WORKSHOPS
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February 17-18, 2012 
Workshop Title: "Painterly Painting (Oil)"
Date/Time: February 17-18; 9AM to 4PM Daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $225 for 2 days
Class size: Minimum 5/Maximum 10
Workshop Description:
Are your paintings tight, overworked and lifeless? Would you like to loosen up your representational style for an exciting, fresher and more spontaneous looking result? Ken Valastro will demo his shape and value based technique in oil. Students will paint in any medium from their own photo reference, Ken’s photo references, or if you prefer set up your own still life.
Suggested Materials List or bring your favorites
Alizarin
Crimson
Quinocridan Rose
Cadmium or Napthol Red
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cerulim Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Any Preferred Greens
Titanium White
Yellow ocher and Burnt Sienna optional
Easel
Photo reference or bring still life
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March 29-31, 2012
Workshop Title: "Do You Want a Painting or a Great Painting? Oil/Watercolor/Acrylic/Pastel"
Date/Time: March 29-31; 9AM to 4PM Daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $375 for 3 days
Class size: Minimum 10/Maximum 20
Workshop Description:
Jim Biggers and Cathy Goodale bring to the table a life filled with art careers. They both have a BA in Art and many years of teaching and painting internationally and domestically. They have had the opportunity to study with the finest and pass this knowledge on to students.
This workshop will explore how to make a painting have impact while painting on location. You will explore “designing a foreground” with an emphasis on this subject for landscape painting. You will learn what it important to put in your paintings and how to simplify your choices. A portion of this workshop will be in the classroom and selected locations will be chosen for outdoor painting. These elements will be addressed: DRAWING – COMPOSITION – EDGES – VALUE – COLOR. How can you intellectually use these to create a painting that is creative, just you? Supply lists can be found on their web sites: cathygoodale.com and biggersstudio.com.
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April 20-21, 2012
Artist/Teacher: Rodgers Naylor
Workshop Title: Composition and Oil Painting
Date/Times: April 20-21, 10am to 4pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $180
Class Minimum / Maximum Size: 5 / 10
Workshop Description:
This workshop is intended for all levels; in it we will cover the full range of oil painting from start to finish, but will pay special attention to the beginning stage, i.e. composition. The level of success here so often determines the success of the final painting. We will look at several approaches to starting a painting and several successful types of composition, but will try to stay away from the use of formulas.
Plan to get several paintings started and maybe even finished, though in some cases you may want to do the finishing work on your own later. This will be a studio class, so bring your favorite reference photos, sketches or still-life set ups to work from. The class will begin with a brief discussion and instructor demo, but most of the time will be painting time with individual guidance.
Supplies -
-Portable easel
- Palette
- Palette knife
- Paper towels
- Odorless mineral spirits (e.g. Gamsol) No turpentine please!
- Several canvases or panels, recommended size range from 9x12 to 16x20.
- Brushes: a good range of sizes, including large ones! Flats and filberts, OK to include soft and bristle. It is recommended to have some bristles, especially large ones.
- Oil Paints: bring colors you are comfortable working with, or would like to become comfortable working with. Recommended colors:
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow medium or light
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Cadmium Red Medium, Napthol Red or similar
Quinacridone Rose
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean, Phthalo, or Manganese Blue
Phthalo Green
Other colors as you like. I don't recommend earth colors or neutrals out of the tube, though I realize that there are artists who do great things with them. |
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April 27-28, 2012
Artist/Teacher: Jeannie Paty
Workshop Title: Understanding & Seeing Color, Essentials for Painting a Still Life
Date/Times: April 27-28, 10am to 4pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $150
Class Maximum Size: 7
Workshop Description:
Emphasis for this upcoming workshop is to understand, paint and see color as applied to the still-life. In a fun and relaxed environment, learn the fundamentals of interpreting what you see as an artist, mixing color and painting the still-life. Elements of composition, value, color wheel and lighting effects will be explored. Workshop is designed for beginner and beginner/intermediate oil painters.
For a more detailed description of the workshops and a supply list, please contact the artist at: jeanniepaty@comcast.net.
Supplies -
Portable easel
Palette knife
Paper towels
Odorless mineral spirits (e.g. Gamsol)
No turpentine please!
Container for odorless mineral spirits
Several canvases or panels, recommended size range: 12x16, 16x20 or larger
Brushes: a variety of good flats, filberts and rounds in sizes small, medium and large Bristle Brushes (good range of sizes: 2,4,6,8,10,12; make sure to include your large brush).
