Scottsdale Artists' School Workshop Catalog 2022-2023

12 Things to LOVE About Scottsdale Artists’ School

1. The quality of our instructors! The School has over 100 instructors on the schedule this year! Our instructors have an abundance of teaching experience and are highly respected within the art community.

2. The School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization! This allows the School to offer scholarships for youth and adults and provides the opportunity for the School to enrich the local community through a variety of outreach programs.

3. Our concierge lunch program makes your week less hectic. We’ve partnered with a local restaurant, Arcadia Farms, to arrange for lunch ordering and delivery. Students may purchase lunch for the entire week or just for one day. Learn more about the lunch program and view the menu on our website. www.scottsdaleartschool.org/visit/concierge

4. The School’s location! Scottsdale Artists’ School is located in the heart of the Scottsdale Arts District and is in walking distance to a large number of restaurants, hotels and galleries. The school is also 20 minutes away from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. We are right across the street from Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West!

5. Workshops are offered in a variety of mediums, skill levels and subject matter. With 120+ workshops scheduled this season, there is a workshop for everyone!

6. The friendly staff! The school has a small but mighty staff of 13 individuals. Our staff is passionate about the arts and dedicated to making your experience a memorable one!

7. We’ve arranged hotel discounts for our students. Check out our website for a list of participating hotels. www.scottsdaleartschool.org/visit/hotels

8. Our loyal Circle of Friends member group. Enjoy special events designed for special friends! Join our group by making a $150.00 annual donation to the Scottsdale Artists’ School.

9. Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour! Enjoy complimentary light hors d’oeuvres and drinks on our patio during the week of your workshop. Students can mingle with instructors and other students on our patio each Thursday afternoon. Sponsored by Circle of Friends.

10. Open Studio! Available three times a week. See page 4 for details.

11. Palettes and Plates Cookbook! An amazing art book with great recipes and an amazing recipe book with great art. Available for sale online or at the school for $35. Purchase one today, don’t miss out.

12. We have a beautiful, one-of-a-kind facility! The School is currently housed in a historic schoolhouse built in 1928. We have a total of six fully-equipped studios, a student kitchen and lounge, library and shaded patio for lunch time.

(painting detail, right) Sunny Apinchapong-Yang

Area & School INFORMATION

About Scottsdale

Scottsdale Artists’ School is located in Old Town Scottsdale. The City of Scottsdale offers one of the most concentrated collections of museums and galleries along with some of Arizona’s best restaurants and shopping.

Arriving & Staying

Several of the School’s partner hotels offer discounts and shuttle services for students. Visit the School’s website for lodging and travel suggestions.

Shipping Supplies

Students may ship supplies to the School before their workshop begins. Students should label their package with their name and the name of the instructor who is teaching the workshop. Scottsdale Artists’ School staff will hold the package and place it in your studio prior to the start of your workshop.

Scholarships

Applications are accepted year-round and students are eligible to receive one workshop scholarship and one local program scholarship from July 1, 2022June 30, 2023. Visit the School’s website for an application and scholarship guidelines. www.scottsdaleartschool.org/forms/scholarships

Open Studio

Open Studio provides an opportunity for students to practice their skills outside of the classroom without an instructor. The School provides a model and equipment, and participants bring their own supplies to draw, paint or sculpt.

Open Studio Schedule

Wednesday Nights: 6pm-9pm gesture pose, nude model ($12) Fridays: 9am-3pm costumed model ($15)

Saturdays: 9am-1pm long pose, either costumed or nude ($15) Register online.

Please see the School’s website for Open Studio holiday closures.

To receive Open Studio email updates please contact Mary Jo (MJ), mphalen@scottsdaleartschool.org

(sculpture detail, left) Alicia Ponzo

Ways to Support the SCHOOL

Being a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the School’s operations are funded by tuition revenues, private donations, grants, the support of public and private foundations, and fundraising events. Contributions, large or small, allow Scottsdale Artists’ School to thrive by offering new programs, increasing the amount of scholarships awarded and producing more youth and adult outreach opportunities.

Donate to a Scholarship Fund

Scottsdale Artists’ School believes that quality art education should be shared with all artists, regardless of their financial situation. Supporters can make a donation to an existing scholarship fund or create a fund in their name. Please contact Wanda Stillions at wstillions@scottsdaleartschool.org for more information.

Support Community Outreach Programs

With recent support, Scottsdale Artists’ School has had the opportunity to place professional Artists-in-Residence within local schools. Our goal is to bring additional community outreach programs to other schools so students and artists can create collaborative projects with an educational theme. Your donation will allow these programs to continue to grow!

Donate Towards Building Improvement Projects

Your support can help preserve and improve Scottsdale Artists’ School, one of Scottsdale’s historic treasures. Listed on the historic registry, the building was constructed in 1928 and is one of Scottsdale’s last surviving buildings in the Spanish Colonial style.

Add a Studio Support Donation during Registration

By fundraising, the School underwrites each adult student an average of $200 per workshop. Your studio support donation would help the School in a variety of ways. When you register for a workshop online, you will be presented with the option to add “Studio Support Donation” as a tax-deductible contribution to the School.

Become a Circle of Friends Member

Enjoy special events designed for special friends! Join our group by making a $150.00 annual donation to the Scottsdale Artist School. Join today by calling the School or visit www.scottsdaleartschool.org/support/circle

For further information on supporting Scottsdale Artists’ School, please visit our website. www.scottsdaleartschool.org/support

(painting detail, right) Mitch Baird

Skill LEVELS

Most of our workshops do require a certain level of experience.

Beginner: You have basic drawing skills and some familiarity with the medium or subject matter and are eager to learn more

Intermediate: You draw well, are comfortable working with the medium, and understand the basic elements of design including: composition, value and color

Advanced: You possess excellent drawing skills and are confident in the medium used

All Levels: You have some familiarity and background in the given medium and are eager to learn more. All Level classes are not appropriate for Absolute beginners

Please contact the school with specific questions regarding skill level.

School POLICIES

Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will receive a registration confirmation email or letter within two (2) weeks of registration. A $15 non-refundable registration fee and a $200 deposit are due at the time of registration for all workshops. Students will pay the registration fee only once per fiscal year (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023) regardless of the number of workshops taken in a given fiscal year. Call the School prior to registering if you have any questions regarding policies.

PLEASE NOTE: Scottsdale Artists’ School strongly urges all out-oftown students to buy refundable airline tickets in case of cancellations or other unforeseen changes.

To Register

Online: www.scottsdaleartschool.org

Phone: (800) 333-5707 or (480) 990-1422 using all major credit cards. Approximately 60 days prior to the start date of any workshop you will be invoiced for the balance of your tuition, which is due 45 days prior to the start date. If records show a balance due 45 days prior to the start of the workshop, and you have not contacted the School registrar with other payment options, your credit card will be automatically charged for the current balance due. You may pay your balance due online or by calling the School.

Cancellation / Transfer Policies

Cancellations must be requested in writing. To cancel your registration for a workshop, you may mail a letter or send an email to the registrar (registrar@scottsdaleartschool.org). Cancellations are not accepted over the phone, through the website or via social media. You will receive a confirmation regarding your cancellation via email once the Registrar has received your request.

Scottsdale Artists’ School reserves the right to cancel or modify a workshop, or substitute instructors at any time. Full refunds will be issued if the School cancels a workshop. The School also reserves the right to require the withdrawal of any student whose conduct is deemed detrimental to the School environment.

Scottsdale Artists’ School is not responsible for providing make-ups or issuing refunds, credits or transfers for days or entire workshops missed as a result of illness, emergencies or other events beyond the School’s control.

Workshop Cancellations: If you cancel more than 45 days before the start date of a workshop, the School will retain $100 of your deposit as a cancellation fee, and will keep $100 as a credit towards a future workshop. If you cancel 45 days or less before the start date, you will forfeit your entire tuition. There are no refunds for no-shows or for withdrawals after a workshop begins. Scottsdale Artists’ School reserves the right to cancel a workshop up to 30 days prior to the start date. If the School cancels a workshop, students will receive a full refund.

Workshop Transfers: Students who wish to transfer from one workshop to another in the catalog must do so 45 days or more before the start date. No transfers are allowed after that date. Students will be charged a transfer fee of $50.

Returned Check Fee: A fee of $35 will be charged for any checks returned for insufficient funds.

(painting detail, left) Kyle Ma

Youth Education

Classes & Workshops for Creative Youth

Scottsdale Artists’ School Youth & Teen Academy offers traditional fine art instruction for ages 6-18. Skill building and inspiration go hand in hand in art classes that embrace the value of the creative experience. The School offers classes and workshops where emerging artists can discover and express their vision through art.

Youth Summer Camps Summer, Spring Break, Fall Break Camps for Youth

Weekly fine art camps are offered from June to August for ages 6-18, as well as during school Fall and Spring Breaks. Professional working artists are dedicated to the school’s mission of teaching the fundamentals of representational art. Students learn fundamentals of art while discovering how artists find their inspiration.

Youth Scholarships

Scholarships for Creative Youth

Scottsdale Artists’ School believes art is something to be shared by all. Scholarships are offered for youth ages 6 to 18 and are awarded based on merit and/or financial need. The School is able to award scholarships thanks to the generosity of donors and sponsors.

Community Outreach

Art Exploration for Creative Communities

Scottsdale Artists’ School reaches out into the community to provide art opportunities for families, schools, community partners, and other outreach projects. Professional artists share their tips, techniques and artistic methods while engaging and inspiring our community.

Community Partners

• Cosanti Foundation

• Desert Caballeros Museum

• Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona

• Limestone District School Board, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Scottsdale Arts

• Scottsdale Sister Cities Association

• Scottsdale Public Libraries

• Scottsdale Unified School District

• Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

The Best and The Brightest is Scottsdale Artists’ School’s juried fine art show and sale which features work by students from across the country. The show celebrates the skills learned by students while studying at the School and their ability to apply them to their artwork.

What to expect for the 2023 Best and Brightest Juried Fine Art Show and Sale:

• Students who have completed a workshop or weekly class since January 1, 2019 will be invited to participate in 2023 Best and Brightest Juried Fine Art Show and Sale.

• Applications will be available online September, 2022.

• Forms, applications and more specific details will be on the Scottsdale Artists’ School website under Events>Best & Brightest.

• The show will be displayed and open to the public at Scottsdale Artists’ School from February 18th through March 18th, 2023.

• All pieces will be available for purchase beginning February 18th, 2023.

• Best and Brightest features six categories: oil, water media, drawing, pastel, sculpture and small works.

Congratulations to the 2022 Best and Brightest Award Winners

(top row, left to right) 1st Place Pastel and Best of Show: Out for a Swim by Katherine Martinez PleinAir Magazine Award of Excellence and SAS Purchase Award: Between Two Points by Tom Conner

1st Place Oil: Painting a Painter Painting by David Eason

1st Place Small Works: Kings Blue by Arena Shawn (bottom row, left to right) Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence: Raspberry Beret by Patricia McGeeney

1st Place Drawing: Blessing by Ira Grin

1st Place Water Media: Ironwood Blossoms by Kevin Kibsey

1st Place Sculpture: Antiquity by Barbara Holland

Adamson, Rob p. 40 Anderson, Kathy p. 23

Apinchapong-Yang, Sunny p. 12

Assael, Steven p. 37 Baird, Mitch p.10*, 21*, 35

Bilmes, Daniel p. 13 Birdsall, Stephanie p. 22

Boedges, Mark p. 28, 41* Brown, Ryan S. p. 14 Carr, Betty p. 38 Carr, Louis p. 41 Carter, Richie p. 16 Carver, Jill p. 16, 18 Case, G. Russell p. 26 Chaboun, Nancy p. 16 Cole, Robin p. 19

Combes, Guy p. 18

Daub, Eugene p. 10, 25 de la Torre, Romel p. 33

Debrosky, Christine p. 18

Denman, Andrew p. 36

Dibble, David p. 40

Diehl, Doug p. 17

Diehl, Susan and Doug p. 12, 17

Diehl, Susan p. 33

Dyer, Margaret p. 11

Eber, Frank p. 26

English, Kim p. 28

Featherston, Natalie p. 17 Frantzen, Rose p. 28, 29

Fryer, Douglas p. 20, 39 Garrett, Tina p. 21 Ginsburg, Max p. 17

Glover Gooch, Linda p. 11 Handell, Albert p. 12 Harmon, Johanna p. 24

Haverkamp, Seth p. 18 Hein, Jeffrey p. 22 Hicks, Ron p. 39, 40 Hobart, Clinton p. 11 Homer, Chauncey p. 39 Hook, William p. 35 Horn, Timothy p. 24 Hosner, W. Truman p. 29 Huang, Qiang p. 34 Hudson, Kathleen p. 31 Hunter, Charlie p. 23 Hutchison, Julee p. 13 Jacobsen, Eric p. 36

