Scottsdale Artists' School's Workshop Catalog by Jerry Cox

OCTOBER 2010 Workshops

Betsy Dillard Stroud

Susan & Doug Diehl

Painting Matisse, Bonnard, and Van Gogh in Acrylics

How to Plan a Painting: A Design Boot Camp

October 6-8, 2010, Wednesday-Friday Acrylic All Levels $350/3 days

Glory in the luxurious, bold colors and complex designs that characterize the works of the modernist painters Matisse, Bonnard and Van Gogh. In this workshop, we explore exciting color combinations, design, and a variety of subject matter as we play the coloristic game with acrylics. Betsy will supply the images or you can incorporate and work from your own photographs. One day, we will work from a model. Get excited! Express yourself in a vibrant atmosphere of scintillating surface design and intriguing color. Paint Matisse! Paint Bonnard! Paint Van Gogh!

• Daily demonstrations • Brief lectures • Individual critiques

Betsy Dillard Stroud, AWS D. F. NWS, is a nationally acclaimed artist with signatures in many prestigious organizations, including the National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society in which she is also a Dolphin Fellow. An active and popular workshop instructor since 1987, Stroud has taught nationally and internationally and has judged over 50 international, national, regional, and state exhibitions. Stroud is also the author of the books: “Painting from the Inside Out and The Artists Muse: Unlock the Door to Your Creativity.”

October 12-15, 2010, Tuesday-Friday Pen, Pencil, Marker

(Artists in all mediums will benefit from this class!)

All Levels $460/4 days

Henri said “a good painting is a remarkable feat of organization.” Get ready to hunker down and explore the first and foremost demand of picture making, good design: creating a dynamic visual statement through the adaptation of an intentional plan – a coordination of parts to produce a harmonious whole. Intent and purpose trumps all particulars in the planning of a painting. The class will be seated at tables and consist of a series of exercises with a variety of mediums. We will explore the principles of design: proportion, dominance, subordination, movement, creating emphasis, and space. We will exploit the elements of art: value, line, texture, shape and color in our search for a UNITY OF EFFECT. You will come to find that the viewer can only infer the intent of the painter from the evidence displayed in the design of the painting.

• Series of exercises • Multiple media

Susan & Doug Diehl’s goal is to delight the eye through color, harmony and strong design. The two feel it’s important to understand the principles gleaned from their own experience and studies with great artists such as Rom Lucas and William F. Reese. Both artists are represented by the Sanders Gallery in Tucson, The Lawrence Gallery and Montana Trails in Bozeman. Susan is also represented by The Wadle Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Cole Gallery in Edmonds, Washington. Doug is also represented by Scottsdale Fine Art, Arizona. 2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

OCTOBER 2010 Workshops

Jane Kelsey-Mapel

G. Russell Case

The Sculptural Vignette

Painting Outdoors in Maynard Dixon Country, Utah

October 15-17, 2010, Friday-Sunday Water-Based Clay All Levels $350/3 days This workshop will challenge you to create not only a small figure but to create a specific environment in which the figure exists. A vignette is a fragment of a larger scene. You will work from photographs, actual objects and drawings to create a small sculpted figure with perhaps furniture, objects and possibly even animals. These objects may be symbolic in meaning and may create a surreal feeling to the piece. The resulting sculpture will become a narrative, telling a story about the figure. Jane will show examples of contemporary ceramic sculpture to acquaint the students with the vast array of possibilities of clay imitating other materials both natural and man-made. • • •

Mini WEEKEND workshop Discussion of fired surfaces such as underglazes and glazes The pieces will be hollow built and suitable for firing after the workshop

Jane Kelsey-Mapel’s figurative ceramic sculpture can be found in numerous public and private collections such as the Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot Foundation of Sparta, North Carolina and the City of Phoenix Collection of Contemporary Arizona Ceramic Art at the Phoenix Airport Museum. Currently she has work exhibited in the National Juried Biennial Ceramics Exhibition at the University of Northern Arizona Art Museum. She is represented by Phoenix art dealer Victoria Boyce.

October 18-22, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $660/5 days

This workshop will focus on the landscape, and using nature as an inspiration for our own personal statements. Please be prepared to paint on location as we will spend the majority of our day painting from life outdoors. Instruction and technical support will be in oil.

• Portable easel is required • Class is limited to 12 students

This workshop will meet on the first day at the Maynard Dixon Country, Utah property in Mt. Carmel, Utah. Students are responsible for making their own travel and overnight accommodations. For more details on the area, lodging suggestions, and the historical Maynard Dixon property, please visit www.thunderbirdfoundation.com, or call the School at 480-990-1422. G. Russell Case’s sweeping, idealized versions of the western landscape combine the beauty of the natural world with the rich imagination and originality of an artist’s mind. His work is represented by numerous galleries. Case has won Best of Show and 1st Place Oil Painting, Phippen Western Art Show, Prescott, Arizona; 1st Place at Southwest Magazine Artist to Watch Show, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and Best of Show, People’s Choice, and Artist’s Choice, Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah. Case’s more recent shows are at the Western Visions show, Coors Western Art Exhibition, and Maynard Dixon Country, Mt. Carmel, Utah.

Destination Workshop! www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

OCTOBER 2010 Workshops

Phil Beck

Carolyn Anderson

The Color of Skin

The Essence of Reality

October 19-21, 2010, Tuesday-Thursday Oil $380 + $35 Model Fee/3 days This workshop will concentrate on understanding how to mix and paint ethnic skin tones. We live in a world made up of people in all shades and colors. Students will have an opportunity to paint and compare different skin tones from a variety of live models. We will learn to paint the beautiful subtleties of skin tones in the light and shadow areas from a limited palette. There will be plenty of demonstrations and lecture to guide you through the disciplines of good drawing, color and value.

• Multiple demonstrations

Phil Beck studied at the American Academy of Fine Art in Chicago. Although his predominant medium is oil, he is known for his speed and accuracy in his beautiful drawings. His paintings have garnered numerous awards and hang in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and abroad. Beck has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Horseman and was recently honored with the Old West Museum’s purchase award and limited edition print. Beck is a regular participant in the Settlers West Miniature Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum Show, and Phippen Museum Western Show.

October 25-29, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil (Pastel accepted) Intermediate to Professional $735 + $35 Model Fee The focus of this workshop will be learning to see and interpret the subject matter with an emphasis on expressive painting. We will discuss the basics of composition, value, and color, emphasizing the use of contrast and rhythm. In addition to technique, we will pay particular attention to the importance of seeing and learning how to respond to and evaluate information. Students will learn to interpret the subject and enjoy the challenge of alla prima painting. • Portrait and still life demonstrations • Slide presentation, lectures, group discussion Carolyn Anderson is a member of the Northwest Rendezvous and a Master Artist with the American Impressionist Society. Her awards include the C.M. Russell Artists’ Choice Award, two CMR Best of Show Awards and several Awards of Excellence from the NWR. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, The Big Sky Journal, Fine Art Connoisseur and American Artist. She is represented by Total Arts Gallery, Taos, New Mexido, Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, Wyoming, and Gallery 1261, Denver, Colorado. www.carolynanderson.com

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OCTOBER 2010 Workshops

Eugene Daub

Jean Chambers

Figure and Portrait Sculpture in Bas Relief

Painting Roses

October 25-29, 2010, Monday-Friday Water-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $685 + $35 Model Fee

Distinctly different from round sculpture, relief offers a multitude of opportunities for compositional contexts. In this workshop, students will share Daub’s passion and wealth of knowledge in this medium. Relief sculpture is well suited for working from photographs, allowing the artist to work from a range of subjects and models unavailable for sitting, including commissioned works of public figures, portraits of family members, still life, and architectural settings. Students may work from a model, or a photo if they desire.