Oil Paints: bring colors you are comfortable working with, or would like to become comfortable working with.
Recommended colors:
Titanium White (large tube)
Cadmium Yellow light
Cadmium Yellow medium
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Cadmium Red Medium or Napthol Red
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue
Veridian Green
Phthalo Green
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May 3-5, 2012
Artist/Teacher: Pem Dunn
Workshop Title: Understanding Composition
Date/Times: May 3-5, 9am to 4pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $300 for 3 days
Class Maximum Size: 10
Workshop Description:
The purpose of this workshop is to improve the student’s level of painting through achieving a greater understanding of composition. These classes will be primarily focused on how to compose a painting by analyzing and simplifying the scene before us. The work shop will lead to your producing a number of works that can be used as studies or completed later in the studio as more finished paintings.
Supply List:
Paints:
Ultra Marine Blue
Cerulean Blue
Cad Red
Cad Yellow
Cad Orange
Yellow Ochre
Yellow Ocher Light
Raw Sienna
Raw Umber
Sap Green
Viridian
Burnt Sienna
Dioxazine Purple
Titanium White (large)
Painting Medium Example: Liquin
Canvas or Linen Panel to paint on. Sizes up to 9”x 12” best.
Odorless Turp
Brushes: A variety of good flats, filberts and rounds in sizes small, medium and large.
Sketch Pad
Paper Towels
Portable easel
Some Photos you have taken that you would like to paint from.
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May 11-12, 2012
Artist/Teacher: Kevin Weckbach
Workshop Title: Fundamentals of Oil Painting (Oil/Watercolor)
Date/Times: May 11-12, 9am to 4pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $450 for 2 days
Class Maximum Size: Min 4 / Max 12
The purpose of this workshop is to improve the student’s level of painting through achieving a greater understanding of composition. These classes will be primarily focused on how to compose a painting by analyzing and simplifying the scene before us. This will be done by working with photographs and, weather permitting, working on site. The workshop will lead to you producing a number of works that can be used as studies or completed later in the studio as more finished paintings.
Workshop Description:
The class will focus on the visual fundamentals of painting. Students will be introduced, or reintroduced, to the fundamentals by a lecture and slide presentation in the morning and work on paintings in the afternoon. Students are encouraged to engage during the lecture. There will be a demo on one of the days. A few of the fundamentals that will be covered are light and shadow, dark/light pattern, and local tone. The class is open to all levels of artist ability, style, and painting mediums.
Supply List and more information. -
The class will meet indoors; we may go out on the third day, weather permitting. Each day will begin with a 2-3 hour slide presentation. The topics will cover foundational composition, and elemental design.
Supply List: Oil paints. These are the needed colors for a simple pallet, but you can bring whatever other color that you are use to:
Titanium white, cad yellow light, cad red medium, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, viridian green.
Rags or paper towels
Trash bags to toss the used towels in
Portable easel (Julian)
Sketch pad, 18x24 bond or news print; vine charcoal, make sure that it is vine charcoal as we are going to erase.
Kneaded eraser
Clip board for the paper
Note pad to take notes as there will be a lecture at the start of each day.
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June 7-9, 2012
Artist/Teacher: David Santillanes
Workshop Title: Landscape Oil Painting
Date/Times: June 7-9, 10am to 4pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $375
Class Minimum / Maximum Size: 4 / 8
Workshop Description:
This 3-day workshop is for all levels and will focus on painting outdoors. Artists will learn to quickly gather the necessary visual information needed to complete a painting in the field. Learning how to simplify a landscape and interpret color relationships will be a primary focus of this workshop but other fundamental concepts will also be discussed including: how to compose and design a landscape, and the importance of values, shapes and edges.
Each day will involve painting outdoors in the morning and afternoon where there will be brief demonstrations and personal instruction. The middle of the day will be reserved for indoor slide presentations and critiques. The class has been limited in size to allow for the maximum amount of one-on-one instruction.
NOTE: In the event of inclement weather, artists should bring with them several reference photographs of landscapes for work in the studio.
Supply List: -
Paints: Below is a recommended palette for oil and acrylic painters. You’ll want to include at the very least a large tube of the primary colors plus white. Any professional grade will do.