Johnson Nechtman, Kim p. 10, 19

Johnson, Robert p. 32 Jones, Jane p. 32

Kamin, Stacy p. 39

Kassan, David p. 31

Keys, Daniel J. p. 16, 23 Kobayashi, Milt p. 36, 37 Kogan, Simon p. 30 Kreutz, Gregg p. 25

Kroll Roberts, Peggi p. 32 Lee, Sookyi p. 40 Legg, Jeff p. 14

Lemler, Robert p. 20

Levenson, Shana p. 31, 32 Liang, Calvin p. 13

Liberace, Robert p. 29 Lim, Zin p. 34

Liu, Huihan p. 21

Lorusso, Joseph p. 27 Ma, Kyle p. 37

Maczuga, Michael p. 10, 25 Mangi, Johanne p. 24 Masi, Antonio p. 11 Medici, Dominique p. 31 Mercer, Judd p. 19, 36

Miano, Charles p. 12 Mitchell, Marianne p. 14 Moore, Robert p. 27 Nelson, Mark Daniel p. 27 Nuttall, Ted p. 15, 41 Penix, Derek p. 15, 22

Ponzio, Alicia p. 22

Poon, John p. 33

Przewodek, Camille p. 35 Qian, Mary p. 26

Ramos, Gustavo p. 14 Roberts, Ray p. 34

Ryder, Matt p. 29

Santillanes, Dave p. 35

Schieffer, John p. 13 Scott, Sandy p. 19

Sedwick, Sarah p. 37

Shevlino, David p. 20

Sin, Oliver p. 15

Slonim, David Michael p. 15, 28 Smith, Annette p. 34

Starke, Phil p. 27*

Suys, William p. 38

Swenson, Brenda p. 21

Todorovitch, Joseph p. 41

Tseng, Hsin-Yao p. 38

Van Wechel, Dustin p. 33

Whyte, Mary p. 23

Wiegardt, Eric p. 25

Yan, Henry p. 24

Young, Dan p. 26*

Zullo, Rod p. 20, 38

(painting)

Judd Mercer

September 6-10, 2022

Tuesday-Saturday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $700 + $75 Park Fee/ 5 Days

Mitch Baird

Plein Air Painting at Grand Canyon

October 3-5, 2022

Monday-Wednesday Watercolor/ All Levels $380/ 3 Days

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Is there any better place to paint plein air than the Grand Canyon? During the workshop, students will be painting from the spectacular South Rim for five days with special access to the views! Mitch will cover the concepts of learning to see subjects and interpret those visual elements in order to help translate the subject onto canvas. The fundamental principles of painting – composition, drawing, value, color, and edges – will be stressed along with a special emphasis on atmosphere with this grand subject. Demos and short lectures will reinforce these concepts. Individual attention will be a high priority, as well as lots of laughs. www.mitchbaird.com

• Portable equipment and transportation required; registered students will receive lodging information.

Kim Johnson Nechtman

Loose and Colorful Animal Paintings

This class will help students learn to be loose and colorful with watercolors. The class will concentrate on shapes, composition, the application of paint with correct values, and letting the color mix on the paper. Discover lost and found edges for interest and movement, integrate the foreground with the background to make a cohesive painting, and connect shapes. Participants will gain confidence, learn to be more analytical of their own and others’ paintings, and upgrade their abilities. www.kj-art.com

October 7-9, 2022

Friday-Sunday Oil/ Beginner-Intermediate $450 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Michael Maczuga

The Child Portrait

In this three-day workshop, Mike will cover methods of posing and modeling the child portrait. He will also cover the anatomical differences between adults and youth. The workshop is intended to help students find the issues to avoid and pointers to help them when painting the child portrait. This workshop will consist of brief demonstrations in order to exercise the objective and students will work from live child models for reference. There will be plenty of individual attention and critiques throughout the workshop. Students will leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to approach painting children. www.michaelmaczuga.com

October 10-14, 2022

Monday-Friday

Water-based Clay/ All Levels $795 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Eugene Daub

The Portrait in Relief

For any artist wishing to know the full process of creating relief sculpture in a permanent medium this is an invaluable class to take. Eugene will demonstrate how to use every stage of the process to enhance the final portrait. Students will be making a plaster mold that will offer the opportunity to refine and enhance. From this negative mold a final positive cast will be made which can be as far as it’s taken or this can be made into another material such as bronze. Daub will also demonstrate the process of adding names or wording to the relief. This is a rare opportunity to learn this amazing art form from one of the pioneers and leaders in the field.eugenedaub.com

Margaret Dyer

The Figure in its Environment

Margaret’s step-by-step method will help the student simplify the complicated. Students will explore drawing, composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and medium application. Emphasis will be on the model’s relationship to his/her environment. Students will work from a live model on the first and third days. At the end of these days, class will have a 15 minute photo shoot with the model to capture the model in motion in the environment. On the second and fourth days, students will work from their photos. Students may use phones to photograph model, but not to draw or paint from. When painting from a reference, students may work from iPads/tablets or hard-copy prints. www.margaretdyer.com

October 10-13, 2022

Monday-Thursday

Pastel or Oil/ All Levels

Drawing Skills Required $575 + $65 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Linda Glover Gooch

The Beauty of the Skyscape

In this workshop students will study various clouds and skies from thin wisps to threatening thunderheads. Billowing clouds come in countless shapes, sizes and various colors. Participants will work with photographs with low horizons giving a focus on how to handle different skies, including sunsets and stormy scenes. Linda will provide several photographs and students are encouraged to bring photos of skies that they would like to paint. Students will learn to create a feeling of the landscape that gives the painting life, going beyond just copying a photograph. Special attention to values, composition and edges will be discussed along with several examples of clouds in progress. This workshop will include instructor demonstrations, visual teaching boards and study handouts. www.goochstudio.com

October 17-20, 2022

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $550/ 4 Days

Clinton Hobart

Small and Quick Still-Life Studies

Do you want to get better faster? Does a large canvas stress you out? Start here! Making small, quick still-life studies is a great way to take the stress out of painting, level-up skills and also create great original gifts. Hobart will cover preparing the surface, paint choices, subject choices, how to start, straightforward color mixing, impactful brushstrokes, simplifying the value scale, and even marketing one’s work. This workshop is not just practice, but really fun! www.clintonhobart.com

October 17-20, 2022

Monday-Thursday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $550/ 4 Days

Antonio Masi

A Bold Approach to Water-Based Mediums

Masi’s goal in this workshop is to show the untapped power of water-based mediums. The focus will be on how to approach the mediums from a contemporary point of view: powerful, emotional and delicate. Learn how attention to details and unusual perspective make for poetic, moody works, with strong textural qualities. Antonio will demonstrate land, marine and cityscapes and explain the fundamentals that make a painting successful. Students are free to select the subject they’d like to paint. During demonstrations, Antonio will explain the uses of his paints, paper, palette and brushes and how to loosen up during painting. Antonio will demo in the morning and the remainder of the day students will receive plenty of one-on-one instruction. Students are encouraged to find their own inner voice in painting. www.antoniomasi.com

October 17-20, 2022 Monday-Thursday

Mediums All Levels $550/ 4 Days

October 17-21, 2022

Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $670/ 5 Days OR

$415/ 3 Days ONLY (Mon-Wed) + $35 Materials Fee

Susan and Doug Diehl All About Color – Concept, Perception and Usage

It’s never too early or too late to learn more about color! In this workshop, students will explore color theory and color mixing, learning about pigments, transparency and opacity. The workshop will emphasize identifying the value, intensity and temperature of color. Other topics addressed will include color perspective, concepts for creating the illusion of space, mixing techniques, and mediums that create color effects. Most of the day will be spent seated at tables in a hands-on learning environment, mixing color combinations and ranges. The optional last two days students will paint simple still life objects from life and learn to produce the colors they desire, reinforcing the concepts and techniques covered in the first three days. www.diehlfineart.com

• Students have the option to take just the three-day color boot camp Monday-Wednesday

Sunny Apinchapong-Yang Let There Be Light!

October 24-28, 2022

Monday-Friday All Media/ All Levels

$650 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Artists who understand how to use and manipulate light can showcase rich shadows, spectacular highlights, and attain depth and symbolism. Although light adds life and dimension to a painting, its mechanics and intricacies may be subtle and elusive. This workshop, therefore, focuses on the effect of light and the role light has on color harmony so that artists may produce the most dramatic effects. Light around us dictates shape and form, making this course the cornerstone of what is taught at Scottsdale Artists’ School. Students will examine the tonal and chromatic relationships light creates and will learn how color harmony is achieved. Open to fine artists, illustrators and animators of all levels and all media (oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor), this workshop features live models and still-life setups, both outside and in the studio, as well as landscape references. apinchapong.blogspot.com

Albert Handell Oil and Pastel Indoor Landscape

October 24-28, 2022

Monday-Friday Oil or Pastel/ All Levels $975/ 5 Days

This is an indoor five-day workshop with daily morning demonstrations alternating between pastel and oil paint. Subjects demonstrated will include trees, waterfalls, streams with rocks under and above water, as well as a unique approach to summer greens in both mediums. In the afternoons attendees will work in the medium of their choice with individual help at the easel. For extra help, students may bring some of their previous work (dry, unframed) to the workshop. All levels are welcome. Bring favorite photos to paint from or choose one of Mr. Handell’s photos. www.alberthandellstudio.com

October 24-27, 2022

Monday-Thursday Red Chalk/ All Levels

$650 + $65 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Charles Miano Drawing in Sanguine

Imbued with life, vitality, and spirit, Charles Miano’s work has often been described as “visual poetry.” His most distinctive signatures are the dynamic use of light and shadow, and an urgency of gesture. In this in-depth workshop, Charles Miano will demonstrate the fundamental principles of figurative drawing. Students will learn to capture the design, gesture, proportion, structure, anatomy, and form, and will build works of art from the design stage to the finished piece. Working from a live model, gestural poses will be used to give students a solid foundation on how to begin, plan and execute the ideal figure. Students will strengthen their ability to quickly capture the pose, train the eye to simplify, learn to build volume with basic shapes, and hone challenging skills such as foreshortening and perspective. www.charlesmiano.com

John Schieffer Painting Shiny Objects

In this class Schieffer will be teaching painting methods he’s found to be essential over the years. Covered topics will include board surface prep, drawing techniques and materials, the importance of value and color, designing a still life, composing with light, and painting techniques. www.johnschieffer.com

October 24-26, 2022

Monday-Wednesday Oil/ All Levels $350/ 3 Days

Daniel Bilmes Paint in Motion

In this three-day painting workshop, participants will be exposed to a number of unique painting techniques under the guidance of Daniel Bilmes. Working with live models, participants will work in oil to explore and understand different strategies for painting the human form. Subject matter will include composition, color mixing, value control, glazing, mood and expression--as well as the artist’s analysis and interpretation. In this intensive observation, participants will explore the uniqueness of individual features and their relationship to each other as part of a coherent whole. Multiple live demonstrations as well as one-on-one critiques will cover a variety of stages in the painting process--from the initial block in, to color, texture, focal points and finishing touches. www.danielbilmes.com

Julee M. Hutchison Painting YOUR Landscape

This workshop will focus on painting landscapes in the studio, incorporating the luxury of studio painting and the immediacy of Plein Air painting. Photos will be used in the development of small studies, with a variety of formats, prior to undertaking larger pieces. Exploring these different formats, and not being tethered to the cropping of the camera lens, is important to creating exciting compositions and good designs. Julee will stress the idea of taking risks, being energetic in your painting marks, and approaching every painting fearlessly and with joy. Please bring an assortment of good photos with interesting light and subject matter to make the most of this workshop. Julee will work with students to develop an approach in creating more personal and exciting landscape paintings. Come join the energy! www.juleehutchison.com

Calvin Liang

Landscape Painting in the Studio

During this five-day workshop, the time will be spent working on a single studio painting based on the student’s photographs. Calvin will begin with a demonstration and spend the remaining time with each student throughout the rest of the day. It is recommended for students to bring a laptop or tablet for viewing their reference photos or bring actual prints. Students will learn to plan an effective composition and to better see and use warm and cool colors in a landscape. Calvin will teach students how to use hard and soft edges to create space in a painting and how to simplify the subject matter through the use of basic design, value, color, and drawing skills. Students will learn the reasons for using different paint surface textures and brushstroke directions and how to get the best possible results in a short time. www.calvinliangfineart.com

October 27-29, 2022

Thursday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels $525 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

October 31-November 2, 2022

Monday-Wednesday Oil/ All Levels $400/ 3 Days

November 1-4, 2022

Tuesday-Friday Oil (Acrylic Welcome)/ Intermediate-Advanced $550/ 4 Days

Marianne Mitchell Painting Into Abstraction

This course is for realist painters wanting to incorporate more abstraction in their work and for abstract painters seeking guidance in developing their expression. The focus will be on accessing one’s inner voice to inform abstract expression while learning unique techniques developed by Marianne Mitchell to create luminous light and color in oil paint. The relationship between emotional expression, compositional skill and technical facility will be emphasized in discussion and demonstrations in oil paint while each student is supported on their artistic journey throughout the workshop. www.mariannemitchell.com

