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2021 Workshops, Updated as Information is Available
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Mary Whyte
The Portrait and the Figure,
Watercolor
7-Day All-inclusive
Sorrento, Italy
watercolor - studio, one plein air
session
all level painters and companions
welcome
April 18 - 25
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Picture yourself painting and
touring with internationally
acclaimed watercolorist, Mary
Whyte. Mary will guide you
through the techniques of
planning your compositions,
drawing, mixing color and
creating great backgrounds. She
will show you how to work with
the model, avoid mistakes and
give personal critiques and great
tips for marketing your work.
Enjoy lots of painting action, one-
on-one instruction, wonderful
meals and wine, and Italian
activities! Come, explore the
Amalfi Coast, visit Capri, take in
local museums and more. We
have a full itinerary with you in
mind so don't miss this
workshop of a lifetime for travel
enthusiasts and all levels of
artists.
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Alvaro Castagnet
The Pillars of Watercolor
Santa Fe, NM
watercolor - plein air
intermediate to advanced outdoor
painters
May 1 - 4
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Seeking answers and
understanding? This workshop
will explain all aspects of
successful painting using
frequent demonstrations and
detailed analysis. We will explore
a range of subject including
composition and design,
effectively using light and dark
values, color mixing, edges,
brush stroke techniques and
much more. Stimulate and
expand your insight into the
magic of watercolors! This
workshop is for resilient outdoor
painters who want plainspoken
feedback and lots of painting
action. Alvaro is author of
Watercolor Painting with
Passion, Painting with Passion,
Beyond Technique and
Watercolour Masterclass. His
work has been featured in
International Artist and The
Artist’s Magazine.
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Michael Reardon
Watercolor Techniques
Bend, OR
watercolor- studio
all levels welcome. Some
experience helpful
June 12 - 15
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Technique is everything and
Michael Reardon will help you
explore so many ways to
strengthen your skills in
landscape and cityscape
watercolor painting. You will
learn how to create a strong
composition and use value to
invoke a sense of light. Michael
will teach you how to
manipulate color for a full
expressive effect. Join us for
this 4-day workshop and you'll
go home with an abundance of
techniques that you can use the
rest of your life.
Michael is the Author of
Painting Light and Color in
Landscapes and Cityscapes,
from North Light Books and has
three instructional DVD’s.
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Herman Pekel
The Importance of Tone
Bend, OR
oil - studio and plein air
all levels welcome
June 16 - 20
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Come join a week of exploring
the beauty of color in oils.
Designed for all levels of
experience in oils, this is an
exciting and informative
workshop helping you to train
your eye in the discipline of
observation. There will be
demonstrations each day based
on the solid fundamental
approach championed by the
impressionists and realists. We
will explore landscapes,
streetscapes and waterscapes.
Herman's works are featured in
the books Australian
Impressionists and Realist Artists
and 3 others. Herman's
workshops are in high demand
Australia wide and internationally.
Early enrollment is encouraged.
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Steve Kleier
Launching a Masterpiece,
Lessons in Perspective
Bend, OR
studio, graphite w/ some watercolor
all levels welcome
June 21 - 23
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Let's put paintings in perspective.
You want your work to show
mastery and a proper drawing
will do this and make the journey
so enjoyable. Steve Kleier will
give you the tools to bring
structure and meaning to your
paintings. Using traditional and
classic art skills that date from
the renaissance, you will find
proportion, capture the effects of
light and create the illusion of
depth. Come experience success
and be inspired to launch
masterpiece after masterpiece.
Steve 's past clients include:
Nike, Tektronix, US Bank, Stash
tea, Microsoft and many more.
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Herman Pekel
Be Brave and Have Fun
Bend, OR
watercolor - studio and plein air
all levels welcome
June 24 - 28
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Unearth fresh and honest art
inside yourself and learn to
capture it with paint. Herman will
teach you to find originality in
your own work. Get started with
new ideas in a way that is fun
and fast. You will learn about
color mixing, glazes,
composition, drying time,
thickness and edges to create an
impressionist painting you never
thought possible with watercolor.
Expect to be challenged to be
brave, and to have fun! Herman's
works are featured in the books
Australian Impressionists and
Realist Artists, 120 years of
Watercolourist, Artists and
Galleries of Australia and New
Zealand, and Profile on
Contemporary Watercolours.
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Fabio Cembranelli
Intuitive Painting,
Transcending the Subject
Bend, OR
watercolor - studio
intermediate to advanced painters
welcome
June 30 - July 3
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Learn to take advantage of
transparent watercolor to create
loose, intuitive, free and
spontaneous effects in your
paintings. Join Fabio Cembranelli
and explore wet-on-wet
techniques, practicing how to
paint with no preliminary
drawing. You will learn how to
take advantage of your own
mistakes and capture the
essentials of each subject.
Participants will be encouraged
use their personal view, moving
through the bridges that connect
unexpected effects, shapes,
colors, tones, lines and textures.