• Daily lectures • Demonstrations • Individual critiques

Eugene Daub studied at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, and Alfred University in New York. He won the Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, and has received awards in figurative and bas-relief sculpture from the American Numismatic Society and the American Numismatic Association. Institutions collecting his work include the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

October 25-29, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $685 This workshop focuses on creating fun and interesting compositions using the rose as our primary subject. The week will begin with rose studies, concentrating on strong composition using real flowers. Students will examine the structure of a rose and the interplay of light upon the petals, stems and leaves. Using real flowers in still life set ups, students will learn how to mix close values, and how and where to use the palette knife. The workshop will conclude with the opportunity for students to introduce other objects into the composition of their paintings. Jean Chambers is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. Chambers has spent years traveling and studying the Masters in the major museums in the United States and Europe. She recognizes the importance of continuing education for all artists and sets aside time daily from her painting to study and draw. Her work can be found in Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, Arizona; Ponderosa Art Gallery, Hamilton, Minnesota; and WhistlePik Galleries, Fredericksburg, Texas. www.jeanchambers.com

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 Workshops

Joshua Fallik

Simon Kogan

Drawing Lessons from the Dutch and Renaissance Masters

Transcending the Media in Painting

October 25-29, 2010, Monday-Friday Drawing All Levels $585 + $35 Model Fee

This class is modeled on the work of Renaissance and Dutch Masters, and combines visual poetry with scientific knowledge. Students will learn how to create atmosphere and control the viewer’s eye, how to create a hierarchical visual story, utilizing what they see as well as their internal vision of what they are creating. Students will draw with masters’ tools: red and white chalk, reed pens, and sepia washes. Joshua will use body paint to detail the muscles on models, demonstrating how the muscle looks in various positions; students will then use their anatomical knowledge to depict movement, emotion and rhythm.

• Students will cut reed pens in class • Anatomy Demonstration

Joshua Fallik studied at Parsons School for Design and the Art Students League, where he was David A. Leffel’s assistant. He also studied with Robert Beverly Hale and Frank Mason. Fallik has taught art for over 25 years and he is featured in the educational video Oil Painting from Life. Fallik’s award-winning work has been exhibited around the United States, including the Lincoln Center and the Phoenix Art Museum. Fallik’s work may be viewed at Willow Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. www.fallikstudio.com

November 1-5, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Tempera Beginning to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

Light is space. Color is how we see light. Paint is only a colored substance, spread on a surface. The magic of painting is turning paint into color. Hue, Saturation, Brightness – are only attributes of color. Hues are red-ish, yellowish, blueish, etc. Saturation is the degree to which the color differs from white. Brightness is a value: how dark or light the color is. Throughout my life, I was obsessed with the technological side of the Old Master’s paintings. My obsession dragged me through dusty, sticky, and fragrant experiences with pigments, binders, supports, and media. It worked me to the point that nothing mattered anymore, except the look that the painting gives you and the butterflies you get from looking at it. How do we get there? We will deal with paint, medium, and support in order to know what we can and what we should not do. When paint is alive and when it is not. How transparency makes the color breathe and how opacity gives the color a body. How magic is the white and how beautiful is the black. How a medium makes paint look like a jewel or a whisper. You will not be doing pretty pictures but you will see the world in a different light. Simon Kogan is a master craftsman with an intense soul and zest for life. He studied under the renowned Russian sculptor Isaac Brodsky, and has been exhibited and is in collections worldwide. Major works include Washington State’s World War II Memorial, Cezanne for the Granet Museum, Aix-en-Provence, France, and Holocaust Memorial for Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane. www.simonkogan.com

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NOVEMBER 2010 Workshops

Peggi Kroll-Roberts

Joshua Fallik

The Figure in Oil: In Studio and Plein Aire

Painting Lessons from the Dutch and Renaissance Masters

The figure is the subject of this workshop, and the focus is on improving drawing skills, accurately seeing value and color, and understanding their relationship to one another. Students will paint the figure outdoors and in studio settings with simple costumes and props. Kroll-Roberts will demonstrate daily, emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships correctly. These successful foundations create a platform for adding levels of detail. The instructor encourages students to use the material presented to express themselves in a personal way. Be ready to cover a lot of canvas and paint smaller sizes: KrollRoberts believes “more is learned through many small starts than by laboring over a large canvas.”

Da Vinci used his scientific knowledge of how the eye sees to create the illusion of immense depth. Rembrandt transformed paintings with his use of light, paint texture and brush work. In this class, students will learn how to use painting techniques acquired from the Renaissance and the Golden Age to tell a visual story. Students will learn proper canvas preparation, safety, glazing techniques, how to pose a model, how to set up a still life and how to create atmospheric light effects.

November 1-5, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

• Daily demonstrations • Studio and plein aire • Portable easel required

Peggi Kroll-Roberts studied art at Arizona State University and at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Following a career as an illustrator, she took her knowledge of the fundamentals and became a fine artist. She is a member of the California Art Club and a Master Signature member of the American Impressionist Society. Her work may be seen in galleries including Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, Arizona; Whitney Gallery, Laguna Beach, California; Red Piano Gallery, Hilton Head, South Carolina; and Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, California. www.krollroberts.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

November 1-5, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

• Costumed model and fresh still life arrangements Joshua Fallik studied at Parsons School for Design and the Art Students League, where he was David A. Leffel’s assistant. He also studied with Robert Beverly Hale and Frank Mason. Fallik has taught art for over 25 years and he is featured in the educational video Oil Painting from Life. Fallik’s award-winning work has been exhibited around the United States, including the Lincoln Center and the Phoenix Art Museum. Fallik’s work may be viewed at Willow Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. www.fallikstudio.com

NOVEMBER 2010 Workshops

Ned Jacob

Charles Reid

The Language and Practice of Life Drawing

Watercolor Figure Painting

November 1-5, 2010, Monday-Friday Drawing Beginning to Professional $810 + $35 Model Fee

Working from the figure model in two sessions daily, students will gain confidence and fluency in this most difficult discipline. Through lectures, demonstrations, and personal interaction, Ned Jacob will share the knowledge and insight that has earned him the reputation as one of the most respected draftsmen of his generation. Neophytes will welcome this opportunity to gain a sound introduction to the subject; professionals will value this focused, five day exercise to sharpen tools grown dull through neglect. Please Note: No cameras or cell phones will be permitted while class is in session. Ned Jacob is a nationally recognized artist and teacher who advocates for a return to classical standards of fine craftsmanship and discipline in the plastic arts. His career has been profiled in such publications as Southwest Art, American Artist, and an award winning monograph by Sandra Dallas. Jacob is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, is a past member of The Salmagundi and National Arts Clubs, N.Y.C, Chelsea Arts Club, London; and currently has studios in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Skowhegan, Maine.

November 8-12, 2010, Monday-Friday Watercolor Intermediate to Advanced $785 + $35 Model Fee Learning to simplify and avoid overworking are the goals of the workshop. Reid uses the same approach for figures, still life, and landscapes. Students will learn about contour drawing, which helps one concentrate on interconnecting shapes rather than on individual isolated objects. Students will practice “direct painting,” using as few over-washes as possible. The workshop will concentrate on good paint consistency (the correct ratio of water and paint when the brush is loaded). Our hope will be to achieve the correct color, edge variety and tonal value with our first try. • •

Recommended reading: “Painting Flowers in Watercolor,” and “Charles Reid’s Watercolor Secrets” by North Light Books Portable easel recommended

Charles Reid studied at the University of Vermont and the Art Students League in New York. He has authored eleven books on painting; his most recent book is “Charles Reid’s Watercolor Solutions.” He is a member of many prestigious organizations including the National Academy. Reid is represented by the Munson Gallery in Chatham, Maine, and the Stremmel Gallery in Reno, Nevada. www.charlesreidart.com

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NOVEMBER 2010 Workshops

Daniel J. Keys

Josh Elliott

Learning to See: Steps to Painting the Alla Prima Still Life

Landscape Painting in Oils: From Study to Studio

November 15-19, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585

November 15-19, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Intermediate $585

Each day, Keys will do a demonstration while discussing the skills necessary for creating beautiful still life paintings using “Alla Prima” methods. Following each morning’s demo, the students will set up still life compositions of their own, and paint them from life, while receiving one-on-one instruction. During this extensive course, the students will receive insight into learning to see correctly, and develop an adeptness in the following areas: Composition, drawing, color, value, and edges.

There is so much information out there, things need to be eliminated and organized in order to make a pleasing painting. It’s often what you leave out, not what you put in a picture that makes it successful. Elliott will demonstrate and discuss tools, set up, choosing a subject, composition, and finishing a picture. The benefits of painting outdoors are great, and every landscape painter needs to continue to go to the source if they wish to improve their studio paintings. At the end of the week, students will paint inside and Elliott will show how to make field studies into a larger studio work.

• Daily demonstrations

Daniel J. Keys started painting at the age of eleven. It was during these formative years that Daniel discovered the work of master artist Richard Schmid and began emulating Schmid’s style in his own work. Since that time Daniel has had opportunity to paint with his mentor and Mr. Schmid has become a sort of art adviser to him. His work is collected by many prominent art enthusiasts from all around the country. Daniel is represented by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas and Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado.

