Art In The Mountains 2008 Workshops

"Where artists become better artists"

2008 Workshop Schedule
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Paint bold, dramatic compositions that

stimulate emotions and transmit vitality

and interest. Learn how to dominate

your

painting with a strong focal point

from

beginning to end. Alvaro will teach

you

how to present a unified message,

achieve volume and depth, inject

emotion, manipulate light and dark, and

develop your own unique and personal

style. Painting will be done on location

amid the

istoric

buildings

, plazas,

beaches and the city wall of Old San

Juan

. Alvaro is the author of

Watercolor

Painting with Passion

. His work has

been featured in

International Artist,

Watercolor Magic

and

The Artist’s

Magazine

. He is an AWS High Winds

Medal Winner.

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Alvaro Castagnet
Watercolor Solutions
Plein air

March 17 - 21
Old San Juan
Puerto Rico

Cost $600

Intermediate to Advanced

Is your passion watercolor or oil? If you

would like to progress in your

knowledge

and application of either

medium, then

Betty Carr's

workshops.

She will share

her award-

winning

techniques that will

help you

build

confidence in your skills

while

painting

in oils on location, or

with

watercolor in

the studio.

Emphasis will

be placed on

light,

shadow,

atmospheric

perspective

and

gradation.

Betty is the

author of

Seeing

the Light:

An Artist’s

Guide

. Her work

has been

featured in

numerous

magazines such

International Artist

and

American

Artist.

She is a

signature member of

Knickerbocker

Society of Artists.

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Betty Carr
Landscape & Architectural
Painting in Oil
Plein air
June 23 - 27
Bend, OR

Watercolor Still Life
Studio
June 30 - July 4
Bend, OR

Cost $580 per class

Beginning to Advanced

Strengthen your paintings using Lian’s

instruction on design composition and

color. The first two days, you will

practice

his techniques for “Chinese

Brush

Painting” in a spontaneous style

and

then in a detailed style. The

following

three days, your skills will

continue to

develop with Lian’s “Color

Pouring and

Blending” method.

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

and

Chinese

Watercolor Techniques: Painting

Animals.

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Lian Zhen
Watercolor & Chinese
Painting
Studio

July 14 - 18
Bend, OR

Cost $600

Beginning to Advanced

Stretch your creative boundaries, as

Lana

introduces new and experimental

ways of

painting abstract. Emphasis

will be

acrylic layering and using acrylic

paint as

a transparent, translucent and

opaque

water medium. There will be

continual

demonstrations on how to

achieve line,

depth and texture in your

work. Finishing

techniques will be

introduced and

demonstrated. Lana will

inspire

confidence and leave you fired

up and

excited to paint. Her award-

winning work

has been featured in

Splash 8, The

Society of Layerists in

Multi Media

and

Creative Composition

and Design.

She

is a signature

member of The American

Watercolor

Society and the International

Society of

Experimental Artists.

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Lana Grow
Acrylic and Collage
Experimental & Energizing
Studio

July 21 - 25
Bend, OR

Cost $550

Intermediate to Advanced

int with more confidence, strength,

and

freedom. Ron teaches strong

principles

of design and economical

brushwork in a

straight-forward,

understandable way, for

those with

varying levels of experience.

He is an

internationally recognized

instructor

who, with warm British humor,

makes

certain that he works individually

with

each student, each day. We’re

excited

to have him return for his

thirteenth

year

at Art In The Mountains.

Ron has

written over 25 books on art,

including

Big Brush Watercolor, Ron

Ranson on

Skies

, and

Watercolor

Landscapes

from Photographs.

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Ron Ranson
Landscape in Watercolor
Studio

July 28 - August 1
Bend, OR

Cost $580

Beginning to Advanced

Learn how to paint the effects of light in

pastel or oil. Richard will demonstrate

the basics of painting on location, “en

plein air”, taking the fieldwork to

completion and how to work from your

field studies back in the studio.

Through

individual attention, group

critiques and

class discussions you

will leave with a

clear understanding of

the universal

basics of painting and the

techniques

employed by Richard. His

work is often

featured in

The Pastel

Journal

and he is

a signature member

of PSA (Pastel

Society of America),

PSWC-DP

(distinguished pastelist),

NPS, PSO, and

a master signature

member of the Plein

Air Painters

Northwest Society.

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Richard McKinley
Oil & Pastel
en Plein air

July 28 - August 1
Bend, OR

Cost $600

Beginning to Advanced

Unlock your imagination as you develop

the creativity inside you. Nessa will

encourage freedom to experiment, while

applying basic principles of design,

composition, line, rhythm and texture.

