Terry Isaac Wildlife Painting Workshop
Terry Isaac, our Special Guest Artist for this year's Art of the Animal Kingdom, will conduct a three-day workshop before the opening events of the show. Topics will include gathering reference materials, composition, unifying subjecs with settings, anatomy tips, creating depth and he will address concerns such as working with galleries, entering shows and publishing. Terry will also conduct demonstrations throughout the workshop. While this workshop is geared toward the intermediate to advanced painter, all levels are welcome.

Levels: Intermediate and advanced level artists welcome.
DATES: June 10 - 12, 2009
PRICE: $400 / 3 day workshop

Floyd Scholz

Students of all skill levels are welcome to participate in stimulating and challenging courses geared toward advancing the individual's carving abilities to the next level. Working in a spacious studio, students will carve and paint a piece with instruction on every aspect of the art form: ornithology, research and reference materials, habitat, development of patterns, rough shaping, feather groups and fine carving, burning and stoning techniques, painting techniques and color theory and use of washes. More information to follow.

Prices: To be announced.
DATES:  
May 17 - 23, 2009: Color and Painting Theory
Subject: American Kestrel
Level: All Levels

June 14 - 26, 2009: Introduction to Bird Carving and Painting
Subject: Lifesize Saw-Whet Owl
Level: Beginner

July 19 - 29, 2009: Lifesize Red-Phased Screech Owl
Level: Mid-level amatuer to professional

August 9 - 19, 2009: Life-size Burrowing Owl with Habitat
Level: All

October 18 - 28: The Famous "October Event"
Subject: Wall-mounted Life-size Barred Owl Bust
Level: All

Alan Nyiri
Digital Photography Workshop

This workshop is designed for film photographers who want to make the transition to digital capture. The latest digital cameras will be explained as will the differences between the film and digital formats. File formats, memory cards, RAW capture, image transfer and archiving, white balance, histograms – there’s a new language now which requires translation and students will be fluent in Digitaleeze by the end of the workshop.

Throughout the workshop, visual and graphic elements that characterize strong successful images will be discussed. The immediacy of digital capture allows the class to review and discuss images within moments after making them – another important tool for developing creative vision. Students will leave the workshop understanding how to use digital cameras, how to apply Photoshop editing tools and how to create powerful images that tell a story and unleash one's creativity.

Price: $895 / 6 day workshop
DATES:  
July 19 - 24, 2009
August 16 - 21, 2009

Digital Landscape and Nature Workshop
If landscape and nature photography are your passion, there is no more beautiful place than the Green Mountains of Vermont to expand one's skills and sensitivity. The class will explore all the same aspects as the Digital Photography Workshop – equipment, capture, file management, digital image editing, printing, and aesthetics - but this process will be taken one step further by applying this information on numerous field trips to make new images. Daily critiques will give immediate feedback about students' techniques and will expand ways to make images stronger and more successful.

Classes will start early - the beautiful early morning light in this valley is not to be missed. Throughout the workshop, the group will concentrate on seeing the quality of light present. Students will discover that when one photographs in the moment, using the light that the day has offered, preconceived ideas disappear. Images become a direct response to the environment and imaging sessions become much more enjoyable and productive.

Price: $895 / 6 day workshop
DATES:

July 5 - 10, 2009
August 2 - 7, 2009