Fabio is a regular contributor to
several art magazines in South
America, US, UK, Norway,
France, Japan and Australia.
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David Lobenberg
California Vibe Watercolor
Portraiture
Bend, OR
watercolor - studio
all levels welcome
July 5 - 7
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Shake it up with David
Lobenberg. Apply watercolor
with splatters, swabs, slaps,
splats, and slashes to that portrait
you’ve be waiting to paint or use
one of David’s outline drawings.
Come flood, blossom, and create
textures with a style that is about
gesture, expressive color, soft
transparency and hard opacity.
You’ll paint several studies with
step-by-step demonstrations
from painting start to painting
finish. David’s watercolor
paintings can be found in private,
public, and corporate collections
across the country. His work
has been featured in American
Artist, Southwest Art, and
American Art Collector
magazines and several others.
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David Lobenberg
Koi Joy
Bend, OR
watercolor - studio
all levels welcome
July 9 - 11
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Are you mezmerized and joyed
by the incredibly beaurtiful, ballet-
like motion, fluidity and grace of
Koi? Come truly express yourself
with David Lobenberg's bright
colors and new and exciting paint
application techniques You will
use everything from stencils and
pipettes to conte crayon and
chalk markers to bring your Koi
to life with curving and bending
motions which convey these
graceful creatures. David’s
watercolor paintings can be
found in private, public, and
corporate collections across the
country. His work has been
featured in American Artist,
Southwest Art, and American Art
Collector magazines and several
others.
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John Salminen
Realism Through Design
Bend, OR
watercolor, studio workshop
intermediate to advance painters
welcome
July 12 - 16
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Use design to strengthen and
enhance your paintings. John will
help you in all aspects of painting
a representational cityscape or
town scene – choosing the
subject, adding mood and
creating emotional content,
lighting the scene for dramatic
effect, using photo references in
a meaningful way and most
importantly, strengthening and
enhancing representational
painting through design. This is
an invaluable opportunity to gain
new painting insights and lots of
one-on-one individual help. John
is a signature member of the
AWS, TWSA, NWS and many
more.
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Amanda Hawkins
Methods in Abstractions
Bend, OR
acrylic, studio workshop
all levels painters welcome
July 21 - 25
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What does it mean to work in an
abstract manner? How does it
feel? What does it look like?
Amanda will help you find your
unique way of translating your
gestures into an abstract
composition. Using traditional art
principles, you will take risks and
make informed decisions on the
canvas, both in the workshop
and long after. We will focus on
composition, value, and color,
but more importantly, your
intuitions will guide the painting
to completion. Amanda's work is
in private collections worldwide
and she blog's, sharing her studio
practice, with over 25,000 people
worldwide.
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Amanda Hawkins
Abstract Landscape Painting
Bend, OR
acrylic, studio workshop
all levels painters welcome
July 27 - 31
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How can you capture that energy
and express those fleeting
feelings of exhilaration, nostalgia,
or serenity on canvas? Amanda
will help you transform your
reference imagery into rich,
energetic, abstract paintings. She
will teach the traditional rules of
landscape painting and encourage
you to break the rules. We will
build unconventional color
palettes and create marks and
brushstrokes that will surprise
ourselves. Come explore
abstraction, color and mark-
making through the lens of
landscape painting. Artists will
complete several mini-series of
paintings on paper and 5-6 larger
paintings on canvas over the
course of this workshop.
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TBA
TBA
Bend, OR
workshop
levels welcome
August 1 - 5
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Iain Stewart
Sketchbook to Studio, Recording
Your Travels at a Higher Level
Bend, OR
watercolor - plein air and studio
all levels welcome
August 6 - 10, 2021
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Few things are more suited for
travel than a sketchbook, pencil,
and a small watercolor palette.
In addition to traditional plein air
work, Iain will focus on
strengthening your skills using
these tools to record your life
through sketching in watercolor.
The sounds, smells, sights, and
people you come across will
remain fresh in your mind as you
look over the work you have
done on site. There is no better
way to relive your memories than
a well used sketchbook.
Iain Stewart is a signature
member of the National
Watercolor Society.
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David Taylor
Staying Afloat in Watercolor
Newport, OR
watercolor, plein air
intermediate to advance painters
welcome
September 6 - 10
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Capture the fleeting moments!
David will show you the best
way to tackle painting the rugged
coastline, the sea with its
character, the calm waters and
boats in the beautiful harbor, and
street scenes along the harbor
and about the city offering
movement, color, and
atmosphere. He will encourage
your creativity and individuality
and give you insight into
portraying the subject in simple
terms, helping you get fresh,
spontaneous results. 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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Mary Whyte
Portrait and Figure, live models
all-inclusive
The Grand Canyon
watercolor, studio workshop
w/plein air components
all levels of painters and travel
enthusiasts welcome
September 18 - 25
Information Coming Soon
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