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Demonstrations, individual attention throughout the day Individual critique at the end of the workshop Portable easel and transportation required

Josh Elliott is a third generation artist who learned the importance of painting from life and discovered his passion for painting outdoors from his father, Steve Elliott. “A good painting, to me, is Nature’s truth filtered through the artist.” Josh participates in many shows including: American Masters at Salmagundi Club in New York City, Maynard Dixon Country, Quest For the West at the Eiteljorg Museum, and Western Rendezvous of Art.

NOVEMBER 2010 Workshops

Vala Ola

Larry Charles

Figurative Sculpture

John Singer Sargent’s Oil Painting Secrets

November 15-19, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil-Based Clay Intermediate to Professional $585 + $35 Model Fee Vala Ola will take you through the process of creating a figurative sculpture that is suitable for casting in bronze. The clay figure will be one-third life size in a creative pose. The focus will be on anatomy, curves and planes, bone structure, ribcage, contrapposto, and balance. Special focus on the head: eyes, lips, hair, and tips on achieving likeness using calipers. Fleshy forms vs. defined muscles, using shadows, points of interest, leading the eye around, texture, lost edges, and drapery will also be discussed. Finally you will learn how to add your own personal twist to the pose. This class will also feature tips on working with foundries and galleries from artist Donald Clapper.

• Daily demonstrations • Visit to Ola’s studio

Vala Ola graduated from the College of Hamrahlid and furthered her studies at the Icelandic College of the Arts and The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, England. She has won many national awards and has been juried into the National Sculpture Society Show in NYC, the Art Renewal Center Salon and the Allied Artists Show in N.Y.C. She was voted a Professional Member of the National Sculpture Society. Vala’s work can be viewed in galleries in Santa Fe, Palm Desert, Carmel, Nantucket, Beaver Creek and Aspen.

November 16-18, 2010, Tuesday-Thursday Oil Beginning to Advanced $350 + $35 Model Fee/3 days John Singer Sargent has been one of America’s favorite portrait artists and he remains an inspiration to traditional artists today. This workshop will explore how Sargent obtained his bravura brushwork, his seemingly spontaneous painterly effects, and his uncanny ability to capture a likeness in a few strokes of paint. Each class features a costumed model in a popular Sargent pose as the instructor provides historical insight and technical clues about Sargent’s studio methods.

• Costumed models

Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at the Phoenix Art Museum. He is an organizer of the International Guild of Realism and co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists. Charles’ paintings are shown in galleries nationally. Recent museum exhibitions include the Phoenix Art Museum, the Philbrook Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Charles lectures at museums across the country and has taught at the University of Southern California. www.realismguild.com

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Workshops

Hedi Moran

Susan Diehl

Painting the Seasonal Still Life

Warm and Cool Light, Warm and Cool Colors

November 29-December 3, 2010 Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $635

This workshop will focus on Impressionistic painting. Among the set-ups will be all-white flowers, also pairing roses with evergreens, amaryllis with ribbons, and a still life that incorporates a seasonal candle glow. Emphasis will be on the basic concepts of composition and the importance of transparent color lay-in. Also covered will be the effective use of light and value to create vivid and lively paintings, as well as how to use soft and hard edges in and around the focal point.

• Daily demonstrations

Hedi Moran studied at the Art Students League of Los Angeles and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. Noted for her rich and lively colors, as well as freshness and spontaneity, her still life paintings have won numerous awards. Her work has been featured in The Best of Flower Painting, Art of the West, Focus Santa Fe, and Kunst for Alle, a leading Scandinavian art magazine. She is represented by El Presidio Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, Christina Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard, Maine and the New Masters Gallery in Carmel, California.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

November 29-December 3, 2010 Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $635 This workshop will use still life as a means to study light, an artist’s greatest gift. In the first three days of class students will paint from “warm” studio light on larger canvases, with emphasis on composition, drawing, and value. The last two days, students will have the opportunity to paint from “cool” north daylight, indoors. The purpose is to understand the difference between the two temperatures of light and the effect it has on color relationships. Students of all levels will find these studies valuable no matter what subject matter they may ultimately wish to pursue.

• All levels welcome • Concepts apply to all subject matter

Susan Diehl’s passion for painting and Russian Impressionism comes across in her exuberant teaching style. Susan offers tangible techniques and concepts she learned from her mentors Ron Lucas and William F. Reese and backed by years of study. She is an award winning artist and is collected internationally. Susan’s work can be found at the Sanders Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, Wadle Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, The Cole Gallery, Edmonds, Washington, Montana Trails Gallery in Bozeman, Montana and the Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Workshops

Amery Bohling

John Budicin

Introduction to Outdoor Landscape Painting

Painting Outdoors, San Diego, California

November 30-December 2, 2010 Tuesday-Thursday Oil Beginning to Intermediate $350/3 days

It’s everything you want to know about painting outside…This is the place to learn about painting in the Great Outdoors. This class is all about personalized attention. On our first day, we will meet in the studio to warm-up our painting skills and learn a few handy tricks of the trade. This will make painting outside simpler and more fun. Day two and three will be spent outdoors in some of my favorite painting locations. What to expect? Here are the favorites: 1) you will learn how to keep a simple painting set-up. 2) you will discover the importance of shadows and lights. 3) you will recognize the bad habits that make working outside difficult. 4) you will learn how to create a simple sketch 5) you will be introduced to the steps that can quickly build a painting. Last but not least, have some good fun!

• Portable easel and transportation required

Amery Bohling is a talented landscape painter who studied art at the University of Arizona, the Marchutz School of Art in Aix en Provence, France, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She won the California Art Club’s Emerging Artist Award in 2006 and is a member of various art societies. www.amerybohling.com

December 6-10, 2010, Monday-Friday Oil and/or Alkyd Intermediate to Advanced $685 Painting outdoors is challenging. Learning what to select and omit to make a strong design is the goal. We are not obligated to paint everything as it is, the camera does that. Emphasis will be on simplifying and organizing shapes. Beginning with a simple statement, we capture the shapes, values and light source quickly and then work toward a finished painting. Demos along with visual aids will clarify the key elements discussed. Budicin’s goal is to share the knowledge he has, and give each student all he can through personal attention, direction, and group discussions. Class will begin with a short lecture and samples of Budicin’s approach, along with some completed field studies. Then the class will go directly on location and begin painting. The class will paint outdoors at all times; back up plan for rain.

• For experienced plein aire painters • Portable easel and transportation required

Students are responsible for their own hotel and travel arrangements, more information will be provided upon registration. John Budicin is a member of Plein Aire Painters of America and a signature member of California Art Club from whom he recently won the Artists’ Choice Award. His paintings were published in 200 Great Painting Ideas for Artists. His work is found in private and corporate collections nationally and abroad. Budicin is represented by Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming. www.johnbudicin.com

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DECEMBER 2010/JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Matt Smith

Dick Heichberger

Landscape Painting in Oil

Painting Landscapes from Photographs

December 6-9, 2010, Monday-Thursday Oil Intermediate to Professional $610/4 days This class will focus on painting the landscape from direct observation. Students will begin indoors with a quick introduction to the supplies needed for working in plein aire, followed by a discussion on the fundamentals of sound painting. Smith will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of photo references and the importance of spending time in the studio. In the field, special emphasis will be placed on how to select a motif and how to organize and simplify the overwhelming amount of information in the landscape. Students will focus on the basics of drawing, value, design and color and learn to see in terms of mass and form rather than detail and line.

• Portable easel and transportation required • Daily demonstrations • Individual critiques

Matt Smith received his BFA from Arizona State University. He has had several one-man shows and participates in major shows such as the Prix de West, Western Rendezvous of Art, and American Masters at the Autry Museum. His awards include the Robert Lougheed Award, the Red Smith Award from the National Museum of Wildlife Art and Best of Show and Artistic Merit awards at the Western Rendezvous of Art. Trailside Gallery of Scottsdale, Arizona represents Matt’s work. www.mattsmithstudio.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

January 4-6, 2011, Tuesday-Thursday Oil Beginning to Advanced $350/3 days Even if you prefer painting landscapes in plein aire, at some point you are going to use photographs as a reference, perhaps for the shape of a tree, the light on a canyon wall or the perfect color of a field of flowers. This class will help students explore some of the shortcomings of photographs and how to translate the image in a photograph into information they can use in their paintings. The instructor will encourage students to paint along with him and take a painting from start to finish. Throughout this fun and nonintimidating class, the fundamentals of good painting will be emphasized. • Step-by-step demonstrations • Instructor will provide reference material or students may bring their own

Dick Heichberger attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech. After serving in the Marine Corps, Dick taught art at San Bernardino Valley College for seventeen years. Heichberger’s work can be seen at Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming; Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, Arizona and in other galleries throughout the West.

