiful French countryside. We’ll set up a boudoir scene in the studio and work with the figure in her environment, spending a session with our cameras as well. We’ll take excursions to Paris and village markets in the historic Champagne region for more photos, then back to the studio to paint. Every moment will be filled with the French experience. Open to artists of all experience levels, even beginners. Although this is primarily a pastel class and demonstrations will be in pastels, artists who prefer to work in oil are welcome. For those wanting to speed up and become less tight in their work, this is an excellent class to take. Students do not need prior pastel experience. Some drawing would be helpful, but not imperative. Margaret, a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, has been featured in The Artists Magazine, American Artist, International Artist, Pastel Artist International, The Pastel Journal, "How Did You Paint That?-100 Ways to Paint People & Figures, Vols. 1 and 2", and "Pure Color: The Best of Pastels". You can see Margaret’s work at www.margaretdyer.com |
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Create your own piece of art history and capture your precious moments in Paris. Let your watercolours create a visual phrasebook of your trip. Mike Ferris will tutor you in the finer points of capturing the moment as well as imparting the finer points of classic still life flowers for which he is renowned. Flowers offer an endless combination of colours and shapes to inspire paintings. The course will included studio classes and demonstrations of flowers and still life as well as provincial French landscapes and buildings. Some time will be spent doing field sketches and painting plein air. Watercolour is a medium capable of facilitating those special qualities of light shade and shadow, no matter whether in the studio or in the French countryside. Mike’s outdoor sketching will demonstrate simple techniques for setting up a sketch or painting and mastering perspective drawing. Field sketches can be refined in the studio or individual students can focus on their desired studio paintings. Michael is a watercolour artist based in Cairns, Australia. Living in this region has given Michael a great love of the fantastic flora and fauna that abounds there. His paintings of orchids have won him three first prizes in Australian Artist Magazines’ still life and floral challenges Recently Michael has had an 8 page article in International Artist Magazine Apr/May 2004. You can see Michael’s work at |
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Join artist and instructor, Pat Fiorello, for a very special and inspiring painting experience in the beautiful French countryside. This workshop/retreat will focus on painting “ en plein air” on location. We will work on how to simplify and capture the essence of the landscapes and other scenes we see to create fresh, expressive paintings. Excursions to charming French villages of the historic and picturesque Champagne region will be included. Open to artists of all experience levels, even beginners. Demonstrations will be in watercolor, but artists of all mediums are welcome. Pat teaches at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta and other locations in the U. S., Caribbean and Europe. Pat is a Signature Member of the Georgia Watercolor Society and a member of Oil Painters of America. Her work has been featured in over 70-juried shows, over a dozen “one woman” exhibits, including being the featured artist at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and Callaway Gardens, and is in numerous private collections across the country. Her images have been licensed for greeting cards and home décor products. Visit www.patfiorello.com to see examples of Pat’s paintings. . |
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Join artist and instructor James Richards for a workshop in the beautiful Champagne and Bourgogne regions. We’ll explore the beautiful surrounding countryside and French villages, planting our field easels at a moment’s notice, while never passing up an opportunity to absorb the local flavor and traditions. We’ll take excursions to Paris and the historic medieval cities of Provins and Troyes, as well as the regal Fontainebleau Forest and Barbizon for more painting en plein air and always more resource photos. When visiting Moret sur Loing we will walk and paint in the footprints of Alfred Sisley. Every moment of your trip will be filled with the French experience.
With a maximum of 7 participants, there will be plenty of time for personalized instruction to take your painting to the next level. You can see James’ work at www.jrichardsstudio.com |
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September 2-16 |
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August 4-18 |
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