Please note: Class will meet from 10am 5pm

Gustavo Ramos Luminous Portraits: Impastos and Glazes

November 3-5, 2022

Thursday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels

$385 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 days

What is it that gives a masterful oil painting its jewel-like quality, mysterious luster and lasting freshness? The extensive properties of oil paint have enabled the creation of iconic portraits that prove difficult to decipher. Ramos will walk students through his award-winning portrait method from the ground up. Working from the model, Ramos will demonstrate his unique way of dissecting visual information into a rich and dynamic likeness. Students will experience Ramos’ sensitive color palette and particular brush-handling to lay thick impastos and translucent shadows. One-on-one instruction will be given to internalize the principles of light, structure, shape design, tonal abstraction and broken color. Discussions and focused time on the easel will equip the student with an arsenal to create luminous professional portraits in a way that only oil painting at its highest level can achieve. www.gustavoramos.art

Ryan S. Brown Painting the Landscape

In this class students will learn how to compose a landscape painting in the studio. Ryan will discuss how to use studies made in plein air as well as imagination and/ or photo reference to achieve a well-composed landscape with purpose. He’ll discuss invention, mood, light, paint application, unity, and composition to create a beautiful finished landscape painting. Students are encouraged to bring their own reference, but Ryan will also have some images available from which to choose. www.ryansbrown.com

November 7-11, 2022

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $710/ 5 Days

Jeff Legg

The Beauty of Still Life

November 7-10, 2022

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels

$695 + $40 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Still life has its challenges. Jeff will bring life into your work by teaching ways of conceptualizing the subject in a way that engages the viewer. Learn how to think in terms of painting light and movement. Students will learn Jeff’s thought process in setting up a subject and executing it by going directly to oil paint. Observe as Jeff demonstrates his painting methods and principles each day with commentary throughout the process. There will be open discussions on material choices, prop selection, paint application, values, colors choices and lighting. Students will receive special attention to their particular needs. Bonus fourth day live portrait model. Jeff will demonstrate painting a portrait and students may choose to paint either from the model or still life. www.jefflegg.com

Derek Penix

Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying and Expression

Students will use oil or acrylic paint to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of trees, boats, cityscapes, figures, koi and hanging fruit. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose. Penix will cover topics like how to make paintings more three dimensional, the power of warms and cools, color theory, harmony, edges, shapequality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and finally painting how one sees versus just copying a photograph. www.derekpenix.com

November 7-10, 2022

Monday-Thursday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $600/ 4 Days

David Michael Slonim

Beyond Description: Expressive Painting through Image Structure

Your growth as an artist is my priority as we study great artists and unlock the universal secrets of image structure. At a primal level, it’s this abstract image structure that moves us – the use of line, shape, space, value, color, and texture. This applies to any style or genre of painting because every good painting is good due to the underlying abstraction – the power of the purely visual. PAINT YOUR WAY. Helping other artists exceed their own expectations is one of the most enjoyable things I ever get to do. The plan is always to help you reach your potential, painting YOUR way, with YOUR voice and vision, but better than ever before. You can paint representational or abstract. Oils, watercolors, collage, and acrylics welcome. Come be encouraged and inspired in a fun, upbeat atmosphere and go home ready to create your best work yet. www.davidmichaelslonim.com

November 7-11, 2022

Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ Intermediate-Advanced $710/ 5 Days

Ted Nuttall

Painting the Figure from Photographs

Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted Nuttall will demonstrate the techniques, and instill the confidence to enjoy painting people. Ted will discuss the benefits of photographic reference, as well as how to interpret a photo in order to give life and energy to the subject. In Ted’s daily demonstrations and presentations, he will share his personal approach to painting. Plus, he will introduce the work of other artists with the objective of inspiring enriched seeing and thinking skills. What’s more, significant time is allowed for one-on-one instruction. In an atmosphere that’s both creative and supportive, Ted encourages in each participant a renewed enthusiasm for his or her art – regardless of their skill level. www.tednuttall.com

November 14-18, 2022

Monday-Friday Watercolor/ All Levels $710/ 5 Days

Oliver Sin

Expressive Portrait Drawing

This workshop will help students to make competent portrait drawings. Step-bystep demonstrations will help students to understand the structure of the face in terms of shapes, plane changes, and value by using lines and value rendering. Students will learn the technique of mastering expressive portraiture drawings with vine charcoal on white drawing paper and pastel pencils on tonal papers by working with live models. All levels are welcome. Oliver has over 20 years of professional teaching experience and will provide hands-on instruction with strong knowledge in breaking down the drawing process for his students. www.instagram.com/oliversin/

November

Intermediate-Advanced

Richie Carter Tonal Landscapes

This four-day oil painting workshop with Richie Carter will focus on painting low light tonal landscapes. Students will be working from photo references to complete at least one small preliminary study in order to realize one larger rendition of the same scene and undertake the challenges that come along with this process. The course will address how to use photo references to create a painting. Students will learn a subdued tonal palette as well as various techniques with which to render low light scenes. Students will learn over the course of four days, both direct and indirect painting methods. The larger piece will be built upon day by day creating layers and depth in the final painting. www.richiecarterfinearts.com

• Please note: Class will meet from 10am 5pm

Daniel J. Keys

Creating Dynamic Compositions with Flowers

Each day Daniel will do a morning demonstration while discussing the skills necessary for creating beautiful still life paintings in pastel. Following each morning’s demo, students will set up still life compositions of their own and paint them from life while receiving one-on-one instruction. During this intensive course, students will gain insight into learning to see correctly and developing an adeptness in the following areas: composition, drawing, color, value and edges. www.danieljkeys.com

November 15-18,

• Please note: Class will meet from 10am - 5pm

Intermediate-Advanced $685/

Days

Nancy Chaboun Inspired Painting

In this four-day workshop, students will be inspired by beautiful things…either by the model in a vignette or by an alluring still life. It is the student’s choice to either paint something different each day or to delve deeper into the chosen subject over several days. Nancy will demonstrate from the model on Monday and from a still life on Wednesday. She will discuss her process, as well as the concepts of composition, intent, value, color, and application. Students will paint with one-onone instruction and guidance. Nancy believes everyone has their own way of seeing the world and works to help students develop their own voice and style. Some experience necessary. www.nancychabounfineart.com

Tuesday-Saturday

Beginner-Intermediate

Jill Carver

Source to Studio: Aesthetic Tools for Landscape Design

For oil landscape painters who have not studied with Jill Carver before, or are advanced-beginner to intermediate painters. Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to strengthen motifs and improve overall design, from initial ‘thought boards’ to actual preparation techniques. She will illustrate how unity and variety are used to create overall harmony. She will discuss the science of how we see and how we can control eye movement. Moving on from design concepts and tools, Jill will tackle the practical techniques of scaling up a design through to surface quality issues of working larger, working wet-over-dry, re-working passages, and the use of mediums, glazing techniques and varnishes. Jill will structure the workshop through set exercises, lectures, demos and brainstorming discussions. Students will be working from their own material. www.jillcarver.com

Susan and Doug Diehl Design Boot Camp

Robert Henri said “a good painting is a remarkable feat of organization.” Good composition is creating a beautiful and dynamic visual statement through the adaptation of an intentional plan – a coordination of parts to produce a harmonious whole. Students will work on a series of exercises with a variety of mediums and go on an exploration of all the principles of design: proportion, dominance, subordination, movement, creating emphasis, and space. Students will exploit the elements of art: value, line, texture, shape and color in their search for a UNITY OF EFFECT. Students will also come to understand that the viewer can only infer the intent of the painter from the evidence displayed in the design of the painting. www.diehlfineart.com

Max Ginsburg Painting From Life

In this workshop students will paint from a live model, alla prima (direct painting). In an effort to express and reflect the character of the model, students will paint realistically, carefully observing form, and be inspired by the Old Masters. The instructor will give painting demonstrations and critique every student’s work, daily. Painting methodology will be taught and evaluated. The concern will be with design, proportions, relationship of shapes, values and color based on careful observation of the form. www.maxginsburg.com

November 29-December 2, 2022

Tuesday-Friday Pen, Pencil, Marker/ All Levels $545/ 4 Days

Doug Diehl

Landscapes Start to Finish: Create Atmosphere and Light

The sky is an ocean of atmosphere many miles deep - a transparent sea of air. As we look out into the vista, we may not be conscious of actually seeing the air but we plainly see its effects on the landscape. When painters begin to go outside and use natural lighting, they will find that nature’s value scale is immeasurably beyond their own tiny value scale. Learn how to make a true representation of any scene in nature using “relative” rather than “absolute” or actual values and color relationships. Expect concept lectures, demonstration, and individual instruction as Doug winds students through the myriad of knowledge needed for artists to develop their skills for painting beautiful and believable space. Students will be painting from photos during the three-day workshop. www.diehlfineart.com

November 29-December 2, 2022

Tuesday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $750 +$65 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Natalie Featherston Trompe l’oeil Painting

This workshop will explore foundational oil painting skills through the genre of trompe l’oeil, where paintings deceive the eye by making a flat surface appear three-dimensional and hyper-realistic. We will discuss the history of trompe l’oeil with a focus on subject and methods, and students will design and paint their own trompe l’oeil pieces over the course of five days. Students will learn practical techniques in creating the most convincing illusion of light, form and depth. www.nataliefeatherston.com

December 3-5, 2022

Saturday-Monday Oil/ All Levels $415/ 3 Days

Jill Carver

Source to Studio: Aesthetic Tools for Landscape Design

For oil landscape painters who have studied with Jill Carver before, or are intermediate to professional-level painters. Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to strengthen motifs and improve overall design, from initial ‘thought boards’ to actual preparation techniques. She will illustrate how unity and variety are used to create overall harmony. She will discuss the science of how we see and how we can control eye movement. Moving on from advanced design concepts and tools, Jill will tackle the practical techniques of scaling up a design through to surface quality issues of working larger, working wet-over-dry, re-working passages, and the use of mediums, glazing techniques and varnishes. Jill will structure the workshop through set exercises, lectures, demos and brainstorming discussions. Students will be working from their own visual material. www.jillcarver.com

Guy Combes

Painting Wildlife of East Africa and the Sonoran Region

Guy Combes returns to SAS with an immersion into his technique. Starting with an outline of field study and reference gathering, he will guide you through the process of building a composition, while sharing his inspiration and knowledge of East Africa and the Sonoran Desert region. Working from reference photos of animals and/or landscapes that have special meaning to you (Guy will liaise with you via email prior to the workshop about the reference), Guy will demonstrate clear steps toward the completion of an oil painting, through image transfer, underpainting, glazing and final rendering of considerate detail. Throughout the workshop Guy will be happy to answer questions about how he markets his work, and how he uses his art to raise awareness and funds for the conservation causes he is involved with, both in East Africa and the Sonoran Desert region. guycombes.com

Seth Haverkamp

Likeness Through Abstraction

In this workshop students will concentrate on representing a likeness through large shapes. By using this step-by-step approach, the complexities of painting a portrait are simplified to the very basics. By making large shapes progressively smaller, students will begin placing simplified versions of the features until they have a fully developed portrait. The color palette will remain limited and students will see how to achieve many different flesh colors with very few colors on the palette. www.sethhaverkamp.com

Christine Debrosky

A Sense of Light in Pastel Landscape

Painting the landscape is so much more than rendering the elements. Trees, rocks, water, streets, gardens and mountains do all convey a sense of place, but it is a sense of natural light that makes it all come to life. The beautiful medium of pastel is ideal for capturing illumination in all of its glory. The soft hush of dawn, the charm of dappled light, the shrouded mystery of an overcast day, the dazzle of desert high noon are all possible once you know some tried and true techniques and insights. Explore this all-important aspect through hands-on guidance in an encouraging, insightful and engaging workshop. www.christinedebrosky.com

Judd Mercer

Beginner Plein Air with Gouache

This in-studio workshop (with outdoor work, weather permitting) is designed to help new painters become familiar with gouache, a fantastic portable medium for plein air. Students will start small and learn the foundational principles of painting in an accessible step-by-step format, working our way towards painting outside. Gouache techniques covered will include color mixing, washes, and application basics. Students will also learn how to approach plein air—how to observe light, how to simplify, and how to capture what we see in paint. Composition, values, and color concepts will be discussed and practiced in building lessons. The main goal of this workshop is to develop the skills and confidence needed for new painters to get out to paint and enjoy the process! Total beginners welcomed, but also a great refresh for painters wanting a simple way to get outside. www.juddmercer.com

