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Email me your upcoming events                                                                                                                                                                           xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx carol@arttreks.com www.arttreks.com <http://www.arttreks.com> January 30, 2010 Dear Artist Friends, Art Trekkers and Students,         I am excited to announce finalized plans for my June/July 2010 Mixed Media classes to Collioure and Carcassonne, France. Please join me for one or both affordable Art Treks this summer. Space is limited (max 7 for Carcassonne portion) and enrollment now open.          Each course will feature six half-day painting classes (usually in the morning), a mid-trip group discussion of works in progress and a final celebration and art party.          Course content includes watercolor, fluid acrylic and collage techniques. For class and accommodation details, please email me at carol@arttreks.com. Collioure June 21-28, 2010 Class Fee: $575 Booking and Logistics Fee: $75 (non-refundable) Course Enrollment Deposit: $250 (payable by check to Art Trek) Upon receipt of deposit you will receive a menu of budget to luxury accommodation options in Collioure and logistical recommendations for arriving and departing Collioure. All accommodations, meals, excursions and transportation including international flight are on your own! Overnight lodging choices begin with a 40-euro per night option. Carcassonne June 28-July 5, 2010 Class Fee: $650 Booking and Logistics Fee: $75 (non-refundable) Accommodations: share twin $720 single $1400 Course Enrollment Deposit: $250 (payable by check to Art Trek) Accommodation Deposit: $250 share twin $500 single Upon receipt of deposit you will receive logistical recommendations for arriving and departing Carcassonne. All meals, excursions and transportation including international flight are on your own! Students enrolling in both classes may travel by train or private car between Collioure and Carcassonne. Collioure Picturesque and billed as the laid back St. Tropez of the Vermilion Coast, this small fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea just north of the Spanish border once hosted Fauve artists Henri Matisse and André Derain. The matchless light on pastel hued homes and Collioure’s famed wine also inspired Picasso and Braque. Set against a dramatic backdrop of vineyards and the foothills of the Pyrenees, this gem of a village hosts a thriving art community. Paint en plein air at selected village sights and around the harbor. Carcassonne A stunningly restored medieval town, Carcassonne's La Cité is a fairy tale enclave of turrets bathed in breathtaking light. Our beautiful and luxurious stone house mid-way between La Cité and Bastide St. Louis is a 15-minute walk from the restored castle (world heritage site) and a 15-minute walk from the famed Canal du Midi waterway. A walking path along the Aude River with exquisite views of La Cité is a 1-block meander from our French home away from home. Painting practice will take place in our private landscaped garden and en plein air at selected sites. Cathar Castle Extension Still pending is a July 5-9, 2010 extension to the precipitous and romantic Cathar castles of Peyrepertuse, Aguilar, Queribus and Montségur. Classes These classes are ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists and practicing artists seeking to enhance their work. Renew your art spirit with color and wet-into-wet water media techniques that offer the amateur and professional painter the broadest expressive range. Demonstrations and discussion will include wetting the paper or canvas, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, atmospheric effects, edge tinting, textual elegance, and the use of watercolor crayon, acrylic inks and polymer mediums for collage. In addition, we will experiment with the beauty of accidents, back-up puddles, color saturation and mixed media techniques. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, innovative teaching methods will build self-confidence and enhance your skill. Individual instruction as time permits.   Carol Duchamp, M.A., University of Strasbourg, France, has been teaching painting classes in the U.S. and abroad for 12 years. Her teaching style encourages experimentation and self-discovery in a supportive environment that nourishes the intuitive power of self-expression. Enrollment To enroll please mail your class deposit check of $250 per class (payable to Art Trek) to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. You will receive a confirmation letter, suggested art materials list, and logistical details regarding lodging and transportation. Balance of class fee is due 60-days prior to departure. An additional lodging deposit of $250 (share twin) or $500 (single) is due at time of enrollment for the Carcassonne class. There will be no refunds less than 60-days prior to departure unless a replacement can be found. We highly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation and medical evacuation insurance at the time you join the class. A convenient Travelers Insurance Pac is available through Art Trek.         I invite you to join one or both of these delightful and affordable painting classes to the Languedoc-Roussillon region of south France. I am pleased to be sharing both traditional and non-traditional water media and collage techniques with you. And I look forward to the art inspiration these field study travel classes will provide.         Do join me for a painting holiday that will nourish your art and your spirit! Warm regards, Carol Duchamp P O Box 1103 Bolinas, CA 94924 415 868 9558 carol@arttreks.com www.arttreks.com <http://www.arttreks.com <http://www.arttreks.com> >   P.S. Please feel free to forward this class announcement to your artist friends and local arts organizations. