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1st Session: February 24 - March 1 2008 |
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A:
Introduction to Figure Drawing -
Alex Powers |
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Alex Powers |
Alex Powers lives in Myrtle Beach, SC, and this is
his fifty-second time as an instructor at Springmaid
Beach. He exhibits in five galleries and among his many
national juried exhibition awards is the Gold Medal in
the 1997 American Watercolor Society Exhibition. His
book, Painting People in Watercolor – A Design Approach,
is out of print.
The first session, Introduction to Figure
Drawing, is a basic drawing class for beginners and for
artists who paint other subject matter but who also have
an interest in drawing or painting the figure from a
model.
The second session, Design and Personal Style
with Limited Models, will be based on 8 slides,
originals, computer images or color photos of work that
you bring from home. At your individual consultation,
Alex will discuss your content (expression) and
direction, and work towards achieving that goal. Also,
included will be three slide programs, a demonstration,
group critiques of class work and individual help.
Models available 2 full days only. All media (except
oils)
Website:
www.alexpowersart.com
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B: Color
Emphasis/Acrylic/Collage - Carrie Burns Brown |
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Carrie Burns Brown |
Carrie Burns Brown, N.W.S., has studied art
extensively and has painted, exhibited and conducted
classes for forty years. She has taught at
Springmaid Beach since 1985. Carrie’s innovative
ways have prompted inclusion of her work in
publications; and she presently has a DVD,
Watermedia Collage.
The first two days of the workshop will focus on
color and design using fluid acrylic paint as a
multi-layered, transparent opaque water medium which
can be applied to canvas or paper. Emphasis will
shift to collage and the interaction of collage with
acrylic paint. There will be an introduction to
collage transfers and collage techniques tailored to
the development of the students. |
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C:
Watercolor Free and Easy - Eric Wiegardt |
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Eric Wiegardt |
Eric Wiegardt, A.W.S., N.W.S., is a nationally
recognized judge, juror, and award winner who has left
an indelible mark on the American art scene with more
than 20 years of professional painting and teaching
experience. He is the author of Watercolor Free & Easy
and is featured in many books along with magazine
articles in Watercolor Magazine, International Artist,
Watercolor Magic, and cover artist for The Artist’s
Magazine. Eric is a graduate of the American Academy of
Art in Chicago.
This is a workshop for those who wish to loosen up in
watercolor and/or acrylic. Painting techniques and
philosophy of design will be applicable in both mediums
to encourage bold, loose paintings. Eric believes most
painting problems are the violation of an elementary
painting principle. Lectures will be easily understood
and helpful to all levels of expertise. There will be
ample time for students to try the concepts presented.
The instructor will do a completed painting
demonstration daily. Subject matter may include
landscapes, marinescapes, florals, streetscapes,
interiors, and still life. Weather permitting; some
plein-air painting may be incorporated.
Website:
www.ericwiegardt.com
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D: Master Class -
Harold Gregor |
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Harold Gregor |
Harold Gregor, Professor Emeritus of Art at Illinois
State University, taught painting, color theory and art
history for 25 years, receiving the Burlington –
Northern Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the
recipient of a 1993-94 National Endowment for the Arts
grant, the 1993 Illinois Academy of Fine Arts Lifetime
Achievement Award, and the 2006 National Watercolor
Honor Society (WHS) Lifetime Achievement Award. His work
is found in major public and private collections
throughout the United States and Europe. The Artist
Magazine featured him in October 2006.
The Master Class is intended for accomplished,
self-motivating artists who are interested in expanding
their thinking about watercolor as an aesthetic
enterprise. Each participant will work in any manner
desired. The group will meet for an hour each morning to
discuss watercolor concepts and issues, particularly
artistic assessment, analysis and traditions. The
session will try to encourage an interchange between
participants so that their collective understandings can
be shared, questioned and discussed. Topics may include,
“Color-formed space," “The limits of watercolor," “The
technical display," “So what’s new?," and “Who is my
audience?” Discussion will be accompanied with handouts.
Since it is assumed that each participant already will
have achieved an artistic individuality, individual
scheduled critiques will involve artist options and
personal goals, concerns, and thinking. No oils please.
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E: Your Workshop -
Watermedia Clinic - Miles Batt |
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Miles Bat |
Miles Batt, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is
nationally known for a singularly personal style that
emphasizes an inimitable perception of the world around
him. His credentials include over one hundred
ninety-seven national and regional awards and consummate
watermedia skills gained from more than fifty years
involvement as artist, teacher, and author. Elected to
fifteen watercolor societies, including N.W.S., A.W.S.
and Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society, he is the author
of, The Complete Guide to Creative Watercolor.
