Karen Rosasco
Experimental Watermedia
and Collage
Studio
June 14 - 18, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $ 595
Beginning to Advanced
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Discover eight different innovative
ways to begin an abstract painting
the first two days of this exciting
experimental workshop. Spend the
next three days concentrating on
finishing the paintings abstractly
or semi-realistically with
compositional design solutions,
developing your own personal
symbolism and creating unity!
Karen will guide you daily with
informative demonstrations and
individual and/or group critiques.
She has been teaching art and
design for over forty years and
has won major awards in AWS
and other shows. Karen’s work is
collected privately and
corporately, in the USA, Europe
and South America.
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Laurie Humble
Creating a Sense of Depth
Watercolor - Studio
June 21 - 25, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Learn to make your work come
alive with vibrant color, rich darks
and reflective surfaces that really
appear to shine! Students will
learn tricks to painting chrome
(and shiny items). Laurie will
teach you how to strengthen focal
points, exaggerate colors you see
in reality and how to save those
whites. She has carefully designed
a series of exercises to teach
specific concepts to help you
achieve visual depth. Lessons
apply to any painting style or skill
level. Includes 2 plein air
sessions. Laurie is the author of
Watercolor Depth and Realism.
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John Seerey-Lester
Wildlife
Oil and Acrylic
Studio and Plein Air
June 28 - July 2, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $795
Intermediate to Advanced
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Capture the true characteristics of
wildlife using an abundant variety
of taxidermy birds and animals.
John will teach the elements of
anatomy, fur, feathers, water,
snow, grass, mist, fog and more.
He’ll give lessons on design and
composition, how light affects
different objects, clever contrast
use, the illusion of distance and
atmospheric perspective. John is
the author of: Useppa A Passage
in Time; Face to Face with
Nature: The Art of John Seerey-
Lester; Impressions of India and
Nepal; and Painting Wildlife with
John Seerey-Lester. Prestigious
museums and galleries worldwide
collect John’s paintings.
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Suzie Seerey-Lester
My Painting is Done,
Now What Do I Do?
2-Day Marketing
June 28-29, 2010
Cost $275
Name that Workshop
3-day Acrylic or Oil
Studio
June 30 - July 2, 2010
Cost $375
Bend, OR
Intermediate to Advanced Students
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2 Day Marketing Workshop
Want to Sell Your Art? This
program is designed for winners -
and you will be a winner! Let
Suzie Seerey-Lester, author of the
best selling book My Painting is
Done, Now What Do I Do? teach
you how. In this dynamic
workshop Suzie will advise:
Setting Up Your "Business
Studio", Keeping Track of your
Inventory, Photographing your
Work, The Art of Framing, The
Business Side of Things, The Art
Selling Your Art, Off to the
Market ,To the Show, and Artist
Etiquette, plus. Complimentary
copy of Suzie’s award-winning
book included.
3 Day Painting Workshop
You asked for it – Here it is!
Driven by student request, a 3-day
course designed to teach you
what you want to learn. Just ask!
We’ll use taxidermy animals and
birds along with other essentials in
still life. Suzie will cover design
and composition and share her
techniques for fur, feathers,
water, snow, grass, mist, fog, and
any special requests. Suzie wrote
the best selling, award-winning
book My Painting is Done, Now
What Do I Do? and her artwork is
published in The Best of Oil
Painting.
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Cathy Taylor
Mixed Media and
Collage Adventure
Studio
July 5-9, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Loosen up, have fun, and learn
lots! Join Cathy for an exploration
into the limitless world of mixed
media. She will offer enormous
opportunity for creative
expression ... designed to allow
each person to find their own
artistic voice. Topics include
found paper collage, collage with
mixed media, photo and image
transfer techniques, innovative
techniques with watercolors and
acrylics, monoprinting, and other
exciting adventures. Expect a
lively, fun filled workshop from
an award winning mixed media
artist. Cathy is a member of the
National Collage Society, NWS
and International Society of
Experimental Artists.
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Frank Francese
Brilliant Scenes
Watercolor - Plein Air
July 5-9, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Paint the Town, mountains,
water, boats, farms and figures at
carefully thought out locations.
Join Frank for a vibrant
informative workshop. He will
you teach how jazz up your
paintings with glowing color,
accurate values, and great
composition. Get fresh effects
with Frank’s unique style of
painting; allow the pure color to
mingle on the paper to bring
vitality to your paintings. Frank’s
work is often featured on the
cover of Watercolor Artist and
The Artist’s Magazine. He is a
signature member of NWS,
TWSA, WW, WHS, WFWS,
SDWS, TSW and CWS.
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Cindy Agan
Watercolor Portraits
Studio
July 12-16, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced
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Create paintings that sparkle with
life. Cindy will teach techniques
you will practice to successfully
achieve life-like portraits. You will
learn to paint skin-tones, all the
facial features, hair, clothing, and
“all those details.” Specially
designed reference material will be
provided to each student. Cindy is
the author of Painting
Watercolors that Sparkle with
Life, and has been featured in
Splash 6, 7, 9, and 10 and
Drawing and Painting People:
The Essential Guide. She teaches
throughout the US and Canada
and has received over 70 awards
for her work.