Kim Johnson Nechtman Animals, Figures and Backgrounds

Over four days, students will breathe life into their paintings by going outside the lines and getting loose with their techniques. Each day will begin with a demonstration, followed by plenty of painting time with lots of individual attention from Kim. She will focus on helping students gain confidence painting the human/ animal form or portrait, upgrade their ability, and learn to be more analytical of their own paintings. Techniques will include painting shapes and the application of paint with correct values, leaving lost and found edges for interest and movement, and integrating the foreground with the background to make a cohesive painting. www.kj-art.com

December 12-15, 2022

Monday-Thursday Gouache/ All Levels $445/ 4 Days

December 12-15, 2022

Monday-Thursday Watercolor/ All Levels $475/ 4 Days

Sandy Scott Birds in Sculpture

Sandy will help students determine the difference between a sculpture that is technically adequate and one that has spirit and life. The class begins with a discussion of bird anatomy, the principles of aerodynamics, the importance of drawing and assembling shapes, and how to achieve the illusion of movement in sculptures of birds in flight. Students will learn how to construct an armature for birds in flight. All aspects of modeling in oil-based clay will be explored and beginning students are welcome. Students will learn the importance of assembling strong, meaningful shapes and how eliminating unimportant details can create the bird’s essence. Students will work from computer imagery, photography, drawings, field guides, and a printed workbook. Sandy has instructed bird sculpture for over 35 years and is recognized as one of America’s leading wildlife artists. sandyscottblog.blogspot.com/

December 12-16, 2022

Monday-Friday Oil-based Clay / All Levels $710 + $50 Materials Fee 5 Days

Robin Cole

Fundamentals for Everyone: Form, Light, and Color

Don’t let the term “fundamentals” fool you…this class is not just for beginners! Although those new to oil painting will benefit immensely, this class is carefully designed to address some of the most challenging principles of paint-handling that often stump artists. True masters are masters of fundamentals! Day one will start with brush control and paint application. On subsequent days, the class will move on to color, form, and the harmonic potential of a limited palette. Students will challenge themselves to investigate color using theory and imagination. Further exploration will include the double primary palette, painting from life, and setting yourself up for success with great reference material. www.robincole.art

• Mentoring available Saturday – see website for details.

January 3-7, 2023

Tuesday-Saturday Oil and Drawing/ All Levels

$665 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Robert Lemler Drawing and Painting the Figurative Subject

Drawing is fundamentally important to the student interested in painting portraits, nude and costumed subjects. Working from life is always preferable. Studio time will be divided equally between the practices of drawing and painting. Students will work from the model, both nude and costumed. The first half of the class will focus on figure drawing. Academic concepts of “comparative measurement”, “generalized proportions” and “tonal modeling” will be addressed in lecture and practice. The remainder of the class will be devoted to painting the model both nude and costumed. The topics of design, color mixing, color temperature and paint application will be discussed. Students will paint both warm and cool lit subjects. This class is open to all levels of experience. Students will receive lots of individualized support. www.robertlemler.com

David Shevlino

Alla Prima Portrait and Figure

January 3-7, 2023

Tuesday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels

$655 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

This class is about alla prima painting of the figure and portrait, and techniques used to create a fresh, direct response to the model. The class will work on a different painting/ pose each day of the workshop and learn to simplify, interpreting the subject as a series of basic shapes and planes described by light and shadow. In addition to discussing technical concepts like value, color, paint application and basic proportions of the head and figure, we’ll also talk about some of the psychological aspects of learning to paint, such as giving ourselves permission to experiment and make mistakes so that we can learn and discover ways to become better, more creative artists. This class will be particularly helpful for those who want to expand from a tight painting style, to a more loose, economical paint application. www.davidshevlino.com

Rod Zullo Animals in Bas Relief

In this class, students will model a bas relief in oil-based clay, based on reference brought by the students. Rod teaches fast, effective mold-making, casting and patina techniques learned over 25 years of experience. Students will take the molds home, suitable for the bronze casting process if a bronze is desired. This is a fun class where the students complete their piece from start to finish. Subject matter is whatever the student desires. www.rodzullo.com

January 3-6, 2023

Tuesday-Friday Oil-based Clay/ All Levels $700 + $150 Materials Fee 4 Days

Douglas Fryer Composition: Structure, Unity, and Variety

Through lecture and demonstration this workshop will reinforce understanding of composition, form and various methods of applying paint. Students will work on assignments, exploring ways of interpreting and distilling the subject, abstracting it while adding endless variety to marks and colors. The power of underlying armatures, grids such as dynamic symmetry, quadrants, and the rule of thirds, as well as the use of grouping, massing, patterning and rhythms will be discussed.

January 9-13, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $785/ 5 Days

Students will be shown multiple ways of starting, building and finishing a painting. This workshop inspires a more experimental approach, discovering new tools, methods, materials, as well as in adjusting elements of the painting, such as value, key/color palette, shapes and edges. Appropriate for intermediate to advanced painters, with interest in realism or abstraction. www.douglasfryer.blogspot.com

Tina Garrett

Starting Methods in Portraiture

Join ARC Living Master Artist Tina Garrett for this workshop where students will learn three distinct starting methods: Monochrome Underpainting, Accurate Color Wash and Tina’s favorite, Selective Start as seen in Alla Prima by Richard Schmid. Students will learn to see and simplify values, create form using both value and temperature, understand edges and chroma, and create captivating portraits from photos using Tina’s practical and easy-to-use strategies. Tina will teach how to mix realistic colors, values, and temperatures for different skin types and methods for achieving an accurate likeness in portraiture. Each morning Tina will demonstrate and lecture. Each afternoon, Tina will work one-on-one with students as they paint. Tina’s goal is to be generous with her knowledge, so that when artists leave the workshop, they have brought their painting to new heights. www.tinagarrett.com

Huihan Liu

Figure and Studio Painting

This intensive five-day workshop is designed for painters who have already had painting experience but would like to continue improving their craftsmanship and visual concept. The workshop will focus on painting from the model as well as studio painting. There will be a deep discussion regarding visual elements such as design, placement of composition, and focal point. Students should bring their own photo reference to the workshop for the studio painting assignment. The instructor will be doing a one-day formal demonstration during the workshop, sharing his thoughts and experience throughout the process. www.huihanliuart.com

January 9-13, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$655 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Brenda Swenson

Negative Painting with Watercolor

Discover the exciting results of negative painting with watercolor! This is the technique of painting around a subject (negative space) to define it in the composition. Students will build confidence in handling glazes, underpaintings, and painting wet into wet passages. They will also develop a stronger understanding of pigments and how they directly relate to the complex medium of watercolor, as well as add depth by building transparent glazes, and create interesting shapes by linking and interlocking shapes. Students will benefit from daily demonstrations, friendly critiques, and one-on-one help. www.swensonsart.net

January 9-13, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $820 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Mitch Baird

Plein Air Painting at Saguaro Lake Ranch

Come and paint with Mitch Baird at historic Saguaro Lake Ranch which is located on the banks of the Salt River in the shadow of the majestic Bulldog Cliffs. Mitch will cover concepts of learning to optically “see” the subject and interpret those visual elements in order to execute the subject onto canvas. The fundamental principles of painting -composition, drawing, value, color and edges – will be discussed along with a special emphasis on atmosphere and light. Demos and short lectures will reinforce these concepts. Individual attention will be a high priority as well as lots of laughs. www.mitchbaird.com

equipment and transportation required; students will receive a special rate at the ranch, details provided upon registration.

January 9-12, 2023

Monday-Thursday Watercolor/ Intermediate $550/ 4 Days

January 16-20, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil or Pastel/ All Levels

$680/ 5 Days

Stephanie Birdsall Focus and Grow!

Get ready for an energized and exciting workshop! Have your paintings come alive; get what you want from your painting. Stephanie’s workshop will encompass all aspects of creating a painting. Learn to envision the painting before touching brush to paint. Make every brushstroke, every color, intentional! Stephanie’s teaching will make the student’s paintings happen faster and with more accuracy. The student will learn to mix clean color and make beautiful brush strokes that will pull the viewer through the painting. Edges, composition and value will all be thoroughly explored. The student will build confidence and will become part of the grand lineage of Richard Schmid’s teachings as Stephanie has been part of the Putney Painters for 14 years. Subject matter will be organic: flowers, fruit, vegetables and leaves - whatever is beautiful! www.stephaniebirdsall.com

Jeffrey Hein Painting the Portrait

January 16-20, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced

$710 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

A great portrait feels alive, evokes emotion, and captures the viewer through the beauty of its maker’s compositional and aesthetic choices. In this portrait painting workshop, Jeff Hein will discuss what he believes to be the key elements of creating a great portrait. He will discuss creating a concept, formulating good composition and designing of marks, strokes, and color. Jeff will also break down the formal process of painting a head into its most basic parts; drawing, value, and color. As Jeff demonstrates daily, he will show his techniques and discuss key principles associated with these three areas. As students paint from a live model each day, Jeff will critique and assist on an individual basis in an effort to help each student complete the workshop as a better portrait painter. www.jeffhein.com

January 16-19, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels

$600/ 4 Days

Derek Penix

Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying and Expression

Students will use oil or acrylic paint to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of trees, boats, cityscapes, figures, koi and hanging fruit. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose. Penix will cover topics like how to make paintings more threedimensional, the power of warms and cools, color theory, harmony, edges, shapequality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and finally painting how one sees versus just copying a photograph. www.derekpenix.com

January 16-20, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil-Based Clay/ All Levels

$795 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Alicia Ponzio

Figure Modeling: Designing the Pose

In this intensive workshop students will begin on with small quick sketches in clay to explore various poses. Through review and discussion, the group will decide on a final pose to develop at an 18” scale in plasticine clay on a wire armature as their final project for the remainder of the class. Alicia will work alongside students and share figure modeling methods through demonstration and lecture. The focus will be on composing the figure, basic proportions, and an organized approach to Figure Modeling. www.aliciaponzio.com

Mary Whyte

Portraits and Figures in Watercolor

Join Mary Whyte for an inspiring and educational two days of painting the figure from life in watercolor. For students of all levels, Mary will guide students in color mixing, drawing, composition, getting a likeness and creating dynamic works as well as offer tips on marketing and the business side of being an artist. Each day will start with a painting demonstration, then the students will paint alongside Mary as she offers one-on-one assistance and encouragement. Lunch included in price. www.marywhyte.com

• Students should plan to meet at the school on Thursday, January 19th for Thirsty Thursday at 4pm

January 20-21, 2023

Friday-Saturday

Watercolor Intermediate-Advanced $1000 + $60 Model Fee/ 2 Days

Kathy Anderson

Creating a Still Life with Flowers

Kathy has a unique way of seeing a floral still life, and she will share her ideas from the beginning thought to the creation of the painting. Strong value design is always forefront in her thoughts, and she will explain in detail and demonstrate what this really means. Working from fresh flowers, Kathy will demo each morning, and the students will work with one-on-one instruction in the afternoon. www.kathyandersonstudio.com

note: Class will meet from 10am 5pm

January 23-26, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $600/ 4 Days

Charlie Hunter

Photo to Painting: Create Memorable Art

“Color gets the credit, but value does the work!” What does it mean? During this intensive workshop, dive into the world of values with master-of-the-limited-palette, Charlie Hunter. Using photos as a starting point, this class will focus on how to make values work to build stronger paintings. Students will work with Hunter as he guides them through creating value drawings from personal photographs – an often-overlooked step that pays off! With these drawings students will be able to develop memorable and dynamic paintings. By simplifying forms and emphasizing composition, student’s work can take on a power that will truly make it stand out. Demos by Hunter will show how he goes about creating his award-winning work. Students are sure to leave this class laughing, challenged, and armed with an arsenal of tools to strengthen their painting and create the best work of their life. www.charliehunter.art

January 23-26, 2023

Monday-Thursday Charcoal and Oil/ All Levels $630/ 4 Days

Daniel J. Keys

Creating a Still Life with Flowers

Each day, Daniel will do a demonstration while discussing the skills necessary for creating beautiful floral paintings using the alla prima method. Following each morning’s demo, students will set up floral compositions of their own and paint them from life while receiving one-on-one instruction. During this intensive course, students will receive insight into learning to see correctly and developing an adeptness in the following areas: composition, drawing, color, value and edges. www.danieljkeys.com.