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Tony Pro

Eugene Daub

The Drawing Aspect of Painting

The Draped Figure: The Garment as a Compositional Element

January 7-9, 2011, Friday-Sunday Oil and Charcoal All Levels $350 + $35 Model Fee/3 days

This workshop emphasizes drawing methods and materials as they relate to painting. Tony will focus on the Reilly Method of drawing with its heavy emphasis on the rhythmic forms of the human figure, as well as its understanding of the ‘big shape.’ The class will include quick sketch, short and long poses and cover likeness, proportion, value, shapes and edges. Tony will be demonstrating these techniques in both paint and charcoal; students will be encouraged to work in both media. This workshop is for all levels of students who want to build upon their painting skills through drawing.

• Mini WEEKEND workshop • All levels welcome • Demonstrations

Tony Pro holds a BA from California State University, and studied at California Art Institute. Tony recently won Best of Show in the Oil Painters of America Show and was in the Top 10 at the Portrait Society of America Show. His work has been featured on the cover of Southwest Art. Tony is represented by Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, Connecticut and Circle T Fine Art, Tempe, Arizona. www.profineart.com

January 10-14, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil or Water-Based Clay Beginning to Intermediate $685 + $35 Model Fee

One of the most potent skills a figurative sculptor can develop is the ability to improve their composition through the use of drape and fold in garments, knowing what and when to hide or reveal. Sculpting the folds can add dynamism or repose. It can enhance, add drama, or create a sense of atmosphere. We will be doing several poses to explore a variety of styles and fabrics. Students may work in the round or in relief. With practice comes the ability to invent, which is the ultimate goal of this workshop. Students who wish to work on a personal project may do so Eugene Daub studied at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, and Alfred University in New York. He won the Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, and has received awards in figurative and bas-relief sculpture from the American Numismatic Society and the American Numismatic Association. Institutions collecting his work include the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution.

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JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Robert Moore

Joni Falk

Principles of Painting

Capturing the Light in Floral Still Life

January 10-14, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic Intermediate to Advanced $635 This workshop is an intense five days of inspiration, hard work and productive learning. The main principles Moore covers are design, color, composition, and edges. Beginning with slide lectures in the morning, he isolates each element with the help of computer technology and focuses on a different principle each day. Lectures are followed by painting exercises and/or demonstrations of the principles being taught. Students are encouraged to apply lessons to subject matter of their choice, whether landscapes, still life, or figure. Exercises are geared toward learning the principles, not toward producing a finished painting.

• Demonstrations in oil

Robert Moore received a BS degree with teaching certificate from East Oregon State College and a BFA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. His work captures light and color effects, while conveying the mood and energy of a scene. His vivid colors and high-key values fill his paintings with joyful spirituality. His work is found in many galleries throughout the southwest, including Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale and Jackson, Wyoming. www.rmoorefineart.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

January 10-14, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $635 Create stronger paintings by gaining a better understanding of how to produce and use dramatic light effects. Included in the workshop are ways to improve backgrounds, edges and composition, all of which contribute to the mood of the painting and the emotional response of the viewer. Falk makes it her mission to give each student as much individual attention as possible.

• Individual attention

Joni Falk has more than 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, Art West, International Artist and Energize Your Paintings with Color. Falk exhibits her work regularly with American Women Artists at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming and at the Cheyenne Governor’s Invitational exhibitions. Falk is represented by Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming, and Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, Arizona.

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Tony Pro

Linda Glover Gooch

The Alla Prima Portrait

Capturing the Soul of the Desert

This workshop will cover the principles of painting the portrait wet-into-wet in one or two sittings. Getting the essence of the likeness and making a simple statement with paint are some of the hardest things to grasp in painting. Pro will cover methods that he uses in capturing the human spirit on canvas through demonstrations and individual attention. We will also cover understanding light and its different temperatures and how it affects the sitter. If you are passionate about learning to paint the portrait from life with bravura brushwork and riveting color, this workshop is for you.

This plein aire workshop will focus on desert landscape painting on location around the Valley of the Sun. Students will work on simplifying the landscape and working from life. Glover Gooch will work individually with students on values, color temperature, brushwork and composition.

January 11-13, 2011, Tuesday-Thursday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $350 + $35 Model Fee/3 days

• Students must know how to draw the human head at an intermediate to advanced level Tony Pro holds a BA from California State University, and studied at California Art Institute. Tony recently won Best of Show in the Oil Painters of America Show and was in the Top 10 at the Portrait Society of America Show. His work has been featured on the cover of Southwest Art. Tony is represented by Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, Connecticut and Circle T Fine Art, Tempe, Arizona. www.profineart.com

January 10-14, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585

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Portable easel and transportation required Note that plein aire locations are a 15-45 minute drive from the School Suggestions regarding accommodations upon registration

Linda Glover Gooch is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, Outdoor Painters Society and Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters, and a Master Signature member of American Women Artists. She has exhibited in National Oil Painters of America shows and with American Women Artists. Her work has appeared in the Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, Arizona and “Cowgirl Up!” at the Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona. Linda is represented by galleries in California, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. www.goochstudio.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Eric Wiegardt

Susan Ogilvie

A Watercolor Workshop: The Secrets of Painting Loose

Landscapes: Color and Composition A Studio Class in Pastels

This is a workshop for those who wish to loosen up in watercolor. Painting techniques and a philosophy of design will encourage bold, loose paintings. Eric believes most painting problems are the violation of an elementary painting principle. Lectures will be easily understood and helpful to all levels of expertise, from beginner to the professional. There will be ample time for students to try the concepts presented in a safe environment.

The emphasis of this class will be developing effective compositional design, and facilitating a dynamic and sensitive approach to color. Students will explore underpainting techniques, value and color studies, surface applications, and effective and creative ways of using photo references.

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Susan Ogilvie has received numerous national awards and holds signature status with the Pastel Society of America in New York. Susan’s paintings are held nationally in many corporate and private collections, and published in The Best of Pastel, The Best of Drawing, and Pure Color: The Best of Pastel. Her work has also been featured in Southwest Art, The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, and International Artists. Susan conducts several comprehensive pastel workshops nationally each year. www.susanogilvie.com

January 17-21, 2011, Monday-Friday Watercolor Beginning to Advanced $585

Lectures Complete painting demonstration daily. Subject matter may include landscapes, marinescapes, florals, streetscapes, interiors and still life

Eric Wiegardt, AWS, NWS, has left an indelible mark on the American art scene with more than 25 years of professional painting and teaching experience. He is the author of the North Light book “Watercolor Free & Easy” and is featured in many books along with articles in Watercolor Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Watercolor Magic Magazine, and as a cover artist for The Artist’s Magazine. Eric is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago. www.ericwiegardt.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

January 17-21, 2011, Monday-Friday Pastel Beginning to Advanced $635

• Instructor demonstrations daily • Individual instruction and critiques

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Joe Anna Arnett

Nancy Chaboun

Fundamental Freedom: Flowers and Still Life in Oil

Oil Painting

January 17-21, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $635 In this workshop, we will use expressive flora still life arrangements to master the fundamentals of oil painting, including light and color temperature, values, the varieties of edges and the expressive use of impasto. These fundamentals will give you artistic freedom to explore your own creativity and bring a level of confidence that allows you to become the artist you want to be. Guided by the instructor, students will set up their own still life arrangements, and learn how to create successful compositions and color harmonies. Because each class is different, Arnett will encourage students to request specific demonstrations and discussion topics during the week. Arnett enjoys working with students at all levels and encouraging them wherever they are on their artistic journey. Joe Anna Arnett participates regularly in the Prix de West and is an AOA Master at the Artists of America show. She was featured in the International Herald Tribune, Southwest Art, Western Art Digest, Painting with Passion and The Best of Flower Painting. She writes for American Arts Quarterly, ART Ideas, The Artist’s Sketchbook and The Artist’s Magazine. Joe Anna’s galleries include Zaplin-Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas and Gallery B, Lexington, Kentucky. www.joeannaarnett.com

January 17-21, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $635 + $35 Model Fee In this workshop, the student will have the chance to work either from the model in a vignette or from still life set-ups. Known for her beautiful set-ups, there will be plenty to choose from throughout the week in both genres. Through these inspiring subjects the lessons of composition, form, value, edges, paint quality, subtlety, and personal interpretation will be ongoing topics. Personal instruction and FUN are also very important aspects of this class.

