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  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello, I hope you are doing well. Information about 2010 workshops is now on my website at this link http://www.terrifordart.com/Workshops.html Feel free to contact me with any questions.   Our annual workshop in Provence still has some openings for the painting workshop taking place from July 1st to July 15. 2010. This "breakthrough" workshop has 9 participating artists with 2 instructors. That means a LOT of personal attention. We have calculated this to be the equivalent of 3 quarters attending a painting class once a week. But of course, there is much more to it than the number of hours per se. We draw constantly, when we do not paint, like waiting for our lunch, before breakfast, in the car  going to the field... anytime you want, since you really have nothing else to do but to be a full time artist .your teaching team Brigitte Curt and Jim Smyth 408 739 6037 Terri Ford 408-286-3801 http://www.terrifordart.com/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: High Country Artists <highcountry2001@inlandnet.com> Subject: Fresh Air Artists Festival in Cle Elum To: Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:29 PM The High Country Artists in Cle Elum are pleased to announce the schedule for our 2nd Annual Fresh Air Artists Festival to be held July 11-16, 2010 in Cle Elum, WA This year's line-up includes Demonstrations, Workshops, Wine Tasting, and a Juried Art Show with Cash Awards. Central Washington's beautiful climate, fresh air, and sunshine will serve as backdrop for attendees as they learn outdoor Painting and Photography techniques from plein air masters Deanne Lemley, Dianna Shyne, Jane Wallis, and award-winning outdoor photographer David Dick or participate in the Kittitas County Fresh Air Paint Out. Check out Festival Details and Register Now at _http://highcountryartists.art.officelive.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Santa Clara Valley Watercolor offer workshops and free , open to the public demos with the most famous watermedia artists in the USA.  Upcoming demos are at Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Ave. Rooms A and B, from 1:30 p.m. until 4 p,m, Kindly publish/share with your membership  these marvelous opportunities to see the best in action:   Demos , free, open to all   June 21 Don Andrews, Watercolor Figures Gerald Brommer Aug 16  collage, surface treatments Ken Hosmer Sept 13  check before coming to this one- as it's not yet filled Betsy Diller Stroud Oct 18, experimental   2010 Myrna Wacknov  Liquid Watercolor PortraitsJan 10 Christopher Schink Feb 7 Ratindra Das March 8 Steven Quiller April 25 Color Katherine Chang Liu June 6 Finding yourself as an artist Nov 6, Frank Webb Saving whites in a pattern to get you thru the painting   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  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. For all levels of oil painters, working in oil, acrylic or watercolor Cost: $350.00 TO REGISTER: Contact the Knowlton Gallery, (209) 368-5123 Email: Robin@KnowltonGallery.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Plein Air Painting … A One-Day Workshop by Ed Bertolet I would like to give my first one-day workshop! The price is very reasonable and it is always good to review the things and processes we sometimes don’t pay enough attention to when we normally paint. I feel this workshop will give you very useful tools to paint better pictures. The workshop would be on a Saturday (…would another day be better?) from 10 am to 5 pm at a location (yet to be determined) on the San Mateo Peninsula. I would ask that each participant be responsible for bringing their own lunch. I would need a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) people at $60 each to make the workshop viable. I would like to do this sometime in October, so if you are interested, please let me know and we can set a date that is mutually acceptable to those who wish to participate. If there are less than 5 people who wish to take the workshop, I will have to cancel and plan for another date. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 10 -11 am TALK Meet at the selected site for an hour’s talk on the “picture-making” process. (I will be discussing things like design, composition, aerial perspective, values, brushwork, shapes and edges, color, focal point, transitions, “circle of vision”, simplification, etc.) 11-12:30 pm COMPOSITIONAL and VALUE Studies Select several possible subjects in the area and do a number of small value studies in your sketchbook along with (and this is important) notes on your emotional reaction to the scene, ideas for a focal point, what you feel your potential problems might be and some possible color approaches. Look at the light and consider where it might be in the afternoon when you paint. 12:30 – 1:30 pm REVIEW SKETCHES We will have a working lunch as we review each others sketches as a group and consider suggestions. Select your best sketch as a guide for the afternoon’s painting. 1:30 – 2:30 pm SETTLE ON COLOR Do two quick 6x8 color studies using a limited palette to determine final color approach. 2:30 – 4:30 PAINT With all your preparation, two hours should be sufficient time to complete your painting. 4:30 – 5 pm CRITIQUE A final get-together admire our efforts. MATERIALS Camera, sketchbook, notebook, pencil or pen, two 6x8 toned panels, one 12x16 toned panel, one medium gray and one black broad-tip felt marker, painting supplies, lunch. FINALLY Please contact me at <ebertole@yahoo.com> if you are interested in this one-day workshop. Also, if you have any suggestions you feel would make the workshop better suited to your needs, I would be interested in hearing what they are. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  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 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxhttp://www.terrifordart.com/Workshops.htmlhttp://www.terrifordart.com/mailto:highcountry2001@inlandnet.comhttp://highcountryartists.art.officelive.com/mailto:Robin@KnowltonGallery.commailto:ebertole@yahoo.comhttp://www.chilenobnb.com/mailto:sallygale@svn.netmailto:saralarusticana@aol.comhttp://www.societyofwesternartists.com/mailto:dianajaye@aol.commailto:hilary@millsgallery.commailto:info@landgoveinn.comhttp://www.landgroveinn.com/http://www.knowltongallery.com/mailto:robin@knowltongallery.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15