• Please note: Class will meet from 10am 5pm

800.333.5707

January 23-27, 2023

Monday-Friday Charcoal and Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $720 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Henry Yan

Figurative Drawing and Painting

Learn how to use different methods and techniques in drawing and painting the figure with charcoals and oils. Accurate structures and values will be emphasized in drawing practices, and how it’s been used in paintings. Applications, in both drawing and painting, of line works, rendering of forms, color choices, brush work, edge control, composition and design, will all be explained and demonstrated. Different techniques introduced in the book “Henry Yan’s Figure Drawing Techniques and Tips” will be used in drawing and painting practices. Although it’s a drawing and painting workshop, students can also choose to draw for the entire time of the five-day workshop. www.henryyanart.com

January 30-February 3, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $685 + $60 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Johanna Harmon

The Inspired Portrait and Figure

This workshop will wake one’s aesthetic voice through the power of observation, simplification and expression. Designed to ease us back into the workshop environment, students will paint the portrait from prints of Old Master’s works or student provided images the first two days, and from live models the balance of the workshop. Students have the option to work from their own source imagery. Harmon will share her understanding of how to define and simplify an interesting concept to its most essential elements, develop strong compositions, describe form, develop a sense of naturalistic color relationships, explore color harmonies, and create varied edges and textures. There will be morning demonstrations including special explorations on “flesh” colors and textures, a brief visual presentation, and individualized instruction throughout. www.johannaharmon.com

Timothy Horn

Capturing the Light

January 30-February 3, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $750/ 5 Days

Tim began his career painting outside, but now spends much of his time in the studio. In this workshop most of the time will be spent indoors, with some painting time outdoors as well, weather permitting. Tim is best known for light in his paintings, coupled with strong composition. The primary focus will be conveying a sense of strong sunlight in a painting by identifying, clarifying, and pushing the values. Students will also work on achieving clean color in their paintings and utilize value patterns to aid in developing successful compositions. During the workshop, Tim will create a demonstration painting each day and work with students on their paintings throughout the day. Tim will also present slideshows, using examples of his work and the work of others to illustrate key concepts. www.timhornart.com

easel required

Johanne Mangi

Painting the Dog as Fine Art

Get in early on this workshop as it fills fast. If you’ve taken it before you haven’t taken this one. Johanne is always thinking of fresh ways to teach. Yes, dogs are the main focus in this dynamic workshop but EVERYTHING you do here applies to all subjects. This is just more fun. If you are looking to up your game this is the class for you. Several LIVE animals participate to inspire and inform your efforts. There’ll be plenty of demos but the star of the show is you. This instructor sets her agenda based on the needs of the class and is not afraid to alter what needs to be done.

January 30-February 2, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $625/ 4 Days

You will fall in love with a “modified” limited palette as it will quickly catapult you to understand value as well as color mixing. If you want to bring life into your animal portraits this is the place for you. Besides, who doesn’t love a dog in the studio? www.johannemangi.com

Eric Wiegardt

Wiegardt’s Painterly Watercolors

This is a workshop for those who wish to loosen up in watercolor. Painting techniques and a philosophy of design will encourage bold, loose paintings. Eric believes most painting problems are the violation of an elementary painting principle. Lectures will be easily understood and helpful. It is recommended that the student have minimal previous experience. There will be ample time for students to try the concepts presented in a safe environment. Eric will do a completed painting demonstration daily. Subject matter may include land, marine, and streetscapes, florals and interiors. www.ericwiegardt.com

January 30-February 3, 2023

Monday-Friday Watercolor/ All Levels $700/ 5 Days

Michael Maczuga

The Unspoken Rules of Color

In the beginning of our painting journey, we are all told to paint what we see. If we thoroughly understand the rules of color, creating that illusion of what we see will become a little closer to reality. This is a hands-on workshop with brief demonstrations, as well as one-on-one instruction that will be given to exercise the objective. Students will work from models of all ages (including children) as reference. www.michaelmaczuga.com

February 3-5, 2023

Friday-Sunday Oil/ Beginner-Intermediate $450 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Eugene Daub

Portrait Sculpture from Photo Reference

Often more energy and commitment are brought to sculpting a loved one or inspirational character. In this workshop students choose who to portray, but there will also be a model for those who wish to work from life. Students of this class may wish to do a relief portrait instead of, or in addition to, a three-dimensional portrait. Images are easily obtained, but it is critical to choose suitable photos that show structural information. While many students like to work from iPads, Eugene prefers photocopies which allow several variations to be seen at a glance. Eugene provides a guide in advance of the class to describe what to look for in a photo. The guide will also offer suggestions for taking photos of the subject and avoiding problems that happen with lighting and distortion. eugenedaub.com

Gregg Kreutz

Oil Painting Essentials

Drawing on lessons from his book, Gregg will teach the key factors in getting paintings to come to life. Factors such as how to create drama and depth, how to make the paint dynamic, how to give vibrancy to the light, and other critical issues will be taught through portrait, figure, and still life painting. Kreutz, a celebrated painter and teacher at New York’s Art Students League, believes that a handson familiarity with different genres helps painters gain proficiency with whatever subject they choose to paint. Mastering core principles and learning the essentials expands the painter’s options. www.greggkreutz.com

February 4-8, 2023

Saturday-Wednesday Water-based Clay/ All Levels $795 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

February 5-8, 2023

Sunday-Wednesday

Watercolor/ All Levels $575/ 4 Days

Frank Eber Beyond Technique: Finding Individual Expression

In this workshop the individual artist’s expression will be encouraged while balancing the forces at play in the creation of a painting. Frank continues the tradition of the 20th century California Barbizon movement creating intimate, softly expressive works painted with a limited palette – suggestive rather than detailed. Topics will include design and composition, color and lighting, simplification of shapes and atmospheric effects, transcending the watercolor medium. Students should have an understanding of simple one-point perspective, be able to paint a watercolor wash, and should have an understanding of the watercolor medium. www.frankeber.com

February 5-8, 2023

Sunday-Wednesday Oil/ All Levels $550/ 4 Days

Mary Qian Painting the Floral

Flowers are like people. They move, they breathe, they have their own personalities. Mary will take you into the world of painting these living objects of beauty. Learn how to set up a floral-based still life and how to capture the beauty of the flower both individually and as part of an overall combination. Mary will explore the world of flower painting from an aesthetic as well as technical point of view. Color and its relationships, value and edges will be covered through demonstration and individual attention. Mary will also show you how to “reset the pose,” as unlike models, flowers tend to want to move around right when you want them to hold still. A colorful and informative workshop awaits. www.maryqian.com

G. Russell Case Landscape Painting in the Studio

Russell teaches the keys to painting landscapes. Students will learn about composition, color relationships and color harmony through the use of a limited palette in this studio class, adding depth and character to their work. The focus will be on finding the essence of what one wants to express in their painting. Students should bring their own references, whether field studies or photographs to work from in the studio. There will be individual instruction as well as critiques throughout the workshop. www.russellcase.com

February 6-8, 2023

Monday-Wednesday Oil/ All Levels $485/ 3 Days

Dan Young Painting Outdoors in Gold Canyon, Arizona

February 6-9, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $650/ 4 Days

This landscape workshop will emphasize working from life. During the workshop, most time will be spent painting on location in Gold Canyon, Arizona, which will allow for closer proximity to painting locations. Dan will cover the process of gathering essential information and editing in the field. The importance of how to start a painting will be stressed since a correct start makes the entire process less difficult. Please come prepared with the supplies to do at least two paintings a day. Individual attention, demos, and some laughter are included in the cost! www.danyoungstudio.com

• Portable equipment and transportation required; registered students will receive lodging information.

Mark Daniel Nelson

Abstracting the Figure

This workshop is specially designed for the realist painter interested in adding elements of abstraction while remaining firmly rooted in traditional representational techniques. A series of progressive exercises will guide students through a process of eliminating unnecessary visual information to arrive at a clear and simplified final image. Through a combination of slideshows, discussions, assignments and critiques, this workshop will expose students to new artistic possibilities for selfexpression. Students should bring their own reference photos and also plan to take photos while in class (printed photos may be used and/or images from a laptop/ iPad, especially if it has photo-editing software). www.markdanielnelson.com

February 9-11, 2023

Thursday-Saturday Acrylic or Oil (all mediums accepted)/ Intermediate-Advanced $450/ 3 Days

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Phil Starke

Painting the Old West: Tucson, Arizona

Phil Starke’s focus will be on helping students simplify the landscape and mix colors that suggest light, not detail. Two of the most important aspects of painting are a strong design and interpreting color. Students will focus on developing a sense of design and rhythm, learning to take what the landscape gives them and improve upon it. We will be painting the Santa Catalina Mountains along the Canada del Oro river, a ranch along the Tanque Verde River and old adobes and street scenes in Tucson’s historic Barrio. Phil will demonstrate and give plenty of individual attention. There will be group critiques and dinner together on a few of the evenings. www.philstarke.com

• Portable equipment and transportation required; registered students will receive lodging information.

Joseph Lorusso Constructing a Painting in the Studio

In this workshop, Joseph will guide students through his process for constructing a painting in the studio setting. The workshop will be structured to show the various phases a painting goes through from conception to completion. Joseph will guide students in a step-by-step process that encompasses the proper use of materials. He will speak on the proper use of photo reference, how to develop a concept as a tool for storytelling, as well as the technical challenges on how to compose and design a painting. Joseph will work one-on-one, as well as paint along with students in order to demonstrate his process. Students will primarily work from appropriate photographs provided by the instructor, each working in the same process as Joseph does in his studio setting. The goal of the workshop is to complete one to two full-sized paintings within the week. A class critique will be given on the final afternoon. www.josephlorussofineart.com

Robert Moore Principles of Painting

This workshop is an intense four days of inspiration, hard work and productive learning. The main principles Moore covers are design, color, composition, and edges. Beginning with slide lectures in the morning, he isolates each element with the help of computer technology and focuses on a different principle each day. Lectures are followed by painting exercises and/or demonstrations of the principles being taught. Students are encouraged to apply lessons to subject matter of their choice, whether landscapes, still life, or figure. Exercises are geared toward learning the principles, not toward producing a finished painting. Demos will be in oil. www.rmoorefineart.com

February 13-17, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $700/ 5 Days

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February 14-18, 2023

Tuesday-Saturday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $725/ 5 Days

February 14-17, 2023

Tuesday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ Intermediate-Advanced $680/ 4 Days

February 15-19, 2023 Wednesday-Sunday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $880 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Rose Frantzen

The Figure: Arriving at Full Color

This advanced workshop will explore Alla Prima painting in a progressive study from bold, accurate, monochromatic structure, reinterpreting this into color temperature, followed by relating these practices to a sensitive full-color understanding. There will be two short and one longer demo, along with a great deal of one-on-one instruction at the easel. This intensive workshop will also avail students opportunities for open discussions of questions that sincere, passionate figural painters encounter. Students will be asked to explore what they wish to bring to their paintings of the figure. They will use the model as a conduit for discovering what painting problems (e.g. drawing, anatomy, paint quality, color, edges), or perhaps, what conceptual questions and creative directions intrigue them. Together with Rose, students will navigate what it is to be a painter who strives to be an artist. www.oldcityhallgallery.com

Mark Boedges

Plein Air with Mark Boedges

February 20-24, 2023 Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $725/ 5 Days

“When I paint I am trying to tell the truth about my subject. Every time I put brush to canvas I am trying to find what is essential about that scene and to give it life on the canvas. Invariably, a significant part of this goal is achieved by simply rendering an authentic light. Whether direct sunlight or indirect ambient light, I aim to capture the particular effect that the light is having on my subject on that day and at that time everything else in my painting flows from this.” – Mark Boedges This workshop will focus primarily on giving students the tools to render authentic light by carefully using correct values and rigorously maintaining color temperature relationships between light and shadow. www.markboedges.com

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Kim English Quick Sketch Figure Painting

Kim professes, “Immediacy is important not only because it is often the nature of people, but for me, it is the most instinctive way to paint.” In this workshop, students will concentrate on developing their ability to paint quickly and accurately, a skill that can be useful in many situations. Students will work from models in natural situations (chatting, playing music, walking around, but not strictly “posed”) both indoors and outdoors. The goal of this workshop is not to create a finished painting, but numerous very quick, spontaneous, yet controlled studies.