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Figure demonstration on Monday Still life demo on Wednesday Class discussions Individual attention

Nancy Chaboun studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University, the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She states, “Learning from, and working with other artists in the workshop atmosphere has made the greatest impact on my paintings.” Galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Boston represent Chaboun, and her work is in collections in both the United States and Europe. www.nancychaboun.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Sandy Scott

Casey Baugh

Bird Sculpture

Painting the Figure and Portrait

Scott will begin the workshop with a discussion about bird anatomy, aerodynamics and achieving the illusion of movement of birds in flight. She will discuss the difference between a technically adequate piece of work and one with spirit and life. She will emphasize the value of lost and found edges and how good composition and an expressive surface convey a feeling of movement, rhythm, light and emotion. Students will learn the importance of assembling strong, meaningful shapes and how eliminating unimportant details can create the essence of the bird. Above all, movement, gesture, and anatomy are the focus.

The workshop will focus on creating a figure painting from the early stages of set-up to the finishing strokes. Alongside Baugh, students will be working from models, while they are guided through various ways of handling the brush and paint in order to have full control over their painting. Baugh will also discuss his way of seeing value, drawing, edge and color, as well as composition, theory and design. The first day will cover set-up and preparation (composition, lighting, pose, etc), the next few days will cover starting a painting, and carrying through to the midstages, and the last day will be spent putting on the finishing touches.

January 24-28, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Based Clay All Levels $585

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Instruction includes building bird armatures Students will work from photography, drawings, taxidermy mounts and videotapes of birds in flight

Sandy Scott’s many awards include a Gold Medal for sculpture from the National Academy of Western Art. The Gilcrease Museum honored Scott with a retrospective and her work is seen in public collections such as the Clinton Library. She regularly participates in Prix de West, Autry, Northwest Rendezvous, Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum Show, and the National Wildlife Museum Fall Exhibition. Sandy’s work is the subject of “Spirit of the Wild Things: The Art of Sandy Scott.” www.sandyscott.com.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

January 24-28, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585 + $35 Model Fee

Casey Baugh believes that good art “requires a distinct idea and a thorough knowledge of the language [of art] by which to communicate it. A good artist always has something to say, but truly great artists have obtained the ability to say it through experience and sheer determination.” www.caseybaugh.com

JANUARY 2011 Workshops

Betsy Dillard Stroud

Greg Beecham

Experiment in Ecstasy: Intuitive and Spontaneous Painting

Wildlife Painting

January 24-28, 2011, Monday-Friday Acrylic/Mixed-Media Beginning to Intermediate $585

Abandon fear all ye who enter here! Don’t worry about producing a masterpiece. Don’t be attached to outcomes. We’ll work in mixed-media: acrylics, gesso, and collage. We’ll stamp, layer, pour, draw with aquastics, water-soluble crayons and pencils. We’ll do a relief painting and make our own collage paper. Everybody will get different results. We’ll work transparently, and we’ll work opaquely. Sometimes we’ll combine the two. We’ll talk about content, design, color and experiment with different approaches, concepts, and techniques emphasizing different ways of working with a variety of subject matter, from landscape and interiors to the figure. Each day will bring new information combining traditional wisdom with modern ways of looking at painting. We will work BOLDLY and subtlety. Come with an open mind.

• Artist demonstrations • Daily critiques • Variety of subject matter

Betsy Dillard Stroud, AWS D. F. NWS, is a nationally acclaimed artist with signatures in many prestigious organizations, including the National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society in which she is also a Dolphin Fellow. An active and popular workshop instructor since 1987, Stroud has taught nationally and internationally and has judged over fifty international, national, regional, and state exhibitions. Stroud is also the author of the books: “Painting from the Inside Out and The Artists Muse: Unlock the Door to Your Creativity.”

January 24-28, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Advanced to Professional $585 In this workshop, students will learn how to attain a fresh, spontaneous, and painterly feel to their art. We will concentrate on good composition (defining active vs. passive approaches), good drawing, interpretive brushwork, color harmony, exploring animal(s) as abstract shapes – working with backgrounds in unifying positive and negative form. This being done while remaining true to the realism and storytelling inherent in the western art genre. Beecham will lecture using his work to show his own approach to design and execution of a painting. Students will spend time working on a piece in class while the instructor answers questions and critiques. There will be a group critique that will be positive and encouraging, with a focus on finding solutions to areas of difficulty. We will have a good time while learning valuable skills.

• Instructor lecture, demonstrations • Individual, group critiques

Greg Beecham brings 32 years of experience and growth as an artist to the workshop which has equipped him with the means to convey practical tools for aspiring artists. He is passionate about art and determined to never stop learning. Beecham currently is a member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group of Artists, and shows at Prix de West, Masters of the American West, and the Western Visions miniatures. www.gbeecham.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Dan Young

Ann Rosow-Lucchesi

Outdoor Painting in Gold Canyon, Arizona

Figurative Sculpture

January 24-28, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil (Pastel and Acrylic accepted) Beginning to Advanced $660 This landscape class will emphasize working from life. Most of the class time will be spent painting on location. After meeting the first day at Scottsdale Artists’ School, the class will be based out of Gold Canyon, Arizona, which will allow for closer proximity to painting locations. We will cover the process of gathering essential information and editing in the field. The importance of how you start the painting will be stressed since a correct start makes the entire process less difficult. We’ll also cover the importance of a solid foundation in design, drawing, values and color. Please come prepared with the supplies to do at least two paintings a day. Individual attention, demos, and laughter are included in the cost!

• Portable easel and transportation required

Students are encouraged to consider accommodations in Gold Canyon, Arizona which is about 40 minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport, and over one hour from the School. Hotel information upon registration.

January 31-February 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Water-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $535 + $35 Model Fee This workshop consists of day-to-day instruction in modeling with water-based clay. During the course of this workshop, you will learn two different methods in how to make a full realistic figure, starting with using an armature to completing the figure in clay along with making a terracotta sculpture and learning what is entailed in doing so. Students will be introduced to various sculpting tools and materials that can be used in sculpting techniques through basic principles.

• Water-based clay • Instructor demonstrations • Individual attention

Ann Rosow-Lucchesi has degrees in Fine Arts and Business Finance. Ann is a member of various art associations who have honored her with awards and shows her work in America and in Europe. Her works are part of Yale University’s art collection, various institutions, private collections and on a historic landmark building in Hartford, Connecticut. Ann’s works have been commissioned across the United States and abroad. www.annrosowlucchesi.com

Dan Young attended the Colorado Institute of Art and is committed to capturing the landscape on canvas. As both a teacher and an artist he emphasizes the importance of working from life. He has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Young is represented by galleries in Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona, including Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, Arizona and The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming. www.danyoungstudio.com.

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Mike Malm

Margaret Dyer

Capturing Light

Figurative Pastel

January 31-February 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585 + $35 Model Fee

January 31-February 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Pastel Beginning to Professional $585 + $35 Model Fee

This workshop will focus on the importance of studying from life. Throughout the week, students will paint from a model, focusing on capturing proper relationships of shape, value, color, temperature and edge. Malm will discuss the value of doing quick sketches in order to strengthen compositional skills, as well as enhance students understanding of value and color. Mike will address how to incorporate life studies with photographic reference to create more finished studio work. This workshop will also explore different lighting situations and techniques.

Margaret will teach a straightforward method of pastel painting that focuses on drawing technique, anatomy, proportion, value and color. The workshop will begin with artist demonstrations and continue with individualized oversight of student work. For those wanting to speed up and become less tight in their work, this is an excellent class to take.

• Discussions • Demonstrations • Individual attention

Mike Malm paints a variety of subjects, however his first love is painting the figure. “The human figure, in my mind is the most beautiful of all God’s creations. So much can be communicated through the tilt of the head, or the gesture of a hand. I strive to capture subtle things such as these in hopes of creating something emotional and moving.” Malm received a Master of Fine Arts Degree at Utah State University studying under Glen Edwards. www.michaelmalm.com

• Demonstrations • Individual attention • All skill levels welcome

Margaret Dyer is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America and award winning member of the American Impressionist Society. Her work has been featured in “Pure Color-The Best of Pastels”; “100 Ways to Paint People & Figures, Volumes 1 and 2”; The Pastel Journal; International Artist Magazine; Pastel Highlights 2; The Artists’ Magazine; American Artist and Pastel Artist International. www.margaretdyer.com.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Dave Wade

Rose Frantzen

Painting Animals and Landscapes

Portrait Painting in Oil

January 31-February 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil, Acrylic, Pastel and Drawing all accepted All Levels $535

February 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $735 + $35 Model Fee

Working from photographs of wildlife and birds, students will focus on improving their drawing, color, value and edges in painting. Wade will demonstrate and explain every aspect of his method, and painting style. There will be lots of group instruction during the demonstrations, and individual instruction as requested. The workshop will create a relaxed atmosphere with emphasis on the fun of painting. Students are encouraged to bring their own photos or other reference material (wildlife, birds, and domestic fowl), and the instructor will have many photos to choose from as well. Students will paint indoors from photographs.