Titanium White (Large tube)
Yellow Ochre
Ultramarine Blue*
Cadmium Orange
Alizarin Crimson*
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow Light*
Sap Green
Viridian
Cobalt Blue
Transparent Red Oxide
(*primaries)
Brushes:Flats, Brights, or Filberts recommended for the majority of the work. Have a good range of sizes: 2,6,8,10,12 but make sure to include your large brushes! A small sable flat and small sable round or rigger are also recommended.
Canvas: At least 5 canvas panels or gessoed boards. Stretched canvas not recommended. Keep sizes between 8x10 and 11x14.
Palette Knife
Paper Towels
Odorless Turpenoid or odorless mineral spirits
Lightweight Easel I recommend a Field Easel or Pocade box (M-Box, Guerrilla Painter, Soltek, etc.) A Julian French Easel (half-box) will also be acceptable.
Water
Additional Items:
Backpack
Trash bags
Sun Hat
Painters umbrella
Sunscreen
Hand Cleaner (Fast Orange)
Neutral-colored clothing (Bright colors reflect)
Insect repellant
Landscape photos in case of rain
Dress in layers (It’s Colorado after all!)
Suggested Reading: Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson
Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne |
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July 12-14, 2012
Workshop Title: "Do You Want a Painting or a Great Painting? Oil/Watercolor/Acrylic/Pastel"
Date/Time: July 12-14; 9AM to 4PM Daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $375 for 3 days
Class size: Minimum 10/Maximum 20
Workshop Description:
Jim Biggers and Cathy Goodale bring to the table a life filled with art careers. They both have a BA in Art and many years of teaching and painting internationally and domestically. They have had the opportunity to study with the finest and pass this knowledge on to students.
This workshop will explore how to make a painting have impact while painting on location. You will explore “designing a foreground” with an emphasis on this subject for landscape painting. You will learn what it important to put in your paintings and how to simplify your choices. A portion of this workshop will be in the classroom and selected locations will be chosen for outdoor painting. These elements will be addressed: DRAWING – COMPOSITION – EDGES – VALUE – COLOR. How can you intellectually use these to create a painting that is creative, just you? Supply lists can be found on their web sites: cathygoodale.com and biggersstudio.com.
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July 20-21, 2012
Artist/Teacher: Rodgers Naylor
Workshop Title: Plein Air Painting (Oil)
Date/Times: July 20-21, 9am to 3pm daily
Location: Evergreen Fine Art, 3042 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen, CO 80439
Cost: $180
Class Minimum / Maximum Size: 5 / 10
Workshop Description:
Even those who primarily paint in the studio often report that their studio work is much improved by solid plein-air practice. Besides, it's a lot of fun! In this workshop, suitable for all levels, we will work with the full range of subjects that the outdoors has to offer. We will deal with the unique plein-air issues such as changing light and the need to simplify things quickly, and also the many practical issues of working outdoors. So, grab your wide-brimmed hat and let's paint! This class will begin with a brief instructor demo, and then most of the time will be painting time with individual guidance. Note: one of the main plein-air issues is weather, so if it turns bad, we will work indoors at Evergreen Fine Art, using reference photos, sketches, etc. that you bring. Painting locations will be announced well before the first day, but they will be in the greater Evergreen area, and will include my top 2 requirements for happy plein air painting...shade, and restrooms!
Supplies -
-Portable easel
- Palette
- Palette knife
- Paper towels
- Odorless mineral spirits (e.g. Gamsol) No turpentine please!
- Several canvases or panels, recommended size range from 9x12 to 16x20.
- wide brimmed hat
- sturdy shoes
- sunscreen
- insect repellent
- viewfinder
- trash bags
- tape (opaque)
- clothing for various temperatures
- lunch
- water
- wet canvas carrying device
SPECIAL NOTE ON CANVASES: stretched canvases transmit light through the back and are not recommended...panels are better. If you use a stretched canvas it is best to attach a light blocking surface to the back...such as a mat board.
and maybe:
- painting umbrella
- camera
- Brushes: a good range of sizes, including large ones! Flats and filberts, OK to include soft and bristle. It is recommended to have some bristles, especially large ones.
- Oil Paints: bring colors you are comfortable working with, or would like to become comfortable working with. Recommended colors:
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow medium or light
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Cadmium Red Medium, Napthol Red or similar
Quinacridone Rose
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean, Phthalo, or Manganese Blue
Phthalo Green
Other colors as you like. I don't recommend earth colors or neutrals out of the tube, though I realize that there are artists who do great things with them.
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