Special attention is given on color, color

values and the relationships of colors.

Nessa will demonstrate

on a variety of

papers and other collage materials to

build textures and will help you explore

different types of Watermedia including

watercolors, inks, and acrylics. Her

award-winning work is included in

Collage Techniques

by Geral

Brommer,

Splash 3: Ideas and

Inspiration, The Best

of Watercolor:

Composition

and

Watercolor Magic,

Creativity

. She is a

signature member

of AWS and the

International Society of

Experimental

Artists.

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Nessa Grainger
Experimenting with
Watermedia & Collage
Studio

August 4 - 8
Bend, OR

Cost $550

Intermediate to Advanced

Infuse your artwork with movement and

joy as you explore creating images

using

your personal inner vision

teamed with

solid design concepts. In

this fun,

relaxed and casual class

Cristina will

help you discover your

personal style.

Intermixed with fine art

painting, you will

learn to create

patterns and designs that

you can use

to make a variety of projects

including;

ceramic fired tableware, floor

mats,

textile paintings

and more.

Cristina's

artwork in a variety

of mediums

has

been published in

numerous

magazines, books and on

television

and

the Internet. She is the

author of

Paint

Happy!

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Cristina Acosta
Mixed Media
Studio

August 11 - 15
Bend, OR

Cost $550

Beginning to Advanced

Join Judy Morris and her twin sister

Jacque

Brown, both award winning

watercolorist, as they

share unique

methods of interrupting the world

around them. For Judy’s studio class,

bring your

own photo references. She

will explain easy

steps that will help you

turn those references

into successful

paintings. Judy will focus on

design,

harmonious color chords, painting

techniques, and effective finishing

hints.

Jacque’s focus will be assisting Judy

during

class instruction. She will also

teach basic

techniques necessary to

create her fabulous

travel journals:

drawing, watercolor sketching,

and

collage.

Judy is the author of

Watercolor Basics:

Light.

She

has been featured in six

Splash

books and

major watercolor

magazines including the

International

Artist Magazine

. Judy is a

signature

member of AWS, NWS, TWSA and

NWWS. Jacque is the past president of

the

Watercolor Society of Oregon.

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Judy Morris
Jacque Brown
Watercolor: Twin Views
Studio

August 18 - 22
Bend, OR

Cost $580

Beginning to Advanced

Create

luminous colors, exciting

light

effects, and compelling

compositions

with absolute

confidence and ease.

Sharon will

show you how to select and

control the behavior of pigments

and

papers; understand close-up

flower

shapes and design, work

with multiple

painting methods,

as well as master

the elegance

and finesse of loose

washes and

sheer glazes. Sharon

an author

and illustrator

the

Fashion

History textbook.

Her

work is

featured

in the

Best of

Colored

Pencil 4

and 5

;

and in

The

Artist’s

Magazine

and

American

Artist

She is

a signature

member

of the

CPSA, a

member of

NWWS

and

Women

Painters of

Washington

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Sharon Tietjen
Watercolor Floral
Studio

August 25 - 29
Bend, OR

Cost $580

Beginning to Advanced

Build skills needed to

produce

beautiful

finished

paintings

. David

will

help you

progress beyond the

classroom to

achieve a spontaneous,

loose liquid style

to get real, vital and

fresh results.

Reviewing painting

problems, loosening

up, finding

excitement and addressing

creativity

and individuality will also be

explored.

The workshop will take

place

amid the

European buildings

and

waterfront

marina. David is the

coauthor

Solving Mysteries in

Watercolor

with

Ron Ranson. His

work has been

featured in the

International Artist

Magazine.

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David Taylor
Watercolor, plein air
Studio to Plein air

September 15 - 19
San Francisco, CA

Cost $600

Intermediate to Advanced

Join Frank in San Francisco where

some

of his finest paintings have been

created

from the

nspiring

views and

historical

sights

. In the studio, you will

learn how to

paint with bold, vivid color

from

black/white value plan

s that Frank

will

provide

will demonstrate

his

unique

style of painting large and

loose

on a very

wet surface, allowing the

pure

color to

mix itself and bring his

paintings

to life.

Emphasis will be on

different

ways to

approach a painting

from start

to finish.

Franks work is often

featured

on the

cover of

Watercolor Magic

and

The Artist’s

Magazine

. He is a

signature

member of

NWS, TWSA, WW,

WHS,

WFWS, SDWS,

TSW and CWS.

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Frank Francese
Watercolor
Studio

September 15 - 19
San Francisco, CA

Cost $580

Beginning to Advance