Italic Calligrapy Workshop
Instructor:
Pat Blair
Dates and Times:
10 am - 3:30 pm each day
Saturday & Sunday
Session 1 2010:
Rescheduled for March 27 and 28
Cost:
$165 plus $25 supply fee
Learn the beautiful art of Italic Calligraphy, a wonderful art form that anyone can master to create wall pieces, greeting cards, invitations and scrapbook projects. Italic Calligraphy consists of individually written letters which are composed of thick and thin strokes using a broad-edged pen. Practice sheets, which will illustrate the letters we study, are provided, as well as plenty of ideas for projects and a portfolio of samples to give you inspiration.
11
hr. workshop
Supplies are provided.
About the Artist: Pat Blair has been a professional calligrapher for 23 years, and currently holds the position of Chief Calligrapher at The White House in Washington, DC. Her work has been published in Letter Arts Review, The Calligrapher’s Engagement Calendar, Scripsit, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Tabellae Insatae. Sharing and teaching what she loves is a high priority. Pat has served two years as President of the Washington Calligrapher’s Guild, been Chairperson of The Graceful Envelope Contest, and has been Co-Director of Letterforum, the 26th International Calligraphy Conference.
Pat’s love of pointed pen lettering led her to study of Copperplate and Spencerian letterforms. The International Association of Master Penman and Engrossers recently honored her with the “Master Penman” award for her work in this area.
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2-Day Figure Painting
with Kurt Schwarz
Instructor:
Kurt Schwarz
Dates and Times:
Saturday & Sunday
10 am - 4 pm
Session 1 2010: Feb 20 - 21
Cost: $180 + 40 model fee
supply list
In this two-day workshop, you will learn to meet the challenge of working with a live model and painting the figure in oils. Kurt demonstrates his painting technique placing focus on observation and improved brush strokes. Composition, color harmony, space and texture with special attention given to the anatomy will also be stressed. Short poses working to longer poses will increase speed and accuracy.
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The Painter's Secret Geometry
Lecture Presentation
with Maggie Siner
Instructor:
Maggie Siner
Date and Time:
Sunday 2 - 4 pm
Session 1 2010:
Rescheduled for Feb 21
Cost: $20
Discover the secret geometry that underlies pictorial composition, connecting form and meaning, as artist and teacher Maggie Siner guides us on a surprising journey through a Rembrandt self-portrait revealing its beautiful and sophisticated hidden structure. Must pre-register!
Lecture Location:
The Thomas Birkby House/
Carriage House, 2nd floor
109 Loudoun Street SW
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-777-2700
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How to Paint
Stronger Landscapes--
Indoor Workshop
with Sara Linda Poly
Instructor:
Sara Linda Poly
Date and Time:
Saturday and Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
Session 2 2010: March 20 and 21
Cost: $250
supply list
This indoor class will focus on painting stronger landscapes using outdoor sketches and photos. We will cover how to choose a subject and how to use the information from a photo to keep the painting "fresh". We’ll also learn about varied paint applications and techniques.Special attention will be paid to composition and painting of skies (including sunsets, sunrises, clouds, and showing distance. For those interested, we will also cover night scenes.
Composition, value, light patterns, design, color and atmospheric perspective will be covered. Demonstrations, group critique, and lots of personal attention and fun are included.
Students may be beginner to advanced, but participants should have a solid knowledge of the medium they will use.
About the Artist:
Known for her sweeping skies and landscapes, Sara Linda Poly is inspired by local eastern scenes and the many other locations to which her love of plein air painting has taken her. She teaches classes and workshops in the US and abroad, including The Art League. Sara has studied with venerated painters Danni Dawson, Michael Francis, Ken Auster, Ralph Oberg and Diane Tesler. She has won numerous awards in local and national plein air competitions, including the 2007 National Competition for Best of America Oil Painters and Artisans Publication.
