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Robert Burridge

Post Modern Painter Meets the
Contemporary Collage Artist

June 6 - 10, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $625

Beginning to Advanced

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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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Judy Morris

France in the Studio
Limit of 12 Students

June 6 - 10, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $595

Beginning to Advanced

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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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Mary Whyte


Studio & Plein air

June 13 - 17, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $695

Beginning to Advanced Students

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John Lovett

Creative Confidence
June 20 - 24, 2011

Time for Change
June 27 - July 1, 2011

Both Studio Classes

Bend, OR

Cost $655

Intermediate to Advanced Students

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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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Laurie Humble

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Watercolor - Studio
Limit of 12 Students

June 20 - 24, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $595

Beginning to Advanced

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James Toogood

Title
Studio

July 4 - 8, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $595

Beginning to Advanced
Some Experience Recommended

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Betty Carr

Title
oil or watercolor
plein air

July 11 - 15, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $595

Beginning to Advanced

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     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.  
 
 
 
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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Karen Rosasco

Watermedia
and Design
Studio

July 11 - 15, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $ 595

Beginning 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.

    She has been teaching art and
    design for over forty years and
    has won major awards in AWS
    and other shows. Karen’s work is
    collected privately and
    corporately, in the USA, Europe
    and South America.
 
 
 
Frank Webb

Watercolor
Studio

July 18 - 22, 2011
Bend, OR

Cost $ 695

???? to Advanced

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Richard McKinley

Pastel & Oil en plein air
Take it to the Next Level

July 27 - 31, 2009
Bend, OR

Get on our Waiting List

Intermediate to Advanced or
Return Students

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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.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 

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.
 
 
 
Jean Grastorf

Pouring Luminous Washes

July 20 - 24, 2009
Bend, OR

Cost $595

Intermediate to Advanced

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    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.
     
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.
 
 
 
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.
     
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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