John Seerey-Lester
John Seerey-Lester, our Special Guest Artist for this year's Art of the Animal Kingdom, will be offering a three-day workshop following the show's opening.
A critique of all of the students' work will start off the workshop, followed by talks throughout the three days by Mr. Seerey-Lester that address composition, contrast, form, use of light, painting anatomy and textures such as fur and feathers as well as elements such as water and fog. Throughout the workshop, as students paint, Mr. Seerey-Lester will offer extensive one-on-one instruction.
With artwork hanging in the White House and in permanent collections throughout the world, Mr. Seerey-Lester has become one of the most renowned and respected wildlife and plein air artists in the world today. Since moving to the States over 25 years ago from England he has traveled the world in search of images. Preferring to paint from life he has visited such diverse locations as Africa, China, India, the Arctic and Antarctic.
Levels: Artists of all levels are welcome.
DATES: June 16 - 18th
PRICE: $375 / 3 day workshop
William Schneider
Portraits in Pastel Workshop
In this four day workshop there will be opportunity for individual instruction as well as a full demo and several “mini demos” (painting lips, painting eyes, the temperature of skin, etc.)
The following topics will be explored: Materials: Unique properties of Oil & Pastel, Hard and soft pastel, Papers, Sanded surfaces; Technique: Blending vs. layering strokes, achieving deep darks, use of tools; The five steps to a successful painting: Drawing – capturing a likeness, Value – creating form, Temperature – using warm and cool colors to create a realistic effect of light, Edges, and Design
Mr. Schneider attended the American Academy of Art. He continued his education through workshops with Harley Brown, Scott Christensen, Dan Gerhartz, Ramon Kelley, Huihan Liu, and Richard Schmid. His pastel paintings have been featured in American Artist, Southwest Art, Art of the West, American Art Collector, International Artist, The Pastel Journal, Art-Talk, and The Artists’ Magazines .He has won awards in national shows including those of: The Pastel Society of America, Salon International, International Museum of Contemporary Masters, and The Portrait Society of America. He was judged “Best in Show” at the NOAPS 2007 exhibit.
William has authored instructional books for Walter Foster Publishing, including Pastel II, and his work is featured in Pure Color: The Best of Pastel, North Light Books, 2005.
Levels: Artists of all levels are welcome.
Price: $375 / 4 day class
DATES: June 21- 24, 2008
Katherine Josten
Art from the Heart of Nature
A workshop for artists of all media—visual, performance, writers, musicians, dancers, mixed media.
A 6-day workshop in which each participant will create art in collaboration with nature. Participants will be introduced to specific techniques which will open them to the often subtle perceptual communications with the world around them. They will experience the adventure of sharing perceptions in a meaningful way with non-human energies (i.e. wind, water, mineral, plant, animal, etc.) Each artist will then create art in their chosen art form working with a non-human energy field.
One can anticipate sharing an experiential adventure into the heart of nature. Participants should come with the expectancy of experiencing something they haven’t seen, felt, or heard before and with the excitement and openness to encounter their own art form in exciting new ways.
Katherine Josten is an artist, poet, and teacher in the shamanic tradition whose visionary art speaks about our relationship with the energies of nature. Her award-winning art is included in museum collections and has been shown in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions. Katherine has taught workshops and classes both privately and university levels for over thirty years. She is also Founder/Director of the Global Art Project for Peace, a multi-cultural celebration of peace and diversity that has actively involved 78,000 participants on seven continents. Nominated for a 2002 UNESCO Peace Prize, her work inspires personal and social evolution through creativity.
Levels: Artists of all levels are welcome.
PRICE: $450 / 7 day class
DATES: July 13 - 19, 2008 Sunday afternoon - Saturday
John Pitcher
Drawing Close to Nature -
John C. Pitcher's Field Sketching & Nature Journaling
The workshop begins with an assessment of each students' needs by a class critique. Mr. Pitcher will then share the equipment, sketchbooks and nature journals he uses in the field. You will learn his system and format for cross-referencing field sketches and notes by developing an illustrated field journal.
This is a hands-on learnshop where students are encouraged to apply the life drawing and painting techniques. Birds will be emphasize but the techniques can be used to draw anything. Demonstrations on the artist's works in progress will show some of the acrylic painting techniques used in the studio as well.
Mr. Pitcher's award-winning painting "Meadow Dancing" from the BCA collection will be used as a teaching display along with the original field sketches and studies used to create it.
Levels: Artists of all levels are welcome.
Price: $450 / 5 day class
DATES: July 21 - 25, 2008
Craig Srebnik
Secrets from the Masters: Painting Clothed the Figure
“Secrets” used by Classical through contemporary painting Masters will be introduced and demonstrated: the proportions and structure of the head and figure; monochromatic underpainting to establish the composition, planes, features, and light and dark masses; selecting and mixing colors on the palette; layering and blending naturalistic skin tones on the canvas; capturing the warm, cool and neutral variations, and the transparency of the flesh; understanding folds and drapery, painting different materials in clothing in a painterly manner; alla prima brush and palette knife techniques; interpreting the effects of light and atmosphere; helpful studio tips.
Craig Srebnik’s artwork has earned two Awards of Excellence from the Oil Painters of America, the President’s Award from the American Impressionist Society, Best of Show at the Texas Art Museum and SALI national exhibitions, plus other national awards. His work has appeared in American Artist, American Art Review, Art & Antiques, Art Business News, The Art Guide, The Artist, Art of the West, Art World News, Carrie Leigh’s Nude, International Artist and Southwest Art magazines. He has participated in thirty-five national juried and five museum exhibitions and his art can be seen in galleries throughout the United States and in Europe.
Levels: Artists of all levels are welcome.
Price: $375 / 3 day class
DATES: October 24 - 26, 2008
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 18 - 24
June 15 - 21
July 13 - 23
August 10 - 20
October 19 - 29
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:
June 22 - 29
August 17 - 23
October 5 - 11, 19 - 29
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:
June 9 - 14, 2008
July 27 - 2
August 24 - 30
October 12 - 18
Plein Air Painters of America
The Plein Air Painters of America will be offering a workshop for approximately 60 students in the fall of 2009. Details to follow.
DATES: Fall 2009
Image by Kevin Macpherson.