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Two Day Still Life
Painting Workshop
with Diane Tesler
Instructor:
Diane Tesler
Date and Time:
Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Session 2 2010: April 17 and 18
Cost: $200
supply list
Join Diane for an intensive two days of painting, using still life set ups that will remain in place throughout the workshop. Starting with a quick compositional drawing, we’ll move on to canvas or pastel paper, learning how to build up layers to create light and form.
Some painting/drawing experience is desirable, but students at all levels are welcome.
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2-Day
Workshop
Chinese Calligraphy &
Sumi-e Brush Painting
with Nellie Chao
Instructor:
Nellie Chao
Dates and Times:
Saturday & Sunday
10 am - 2:15 pm each day
Lunch Break at 12 noon
Session 2 2010: March 27 - 28
Cost: $120 plus $55 supply fee
Demonstrations and hands-on instruction of Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Brush Painting, from brush technique and color loading to composition. We will focus on Wisteria, Grapes, Plum Blossom and more. For beginners and intermediates. You don't have to be “artistic” to enjoy this workshop. All supplies and brushes are provided and you can take them home with you. Green tea and other Asian delights will be provided.
About
the Artist: Nellie Chao was born in Shanghai, China and educated in Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States. Her pursuit of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy began in the early 1990s. Throughout the years, she has won many prestigious awards and exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibits. She regularly conducts workshops in Maryland, Virginia, Florida and other areas. She also frequently demonstrates Chinese brush painting and calligraphy in seminars, schools, non-profit organizations, colleges and art-related festivals in the Washington/ Maryland Metropolitan Area including the Washington Cherry Blossom Festival. Ms. Chao is a member of the Sumi-e Society of America, Inc., Potomac Valley Watercolorists and others.
Supplies are provided
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Get Me Started! Series
Instructors:
Faculty and Staff
Date and Time:
Saturdays 12:30 - 3 pm
Session 2 2010:
Oil and Acrylic Day - April 3
Watercolor Day - April 10
Pastel Day - April 17
Charcoal, Graphite &
Colored Pencil Day - April 24
Cost: $30 each day
Do you have an urge to paint or draw, but don’t know how? Afraid of the cost? Afraid of the mess? Come have fun with us. Feel what it’s like to push oil or acrylic paint around on canvas. Or make color washes with watercolor. Or feel how pastels perform on paper. Learn some basic techniques without the initial investment. We’ll supply the materials, the tools and the know-how to help you get started. Must pre-register.
supplies provided
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2-Day Oil Painting
From Photographs
with Conor Backman
Instructor:
Conor Backman
Date and Time:
Saturday and Sunday
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm each day
Session 2 2010: March 13-14
Cost: $150
supply
list
Paint from your favorite photographs! Learn the special techniques used by artists, beginning with a discussion of those techniques and continuing into studio applications.
About the Artist:
Conor Backman was awarded a full scholarshiip to study art at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Backman is a self-taught artist who has been painting for about four years now. In April of 2007 Conor won "Best in Show" at the tenth district Congressional Art Show for the second year in a row. His painting "Two Chevies" will be shown in the capitol for one year along with the other winners of shows from every congressional district in the country.
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Encaustic Painting
with Karen Eide
Instructor:
Karen Eide
Date and Time:
Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
Session 3 2010: May 8
Cost: $60
Encaustic painting is an ancient process using molten, pigmented beeswax. The resulting effects are luminous color and richly layered work. It is an ideal complement or stand-alone process for oil painters, printmakers, collagists, sculptors, watercolorists and other 2-D artists. In this introduction to the historic process, which includes a brief slide lecture, students explore the medium and learn classic encaustic techniques. Contemporary processes such as surface embellishment through scraping and incising, collaging, and marking with oil paint, pastel, oil sticks or paint are also introduced. Students (and teachers) are also provided with information (supply sources, instructions for setting up a studio for encaustic work, safety guidelines, and mounting and framing notes) that will allow them to continue their investigation of this versatile medium.
All required supplies will be provided. Students may bring Optional Supplies.
