Frank Francese
Bold, Vivid
Watercolor Landscapes
June 1 - 5, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Liven up your paintings with bold,
vivid color! Frank will teach you
how to create black/white value
plans to work from. He 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 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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Karen Knutson
Start Traditionally
Move to Abstraction
June 8 - 12, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Intermediate to Advanced
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Enhance texture and bring
excitement to your traditional
paintings with mixed media and
collage. Karen will have you
working completely abstract by the
end of the week. You will learn
how to think in terms of shape to
create a good design, to push
colors to exciting new levels and to
apply collage and texture to create
dynamic paintings. Karen is
featured in Splash 6, Watercolor:
Fun and Free, Searching for the
Artist Within, Watercolor: The Spirit
of Spontaneity and in the
Watercolor Magic Magazine. She is
a signature member of the
Transparent Watercolor Society of
America.
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Tom Lynch
Watercolor Secrets Revealed
Studio
June 15 - 19, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Intermediate to Advanced
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Put emotion and conviction into
your paintings by exploring,
experimenting and developing your
individual creativity. Tom’s fun,
organized program includes daily
demonstrations, detailed
explanations, individual attention,
and positive critiques. He will
show you the vast range and
flexibility of watercolor by pushing
the limits of color, contrast and
light. Tom’s work has been
featured in the Artists Magazine,
International Artist, and on PBS for
the last 20 years. He is the author
of Watercolor Rescue and a
signature member of the Society of
American Impressionists and
listed in Who’s Who in American Art.
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Mary Whyte
Watercolor for the
Serious Beginner
Studio & Plein air
June 22 - 26, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced Students
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Learn to master watercolor. Mary
will teach you the fundamentals of
color mixing, composition, getting a
likeness, backgrounds, correcting
mistakes and a variety of other
techniques as you explore painting
the still life, landscape and portrait.
Mary’s daily demonstrations and
personal guidance will encourage
you to develop your bet paintings
ever. This class will also include
marketing your work, setting up a
studio, and setting aside time to
paint. Mary is an avid teacher, art
juror and the author of Watercolor
for the Serious Beginner. She is
featured in American Artist, Artist’s
Magazine, International Artist, and
Watercolor Magazines.
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Howard and Betty Carr
Seeing the Light as a
Painter in Oil
Plein air
June 22 - 26, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Do you love artistic drama? Learn
how to paint with clarity and
simplicity creating the excitement of
dynamic lighting. Howard and Betty
will share their award-winning
techniques that will help you
employ thick, confident
brushstrokes in rich oil paints,
resulting in works that are lyrical,
passionate and spontaneous.
Emphasis will be placed on light,
shadow, atmospheric perspective
and gradation. Howard and Betty’s
work has been featured in
numerous magazines such as
International Artist and American
Artist. Betty is the author of Seeing
the Light: An Artist’s Guide. She is
a signature member of
Knickerbocker Society of Artists.
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Kim English
The Figure in the Landscape
Studio & Plein air
July 6 - 10, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $655
Beginning to Advanced
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Learn how to instinctively paint with
immediacy! Kim’s class will
concentrate on the ability to paint
quickly and accurately
concentrating on the “process”
instead of the product. Working
with a model, numerous small
studies will be painted each day.
Techniques for achieving a
spontaneous yet controlled
approach will be practiced. A
working palette will be developed
simplifying the comparison of both
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.
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Betty Carr
Seeing the Light as a Painter
in Watercolor
plein air
July 6 - 10, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Join Betty as she takes you to
beautiful locations in Central
Oregon and demonstrates a variety
of subjects to paint in watercolor.
You will learn her award-winning
techniques that will help you build
confidence in your skills while
painting on location. 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 as
International Artist and American
Artist. She is a signature member
of Knickerbocker Society of Artists.
Select your workshop date
according to desired medium
taught.
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Susan Harrison Tustain
The Art of Watercolor
July 13 - 17, 2009
July 27 - 31, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $695 each class
Intermediate to Advanced
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Susan’s workshops focus on
creating realism, a sensitivity and
emotion enabling your paintings to
captivate the viewer. Through
observation, intelligent
composition, and controlling the
medium, you will learn how to
interpret what is in front of you.
Applying texture, form, emotion and
atmosphere, Susan will extend her
methods and techniques of floral
pieces to show how they can be
used to create figurative and
portraiture work. Susan has been
featured in the International Artist
Magazine and Artists Magazine.
She is the author of Glorious
Garden Flowers in Watercolor by
North Light. Please choose
desired date.
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Jean Grastorf
Pouring Luminous Washes
July 20 - 24, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Intermediate to Advanced
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Create stronger paintings through
dynamic composition and color.