February 20-24, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $715 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

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David Michael Slonim Working in Series

February 20-24, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil (all mediums welcome) All Levels $710/ 5 Days

Should you work in series? The masters have left an unmistakable and resounding answer: YES! Working in series is essential to unlocking your potential both creatively and with your audience. Finding your unique voice will happen faster, and galleries will be more likely to take notice. David will coach you through the development of a painting series of your own. We will discuss how to set up visual problems, how to ask the right questions, and how to fully unleash your native curiosity and creative gift. Are you ready to develop a series of paintings instead of one-offs? Join us for a fun, uplifting, and encouraging workshop where risk-taking is celebrated, genuine discovery is the target, and your unique voice is the focus. www.davidmichaelslonim.com

Rose Frantzen Portrait Painting FAQ

This advanced workshop will explore “Alla Prima” portrait painting. What questions can artists ask themselves to better see the colors, values, edges, and proportions of the model? How can these questions contribute to a sensitive relationship between seeing, attention, and the quality of the experience with the model? Along with a demo, there will be instruction at the easel. This intensive workshop will also avail students opportunities for discussions of questions that sincere, passionate portrait painters encounter. Students will be asked to explore what they wish to bring to their paintings, using the model as a conduit for discovering what painting problems (e.g. drawing, anatomy, paint quality, color, edges) or what conceptual questions and creative directions intrigue them. Together with Rose, students will navigate what it is to be a painter who strives to be an artist. www.oldcityhallgallery.com

W. Truman Hosner Figures Within Landscapes

Truman Hosner teaches a natural way to draw and paint the figure outdoors and inserting it into the landscape. In the tradition of painters like Sargent and Sorolla, Hosner enlists observation techniques using light, shadow, and temperature to show the student how to develop fast, natural approaches to working with the figure in plein air. wtrumanhosner.com

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”

William Shakespeare

February 22-24, 2023

Wednesday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $630 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Robert Liberace

Portrait and Figure: Drawing and Alla Prima

This class will explore both the organized and elegant manner of classical drawing, and the dynamic, fresh approach of contemporary Alla Prima painting. Though each style has a distinctive character, together they provide the artist with a more complete understanding of artistic technique. The first part of the week will focus on drawing methods with an emphasis on form and light. The latter part will concentrate on the spirited technique of Alla Prima, (wet-into-wet application of paint) which will center on color and paint dynamics. Demonstrations will be given each day which will illustrate each approach. www.robertliberace.com

February 27-March 3, 2023

Monday-Friday Pastel/ All Levels $735 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

February 27-March 3, 2023

Monday-Friday Drawing and Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $905 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Matt Ryder

A Fresh Approach to Flower Painting

Floral painting has always been one of the most loved artforms. Matt will start each day with a demonstration talking through the techniques required to paint this tricky subject, both from life and from photos. The main emphasis of the workshop will be providing the tools needed to create realistic flowers using loose impressionistic brushwork that are filled with life and light. Matt’s method is to simplify first, establishing values and then focusing on color temperature to lift your flowers from the canvas. Matt offers individual guidance and critique on composition, drawing, color harmony, color temperature and values. This immersive workshop will also include a lively discussion of marketing and promotion as an artist in today’s modern world. www.ryderscanvas.com | @mattryder

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THE KOGAN METHOD

This three-part course explores Simon Kogan’s process of creating 2D and 3D works of art that have form, structure, mass, energy, mood, and movement. Students will use composition and design to create art that has presence, expression and emotion.

Join Simon on this artistic exploration of anatomy and drawing, sculpture, and painting and how the Kogan Method gives you the skills and freedom to take your art to the next level! In this three-part course students will start with the understanding and use of line, then advance to form and space, and finish with the final workshop culminating in application of color. Save on tuition by taking all three for $1135 ($200 Savings!)

Anatomy and Drawing

February 25-27, 2023 Saturday-Monday Drawing/ All Levels $445 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

This anatomy class is a must for all artists, working in any medium. Simon covers each body part, not medical dissection, but conceptually, toward an understanding of movement and form for the needs of the artist: how a joint moves, how far you can “push” it for expressions’ sake, and when you will “break” it. This workshop is an intense class with Simon illustrating the concepts as he moves through the body parts. It will empower students’ drawing and will increase their understanding and freedom to manipulate the figure in space. Students will create an anatomy textbook of their own, forever a useful resource. The workshop will reinforce the understanding and use of anatomy in the future work of each student. Simon will show students how to be happy with the way they draw. Students can use pencil, chalk, charcoal, brush, stick, or anything that leaves a mark on paper.

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One-Way Trip to Composing Sculpture

March 1-3, 2023

Wednesday-Friday

Water-based Clay/ All Levels $445 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Composition is often mistaken for design. Designing is thoughtfully organizing placement- it requires an experienced, educated, intelligent eye, taste and certain elegance. Composing is none of the above. It’s transcending the raw experience and observation, living it all again in a new, unknown form. Composing is a much more carnal, visceral, unruly process, whereas design is much more planned, logical and ruled. Making the block of clay exude emotions is composing - that is the art of sculpting. The workshop will focus on observing the model and sculpting what students have not seen before. Simon will teach students how to breathe emotions into the clay and how to truly experience sculpting.

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Composing in Color

March 5-7, 2023

Sunday-Tuesday Oil/ All Levels

$445 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Paint is a colored substance, spread on a surface. The magic of painting is turning paint into color. Making the colors tell a story, giving a viewer butterflies, mesmerizing – that is composing in color. Students will start with simple still life, progress to the model and then into complex settings. Students will whisper a mood with the color and learn to let the color talk.

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Dominique Medici

Quick Sketch Portraits with a Limited Palette

Gaining the ability to work quickly and precisely is key to development as a painter. Alla Prima painting with a timer forces one to simplify and focus on big shapes. This is the secret behind all great work. In this workshop. Dominique will provide frequent demos, breaking down the process of painting into clear and consecutive steps, as well as critique and instruct each session. Students will work with a systematic technique and use a limited palette of seven colors – a chromatic palette that will help refine their understanding of color relationships. The focus will be on the four main aspects of a portrait: Proportion, Value, Color, and Edge. Practicing this way will sharpen the student’s observation and take skills to the next level. www.dominiquemedici.com

Kathleen Hudson

Create Moving Atmosphere in the Landscape

Light and atmospheric forces act upon the landscape to create a story, and it’s up to the artist to decide how to tell it. Join award-winning artist Kathleen Hudson as she reveals how she infuses her landscapes with atmosphere. Students will learn how to see subtle color and value shifts that give their paintings depth. They will also learn tools for effective self-critique so they can strengthen their work. Hudson will bring examples of her sketches and color studies so students can thumb through them. Each morning will feature a presentation and demo, then exercises for students focusing on value and composition. Student’s studies will lead to a finished (or nearfinished!) painting by the final day. Students are encouraged to email several landscape painting samples beforehand and list things they would like to work on. Tuition includes 40 page handbook. www.kathleenbhudson.com

March 3-5, 2023

Friday-Sunday Oil/ Intermediate

$415 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

David Kassan

Investigating the Modern Portrait

The focus of this workshop will be investigating the underlying rhythm, expression and emotion of the modern portrait. Students will work to develop clarity of vision essential for accurate observation; learning to focus on what is in front of them without being overwhelmed. Through this intensive observation, students will explore the uniqueness of individual features and their relationship to each other as part of a coherent whole. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the structure of the model, as well as the artist’s analysis and interpretation. Questions will be answered both visually and verbally. Instruction will help diagnose any stumbling blocks that students may have. Students will execute preliminary drawings before moving on to full-scale oil paintings. Students will be challenged to develop a strong foundation from which to explore and evolve. www.davidkassan.com

March 6-9, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels

$630/ 4 Days

March 6-10, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$750 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Shana Levenson

Drawing the Portrait from Life

In this workshop, students will create a finished portrait drawing from life. Emphasis will be placed on value control and edges. By focusing on deliberate pencil pressure and maintaining accurate mass relationships rather than rendering, the application of hatched directional marks creates form and energy. Students will use the method of relative sizing to transcribe the portrait to their paper. Class discussions will include how to accurately judge values, edges and forms while working from life. This workshop aims to guide students toward creating a drawing from life using traditional drawing techniques. Shana will demo from the model for the first three hours of class and the students will work the second three hours of class with guided instruction. www.shanalevenson.com

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March 6-9, 2023

Drawing/ All

March 8-11, 2023

Wednesday-Saturday Oil, Acrylic or Watercolor/ All Levels $640/ 4 Days

Jane Jones

Luminous Colors with Underpainting and Glazing

Learn the underpainting and glazing technique of the of Old Masters, using contemporary materials, to create paintings with jewel-like colors that absolutely glow with light and look as if they are lit from within. Jones has updated this Old Masters technique to use contemporary materials and dry quickly. Students will learn a step-by-step process to successfully paint anything from photographs and detailed paintings may be created with confidence. Students will have a choice of three still-life paintings to create, with photos available for purchase. www.janejonesartist.com

March 10-12, 2023

Friday-Sunday Oil/ All Levels

$410 + $60 Model Fee/ 3 Days

Shana Levenson Painting Hands

Hands describe so much emotion in a painting. Color, structure, values... so many aspects to painting a hand that can be captured to make convincing realistic hands. Come learn how to create realistic hands in Shana’s hand painting workshop. Over this three-day workshop, Shana will discuss the structure of hands so that students will understand the bone structure while learning how to paint skin tones and values of dynamic hands. The first day will be working on drawing the hand down on the panel and starting the painting. The next two days Shana will demo and students will work as Shana guides them through their paintings. www.shanalevenson.com

March 13-17, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$710 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Robert Johnson Paint with an Understanding of the Masters

Robert Johnson is an OPA Master. His workshop in oils will focus on developing an understanding of the essential elements of painting that have been passed on through the centuries from teacher to student, master to apprentice, and artist to artist. Brush strokes will be heavily emphasized as a means to depict form, achieve expressive power, and maintain a painting’s feeling of spontaneity and life. Robert will teach the importance of an understanding of values, edges, light, and color to create a powerful and memorable painting. Still-life, florals, and the portrait will be the subject matter of the workshop and students can feel free to choose a subject or subjects they wish to paint. Robert will demonstrate the still life and portrait. www.robertjohnsonart.com

Peggi Kroll Roberts

The Figure in Oil: In Studio and Plein Air

March 13-17, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$730 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

In this workshop, the figure will be the subject matter; however, the focus will be on improving drawing skills and seeing values and colors correctly, along with understanding their relationships to each other. There will be daily demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships correctly. Students will address design and technique in a manner in which the individual artist may express themselves in a personal way. Students will experience many specific assignments, which will help them to “get to the point a little more quickly.” Be ready to cover a lot of canvas and to “learn through earnest mileage.” Students will receive plenty of one-on-one instruction and individual demonstrations will be given as needed. www.krollroberts.com • Portable easel required

John Poon

Fundamentals of Studio Landscape Painting

This time-tested curriculum is designed for the serious student wishing to develop fundamentals in landscape painting, including a greater understanding of values, color mixing, atmosphere, and composition. The focus will also be on developing more fluid brushwork and a personal statement in representing outdoor subject matter. Though students will accomplish eight to ten painting studies, the primary focus will be on imparting the necessary information for self-evaluation and growth beyond the scope of the workshop. Instruction will include lecture, presentation, demonstrations, class critique, and plenty of one-on-one time with students. Demos will be conducted using acrylics, however the principles taught apply universally to any variety of media. Finally, a class that deciphers age-old concepts broken down into straightforward, easy-to-understand mechanisms. www.johnpoon.net

Dustin Van Wechel

Dramatic Wildlife Painting

Join this intensive workshop and discover new approaches for creating dynamic wildlife paintings. Beginning with an abbreviated lecture on the principles of design and composition and how they translate into dramatic wildlife paintings, Dustin will guide students through the process of creating a work from concept to completion — each day focusing on a fundamental aspect of the process. Techniques for overcoming the limitations of reference photography and using field studies to realize the student’s idea, understanding form, design, and color to create drama as well as introducing painting techniques that will enhance the work are just some of the vital components of wildlife painting that will be covered in this workshop. Students should bring reference material such as photographs, field sketches, and plein air paintings from which to work. www.dustinvanwechel.com

March 13-17, 2023

Monday-Friday

Acrylic or Oil/ All Levels $685/ 5 Days

March 13-17, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $665/ 5 Days

Romel de la Torre

Alla Prima: Painting the Portrait and Figure from Life

This workshop is designed to create a relaxed, informative, yet intense working environment. Romel will demonstrate every morning using Alla Prima (a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers or glazing over an underpainting, the painting is completed while the paint is still wet) with the emphasis on improving color, drawing skills, value relationships, understanding edges, and capturing the feeling of light. Learn to use the elements that make a painting stronger and exciting! In addition, Romel will explain how to set up the model and lighting and how to best use photography. Instruction will be individualized to each student’s specific needs. Romel provides easygoing instruction as well as discussion of techniques of some of his favorite artists. Be prepared to work hard, make new friends and best of all – have fun. www.romeldelatorre.com

March 20-24, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil or Pastel Intermediate-Advanced $760 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Susan Diehl

Radiant Light

This workshop will use still life as a means to study light, the artist’s greatest gift. Using the Russian Impressionist tradition of comparing and contrasting, students will paint indoors in both warm and cool light. The emphasis will be on putting warm and cool colors next to each other in such a way that creates a sense of radiant light and harmonious color unity no matter what the subject matter. Make colors SING! Students will spend time examining photo references to become familiar with the evidence of warm or cool light. Seventeen different light effects that happen out in the real world will be examined along with the color of the shadows and the shaping features. Think of this workshop as the study of light...beyond the plaster cast. www.diehlfineart.com

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March 20-24, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels: Beginners Welcome! $695/ 5 Days

March 20-23, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $655/ 4 Days

Qiang Huang

Creating Dynamic Landscapes from Photo References

This workshop will reveal how Qiang Huang generates dynamic landscape paintings using reference photos. The best way to learn how to paint landscapes is through plein air painting practice. However, in many cases, using reference photos can be the only alternative. Qiang will demonstrate his painterly style in the studio. He will introduce his ideas on how to select photo references suitable for painting and using computer tools to enhance the photos. He will go through fundamental skills of drawing by covering perspective, proportional measuring, and compositional principles. Qiang has generated computer apps to guide students on mixing colors to make the painting process easier. In simple English, Qiang will describe color theory and how to use computers for painting. www.qhart.com