About the Artist: An award-winning artist, Karen Eide holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her richly textured encaustic and mixed media paintings are shown in exhibitions and festivals throughout the country. She currently resides in Virginia.
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Introduction to
Realistic/ Abstract Art
with Mary Amberson
Instructor:
Mary Amberson
Dates and Times:
Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
Session 3 2010: April 24 - 25
Cost: $90
supply list to come
Learn how to turn realistic form into abstract art. We will explore the many ways of artistically “seeing”, resulting in new ways of expression as well as a new understanding of contemporary art. This class will enlarge your vocabulary of visual images. Good drawing skill is needed.
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Landscape Painting
with Sara Linda Poly
Instructor:
Sara Linda Poly
Date and Time:
Saturday and Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
Session 4 2010: July 10 and 11
Cost: $250
supply list
This class/workshop will concentrate on simplifying the complex elements found in nature, (including cloud studies), learning to see differently, and building a solid composition for more success. Students will explore their own personal reaction to the landscape while learning the use of design, value, color, light patterns and atmospheric perspective. Demonstrations, critiques, discussion of materials and techniques and personal attention will all be included.
Painting Location:
At the home of Jill Beach in Waterford.
Direction to come.
About the Artist:
Known for her sweeping skies and landscapes, Sara Linda Poly is inspired by local eastern scenes and the many other locations to which her love of plein air painting has taken her. She teaches classes and workshops in the US and abroad, including The Art League. Sara has studied with venerated painters Danni Dawson, Michael Francis, Ken Auster, Ralph Oberg and Diane Tesler. She has won numerous awards in local and national plein air competitions, including the 2007 National Competition for Best of America Oil Painters and Artisans Publication.
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Monotype Painting/Printing
with Mary Amberson
Instructor:
Mary Amberson
Dates and Times:
Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
Session 4 2010: June 26 - 27
Cost: $90
supply list to come
Monotype painting fits into the category of creative fine art. Paint your work of art and learn to make prints from it, ready for mounting and framing. Four monotype methods will be experienced, each resulting in one unique print at a time. Good drawing skills are needed.
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Autumn Plein Air Landscape and Special Event
with Christine Lashley
 Instructor:
Christine Lashley
Dates and Times:
Thursday and Friday, 9:30 am - 3 pm
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $85 for 1 day or $150 for both.
supply
list and notes to students
or visit...
http://lashleystudio.tripod.com/id14.html
Plein Air Workshop to focus on Loudoun's wonderful mid-to-late fall colors. Follow in the footsteps of master painters, such as Claude Monet and John S. Sargent, and learn how to compose a painting on the spot. Discover tricks for simplifying landscape elements and working with composition. Demonstrations (watercolor on Thursday, and water-mixable oils on Friday) and lectures on how to see potential subjects on location. Participants will learn tips for using their location paintings for larger studio works and for taking good reference photos. Class schedule is dependent on the weather and we will have a rain date (Saturday) if needed. On site location will be at Hillsborough Winery. Although outdoor painting will be featured and encouraged, there will be an indoor area to paint as well, with dramatic views of the vineyard and fields.
Watercolor and oil will be featured for the instructor demonstrations, however, you may paint with your media of choice. (Note: only water mixable oils, or odorless solvents please.)
(2) 5-1/2 hr.
classes
Special Event: This workshop will culminate with a special exhibit of the instructor and students' work entitled
"Vineyard Views" at Hillsborough Winery from December 13, 2009- January 18, 2010.
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Plein Air Painting from a Waterford Barn
with Antonia Walker
Instructor:
Antonia Walker
Date and Time:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
10 am - 3 pm each day
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $210 or $70 per day
supply list
This workshop will concentrate on simplifying the complex elements found in nature, including cloud studies, learning to see differently, and building a solid composition for more success. Students will explore their own personal reaction to the landscape while learning the use of design, value, color, light patterns and atmospheric perspective. Demonstrations, critiques, discussion of materials and techniques and personal attention will all be included. Antonia will meet you in Waterford where you will paint the fall landscape from a country barn.