Jean will show you how to use
transparent watercolors to interpret
the shapes and colors of your own
unique visions. Daily
demonstrations will include Jean’s
“pouring luminous washes”
technique. Emphasis will be on
painting with the freedom and
spontaneity of flowing pigments
while retaining the beauty of the
white paper. Jean is the author of
Pouring Light, Layering
Transparent Watercolor. Her work
has been featured in many books
and magazines such as Watercolor
Magic and International Artist. She
is a signature member of many
societies including AWS, NWS and
TWSA.
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Push yourself to that “Next Level”
as you join Richard in painting the
effects of light in oil and/or pastel
en plein air. Field and Studio
demonstrations, group critiques
and discussions will be intermixed
throughout the week with plenty of
individual attention. Expect long
days painting, learning, and
experiencing the spectacular
beauty of the Central Oregon
region. Richard’s 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.
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Lian Zhen
Watercolor & Chinese Painting
Studio
August 3 - 7, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Strengthen your artwork as Lian
shares his techniques 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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Judy Morris
Finishing Techniques
in Watercolor
Studio
August 10 - 14, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $595
Intermediate to Advanced
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Don’t race to the finish line: It’s
better to finish well than to finish
first. In this intermediate to
advanced class, Judy will
demonstrate her painting
techniques: proven ways to work
with design, choosing color chords,
tips for solving painting
problems…and more! Her balance
of instruction, demo’s and critiques
will provide plenty of painting time
and individual help. Judy is the
author of Watercolor Basics: Light,
and she has been featured in
magazines such as the
International Artist. Judy is a
signature member of AWS, NWS,
TWSA and NWWS.
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Ken Auster
Intellect and Passion in Oil
studio & plein air
August 17 - 21, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced
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Understand intellectually, and then
paint passionately. Learn to see
and interpret quickly. Painting on
location with Ken, you will learn
how to lay down a foundation
quickly and confidently and how to
apply paint in a logical manner that
allows you to understand what you
did and why. Strong attention is
paid to composition, simplification
of shapes, creating focal points,
and balancing color. Ken’s work
has been featured in the Artist’s
Magazine, American Artist and
Southwest Art. He is a member of
Oil Painters of America and Plein
Air Painters of America.
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Robert Burridge
Larger & Looser:
The New Masters Program for the
Postmodern Painter in Acrylic
Studio
August 24 - 28, 2009
Bend, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced
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Contemporary artists will
appreciate Bob’s expressive
abstract workshop with emphasis
on originality, personal vision,
intentions and goals. He will share
his creative painting techniques for
the postmodern artist;
demonstrating his latest color
theories, goals and themes for
powerful show stoppers. This
workshop is a serious approach for
those who have a positive attitude
and want to explore a high
intelligent work of art. Bob is the
author of Robert Burridge’s Loosen
Up and Hot Art Marketing: The
Business of Selling your Art. He is
the Honorary President of the
International Society of Acrylic
Painters.
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Arleta Pech
Color Glazing in Watercolor
Two Views: with Susan Bourdet
September 8 - 12, 2009
(Tuesday - Saturday)
Portland, OR
Cost $625
Beginning to Advanced
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Learn to achieve luminous glazes
of color to create realistic forms that
can be used to paint any subject.
Arleta will demonstrate her color
theory glazing on simple studies
that focus on color, value, shape
and edges. Susan and Arleta will
be sharing their approach to
painting and their techniques with
each others class. Artists will
return to their classrooms to
continue learning with their
selected instructor. Arleta’s work
has been featured in the Artist’s
Magazine. She is the author of
Painting Fresh Florals in Watercolor
and Transparent Oils, Creating
Paintings that Glow.
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Alvaro Castagnet
Watercolor Solutions
for the Impressionistic Painter
Plein air
September 8 - 12, 2009
Portland, OR
Cost $625
Intermediate to Advanced
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Stimulate emotions and transmit
vitality and interest with vibrant
color, mood and mystery. Alvaro
will demonstrate 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 old
buildings downtown and the
Riverplace Marina. 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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Susan Bourdet
Catching Nature's Essence
Two Views: with Arleta Pech
September 8 - 12, 2009
(Tuesday - Saturday)
Portland, OR
Cost $595
Beginning to Advanced
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Capture the magic of nature and
create beautiful effects in
watercolor. Susan will teach you
how to combine your photo
references to design original
nature compositions, beginning
with inspiration, design and correct
preparation. Through step-by-step
demonstration and practice, you
will learn to use her wet-into-wet
background technique, methods of
building up forms, and use of
values for the effect of light and
shadow. Susan and Arleta will be
sharing their approach to painting
and their techniques with each
others class during the week. She
is the author of Painting the Magic
of Light and Painting the Allure of
Nature.
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David Taylor
Spontaneity and Light
in Watercolor
Studio to Plein air
September 8 - 12, 2009
Newport & Depoe Bay
Oregon
Cost $595
Intermediate to Advanced
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Sharpen your skills and build
confidence as you paint plein air.
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 on
location amid the historical
downtown, Oregon coast and inner
harbors. 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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