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Visual Artists: Explore the Complex World of Selling and Presenting Your Work   Interested in presenting your work through galleries, exhibitions or other venues? This workshop will focus on key strategies and tactics to use when exploring opportunities with arts business leaders. Topics include:   · Navigate the process of exhibitions and selling art · Preparing presentation packages for gallery submission · Creating/updating your artist statement or resume · Locating Exhibition opportunities · Determine prices for your art and understand the marketplace · Maximize the impact of your shows · Organizing your own exhibition   Michele Pred is an internationally exhibited artist who has been teaching professional practices to artists for six years and currently Senior Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts, where she teaches Professional Practices. She has led workshops and portfolio reviews for Center for Cultural Innovation, Pro Arts Gallery, Kala Art Center, the Di Rosa Preserve and Napa Valley Arts Council.   Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs and museums in London, Stockholm, New York, Bologna, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Her work is part of the permanent collection at the 21st Century Museum, The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, the Di Rosa Preserve in Napa, CA and is held in numerous corporate and private collections. Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) and on numerous local newscasts across the country.   Michele received her BFA from California College of the Arts. She is represented by the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York and the Robert Berman Gallery in Los Angeles. Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 Time: 6:30 - 9:30 Location: SF State, 835 Market Street, 6th floor, SF 94103 (next to Westfield Shopping Center, Powell Street BART/Muni stop) Cost: $40 (non-members) / $35 (BOA / CCI members)   Cancellation Policy: Full refund on registration fees up to 48 hours prior to workshop date. Fees non-refundable after that date. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Aloha Artists and Friends,  Hope you are out enjoying the spring weather.  It is with great honor and pleasure that I share the attached painting entitled Sugarmill Morning. It received the "Artists Choice Award" for the 5th Annual Maui Plein Air Invitational last month. It was a great week of painting with all the artists in the event.    My first two workshops this spring have filled, so I wanted to keep you up to date on the remaining class calendar detailed below. Cheers - and Happy Painting! Randall Sexton    “Scenic West Marin”:  June 7 -10     This four day Plein Air is set near the pristine costal area of Point Reyes National Seashore. The class is limited to 14 students. Just an hour north of San Francisco, painters will have access to paint on private lands and ranches in pastoral Chileno Valley of West Marin County in California. Students can stay at the Chileno Valley Ranch,  www.chilenobnb.com  a beautifully restored Victorian farmhouse featuring spacious bedrooms with superb attention to detail and comfort. Workshop Fee: $475.00 Contact: Sally Gale : 707.765.6664 or  sallygale@svn.net (toll free) 877-280-6664 “A Plein Air Feast - La Rusticana Vineyards”,  June, 11 -13   This three day workshop is set in the magical vineyard, “La Rusticana”,  tucked in the hills of Los Gatos,  California.  Hosted by owners Frank and Marilyn Dorsa the picturesque grounds are like a slice of Tuscany.  Midday, students are treated  to chef Franca Coletta’s culinary magic - an unforgettable experience!  A feast for all the senses and a workshop not to be missed. Workshop fee: $450.00 Contact: Sara Langone/ saralarusticana@aol.com (408) 371-3067 “ Bay Area en Plein Air” : August 6 - 8     Hosted by the Society of Western Artists (in Redwood City, CA )  this three day landscape painting workshop is situated in the Bay Area of Northern California. The class will focus on fundamental strategies to keep your location work fresh and exciting in various settings. For further details go to www.societyofwesternartists.com Workshop Fee: $360 Members, $383 Non-members CONTACT: Diana Jaye/  dianajaye@aol.com 650-322-0148  “Autumn in Vermont”: September, 16 –19 WORKSHOP FEE: $475 CONTACT: Hilary Mills  / hilary@millsgallery.com Lodging/ info@landgoveinn.com 925-708-6497  Paint the changing seasons in the pastoral setting of rural southern Vermont. Randall returns this year to lead this popular four day workshop in the picturesque back-roads near Bromley Mountain  Hosted by the historic Landgrove Inn www.landgroveinn.com  with heaps of true New England charm in what  many consider to be the Soul of Vermont” “ Delta- Urban Funk”: October, 22 - 24    This three day plein air workshop is set in the Sacramento Delta and is open to all levels. Capture the unique flavor of some of the historic towns in the delta region including Locke and Isleton. Students will review basic technique in plein air painting and learn how to “simplify the complex” in an urban scene.  Hosted by Knowlton Gallery in Lodi, CA   www.knowltongallery.com COST: $350.00 CONTACT: Robin Knowlton/ <robin@knowltongallery.com> 209-368-5123  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Sign up Now for May - June Classes 2010 En Plein Air With Charles Waldman Class Dates: May 14, 15 & 16, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. For all levels of oil painters, working outdoors Cost: $300.00 Painting in the Garden with Watercolor With Carolyn Lord Class Dates: May 15 & 16, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm For all levels of watercolor painters, working outdoors Cost: $200.00 Landscape Sketching With Mark Roberts Class Dates: May 22 & 23, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm For all levels of artists, working outdoors Cost $200.00 Unlimited Possibilities with a Limited Palette With Kathleen Dunphy Class Dates: June 4 - 6, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. For all levels of oil painters, working in oil Cost: $350.00 Revisiting Sorolla in a Park Setting With Peggi Kroll-Roberts Class Dates: June 21 - 25, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. 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