Let me help YOU…..Paint what YOU want to paint…..Solve YOUR
problems……Finish a problem painting……Begin a creative
painting! YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND! Daily optional
assignment and demo. Bring whatever YOU are into!
Eye/Hand/Brush/Digital.
Questions welcome:
milesbatt@aol.com
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F: Watercolor & Collage
- Gerald F. Brommer |
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Gerald F. Brommer
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Gerald F. Brommer, N.W.S., A.W.S., W.C.W.S.,
R.M.N.W.S., is author of numerous books and articles in
art educational journals. His most recent book,
Emotional Content: How to Create Paintings that
Communicate, was published in 2003. Jerry has twelve
instructional video tapes, including Watercolor in
Action-Responding to Nature and Exploring Watercolor
from Location to Studio.
In Watercolor and Collage, students will learn different painting
techniques which combine transparent watercolor with the
collaging of Oriental rice papers or washi. This is an
original, bold and entertaining workshop designed to
teach you how to make better paintings by mastering
collage techniques emphasizing texture, responding to
surface developments and rescuing unsuccessful
paintings. The overriding goal is to help you achieve
new freedom of expression, learn to respond to surfaces
and develop an alternative method of working with
watercolor.
In Studio Landscape Painting, his workshop emphasizes
content: how to put meaning into your paintings and
express yourself in your work. The goal of this workshop
is to help you achieve a depth of personal expression in
your paintings. Design will be treated as a component of
content, but the core of the workshop will involve
color, mood, placement of subjects, personal expression
and how to inject your feelings about the subject into
your work.
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2nd Session: March 2-8, 2008 |
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G: Authentic
Painting - Fran Larson |
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Fran Larson
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Fran Larsen, N.W.S., lives and paints in Santa
Fe, New Mexico. She has won numerous awards, and her
work has been published in many prominent publications,
including the cover of Taos Magazine.
This workshop will ask you to question knee-jerk reactions to the
art making process, examining what emotional content you
want your paintings to carry, who is the authentic
“you," and what do you think/feel? Students will work
independently with private conferences based on 5
paintings (slides or photos acceptable) done in the past
year. Class will include slides, lectures and videos.
Due to the allergic reactions of some artists, no oils,
please.
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H: Studio
Landscape Painting - Gerald F. Brommer |
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Gerald F. Brommer |
Gerald F. Brommer, N.W.S., A.W.S., W.C.W.S.,
R.M.N.W.S., is author of numerous books and articles in
art educational journals. His most recent book,
Emotional Content: How to Create Paintings that
Communicate, was published in 2003. Jerry has twelve
instructional video tapes, including Watercolor in
Action-Responding to Nature and Exploring Watercolor
from Location to Studio.
In Watercolor and Collage, students will learn different painting
techniques which combine transparent watercolor with the
collaging of Oriental rice papers or washi. This is an
original, bold and entertaining workshop designed to
teach you how to make better paintings by mastering
collage techniques emphasizing texture, responding to
surface developments and rescuing unsuccessful
paintings. The overriding goal is to help you achieve
new freedom of expression, learn to respond to surfaces
and develop an alternative method of working with
watercolor.
In Studio Landscape Painting, his workshop emphasizes
content: how to put meaning into your paintings and
express yourself in your work. The goal of this workshop
is to help you achieve a depth of personal expression in
your paintings. Design will be treated as a component of
content, but the core of the workshop will involve
color, mood, placement of subjects, personal expression
and how to inject your feelings about the subject into
your work.
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I: Finding Your
Voice in Paint - Skip Lawrence |
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Skip Lawrence |
William B. (Skip) Lawrence, received a B.F.A.
degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art
and M.A. degree from Towson University. His book,
Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor, was
published in 1994. Skip is editor-and-chief of The
Palette Magazine.
After you have explored all the “how too’s” of
painting, you are still stuck with the “why”?
Without a clear declaration of what one wants to say
in one’s painting, it can become just an imitation
of someone else’s work. Skip challenges painters to
rewrite the rules their way, to consider their
choices and shake up their status quo. Through
lecture, demonstration and critique, Skip guides
each painter to refine their intention and express
it in new and honest ways. No one else but you can
say what you want to say in paint—why settle for
less? With insight, warmth and humor, Skip brings
out the best in each painter.