In this portrait painting workshop, students will paint from the live model and search for relationships of color and drawing (form). More importantly, students will seek to understand themselves in relation to what they are painting and be “painters in the moment.” Frantzen will help students see what is needed to heighten their sensitivity when painting from, and in, life. Students will explore what questions they can consider as they translate what they see to canvas. Each student’s solution will vary as the class learns and discovers together. The workshop will include a full day of demonstration on Monday, a palette demo later in the week, and a lot of individual attention throughout the workshop.

Dave Wade studied at the University of Utah and Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA and also worked with Bob Kuhn, Ken Carlson, Richard Schmid, and Carl Rungius. His multiple honors include the Pittman Wildlife Award at Prix de West and awards from Arts for the Parks. He has been profiled in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Wildlife Art and Persimmon Hill. Dave is represented by Wilcox Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming; Ponderosa Gallery, Hamilton, Montana; and Collectors Covey, Dallas, Texas.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

• Full day demonstration • Palette demonstration • Individual attention

Rose Frantzen studied at the American Academy of Art and Palette and Chisel Academy in Chicago, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, Connecticut, and privately with Richard Schmid. She has been featured in US Art Magazine, ArtTalk, Southwest Art, Workshop Magazine, and International Artist. A community project featuring portraits of residents of Maquoketa, Iowa, was exhibited in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Frantzen owns the Old City Hall Gallery in Maquoketa, Iowa. www.oldcityhallgallery.com

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Bye Bitney

Michael Albrechtsen

From Concept to Finished Painting

Landscapes

February 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

February 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585

During this workshop, students will observe and participate in the complete process of creating a painting. Students will experience a variety of subjects including nude figure, portrait, still life, and working from photographs. In addition to design, drawing, value and color, Bitney will demonstrate methods to deal with frustrating mid-stages, overcome fears, make improvisational changes and resolve problems. The instructor will finish one painting outside of the workshop to show students the result of his techniques.

This workshop will focus on transferring the landscape you have photographed to your canvas without losing the emotion and color of the real life scene. If weather permits, students will paint in plein aire one day, which will help them see the differences between the photographed image and the real life image. Albrechtsen will emphasize emotion, color and composition, and how to make a dull photo into a colorful painting. Students will also focus on recreating a specific atmospheric situation and learn how to sharpen their skills of observation by looking around and transferring what they see and feel to canvas.

• Detailed demonstrations every morning

Bye Bitney is a largely self-taught painter who enjoys a diverse range of subject matter from still life and landscapes to portraits and interiors. He is a member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group, and has been featured in Southwest Art and Art of the West. Bye is represented by Coda Galleries in Palm Desert, California, New York City, New York and Park City, Utah and Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, California.

• Students should bring favorite landscape photos from home • Portable easel and transportation required Michael Albrechtsen received his MFA from Utah State University. Albrechtsen recently completed a set of murals for the Finland Temple in Helsinki, and he was featured in the May 2007 issue of Art Talk. His work can be viewed in numerous galleries including D.E. Craghead Fine Art Gallery, Carmel, California; Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming; DeMott Gallery, Vail, Colorado; Ponderosa Gallery, Salmon, Idaho; and Highlands Fine Art Gallery, New Jersey. www.michaelalbrechtsen.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Jacqueline Kamin

Bruno Lucchesi

Still Life Oil Painting

Terracotta Sculpture

February 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585

February 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Water-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $995 + $35 Model Fee

Through painting still life set-ups, students will learn painting concepts that can be applied to all subject matter. The focus of the workshop is on developing and using your visual sense. There will be lessons in composition, edges, line, and color. The instructor will also discuss paint quality and the use of the medium to achieve the visual concept of light and energy traveling across the canvas. Students will learn practical techniques and ways of thinking conceptually in order to achieve cohesive, beautiful paintings.

This workshop will consist of day-to-day instruction in modeling with water-based clay. During the course of this workshop, you will make a portrait, a figure and a bas relief. Students will be introduced to various tools and materials used in terracotta sculpting techniques through basic principles.

Jacqueline Kamin studied at the Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC, and the Art Students League, NYC. She holds memberships in Oil Painters of America, Salmagundi Club and California Art Club, where she serves on the board of advisors. Kamin’s work was recently featured in American Artist Magazine. Her awards include first place in the California Autumn Salon and honorable mention in the California Art Club’s Gold Medal Exhibition. Kamin’s work is on view at Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, and Painter’s Chair Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. www.jkaminfineart.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

• Water-Based Clay • Instructor demonstrations • Individual attention

Bruno Lucchesi is a nationally respected artist whose work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Dallas Museum, Smithsonian Hirshhorn Washington Museum and more. His art is collected by corporations, institutions, and universities. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society, National Academy of Design, Artists’ Fellowship. Bruno is represented by Cavalier Galleries of Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Maine. Books include: “Bruno Lucchesi: Celebrating the Beauty in Everyday Life,” “Bruno Lucchesi,” “Bruno Lucchesi Sculptor of the Human Spirit, Modeling the Head in Clay, Terracotta,” and “Modeling the Figure in Clay.” www.brunolucchesi.com

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Kim English

Simon Kogan

Oil Painting - Quick Sketch

Drawing for all Applications

February 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

February 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Drawing (Artists in all media are welcome) Beginning to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

English professes, “Immediacy is important not only because it is often the nature of people, but, for me, it is the most instinctive way to paint.” In this workshop, students will concentrate on developing their ability to paint quickly and accurately, a skill that can be useful in many situations. Students will work from models in natural situations (chatting, playing music, walking around, but not strictly “posed”) both indoors and outdoors. The goal of this workshop is not to create a finished painting, but numerous very quick, spontaneous, yet controlled studies. Many studies may even be wiped out during the day, as students practice their oil sketching technique.

The commonly accepted reason for a drawing is pictorial representation. This workshop is about understanding that reason; living it through a line or tone that you push and pull, through the touch and texture of the paper. Drawing is a mode of expression, a realization of an idea that cannot be put into words. To draw is to enjoy. To draw is to understand. To draw is not in any way to copy reality, but rather to create your own. There are many forms of drawing based on different mediums; pencil, pen, chalk, charcoal, brush, stick, anything that leaves a mark on the paper - everything works! What matters is what you are doing on the paper, not how it gets there. Study. Wrap your mind around the form, space, composition, tone, line, mood. The pleasure is in the process.

• Portable easel required

Kim English graduated from and became a faculty member at the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver. He conducts workshops throughout the US and Europe. English’s work has appeared in numerous magazines and his 2007 Scottsdale workshop was featured in Workshops for Oil and Acrylic Painters. He has exhibited in major shows including Allied Artists of America, National Academy of Design, American Art Invitational and the Salmagundi Club.

Simon Kogan is a master craftsman with an intense soul and zest for life. He studied under the renowned Russian sculptor, Isaac Brodsky and has been exhibited and is in collections worldwide. Major works include Washington State’s World War II Memorial, Cezanne for the Granet Museum, Aix-en-Provence, France, and Holocaust Memorial for Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane. He is represented by Bishop’s Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona; Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming and MGallery, Sarasota, Florida. www.simonkogan.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Robert Lemler

David Jon Kassan

Describing Light in Paint

Finding the Model through Charcoal and Observation

February 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee The focus of this class is light and its characteristics of direction, strength and color. A consideration of these characteristics is essential to the successful interpretation of the subject. Working from the model, students will examine the character of natural and artificial light sources. The weak and cool light source offered by the north facing studio skylight is very different from direct sunlight with its strength and warm color. Students will learn to recognize and interpret the qualities of these very different lighting conditions. We will paint portraits, nude and costumed subjects illuminated by both warm and cool light sources. Artificial light will be used for the strong warm light source, approximating direct sunlight...we will not be painting outdoors. Be prepared to work hard and have fun! Robert Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher. His award-winning paintings are exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in corporate and private collections. His honors include Gold Medals at the national exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and Pastel Society of America, as well as the prestigious Grumbacher Hall of Fame Award. His work has been exhibited with distinction at such venues as the Allied Artists of America, Maui Plein Aire Invitational, Maynard Dixon Country, Laguna Plein Aire Invitational, and the Midwest Pastel Society. www.robertlemler.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

February 18-20, 2011, Friday-Sunday Drawing (Charcoal) All Levels (Drawing experience required) $350 + $35 Model Fee/3 days This workshop will focus on life drawing methods that investigate the underlying rhythm, expression and emotion of the modern portrait. We will explore charcoal on toned paper working from one pose, so that we can patiently observe and record our findings. Observation will be cumulative and used towards completing a final work. Kassan will give practical technical information on the use of charcoal, white chalk, the properties of light on form and how the topography/depth of the face can be visualized and represented. Most importantly, students will learn to transcend the materials so that their full focus is on expressing the model’s presence and emotion. The goal is to give this class a sense of community, where all art related topics can be discussed, debated, enlightened and experienced.

