There are BASICS we say we know.  The question is, are you applying them to your own paintings? We know a lot about art, some more than others, but we all strive to grow in our own way.  The classic ‘still life’ genre presents opportunities to apply many of the ‘principles’ that make a painting work or not work.  A still life set up does not need a potty break every 30 minutes or the sun does not change positions, causing the lighting to change. 

Each workshop will be based around one of the essentials necessary to great painting.  Using a simple still life setup, students will use their chosen medium to do various exercises and paintings to understand a principle’s importance.  There will be a lot of interactive learning and demonstration.  Fun and laughter is mandatory.  Workshop welcomes beginners to advanced. 

Workshop Number 1 will be based on Values
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MILLIE GOSCH

"TRICKS OF THE TRADE" 
for PLEIN AIR PAINTING
in the studio
Saturday, August 23, 10:00 - 4:30

$150
 Limit 8Millie Gosch will hold a one day workshop in the field (ie Chastain). 
Students will meet at the studio and proceed to paint on location.  

Supplies:
must have portable easel or pochade box, #4,#6 boars hair brushes
oil paints-ultramarine blue, cad red medium, Windsor Newton brand of cad yellow pale, titanium white
canvas boards- 10 5x7 or 6x8, 2 8x10
portable solvent container
gamsol unscented only solvent
note pad and pencil
viewfinder
color wheel
gray value scale
Viva brand paper towels and trash bags 
 
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HALIMA WASHINGTON

        
PALETTE KNIFE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, July 22,and Wednesday, July 23
9:00 - 3 (hour lunch), $150

This two day intensive palette knife workshop in wet on wet impasto style paitning in oil.  Bring your favorite perspective photo (ie, street, landscape, etc).  Will learn to work loose, expressive and colorful.  The idea is to make the viewer aware of the paint and my passion for it. With the help of a palette knife, subjects can be recorded with texture and conviction.
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PAT FIORELLO

      

WATERCOLOR BASICS
Wednesday and Thursday, September 24 - 25, 10 - 3 (one hour lunch), $150

UNDERSTANDING COLOR: WATERCOLOR
Wednesday, November 12, 10 - 3,1 hour lunch, $75

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RECO STURGIS

THE ART OF CANVAS STRETCHING
Saturday, August 2, 10 - 2, $75
Learn to properly stretch canvas in this one-day workshop for beginning painters and those who have never before prepared their own canvases. The hands-on workshop outlines the correct use of necessary tools, various types and weights of canvas, priming methods, and stretcher and crossbar selection.

Unprimed Canvas – minimum three yards
16" standard stretcher bars – Qty: 2
20" stretcher bars – Qty: 2
30" heavy duty stretcher bars – Qty: 2
40" heavy duty stretcher bars – Qty: 2
Canvas Pliers
Heavy Duty Stapler
3/8" staples
1 pint of Gesso
Brush

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LORI SUMRALL
 

PHOTOCRAFT
Saturday, July 26, 10 - 3, $100

This workshop teaches you how to make keepsakes out of your most cherished photos.  Using special transparent papers, you are able to transfer your photos onto unique photo display optiions including tile, cardpaper, lampshades, canvases, etc.  Special transfer paper included in the fee.
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JOHN DE LA VEGA (NC)


Self Portrait with Armor, Oil on Linen, 30 x 40", 2007 (detail)

The John de la Vega Drawing People Workshop
is the answer for people who want to really learn how to draw, primarily people, but also everything else that has a face on Planet Earth.  Drawing is taught from different angles:  from angles and curves and alignments and continuities and correspondences, and also from rhythms, Zen - like connectedness with the source, emotional communication and intense, sustained, obsessive  observation.

 Two full days working with at least two models, in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere with John individually working with every artist at his or her level.  

A TWO DAY INSTENSIVE STUDY
Saturday and Sunday, September 6-7, 9 - 4, $275
*Model fee extra
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CHARLES YOUNG WALLS


Of Wood and Roses, 24 x 20", 2007 copyright protected

STILL LIFE INTENSIVE STUDY

TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5, 9 - 4 pm, $300

This workshop will challenge those who intend to move out of their comfort zones to explore representational imagery beyond mere copying what is before them. Using a logical and progressive approach toward painting, we utilize the still-life as a focus, while pushing ourselves to move forward into a more satisfying way of handling paint. The goal is to begin to gain control of the rich medium of oil painting with confidence and understanding. Informative and passionate, Charles approaches art instruction by addressing visual principles and the material power of technique to equip the student with the skills to fulfill their own artistic vision.  
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Still Life for Beginners - Christy Mull
Tricks of the Trade for Plein Air Painting (studio and on location) - Millie Gosch, Atlanta
Landscape Studio Painting, Two Day Workshop - Stefanie Lieberman, Philadelphia
Figurative Palette Knife, Angela Nesbit of Charlotte, NC
Large Canvas workshop, Elizabeth D'Angelo, Atlanta, GA
City Scape Palette Knife, Halima Washington of San Francisco and Atlanta, GA
Painting Flowers in Watercolor, Painting Trees in Watercolor, Painting Buildings in Watercolor, Painting in Your Own Travel Photos in Watercolor, Trees in Watercolor, Developing Your Marketing Strategy, Pat Fiorello, Atlanta, GA
Encaustic and Photo Encaustics, Jason McGrady, Atlanta, GA
Wildlife Pen and Ink, Karen Campbell, Winder, GA