Website:
www.skiplawrence.com
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J: Open Painting/Critique Studio - Katherine
Chang Liu |
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Katherine Liu |
Katherine Chang Liu, N.W.S., is a full-time
exhibiting artist whose recent shows are in US and
Europe. Aside from teaching and serving as juror for
competitive shows, Katherine has been working as an
invited curator for galleries in Santa Fe, San Francisco
and Santa Monica. She has been teaching at Springmaid
since 1987.
This session is for artists who need a thorough
evaluation of his/her body of work to date. The workshop
is set up like a working studio; artists work
independently in their own approaches in any watermedia.
The participant provides no more than 12 slides or
actual paintings of recent work for an in-depth private
discussion of his or her strengths and individuality. A
second private critique, derived from work done in
class, will suggest adjustments, if any, to the artists’
visual language. The week will end with group critique.
Note: Due to the allergic reactions of some artists, no
oils, please.
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K: Design and Personal
Style with Limited Models - Alex Powers |
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Alex Powers |
Alex Powers lives in Myrtle Beach, SC, and this is
his fifty-second time as an instructor at Springmaid
Beach. He exhibits in five galleries and among his many
national juried exhibition awards is the Gold Medal in
the 1997 American Watercolor Society Exhibition. His
book, Painting People in Watercolor – A Design Approach,
is out of print.
The first session, Introduction to Figure
Drawing, is a basic drawing class for beginners and for
artists who paint other subject matter but who also have
an interest in drawing or painting the figure from a
model.
The second session, Design and Personal Style
with Limited Models, will be based on 8 slides,
originals, computer images or color photos of work that
you bring from home. At your individual consultation,
Alex will discuss your content (expression) and
direction, and work towards achieving that goal. Also,
included will be three slide programs, a demonstration,
group critiques of class work and individual help.
Models available 2 full days only. All media (except
oils)
Website:
www.alexpowersart.com
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L: From Abstraction to
Realism Through Design - John Salminen |
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John Salminen
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John Salminen,
A.W.S.- D.F., N.W.S., is an artist with 40 years of
teaching experience. In addition to a productive career
as an art educator, John has won over 150 awards in
national exhibitions including the American Watercolor
Society Gold Medal and the National Watercolor Society
Silver Star and is listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in
American Art. His work is widely represented in national
and international publications, and he has recently
released a DVD entitled, A Designed Approach to
Abstraction.
From Abstraction to Realism through Design, second session, will
begin with pure abstraction and conclude with realism.
John’s non-threatening approach to abstraction will
encourage representational painters to experiment with a
different style and will challenge experienced abstract
painters to expand their possibilities in expressing
their creative voices. Having completed a successful
abstraction, participants will apply the same design
concepts to the development of a realistic piece. There
will be demos, critiques, and individual help. Artists
will learn to use design as a bridge between abstraction
and realism.
Open
Studio, third session, is an opportunity for painters to
create and experiment independently in their chosen
styles while benefiting from the shared studio
experience. Artists will work on concepts of their own
choosing and John will share his critical expertise on
an individual basis as requested by participants.
Website:
www.johnsalminen.com
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3rd Session: March 9-15, 2008 |
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M: Color Emphasis
Landscape Workshop (Studio) - Don Andrews |
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Don Andrews |
Don Andrews,
A.W.S., is a graduate of Ringling School of Art and past
board director of the American Watercolor Society. He is
the author of Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor,
Interpreting the Landscape in Watercolor, and Rough
Sketches, Short Stories of a Traveling Artist, as well
as the video Making Watercolor Glow.
Through
the language of watercolor, we can learn to explore the
natural world around us in fresh, exciting and more
personal ways. Don’s class is for artists at all levels
who will benefit from the week-long exploration into
color and design, and their utilization in the exciting
world of landscape painting. This studio workshop will
be packed with demonstrations, discussions, individual
help, personal critiques and group critiques.
Website:
www.donandrews.net
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N: The Creative
Edge -
Mary Todd Beam |
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Mary Todd Beam |
Mary
Todd Beam, A.W.S.- D.F., N.W.S., Ohio Watercolor
Society, and twice-winner of the A.W.S. Gold Medal of
Honor Award (1995 and 2002). She is the author of,
Celebrate Your Creative Self and has a video, An Acrylic
Journey, From Trash to Treasures. Currently Mary is
working on a new publication for release in 2009. Her
work was most recently featured in the 2007 Jan./Feb.
issue of Artist’s Magazine and the 2006 Winter issue of
American Artists.