• Mini WEEKEND workshop

David Jon Kassan’s paintings strive for reality, a chance to mimic life in both scale and complexity. Kassan’s direction of realism follows the philosophies employed by the Ashcan School of American Realists. His influences are varied; citing Robert Henri and John Sloan as his primary influences on philosophy and subject matter. As for style and technique he cites Antonio Lopez Garcia, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline and Clyfford Still as influences as well.

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Stanley Bleifeld

Robert A. Johnson

Sculpture: Figures in Composition

Oil Painting

February 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Water-Based Clay Intermediate to Advanced $810 + $35 Model Fee

February 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $635 + $35 Model Fee

The workshop will focus on complex compositions, spontaneity, and drawing skills. Students will practice developing small three-dimensional models (sketches, bozzetti) which will then be enlarged. Instruction includes construction techniques for water-based clay and eliminating the use of conventional armatures.

Seeing with freshness, honesty and great clarity is a fundamental tool used to create powerful paintings. Johnson focuses on exploring these time-tested principles of painting in this inspiring workshop, which will stress the beauty of working with fresh oil paint. Johnson will teach careful observation and control of values, color and edges as a means of achieving realistic honesty in a painting, while preserving the magical and mysterious quality present in great works of art. The brush stroke itself will be emphasized as a means to depict form, achieve expressive power, and maintain a paintings freshness and life.

Stanley Bleifeld holds BFA and MFA degrees from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and a Doctorate of Fine Arts, Honorus Cause, from Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society, North American Sculpture Society and National Academy of Design. He has been awarded public commissions by the Vatican Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, the City of Calgary, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Knights of Columbus, and recently, the United States Navy Memorial, Washington DC and Civil Rights Memorial, Richmond, VA. www.stanleybleifeld.com

• The class will paint from both models and still life arrangements. Robert A. Johnson received his training at the Art Students League of New York and individual instruction from master painter Lajos Markos. Johnson has participated in national juried shows sponsored by the Salmagundi Club, Knickerbocker Artists, National Watercolor Society, Oil Painters of America, National Arts for the Parks, and the Portrait Institute in New York. Johnson is the author of “On Becoming a Painter,” and his work is also featured in “The Best of Flower Painting 2.” www.robertjohnsonart.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Ron Rencher

Phil Beck

Finding Art in the Landscape

Animals and the People They Love

In this plein aire workshop, we will explore the various concepts necessary to interpret the scenes before us. We will discuss the difference between merely painting a scene’s facts versus translating those facts into an artistic expression of nature’s truths. The facts tend to be dry, whereas the truths are more emotional, and it is the emotions that motivate, inspire, and connect us to nature. It is a strong design that attracts the viewer to a painting, and the emotional content that connects him or her to it.

Animals are such an important part of our daily lives. They give us inspiration and show us unconditional love. So, our primary focus will be animals: learning to paint fur, feathers and different skin textures. We will be painting from photos, so whether you paint a pet, wildlife or human, remember you’re only as good as your copy! Work from a photo with good lighting that is sharp and a large image size. Through demos and lectures, we will cover the importance of good drawing and of course everyone’s favorite: Value! Students will work from a limited palette, a great way to learn color mixing and keep your paintings in harmony.

February 22-24, 2011, Tuesday-Thursday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $380/3 days

February 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $585

There will be individual and group critiques, demonstrations, and lectures with visual images. We will cover the formal aspects of painting, such as the principles of design and elements of artistic expression, developing the “Artist’s Eye” and the anatomy of light and shadow. Be prepared to work hard, make new friends, and have a good time! • Portable easel and transportation required (plein aire locations in and around Scottsdale) Ron Rencher received his BA in Fine Art from Southern Utah University and studied with Lowell Ellsworth Smith, Milford Zornes, Mark Daily, and Ned Jacob. A Signature member of PAPA, his work has been featured in the PBS series, “Plein Aire: Painting the American Landscape,” the book “Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein aire Painting in Catalina Island.” Rencher is represented by American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri; Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas; and Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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• Demonstrations • Lectures

Phil Beck is a colorist with a painterly style who stresses harmony in his artwork. He studied at the American Academy of Fine Art in Chicago where he began his career as a successful illustrator. His predominant medium is oil, and he is known for his speed and accuracy in his beautiful drawings. Beck’s paintings have garnered numerous awards and hang in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and abroad. Beck has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Horseman and other publications. Beck was recently honored with the Old West Museum’s purchase award and limited edition print. He is a regular participant in the Settlers West Miniature Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum Show, and Phippen Museum Western Show.

FEBRUARY 2011 Workshops

Stephanie Birdsall

Susan & Doug Diehl

A Pocketful of Pastels

Everything About Color: Concepts, Perception and Usage

February 25-27, 2011, Friday-Sunday Pastel All Levels (Beginners welcome!) $350/3 days If you control your pastels, you control your painting! Using a limited palette, we will really discover how to get the most out of our materials. This palette makes plein aire pastel almost as easy as simply walking outside. It works equally well in the studio and is a great way to cut down on the work space often needed for pastels. This workshop will focus on seeing correct values, descriptive edges, and atmosphere. We will incorporate underpaintings, and explore various ways of starting a painting. We will also discuss what to look for in a good reference photo. We will work from still life and landscape subjects. Students will be pushed beyond their comfort zone, and by stretching beyond their current boundaries, they will be rewarded with a new personal gain. This promises to be a jam-packed three days! • •

Mini WEEKEND workshop The Stephanie Birdsall 24 Paste Collection by Holbein will be used and available for purchase at SAS

Stephanie Birdsall received her training at the City and Guilds of London Art School in England. She holds Signature Membership in the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of Connecticut, the Pastel Society of New Mexico, the Plein Aire Society of Florida and the Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters. She is a member of the Salmagundi Club, the National Association of Women Artists, Women Artists of the West, OPA, and the Tucson Plein Aire Painters Society. www.stephaniebirdsall.com

February 25-27, 2011, Friday-Sunday Oil or Acrylic Beginning to Advanced $350/3 days

It’s NEVER too early or too late to learn more about color! This class will explore color theory and mixing, individual pigments and their place on the pallet, paint transparency and opacity. We will emphasize identifying the value, intensity, and temperature of color. Other topics include color perspective, mixing techniques, other mediums, including glazes, which create color effects. Most of the day will be spent seated at tables, in a hands-on learning experience mixing hypothetical color combinations and ranges. The focus is the study of a practical way of developing and thinking about discovery and invention in color mixing. Students will acquire concepts to fill their color needs that eventually, through use, will become fluid and subconscious.

• Mini WEEKEND workshop

Susan and Doug Diehl team up to teach this valuable subject for the artist. Their goal as painters is not to deceive the eye, but rather to delight the eye through color harmony and strong design. Get the benefit the two have gathered from studies with great artists such as Rom Lucas and William F. Reese, as well as their own in-depth studies into the subject at hand. Both artists are represented by the Sanders Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, The Lawrence Gallery and Montana Trails in Bozeman, Montana. Susan is represented by The Wadle Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Cole Gallery in Edmonds, Washington. Doug is represented by Scottsdale Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 Workshops

Aaron Westerberg

M.W. Skip Whitcomb

Composing the Head and Figure

Plein Aire Painting in Tucson, Arizona

February 28-March 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels (Drawing experience required) $585 + $35 Model Fee This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of picture making and direct painting from life. We will discuss various starting techniques, as well as color studies, value schemes, and the preliminary work involved in starting a painting. The first part of the workshop will focus on the portrait, the second part will focus on the figure and setting up a scene. • There will be two long demonstrations the first and the third days Aaron Westerberg is a native Californian. After his first traditional life drawing class, drawing became his focus and he went on to study at the California Art Institute. Later, he expanded his focus to include the study of Edmund Tarbell, John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn and other 19th century artists. This connection to history can be seen in Westerberg’s style. He sees his paintings as a combination of old world techniques and contemporary subject matter while at the same time striving for elegance and timelessness. His focus is on values, edges, and brushstrokes, as well as a solid use of color and contrast.

