Workshops

Artists

League

of the Sandhills

WATERCOLOR WITH TOM JONES

with Tom Jones

May 4 - 7, 2009

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

$325 Members - $400 Non-Members

Tom's workshop will include painting demonstrations. Students will enjoy individual hands-on instruction with emphasis on developing first wash, values, textures, variety of color, edges and shapes, as well as creating the illusion of light.

Tom seeks to make his workshops fun and entertaining as well as to help students leave with fresh ideas for painting in watercolor. At the end of the workshop, student's work will be positive-critiqued and all students will receive a certificate of completion along with a signed print by Tom.

$60 deposit due at registration, balance due by March 21, 2009.

DESIGNS, TEXTURES, AND EFFECTS IN WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLIC

with Cathy Taylor

September 15 - 17, 2008

10:00 am - 4:30 pm

$225 Members - $275 Non-Members

In this workshop, participants will "conquer the fear of white paper" exploring techniques for creating unusual and interesting patterns, textures and special effects using a variety of water mediums. Participants are encouraged to "risk a glorious failure" using experimental techniques in watermedia. The workshop challenges the artist with fascinating techniques that will allow for new dimensions for artistic expression. Participants will be introduced to cutting edge new materials (as well as some ways to incorporate surprisingly common materials) and methods to create fantastic textural painting surfaces. Each class will begin with an entertaining and informative demonstration followed by lots of time to paint and experiment.

$60 deposit is due at registration, balance due by August 1, 2008.

COLOR CONFIDENCE

with Jane Jones

March 15 - 18, 2010

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Price to be announced later

This workshop will help you identify what color you want to mix and then how to mix it efficiently. The basics of color theory will be covered, but most of the workshop will be spent mixing color and making small studies. Using a limited palette will help you develop a foundation for how to think about color mixing. In this workshop, color theory will come alive as color expression. You will also learn about how colors effect each other so that you can compose with color freely and meaningfully. Creativity is sometimes chaotic, but color mixing doesn't have to be, it can be a tool to express your creativity and this workshop will make it just that. This is a workshop for all painting media. Instructor demonstrations and slide presentations, along with individual instruction and critiques will be used to teach the process and techniques used.

$60 deposit it due at registration, balance due by January 30, 2010.

LIGHT & TEXTURE IN YOUR OIL PAINTINGS

with Connie P. Logan

March 23 - 26, 2009

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$345 Members - $425 Non-Members

I think that the most exciting concept that I have found in my own work is what I like to teach in my workshops. Light is the essence of color. Contrasts between light and shadow are the glue that holds the composition together. Secondly, texture is the important third dimension that brings sculptural quality to oil paintings like no other painting medium can do. I believe that if you can see it . . . you can paint it. Painters are people whose eyes have been opened to see what is around us everyday in a new and wonderful way. How many times have you seen the incredible color of a sunset or a blossom in springtime, the light as it falls through the branches of a forest or dances on the water, the shadows of trees in the late afternoon? Whether I am teaching the rank beginner or the seasoned professional, I believe that I can best serve my students as a contractor. I help my students build their paintings from the ground up. Just like building a house, the foundation is laid first, then the plumbing must be considered before the framing, drywall, and finally the details. The same is true when building a painting. Let me help you build yours.

$60 deposit due at registration, balance due by February 7, 2009.

COLORED PENCIL TECHNIQUES IN STILL LIFE AND LANDSCAPE

with Kristy Kutch

October 20 - 22, 2009

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

$325 Members - $400 Non-Members

Explore the many facets of highly-pigmented colored pencils and their counterparts, watersoluble colored pencils. Colored pencil is a remarkably versatile, portable, non-toxic medium. Yielding effects which can be light, delicate and fluid to intensely saturated, dense, and jewel-like, it is amazing what comes from a colored pencil point! Kristy Kutch is an experienced workshop teacher, the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil; she is also the featured artist in the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics. Kristy will guide participants in various techniques with numerous demonstrations, abundant samples, and personal guidance. This promises to be an enjoyable, informative, and exciting workshop!

$60 deposit due at registration, balance due by September 29, 2009.