Students will learn painting skills such
as threading, layering, under painting, resists, and
staining. Jump start your creative juices as Mary
promotes the use of experimentation with various
materials to broaden the student’s knowledge of
available outcomes for clear expression of their ideas.
Students will be urged to identify and strengthen their
personal, unique painting styles by using the specific
and most meaningful design formats. Daily demos are on
going as is a lively discussion of alternative
strategies for accomplishing a variety of outcomes. At
the end of the week, each student presents his/her
portfolio of paintings to the class for sharing and
evaluation.
Website:
www.marytoddbeam.com
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O: Power of Design
and the Creative Process -
Fredrick C. Graff |
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Fredrick C. Graff |
Frederick C. Graff is a signature member of A.W.S.,
N.W.S. and Transparent Watercolor Society of America. He
has been conducting watercolor workshops for the past
thirty-six years and maintains a studio and gallery in
Medina, OH.
Participants will explore conceptual and
innovative watercolor approaches which will further
develop and enhance their own personal style of
painting. A series of exercises, lectures and
demonstrations will enable each individual to fully
understand how to develop a painting which reinforces
the elements and principles of design. Emphasis will
also be placed on expressing oneself in an artistic and
uninhibited manner. The different painting approaches
and concepts introduced will enlighten both the
traditional and contemporary watercolor artists.
Website:
www.artgally.com/fredgraff/
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P:
Strengthening the Contemporary Approach- George James |
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George James |
George James,
A.W.S.-D.F., N.W.S., is Professor Emeritus of Art at
California State University Fullerton. Working on
synthetic paper with traditional watermedia, he has
taken the watercolor experience to a new level. This
area of research in watercolor has never been explored.
He has received a number of awards for the uniqueness of
his approach, including the following: AWS High Winds
Award (2007, 2003), NWS Silver Star Medal, AWS Bronze
Medal (2001, 1998), and the 1999 AWS Gold Medal.
This class will help you transform your
paintings into a strong, artistic, visual expression
regardless of the painting surface. Using surfaces such
as canvas, watercolor paper, illustration board, and
other alternative surfaces and any subject matter, the
student will learn to approach the subject in a more
contemporary style. Students will gain insights that
reveal the conceptual dynamics of design and materials.
Website:
www.georgejameswatercolor.com
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Q: Open Studio - John Salminen |
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John Salminen |
John Salminen,
A.W.S.- D.F., N.W.S., is an artist with 40 years of
teaching experience. In addition to a productive career
as an art educator, John has won over 150 awards in
national exhibitions including the American Watercolor
Society Gold Medal and the National Watercolor Society
Silver Star and is listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in
American Art. His work is widely represented in national
and international publications, and he has recently
released a DVD entitled, A Designed Approach to
Abstraction.
From Abstraction to Realism through Design, second session, will
begin with pure abstraction and conclude with realism.
John’s non-threatening approach to abstraction will
encourage representational painters to experiment with a
different style and will challenge experienced abstract
painters to expand their possibilities in expressing
their creative voices. Having completed a successful
abstraction, participants will apply the same design
concepts to the development of a realistic piece. There
will be demos, critiques, and individual help. Artists
will learn to use design as a bridge between abstraction
and realism.
Open
Studio, third session, is an opportunity for painters to
create and experiment independently in their chosen
styles while benefiting from the shared studio
experience. Artists will work on concepts of their own
choosing and John will share his critical expertise on
an individual basis as requested by participants.
Website:
www.johnsalminen.com
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R: Acrylic/Watercolors Plus- Jerry Seagle |
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Jerry Seagle |
Jerry Seagle, N.W.S., graduated with honors from
the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA degree in
painting. He furthered his studies on a graduate
fellowship in Mexico City. He works with acrylic and a
variety of mixed medias on both paper and canvas. Jerry
has received over 300 awards in regional and national
exhibitions, and his paintings have been reproduced in
several articles on experimental painting.
This workshop is designed to “open the
door” for exploration and creativity in acrylic,
watercolor, and mixed media. Emphasis will be on
originality with students developing stronger knowledge
of shape, line, color and design. Students will be
encouraged to push beyond a set way of thinking and to
discover new techniques and directions. Part of each
morning will be used for demonstrations and discussions.
The students will use the majority of class time to
work, learning to go within themselves to expand on
personal statements.
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