Ray Roberts

Design for the Landscape Painter

March 20-23, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $650/ 4 Days

This workshop includes a half-day Zoom orientation and discussion prior to class, preparing students for more painting time for this studio workshop. Understanding Form - Ray will explain how form works and how it works together with value in painting in creating light-filled paintings. Visualizing the Painting - Explore different ways to visualize a painting through photos and devices in black and white. Photoshop, Procreate, and photo apps will be used for looking at scenes through a lens. Design Tools - Discussion of successful design formulas and strategies will be shared and examples shown. Ongoing Tools for Design Strategies - Strategies for ongoing success. www.krollroberts.com

March 27-30, 2023

Monday-Thursday

Watercolor/ All Levels

$525 + $65 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Annette Smith

Watercolor Portraits from Life

Although it may seem challenging, watercolor is a spontaneous medium perfect for painting portraits from life. In this workshop, Annette will share her method of drawing and painting a loose, expressive watercolor portrait. On the first day, students will practice drawing head studies of the model from different angles, then begin painting watercolor value studies using a limited palette. Annette will share how she uses proportion and facial structure to draw a convincing likeness. For the remaining days of the workshop, students will paint using a full-color palette. There will be a demonstration every morning explaining the use of color, mixing flesh tones, brushwork, and controlling edges. Individual attention will be given to all students. This workshop is geared toward sharpening drawing skills, having fun, and painting expressively in watercolor. Come prepared to paint outside the lines! www.annettesmithfineart.com

Zin Lim

Alla Prima Portrait Painting: Color Your Expression

March 27-31, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$760 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Have you ever tried painting a portrait with rough brush strokes because you liked the random texture and color mixtures on canvas? This workshop is for those artists who want to learn the exciting process, shift painting style from tight to loose, and to create a unique style of portrait. In this workshop, students will learn expressive application techniques and stage breakdowns, and create five alla prima paintings from the model. Instructor Zin Lim will discuss how to input personal voice, make interesting brush marks, choose limited color palette, design composition as well as explain fundamentals for head painting, such as proportion/gesture, value system, etc. All levels of portrait artists welcome. www.instagram.com/zinlimart

Camille Przewodek

Discover New Ways of Seeing Color

“Color that expresses the light key of nature can make any subject strikingly beautiful.” This workshop introduces a way of seeing and using color to paint outdoor light; capturing the time and type of day by expressing the various light keys of nature. The first two days, students will paint outdoor still life (crucial study that will prepare students to tackle the landscape on Wednesday and Thursday). On Friday, students will study the clothed figure outdoors. Students are encouraged to bring original artwork or photos and talk to Camille about their vision as artists during the week. Camille is an acknowledged authority on color who regularly serves as an entry and awards judge. www.przewodek.com

Portable easel required

March 27-31, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $735 + $45 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Dave Santillanes

Capturing the Atmosphere

The first day there’ll be an introductory slide show and demo.Then the class will spend the next few days painting outdoors (weather permitting) at McDowell Mountain. Here, artists will learn to quickly gather the information needed to complete a painting in the field. Learning how to simplify a landscape and interpret color relationships will be a primary focus but other fundamental concepts such as values, shapes and edges will be included.The second part of this workshop will be in the studio where the focus will be on designing a studio painting from plein air studies and photos. Artists will learn to analyze the information gathered in the field Outdoor painting principles will be discussed with the focus being on composing a finished piece. www.davesantillanes.com

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Mitch Baird

Seeing and Capturing Your Subject

What does the act of ‘seeing’ mean for an artist? Discover the answers in this workshop as the specifics of observing a subject, interpreting the visual elements, and executing it all onto canvas are explored. We will discuss the way the optics of the eye work as well as seeing light, form, atmosphere and space. The fundamental principles of painting - composition, drawing, value, color, and edges will also be stressed. Each day we will begin with a demo covering the principles mentioned above, followed by a fun day of painting and personal instruction. Students may choose to work from their favorite photos and field sketches or set up still life subjects throughout the workshop. Individual attention will be a high priority as well as laughs and lots of enthusiasm! Demonstrations will be in oil but acrylic is welcome. www.mitchbaird.com

March 27-31, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $760/ 5 Days

William Hook Acrylic Landscapes

Understanding the demands of the acrylic medium is the primary focus of this workshop. Hook will emphasize color, composition, atmospheric light, architectural elements, and an intuitive approach to painting. Students will receive individual instruction and critiques in the studio and should complete the workshop with a significant level of confidence working with acrylics. Photography as a visual source for landscape painting is an important part of the class. Photos will be provided. www.williamhook.net

April 3-7, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $710/ 5 Days

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April 3-7, 2023

Monday-Friday Acrylic Intermediate-Advanced $875/ 5 Days

April 3-7, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels

$685/ 5 Days

Eric Jacobsen

Bringing the Outdoors In: Painting Expressive Landscapes

This unique five-day workshop experience with award-winning, contemporary American Impressionist, Eric Jacobsen is intended to hone students’ painting skills and expand their creative language. Emphasis will be on risk-taking, abstract design, and mark-making – the three necessary components to take one’s work to the next level and separate oneself from the “pack”. Students will learn to see like a poet and unlock their true creative potential. Students are encouraged to take a journey into new artistic territory and open up the possibility for a more pure, honest, and unique result for their paintings. Sign up now!

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April 3-7, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $825 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Milt Kobayashi

Figurative Painting

Milt Kobayashi will take students through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves. His morning demos will focus on design and composition as a means of pushing an idea. He will talk about values and the effect light has on form. By mid-week, Milt will be taking students through his process of painting. The workshop will be a practical demonstration of problem-solving and hopefully enable the students to embrace their creative nature and break free from linear thinking.

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Andrew Denman The Impasto Approach

April 10-14, 2023

Monday-Friday Acrylic/ All Levels

$675 + $35 Materials Fee/ 5 Days

Denman is known for his unique style combining realism with stylization. He employs a series of thick, impasto underpaintings, covered over with layers of gesso, then sanded down to reveal astonishing textures, patterns, and colors, which can stand on their own, function as an abstract foil, or provide brilliant underlayment for textures like fur, feathers, bark, rocks, and grass. The first three days will focus on a series exercises providing the tools necessary to practice this technique to create a variety of effects in any genre or subject of painting, not just wildlife. The last two days, students will put what they have learned to practical use, creating a small finished painting of their own. If you want to try something entirely new, this is your workshop! Some specialized materials will be provided. www.andrewdenman.com

Judd Mercer Beginner Plein Air with Gouache

This in-studio workshop (with outdoor work, weather permitting) is designed to help new painters become familiar with gouache, a fantastic portable medium for plein air. Students will start small and learn the foundational principles of painting in an accessible step-by-step format, working our way towards painting outside.

April 10-13, 2023

Monday-Thursday Gouache/ All Levels $445/ 4 Days

Gouache techniques covered will include color mixing, washes, and application basics. Students will also learn how to approach plein air—how to observe light, how to simplify, and how to capture what we see in paint. Composition, values, and color concepts will be discussed and practiced in building lessons. The main goal of this workshop is to develop the skills and confidence needed for new painters to get out to paint and enjoy the process! Total beginners welcomed, but also a great refresh for painters wanting a simple way to get outside. www.juddmercer.com

Milt Kobayashi

Figurative Painting

Milt Kobayashi will take students through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves. His morning demos will focus on design and composition as a means of pushing an idea. He will talk about values and the effect light has on form. By mid-week, Milt will be taking students through his process of painting. The workshop will be a practical demonstration of problem-solving and hopefully enable the students to embrace their creative nature and break free from linear thinking.

note: Class will meet from 10am - 5pm

Save on tuition by taking Kobayashi’s two weeks for $1450 (a $200 savings!)

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April 10-14, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $825 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Steven Assael

The Figure and Color

The workshop will focus on an analytical and emotive approach to painting the human figure with an emphasis on color and value relationships in a related atmosphere. The development of form through an observation and interpretation of plane shifts projecting and receding from the eye will be stressed. Aspects of anatomy, proportion and movement will be discussed along with the development of an Alla Prima technique, which involves both scumbling and glazing. Steven will guide you with techniques for dealing with the flux of changes that occur as a model poses, learning to hold and interpret what you see with a selective eye. Each day will consist of lectures, demos and one-on-one critiques. Students will benefit from close contact with Steven’s representational style and extensive knowledge of the human figure. www.stevenassael.com

Kyle Ma Painting Florals

This 3-day class will be focused on how to overcome the challenges when it comes to floral painting. Students will learn how to apply the fundamentals of representational art such as composition, drawing, values, colors, and edges to create an effective floral painting. One of the main challenges in floral painting is to establish the overall form, this challenge will be addressed through discussion of how light interacts with form and how to see values correctly. Although the subject in this class is floral painting, lessons learned from this class are applicable to all subjects in representational art. Students will see daily demonstrations and receive individual attention to address their personal goals in art. www.kylemafineart.com

April 12-15, 2023

Wednesday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels $875 + $65 Model Fee / 4 Days

April 14-16, 2023

Friday-Sunday Oil/ All Levels $365/ 3 Days

Sarah Sedwick

Loose Realism: Painting the Still Life

Paint more loosely and confidently during this workshop with Oregon artist Sarah Sedwick! Take a step-by-step approach to alla prima oil painting, from black-and-white studies to brilliant color. Build a beautiful composition with life and movement. Focus on keeping the freshness you crave and avoid overworking your paintings! Using a splitprimary palette of six colors and white, students will learn Sarah’s favorite exercises to warm up, or simply shake things up! Explore how limitations can be freeing by creating a painting in 20 brushstrokes or 20 minutes. Learn the fundamentals of good design, walk step-by-step through Sarah’s alla prima process, and create a dynamic still life! Sarah will demonstrate and work with each student individually. Instruction is in oil, acrylics welcome - particularly open acrylics, that stay wet longer. All levels welcome, age 15 and up. @sedwickstudio www.sarahsedwick.com

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April 15-17, 2023

Saturday-Monday Oil or Acrylic/ All Levels $450/ 3 Days

April 17-21, 2023

Monday-Friday

Acrylic and/or Watercolor All Levels

$660/ 5 Days

Betty Carr

Mastering Water Media: Acrylic and Watercolor

Capturing the beauty of light through the accurate temperature of light and shadow, and value/color relationships is the goal! Subjects include still life, landscape, sky and the figure. As a Master in the American Impressionist Society, Carr will emphasize achieving dynamic paintings using confident, loose, and dramatic brushstrokes in both watercolor and acrylic. Organizing of values, drawing, and atmospheric perspective will also be covered. Students will enjoy gaining skills while exploring the variety of techniques in both acrylic and watercolor. Through individual instruction and critiques, students will develop their own artistic approaches as well as gain inspiration and enthusiasm for future paintings. Photos provided but students are welcome to bring favorites. Book: Seeing the Light, an Artist’s Guide, North Light pub., Betty Carr. www.bettycarrfineart.com

Hsin-Yao Tseng Capturing Lights in the City

April 17-21, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels

$630/ 5 Days

This five-day workshop is designed for anyone who wants to develop their own unique approach to painting cityscapes. Students will paint in oil from photo references (provided by Hsin-Yao or student) each day, exploring atmospheric perspective, limited or full color, and the importance of shapes utilizing a variety of lighting situations such as rainy gray days, strong sunlight, twilight, and night scenes. There will be discussion of simplifying composition, capturing mood, developing structure, expressive style, and understanding edge control in order to create dramatic cityscape paintings. Hsin-Yao will demonstrate each day and then work with students on an individual basis. www.hsinyaotseng.com

April 17-20, 2023

Monday-Thursday

Oil-based Clay/ All Levels

Materials Fee/ 4 Days

Rod Zullo

Modeling the Horse and Other Animals

Rod is known for his expressive animal sculptures based on solid proportions, but not derived from extensive measuring. Students will learn Rod’s techniques for modeling hearts and souls into their animals, as well as fast effective armature building. Specializing in building armature and simplifying proportion, Rod’s teaching is also beneficial to two-dimensional artists seeking depth in learning. All reference will be from photos, models, and studying other art. Students will have the option of choosing the animal they would like to sculpt and can expect to finish a medium sized clay model, suitable for bronze casting during the week. Fellow of the National Sculpture Society, Zullo has years of experience teaching sculpture. Many of Rod’s students have advanced in their careers because of his mentoring and enthusiastic approach to living as an artist. www.rodzullo.com

William Suys Bringing Animals to Life

April 18-22, 2023

Tuesday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels

$700/ 5 Days

Building an artistic arsenal while bringing an animal to life is both joyful and powerful. Through daily demonstrations, examples and individual attention, this five-day workshop will enhance the student’s ability to develop and execute paintings that will bring animals to “life.” Most importantly, students will leave with a better awareness and understanding of seeing, drawing and painting, while building a deeper appreciation of ways to breathe spirit and personality into the characters that populate their paintings. Bill will address the keys to both artistic and technical growth that will apply to all facets of the student’s work, while bringing greater joy to the process, and improving the result. www.williamasuys.com

Douglas Fryer

The Power of Ambiguity

The information an artist edits out or obscures, or ideas they imply, is frequently what is of most value in a work of art. It is difficult to define in a painting what we can’t quite find words for. It is a mystery to us, but we return to it because we are engaged by the uncertainty. An artist makes choices regarding the interpretation and presentation of the subject: its emotion, concept, and forms. This workshop will reinforce an understanding of composition, tone theory and form, but will also explore methods to break up and strip down the subject, then reconstruct it in new and surprising ways. The artist may be very inventive in regards to their observations of nature, reflecting on his or her perceptions, experiences and values while also contemplating the importance of content, symbol and abstraction. Appropriate for intermediate to advanced painters with interest in realism or abstraction. www.douglasfryer.blogspot.com

Ron Hicks

Tapping Into Your Inner Voice

Have you ever wondered if what you’re doing in your work as an artist is truly what you’re supposed to be doing? This workshop is intended to serve as a vehicle to aid in finding your path (Ron will not be demoing) and will open up dialogue and explore creative ways to meet this challenge. It’s about feeding the soul. The purpose of this workshop is not about the utilization of tools or learning specific painting techniques, but about finding out who we are as artists and allowing that discovery to play a role in what we intuitively express in our artwork. Designed for intermediate to advanced students, this class is open to all levels. www.ronhicks.com

All rights reserved. No part of this class may be produced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means except for the case of brief quotations for noncommercial use. For permission, email Ron Hicks at ron@ronhicks.com.