(3) 5 hr. classes with 1/2hr lunch
Directions to Workshop:
Talbot Farm 15758 Clarks Gap Rd. Waterford, Virginia From Loudoun Academy of the Arts/Gallery 222, Leesburg:Take Rt. 7 West approximately 4 miles. Exit onto Rt. 9 West (Charles Town Pike). Go 1/2 mile and turn right onto Clarks Gap Road (before the Shell station). Go approx. 3 miles. Pass Rt. 704 on the left, go to next driveway on the right. Meet Antonia in driveway. Watch for cats.
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A Crash Course
in Color Theory
with Mary Amberson
Instructor:
Mary Amberson
Date and Time:
Saturday & Sunday
12:30 - 4:30 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $110 + $28 supply fee
Would you like to develop your work into a richer and more powerful expression, using color in a beautifully sophisticated way? This workshop will give you a sound foundation in color. You will see color more intelligently and even intuitively. Learn to mix vibrant fresh colors and how to organize a workable palette as well. You will able to put color theory into practice, whether you work in watercolor, acrylics, oil, pastels, or colored pencils. Supplies will be provided and you will get to keep your brushes and paints.
About
the Artist: Mary received her BS in Art from the University of Maryland and advanced painting and drawing studies at Corcoran School of Art, The Art League and a variety of internationally and nationally renowned portrait artists. She is also trained in Video Production and Direction from Montgomery Community Television and has worked as a Senior Graphic Artist and coordinator for Booz Allen and Hamilton.
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Professional Practices for the Visual Artist
with Jeffrey Allison
Instructor:
Jeffrey Allison
from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Date and Time:
Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $30
This workshop is devoted to the needs of the individual artist. Topics to be covered include: photographing artwork, funding opportunities, developing professional relationships with galleries and publications, copyright issues, and marketing on the web.
About
the Speaker: Jeffrey W. Allison is the Paul Mellon Collection Educator at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a professional photographer. He holds a BA in photography and film from Virginia Intermont College and an MFA in photography from VCU. He currently teaches Advanced and Intermediate Photography at the VMFA Studio School and has taught for over twenty-five years at institutions across the Commonwealth. He has curated numerous exhibitions of photography.
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1-Day Woodblock
Printing
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Date and Time:
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $90
supply
list
The creative process of making wood-block prints has remained
virtually unchanged since its inception in the 15th century. After
the drawing is made onto a plank of wood, the wood is cut away
around the drawing leaving a relief. The relief is inked. Japan
paper is laid over the inked surface and then burnished, transferring
the image onto the paper. Each print is inked and pulled one at
a time. Students will make woodblock prints from conception through
printing.
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1-Day Mural Painting
Workshop
with Kathi Scholz Fertig
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $90
supply list
Learn to paint murals for home or business. This class will concentrate on the different ways to conceptualize and design a mural of your own creation. We will look at stenciling, free hand painting, tracing images, enlarging, mixing color, copying a photograph and creating trompe l'oeil. Bring your ideas to class. The first half we will go over materials, techniques, resources and organization. In the second half we will start you on your own individual project.
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The Figure and Still Life
Painting Workshop
with Dodie Petro
Instructor:
Dodie Petro
Dates and Times:
Saturday & Sunday
10 am - 3 pm
Session 6 2009: 12/5 - 12/6
Cost:
$150 + 20 model fee
supply list
In this 10-hour workshop the subject matter is still life and the figure. Emphasis is on composition, value and color observation to produce dynamic works. Instruction is individual; lunch time critique is participatory and helps students evaluate their own work. Oil paint is the primary medium; pastel and acrylic are acceptable.
About
the Artist: Dodie Petro graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a BFA. She also attended the Kansas City Art Institute. Dodie has lived and exhibited in several states in the U.S. as well as Europe and Asia. She currently lives and works in Waterford, VA. Dodie previously taught at the Art League in Alexandria, VA.
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