Portrait Workshop

Instructor: Paige Summer

Saturday, June 14th 9am - 3PM

Members $75/ Non-members $100

This drawing workshop is especially for artists who are interested in portraiture and fashion and who would like to incorporate the High Fashion style into their own art. The class will begin with a demonstration of how to capture the model’s pose, how to “see” dramatic poses and how to draw fabric while it is in the light. Following the demonstration, we’ll begin drawing with emphasis on using the entire arm when drawing for a loose, airy style. We will also work on quick drawings for one minute with the model turning or reaching into different poses. Posing times will increase until we reach completing a drawing in 15 to 20 minutes. The last hour will be a long sitting for our final piece. There will be group discussions on the layout, feeling, size and story each artist wants to tell. So by the very end of the workshop, we will hang the art and spend the last few minutes with a positive and inspirational open forum.Bring a lunch.

Painting With Paper

Instructor: Barbara Dunham & Kay Powell

Saturday, August 23rd 10am - 4:30PM

Sunday, August 24th 1pm - 4pm

Members $165/ Non-members $185

Join us for a two-day workshop “painting with papers/” On Saturday, we will prepare our own painted and manipulated papers as well as other elements to use in creating beautiful collage pieces. We will also explore mixed media using other mediums, household materials and bits of ephemera. Unlock your imagination with experimental techniques! If you have wanted to try mixed media &.or collage, this is your opportunity. There will be some basics for the beginner combined with advanced techniques for the experienced artist. Papers and other elements created in the beginning portion of the class will be used later to compose both representational and abstract art pieces. Bring a sack lunch. Check out their work at www.bjdunham.com or www.mkpowellart.com

Color Suprise Workshop w/ Jo Patton

Instructor: Jo Patton

Saturday, October 23rd-25th 9am - 3:30PM

Members $250/ Non-members $300

Color is like the window dressing of a painting and creates a most powerful impact. I like to call this COLOR SURPRISE. Color can either make or break a painting. In this three day class, we will explore your personal color sense and how to make color work for you. Each day I will present a different way to make this happen. Be prepared to work on three different paintings, old or new. All mediums are welcome. The purpose is not to have a finished painting each day but to hopefully stimulate you into seeing color differently so that you will be able to have a successful painting. Jo Patten is a full time working artist and her paintings are in numerous public and private collections and have been accepted in both regional and national juried shows. Jo is a signature member of the Southern Watercolor Society and the Alabama Watercolor Society. She is best known for her Watercolor and acrylic impressions of the Mobile Bay area.

Opaque Watercolor

Instructor: Chris Hartsfield

Saturday, December 4,5,6 9am - 4PM

Members $275/ Non-members $325

Opaque watercolor? Who ever heard of such? This three day workshop will help you think of watercolor painting in a totally new way. Discover your unique style as we paint a still life with multiple textural surfaces. Chris will do the drawing and you will do the painting. Bring a tube of Windsor & Newton permanent white gouache, one tube of Holbein Opera, your regular palette of watercolors, an open mind and a sense of humor. We’ll have some fun. Chris is a self-trained watercolorist who works primarily with bright, clean colors to achieve a realistic style of painting. Since he began his art career in 1988, he has participated in many national and regional competitions, and has won numerous “Best in Show” and other awards in over 350 juried art shows. See his work at his website: www.chrishartsfield.com .