Chauncey Homer Equine Painting

This five-day workshop is designed to improve painting skills and help the student develop a personal style. Mr. Homer will demonstrate how to go beyond merely copying a photo by adding drama and mood. Although the focus will be on painting horses, the principles learned will apply to all subjects. Students will explore the principles of realism, abstraction, and impressionism and do exercises that will develop expressive brushwork and be shown how to render minute detail. This will help build range in their work. Emphasis will be on accurate drawing, values, edges, “keying in” a painting, and on finishing techniques including glazing, scumbling, and working over a dry painting. Since most students will be at different skill levels, Mr. Homer will make sure that each student receives individual attention and instruction. www.chaunceyhomer.com

April 24-28, 2023

Monday-Friday

Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $785/ 5 Days

Stacy Kamin

Sketches to Finished Painting

Ever planned an overseas trip and been inspired to paint, but the thought of packing oil paints and canvases seemed daunting? Stacy Kamin has the solution. For years Stacy has been traveling to Europe armed only with a sketchbook, ink pen and a small watercolor kit. Now she shares her process so that others can learn to respond artistically to their travel. Stacy will guide students both on creating the reference material and on how to use the reference material once home to create unique compositions. Learn what to look for when choosing a scene so that the result will depict a simple visual idea. This is a not-to-be-missed class for anyone contemplating travel with the idea of gathering material to produce larger works back in the studio. www.stacykamin.com

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April 24-28, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $785 + $70 Model Fee / 5 Days

April 24-28, 2023

Monday-Friday Oil/ All Levels $630/ 5 Days

April 24-27, 2023

Monday-Thursday Watercolor and Oil/ All Levels $600/ 4 Days

May 1-5, 2023

Monday-Friday

Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced

$785 + $70 Model Fee / 5 Days

Ron Hicks

Tapping Into Your Inner Voice

Have you ever wondered if what you’re doing in your work as an artist is truly what you’re supposed to be doing? This workshop is intended to serve as a vehicle to aid in finding your path (Ron will not be demoing) and will open up dialogue and explore creative ways to meet this challenge. It’s about feeding the soul. The purpose of this workshop is not about the utilization of tools or learning specific painting techniques, but about finding out who we are as artists and allowing that discovery to play a role in what we intuitively express in our artwork. Designed for intermediate to advanced students, this class open to all levels. www.ronhicks.com

All rights reserved. No part of this class may be produced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means except for the case of brief quotations for noncommercial use. For permission, email Ron Hicks at ron@ronhicks.com.

Sookyi Lee

Portrait Drawing: Charcoal to Limited Palette

May 1-5, 2023

Monday-Friday Charcoal/ All Levels

$630 + $70 Model Fee/ 5 Days

Develop drawing skills for portraits by exploring key concepts in dry media. Lee will share techniques in charcoal and limited colors of pastels. The class will start by focusing on how to build a strong foundation for portraits in charcoal, then progress to earth tone drawing which provides a sentimental yet unique, feeling. The goal of this workshop is to experience a variety of ways of using media to discover your own passion for portraits and find the best medium for your own style. This workshop is good for the artists who want to expand their painting from black and white drawing to tonal drawing or who feel the need for more foundational skills to enhance their overall artistry. Students will have quick sketch sessions as well as longer drawing sessions with models. The instructor will draw alongside students. www.instagram.com/sookyileeart www.sookyilee.com

David Dibble Design: Field to Studio

Participants in this dynamic workshop will have the opportunity of working with and learning from celebrated landscape painter and teacher David Dibble. This course will focus on composition and strong design using the foundational principles of drawing, value, and color. Landscape will be the primary focus but artists of all subject matter will find this three-day intensive workshop to be an exciting and enlightening step forward. www.dibbleart.com

May 4-6, 2023

Thursday-Saturday Oil/ All Levels

$425/ 3 Days

Rob Adamson

Paint the Town! Cityscape Fundamentals

May 8-11, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels

$575/ 4 Days

Award-winning artist and art professor Rob Adamson will teach a four-day workshop on the painting fundamentals needed to create vibrant day and night cityscapes. Participants will be taught a simplified version of one and two-point perspective to bring greater depth and authenticity to their paintings. Principles of composition, simplified value, color and edges will be covered. Color glazing techniques will also be taught and demonstrated. Additionally, students will learn how to incorporate these principles into landscape paintings. Participants will work from photo references provided by the instructor, but are welcome to work from their own references to create memorable paintings. Rob will provide lectures, demonstrations and individual instruction. www.robadamsonstudio.blogspot.com

Louis Carr

Creating Poetry in the Commissioned Portrait

A strong likeness is foundational for a portrait, but finding poetry in identity should be a portrait artist’s goal. This four-day workshop will inspire portrait painters to reach for the next level in their painting journey. Louis will break down the elements of a portrait into digestible blocks which progressively build on each other. Likeness, composition, gesture, and emotion will kick off day one. Creating dimension with the properties of paint such as value, color, transparency and opacity will continue the next two days. Developing character through edges, texture, and glazing will close out the final day. Louis will demonstrate these concepts each morning and students will apply what they learn in the afternoon with individual instruction. Model breaks will include discussions on how to inspire clients with your vision. www.lcarr.faso.com

Ted Nuttall

Painting the Figure from Photographs

Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted Nuttall will demonstrate the techniques and instill the confidence to enjoy painting people. Ted will discuss the benefits of photographic reference, as well as how to interpret a photo in order to give life and energy to the subject. In Ted’s daily demonstrations and presentations, he will share his personal approach to painting. Plus, he will introduce the work of other artists with the objective of inspiring enriched seeing and thinking skills. What’s more, significant time is allowed for one-on-one instruction. In an atmosphere that’s both creative and supportive, Ted encourages in each participant a renewed enthusiasm for his or her art – regardless of their skill level. www.tednuttall.com

May 8-11, 2023

Monday-Thursday Oil/ All Levels $680 + $65 Model Fee/ 4 Days

Joseph Todorovitch

An Approach to Figure Painting

In this workshop, students will paint a figure from life over the course of four days, and discuss choices for setting up the pose, composition, color harmony, lighting, pacing, and bringing the painting to a decent level of resolve. Joseph will discuss the language of describing paint in order to better understand mixtures. Joseph will explain his approach to figure painting and demonstrate by painting along and illustrating his ideas about the approach. Previous drawing experience is highly recommended. www.todorovitch.com

May 15-19, 2023

Monday-Friday Watercolor/ All Levels $710/ 5 Days

May 30-June 2, 2023

Tuesday-Friday Oil/ Intermediate-Advanced $605

Mark Boedges

Plein Air Painting in Boulder, Colorado

Join Mark for a five-day intensive plein air workshop in the beautiful Rocky Mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado. Mark will take his students high into the mountains, just west of Boulder, to paint crashing streams and epic vistas. Students will watch Mark demo each day and then receive personalized one-onone critiques of their work as they paint. www.markboedges.com

• Portable equipment and transportation required; registered students will receive lodging information.

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June 12-16, 2023

Monday-Friday

Classes ONLINE

Are you passionate about Art? Now is a great time to consider taking online classes from the Scottsdale Artists’ School. An online class will allow you to learn new skills, explore new techniques, and tap into your creativity. It will also give you the opportunity to engage in an exciting and dynamic course and make art with some of the best international artists.

Cancellations for Online Classes: Cancellations must be requested in writing by sending an email to the registrar at registrar@scottsdaleartschool. org. If a student cancels more than seven (7) days prior to their start date, the School will refund the tuition paid, less a $30 cancellation fee. If a student cancels seven (7) days or less prior to the start date, the student will forfeit their entire tuition. There are no refunds for no-shows or for withdrawals after a class or workshop begins. Scottsdale Artists’ School reserves the right to cancel an online class prior to the start date in which case students will receive a full refund.

Julie Gilbert Pollard Watercolor Unleashed! Yosemite Falls

Weekly – 6 Tuesdays September 6 - October 11 All Levels/ Watercolor/ $315

Matt Ryder Painting Flowers with Confidence

3 days, September 6 - September 8 All Levels/ Oil/ $315

Jerry Salinas

Painting Facial Features

Simon Kogan

The Kogan Method

Weekly – 3 Thursdays September 15, 22, 29

All Levels/ Drawing/Sculpture/Painting/ $325

Weekly – 4 Wednesdays

October 5, 12, 19, 26

All Levels/ Oil/All Mediums/ $315

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Vadim Suvorov

Vadim Suvorov

Expressive Still Life

Weekly – 3 Saturdays

October 8 - October 22

All Levels/ Oil/ $285

Jane Barton Illustrated Letter

Weekly – 2 Saturdays October 29 - November 5

All Levels/ Marker/Watercolor/Pencil/ $125

Michele Byrne

Design Impressionistic Paintings with Bold Brush & Palette Knife

Weekly – 3 Mondays

October 10 - October 24 Intermediate-Advanced Level/ Oil/ $285

Sookyi Lee

Portrait Drawing in Charcoal: How to Develop Your Skills Through Self-critiques

Weekly – 3 Wednesdays

November 2 - November 16 All Levels/ Charcoal/Drawing/ $300

Dave Santillanes

Landscape PaintingCapturing the Atmosphere

Weekly – 3 Tuesdays

October 18, 25, November 1 All Levels/ Oil/ $315

Johanne Mangi Zooming Zoo Animals

Weekly – 3 Fridays

November 11, 18, December 2

All Levels/ Oil/ $315

Victoria Kalaichi

Classical Portrait in Oil 1 Day November 19 All Levels/ Oil/ $85

Edward Sprafkin

Gouache Landscape Painting

Weekly – 4 Mondays

November 7, 14, 21, 28

Beginner-Intermediate/ Gouache/ $315

Online Classes and Workshops are added to our curriculum regularly. Please check our website or scan the QR code above for complete up-todate information.

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Exciting news! Beaux Arts 2022 is going to be a hybrid event this year!

Our Online Silent Auction, November 10 -12, 2022 will showcase the works of leading artists featuring la crème de la crème of paintings, drawings and sculptures.

Exciting news! Beaux Arts 2022 is going to be a hybrid event this year! Our Online Silent Auction, November 10 -12, 2022 will showcase the works of leading artists featuring la crème de la crème of paintings, drawings and sculptures. Please join us online for our virtual auction. We also invite you to attend our in-person event on Saturday November 12. This festive gala is set to be an evening of fun, a celebration of beauty and a night of revelry for Scottsdale Artists’ School. Guests will enjoy music, libations, light dinner and special door prizes! Mingle with artists, both local and visiting, and get the opportunity to acquire original works of art!

Please join us online for our virtual auction. We also invite you to attend our in-person event on Saturday November 12. This festive gala is set to be an evening of fun, a celebration of beauty and a night of revelry for Scottsdale Artists’ School.

IN-PERSON EVENT

Saturday November 12 , 6-10 pm

TICKETS: $150 PER PERSON

Guests will enjoy music, libations, light dinner and special door prizes! Mingle with artists, both local and visiting, and get the opportunity to acquire original works of art!

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IN-PERSON EVENT

Saturday November 12 , 6-10 pm

TICKETS: $150 PER PERSON

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