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J.R. Baldini
Contemporary Landscapes in Oil
plein air
July 12-16, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Ever wondered why your finished
painting bears little resemblance to
the vision you had starting it?
We'll learn to recognize strong
composition, utilize grisaille
underpainting and a value plan, to
eliminate fragmented, unfocused
paintings. The best thing you can
get at a workshop is a 'pocket full
of seeds'... tools that you will
have when you're problem solving
on your own. J.R., Executive
Director and Founder of
International Plein Air Painters,
organized the first Worldwide
'paint out' in 2002. She is
frequently featured in major artist
and photography magazines.
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Jane Freeman
Dramatic Powerful Paintings
watercolor
July 19 - 23, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Intermediate to Advanced
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Turn up drama in your reference
photos to set the stage for
dramatic paintings. Jane will help
you compose paintings for
stronger visual impact, paint from
deep darks to bright whites, and
take your work from mediocre to
powerful. She will show you how
to paint shadows that will make
your painting much more
believable and colorful, exaggerate
color to heighten impact, and use
grays to make your colors
sparkle. Jane is author of A
Celebration of Light and is
featured in Splash 7, Splash 9 and
How Did You Paint That.
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Stanley Maltzman
Drawing and Pastel
plein air
July 19 - 23, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $655
Beginning to Advanced
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Stanley demonstrates and
introduces you to the techniques
and intimacy attained through
years of painting outdoors. Art is
the business of SEEING, and this
class is designed to teach you to
see and feel the beauty and drama
that is taking place in nature all
around you. Learn to simplify and
say more with less. Achieve
proper perspective in landscape.
Learn more about color
relationships and values. Stanley
is the author of three books
Drawing Nature, Drawing Trees,
and The Art of Stanley Maltzman
and he is a signature member of
PSA.
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Judy Morris
Italy in the Studio
Watercolor
July 26 - 30, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Inspired by Judy’s famous travel
tours in Italy, this “Travel Tour at
Home” features painting the
views, the people, and the textures
of this romantic country. Using
provided photo references, you
will learn techniques for creating
memorable travel journals and
paintings that capture the
ambiance of this beautiful
Mediterranean country, proven
ways to work with design,
choosing color chords, tips for
solving painting problems…and
more! Judy’s work has been
featured in 8 SPLASH books. She
is the author of Watercolor
Basics: Light and a signature
member of AWS, NWS, TWSA,
and more.
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Frank LaLumia
Authentic Expressions in
Watercolor
Open to Oil Painters too
Plein Air
July 26 - 30, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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When technique is observation-
driven, an authentic expression
follows. Gain the confidence to
react spontaneously. Frank will
help open the door to self-
expression in this multi-
dimensional workshop.
This class will focus on the
essential challenges of plein air
painting: learn to see light, to
simplify and organize the subject
matter, and to present it in a
simple and straightforward
manner. Frank is a signature
member of AWS, PAPA, NWS,
and OPA, and author of the book
Plein Air Painting in Watercolor
and Oil. He has won many
National awards and is highly
collected.
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Lian Zhen
Inspiring Watercolor &
Chinese Painting
Studio
August 2 - 6, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced
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Strengthen your artwork and style
as Lian shares his approach on
design, composition and color.
The first two days, you will
practice “Chinese Brush Painting”
in a spontaneous style and then in
detail. The following three days,
your skills will continue to develop
with Lian’s one of a kind color
pouring, blowing, and blending
method. Participate in helpful
critiques as he takes you step by
step through several paintings.
Lian is the author of Chinese
Painting Techniques for Exquisite
Watercolor, Chinese Watercolor
Techniques: Painting Animals,
and Chinese Watercolor
Techniques for Exquisite Flowers.
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Ned Mueller
The Art of Seeing
Plein Air
open medium
August 2 - 6, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Oil - Beginning to Advanced
Other Media - Intermediate to
Advanced
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Learn to see more like an artist,
beautiful arrangements of shapes
and colors. Ned will show you
how to interpret, compare and edit
the shapes and colors of the
scenes we choose. We will work
on mood, rhythm and movement,
with interesting and compelling
arrangements of values, masses
and color. Concentrating on the
process of painting frees us up to
learn with less pressure and helps
us find our own voice. Ned’s
been featured in many books and
magazines and is a signature
member of OPA, PAPA,
California Art Club and more.
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Luana Luconi Winner
Great Faces
Oil and Pastel
studio
open to other media
August 9-13, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $655
Beginning to Advanced
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Demystify the most demanding of
art forms – the portrait. Portrait
artist Luana Luconi Winner will
demonstrate how easily the human
head and form can be understood
with simple combinations of
character markers and formulas.
Proportions, color mixtures,
design elements, and “nailing” the
features will be our focus. Luana
is a founding member and North
Carolina Ambassador of the
Portrait Society of America. Her
articles have appeared in
International Artist Magazine,
Artist Magazine, and American
Artist Magazine, among others.
