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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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Don Andrews
TBA
Bend, OR
workshop
levels welcome
July 17 - 20
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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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TBA
TBA
Bend, OR
workshop
levels welcome
August 11 - 15
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Joan Fullerton
Intuitive Explorations with Acrylic and
Collage
Bend, OR
workshop
all levels welcome
August 16 - 20
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Come discover your own
unique artistic voice with Joan
Fullerton. Learn how to coax
hints of reality from an
abstract background, how to
control values and colors for
emotional emphasis, and how
to suggest rather than
delineate. Come explore
working intuitively,
responding to what shows up,
working in a series, and
utilizing neutrals for more
ethereal abstracts!
Unconventional methods of
instruction will open new
avenues of creativity and
encourage genuine
expression. Join us for
inspiring demonstrations,
lectures, encouragement and
practice. Joan's work has
been in galleries, juried shows
and museums since the early
70’s.
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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
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