Summer Workshops 2010
"We all have the ability to do art---creative energy flows through us---and when we are in the right supportive environment, the process begins and we discover the joy of expressing our unique view of the world around us."
This season's workshop calendar will once again focus on painting both indoors as well as 'en plein air' in the mountains of beautiful southern Vermont. Three exciting workshops are being offered during the month of August when the days are sunny and warm and nights are cool and restful. At Fletcher Farm School in Ludlow, Vt., there will be a 3-day beginner pastel session where you will learn all the basics of this colorful medium, followed by a 4-day intermediate combination plein air with studio workshop when we will paint at various locations around the Ludlow area and do finished artwork in the studio at Fletcher Farm. Then, through the River Gallery School in Brattleboro, there will be a 2-day plein air workshop for all levels of painting ability and you can paint in the medium of your choice be it watercolor, acrylics, oils, pastels, pencil, colored pencil, or whatever. Site locations will be within the Brattleboro area. So pack your painting supplies and leisure clothes and join me for a great learning vacation of fun and creativity in Vermont!
The Beginner Pastelist
August 11 – 13, 2010
Beginner Level
Instructor: Karen Baker CPS, PSA
Fletcher Farm School, Ludlow, Vt.
Tuition: $204
This comprehensive 3-day workshop is chock-full of hands-on beginner instruction designed to get you started drawing and painting with soft pastels, a versatile medium that is very user-friendly. Instruction covers all the basics: technique, color theory, composition, materials review, framing tips, and more. Subjects of study are still life, florals, and the rural landscape. We will work in the studio and outdoors on the grounds of Fletcher Farm School. Teacher demonstrations and plenty of one-on-one attention. Materials list provided.
To register, contact Fletcher Farm School 802-228-8770
info@fletcherfarm.org www.fletcherfarm.org
The Rural Landscape in Pastels: On Location & In the Studio
August 16 – 19, 2010
Intermediate/Advanced Level
Instructor: Karen Baker CPS, PSA
Fletcher Farm School, Ludlow, Vt.
Tuition: $257
This 4-day workshop combines working on location with painting in the studio. Outdoor sessions explore the “quick color study” method of identifying and rendering patterns of light and shadow, atmosphere, and elements of landscape. On site locations include local gardens, old farm buildings, and river scenics. Days 3 and 4 bring the “plein air” experience indoors where we create finished paintings from references gathered the previous 2 days. Evening “open studio” activities include topics about underpainting, full-spectrum color use, and framing options. Instructor demos and plenty of one-on-one attention. Materials list provided at time of registration.
To register, contact Fletcher Farm School 802-228-8770
info@fletcherfarm.org www.fletcherfarm.org
Rural Vermont En Plein Air
Outdoor Painting Workshop
August 21, 10 – 5pm, August 22, Noon – 5pm
All Levels--All Media
Instructor: Karen Baker CPS, PSA
River Gallery School, Brattleboro, Vt.
Tuition: $175
Work in the medium of your choice for two full days on location in beautiful southern Vermont. Painting directly from nature is a centuries-old practice that will sharpen your observation skills as you learn how to quickly identify and render landscape elements in a more spontaneous manner. In addition, we will focus on interpreting the landscape vs. copying it, and address important issues relevant to any painting or drawing medium including color choices and values, patterns of light and shadow, aerial perspective, composition and design. Instructor demos and a painting assessment at day’s end round out this fun group activity. Site locations to be determined. Materials list available upon registration. Contact Karen Baker with questions: kbkaos@sover.net
To register, Contact Donna Hawes: 802-257-1577
rgsart@sover.net www.rivergalleryschool.com
New Vision Art Workshops
Instruction for Artists of Faith
This workshop is designed to help artists of all faiths to express the God-inspired inner visions of their creative souls. The class is currently open to the genres of landscape, still life, abstract expressionism, and figurative work as well as to all styles of painting and all media including pastels, acrylics, oils and watercolors. Participants of all levels of ability with a passion for the love of God are welcome to explore and express their creativity through guided prayer, meditation, and painting exercises, in both open-studio and on-location environments. Examples of workshop titles include The Creative Soul; Spirit Vision: Painting Your Inner Landscape; Earth Prayers-Heaven Poems; and I And My Father Are One.
Eden
As an artist and instructor, I believe God is revealing to His people greater visions of who He is and who we are in Him. Because I am a faith believer in the anointed, corporate body of Christ, I believe in the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. Visual artists of faith have a privilege and a responsibility to bring forth God-inspired images for service and purpose unto the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. It is my prayer and mandate to encourage artists to call forth those images He is imparting to us out of the body of Christ by faith. I believe God makes divine connections between artists of faith to join together and reveal through our artwork how great and how wise and how loving a God we serve.
The Mystery In Water
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Transformation
Genesis 1:2
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