Luana has authored three
workbooks and produced twenty
instructional painting and drawing
DVD’s.
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Eydi Lampasona
Abstract Painting/Mixed Media:
A Fearless Approach
August 16 - 20, 2010
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Need a liberating experience?
Explore your inner-voice and learn
to express your feelings,
experiences, and personal vision
through abstract expression.
During Eydi’s concentrated
workshop, you will use intuition,
fearless painting techniques and
personal mark-making, with
emphasis on the principles and
elements of design. Through
progressive techniques, you’ll
learn about color theory, texture,
composition, and self-expression.
The root of this class is the notion
of experimentation. Bring a desire
to explore your originality. Eydi is
often featured in art books and
magazines. She is a signature
member of the NWS, NCS, and
more.
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Alvaro Castagnet
Passionate Watercolor
Plein air
August 30 - September 3, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Cost $695
Intermediate to Advanced
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How does a painting stir us so
deeply? Draw on your emotions
and translate the mood and
mystery into your paintings.
Alvaro will demonstrate how to
inject emotion and passion,
manipulate light and dark, achieve
volume and depth, and present a
unified message. Painting will be
done on location amid the old
buildings downtown and about
San Francisco, including
Fisherman’s Wharf. This
workshop is for the experienced
outdoor painter. Alvaro is the
author of Watercolor Painting
with Passion. His work has been
featured in International Artist,
Watercolor Magic and The Artist's
Magazine.
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Mary Whyte
The Best of Watercolor
studio and plein air
August 30 - September 3, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Cost $695
Beginning to Advanced
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Unravel the mystery of watercolor
as Mary shows you how to make
dramatic, enduring works. This
class will take you through the
fundamentals of composition,
color, concept and technique,
with daily demonstrations and
personal attention. One day will
be devoted to still life, one day to
landscape on location, and three
days to the portrait and figure
from life. Mary’s work is
included in many corporate and
museum collections, and has been
featured in International Artist,
American Artist, Watercolor,
Artist, and American Art Collector
magazines, as well as on several
television specials.
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David Taylor
Leap to Freedom and Freshness
Watercolor - Studio to Plein air
September 13 - 17, 2010
Newport & Depoe Bay
Oregon
Cost $625
Intermediate to Advanced
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Free up and explore the freshness
and simplicity of watercolor.
David will help you improve your
skills and work in tune with the
paper retaining the transparency
and luminosity for spontaneous
and poetic paintings. He will show
you how to get the white of the
paper sparkling through. This
class will be adventurous and
exciting, and one not to miss.
Come along and enjoy the journey
and take that leap. David is the
coauthor of Solving Mysteries in
Watercolor with Ron Ranson. His
work has been featured in the
International Artist Magazine.
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Kim English
Paint Instinctively with Immediacy
Oil Painting
Studio & Plein air
September 13 - 17, 2010
Newport & Depoe Bay
Oregon
Cost $695
Beginning to Advanced
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Learn how to swiftly capture
gesture, light, and form!
Discover how to paint quickly and
accurately concentrating on the
“process”. Working with a
model, numerous small studies
will be painted daily. Techniques
for achieving a spontaneous
controlled approach will be
practiced. A working palette will
be developed simplifying the
comparison of color and value, an
essential part of picture making.
Kim’s Gold Medal artwork has
been featured in Southwest Art
Magazine, Artists Magazine, and
in the book Figure Drawing
Workshop by Carole Katchen. He
has also self-published a book of
his work.
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Lian Zhen
Watercolor Kauai
Plein air
October 4 - 8, 2010
Kapa'a, Hawaii
Cost $695
Beginning to Advanced
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Join us on the Garden Island to
enrich your artwork and spirit.
Lian will share his inspiring
techniques on design,
composition and color as we
paint at many picturesque
locations. Our itinerary will be
terrifically educational and
entertaining with optional evening
activities. Lian’s teaching and
energy will amaze and delight
you. Participate in his helpful
critiques as he takes you step by
step through several finished
paintings. Lian is the author of
Chinese Painting Techniques for
Exquisite Watercolor, Chinese
Watercolor Techniques: Painting
Animals and Chinese Watercolor
Techniques for Exquisite Flowers.
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Charles Reid
Studio Still Life, Landscape
and Figures
November 1 - 5, 2010
Santa Barbara, CA
Cost $895
Intermediate to Advanced
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Achieve the correct color, edge
variety, and tonal value on the first
try. Charles returns to teach his
approach to figures, still life, and
landscape with the goal to simplify
and avoid overworking. Using
contour drawing, Charles will help
you concentrate on
interconnecting shapes rather than
separate objects. You will practice
“Direct Painting”, using as few
over-washes as possible, and
focus on a good paint
consistency. Charles is the author
Charles Reid’s Watercolor Secrets
and Charles Reid’s Watercolor
Solutions, and many more. He is a
member of the National Academy
of Design.
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