February 28-March 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Advanced to Professional $895 The workshop is designed to introduce orchestration of the landscape for strong personal statements. We have no obligation to copy what is before us, which is what the camera does. Concentration will be on the intellectual process of interpreting landscape to “fit” your motive. Although this is an outdoor workshop, much of the discussion will apply equally to studio work and procedures. We’ll work on defining and developing what constitutes a strong pictorial concept and selection of only those elements in the landscape which support that end. The ultimate goal is to help you think and create on a higher plane. The small class size is intended to encourage enthusiastic discussions and questions dealing with our profession today…practical, as well as intellectual.

• Accommodations in Tucson • Class limited to 12 students

M.W. Skip Whitcomb is an accomplished plein aire painter, draftsman and printmaker. He studied at the Art Center College of Design. He paints on location and in his studio in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Whitcomb participates in invitational shows including the National Academy, New York and Gilcrease Museum, Oklahoma. He is a two-time recipient of the Red Smith Memorial Award from the National Wildlife Museum,Wyoming. Whitcomb has been featured in Southwest Art, American Artist Magazine, and Pastel Journal. His work may be viewed in galleries in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. www.skipwhitcomb.com

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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 Workshops

Jean Chambers

Dan Robinson

Make a Small Painting a Work of Art

Painting from Strength

February 28-March 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585 In this class, everyone will set up still lifes, and I will assist and give advice as needed. Expect to hear me say “keep it simple” because a few, or even sometimes one object painted beautifully is more compelling than a bunch of stuff crammed together. Expect to do a lot of studies, and learn to get problems out of the way so the finish is fun. Every day we’ll start something fresh, some days you might do a few studies. You will see me do short demo’s daily. I’ll show you how to start loose and finish with great edge work. Other topics include: set-up and lighting, how and why to use a fan brush and palette knife, how to start and finish a painting, how and why to squint, look for shapes, how to paint white drapery, and how to keep your darks clean and transparent. End of week critiques will include suggestions of what you should concentrate on after you leave the class. Expect to work hard and take away the knowledge to do better paintings. Jean Chambers is respected for her luminous still life painting, as well as her figurative and landscape work. She is a Signature Member of the OPA. Chambers has spent years studying the Masters in major museums in the United States and Europe. She recognizes the importance of continuing education, and sets aside time daily from her painting to study and draw. Her work may be found in Legacy, Scottsdale, Arizona; Settlers West, Tucson, Arizona; Ponderosa Art Gallery, Hamilton, Minnesota; and WhistlePik Galleries, Fredericksburg, Texas. www.jeanchambers.com

February 28-March 4, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585 This class is about painting and its many facets. Reaching for the initial impact of what attracted you to a subject is essential to translating the visual world into the language of paint. Working within the core basics of representational painting we will learn to use the values and colors of the shapes we see to represent form and the effect of light. Understanding how to show volumes and forms existing in space creates the images we desire. We work not from theory but rather direct observation. To learn these essential principles, the class will paint from simple still life set-ups, as well as student’s own references. Once it is in our control the strength of a solid foundation determines the heights we can aspire to. Dan Robinson has been a professional artist for over twenty years. He received a BFA from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and has diligently worked at the craft of painting ever since. Still driven, he balances the search and discovery of a student while simultaneously reaching for the next level in the profession. Dan has shown his work at the Plein Aire Painters of America, Maynard Dixon Country, the Gilcrease Museum, Albuquerque and Phippen Museum. He was a recipient of the Stacey Scholarship, the Grumbacher Gold Medallion and awarded by the Oil Painters of America. All of these elements give Dan a unique perspective of knowing the students beginnings and how to help guide their desires forward.

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MARCH 2011 Workshops

Jane Kelsey-Mapel

Romel de la Torre

3D From the Inside Out: Developing Sculptural Form Using Repousse Techniques

Painting and Drawing Child Portraits

March 3-5, 2011, Thursday-Saturday Water-Based clay Begining to Advanced $350/3 days

During this three day workshop, students will work in water-based clay using slabs of clay to build hollow sculptural forms. We will use the repousse technique (a traditional metal working technique) of pressing and pushing out volumes from the back side of the slab. The clay comes to life, acting like skin as it stretches over your fingers pushing out the form from the inside out. We will begin with faces which can be displayed as wall masks and move on to torsos and larger forms. Students will be encouraged to work loosely, focusing on responding expressively to the clay as it takes on form. Pieces will be constructed so that they may be fired after the workshop ends. Application and firing of underglazes and glazes will be discussed.

• Mini WEEKEND workshop

Jane Kelsey-Mapel is a full-time Phoenix-based studio artist exhibiting figurative ceramic sculpture widely in the Southwest. Her artwork is in numerous public and private collections across the country, such as the Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot Foundation of Sparta, North Carolina and the City of Phoenix Collection of Contemporary Arizona Ceramic Art at the Phoenix Airport Museum. Currently she has work exhibited in the National Juried Biennial Ceramics Exhibition at the University of Northern Arizona Art Museum. She is represented by Phoenix art dealer Victoria Boyce.

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March 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil, Charcoal and Pastel All Levels $585 + $35 Model Fee Painting a portrait of a child is an exciting and challenging experience. Romel will share his approach to painting children from life. Using his direct fluid painting style he will emphasize the use of improving color, drawing skills, value relationships, understanding edges and capturing the personality of a child. Learn to use the elements that make a painting work and make it exciting: creative use of color and edges, visual movement, paint application, balance of shapes and strong design. Students will also learn how to work with photos properly to create a finished painting in the studio. Works and techniques of past great artists such as Sargent, Sorolla, Fechin and others will also be discussed. Be prepared to work hard, make new friends and best of all...have fun.

• Daily demonstrations • Easy-going individual instruction • Critique, group discussion

A consummate artist in all media, Romel de la Torre is one of today’s most highly regarded artists. His figures, landscape, portraits, and still life paintings display unparalleled technical skill, fluid style, and thorough understanding of light, color, form and design. “My painting is the world, channeled through my eyes, through the prism of my own feeling, emotions and preferences. It is a unity of the visual world and the internal, complexity and simplicity, past and present, abstraction and realism...” the artist’s says. For more information about Romel and his work, please visit his website at: www.romeldelatorre.com

MARCH 2011 Workshops

Ned Mueller

Lincoln Fox

The Art of Seeing

Creativity Expressed Through Sculpture

March 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil (Pastel and Acrylic accepted) All Levels $585 To become an “artist” one must learn how to see and think in an individual and compelling way. You will learn how to think and see in a more “artistic” way, in short, not to see so literally mountains, trees, water, clothing, chairs, etc., but to conceptualize a painting by simplifying, organizing value patterns, shapes and colors in a compelling way. We will start out by doing a series of smaller studies to emphasize this important process. Both value and color studies will be discussed, leading to a more finished painting. A lot can be covered in a studio setting, students will work from their own photos or instructors’ photos. You may choose to work with any subject you wish; figures, portraits, landscapes, etc. We will also discuss issues related to the use of photo references. We will have fun and work hard.

• Demonstrations in oil • Individual and class critiques

Ned Mueller has been drawing and painting all his life, he first started teaching while a student at the prestigious Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, and has been teaching for over 45 years. He worked as a successful illustrator for 25 years and has become a versatile and accomplished fine artist in multiple subjects. He strives to bring a compelling concept to his paintings and he loves to share his fifty years of experience and knowledge with his students in an enthusiastic and humorous manner.

March 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil-Based clay Intermediate to Professional $635 + $35 Model Fee

The value of art is elusive, so how do artists increase the perceived value of their art? This workshop will answer many questions artists face: financial expenditure, galleries, creative and personal enjoyment, financial security, and how to combine distortion, abstraction, and realism to increase the power of their work just as Michelangelo and Rodin did. Anatomy, composition, negative space and understanding form will be stressed. Aside from creating a wonderful work of art in the class, the primary goal will be to analyze the intangible aspects of the creative process. Although students will have the opportunity to work from a live model, they will be free to explore any subject, the creative principles will remain constant, regardless of subject or direction. True creativity is reminiscent of childhood play, so plan to enjoy this week...I am. Lincoln Fox studied independently in Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe. His work has been exhibited in shows from the Smithsonian to the Albuquerque Art Museum. Fox enjoys working on traditional gallery size sculptures, as well as a monumental scale. Large public commissions include an 18-foot piece for the Fine Arts Museum of Albuquerque, a 14-foot piece in Montgomery, AL, and a 32-foot piece sanctioned by the United Nations Environmental Program which is installed in Nagoya, Japan. www.lincolnfox.com

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MARCH 2011 Workshops

John Poon

C.W. Mundy

Landscape Painting

The Dramatic Still Life

March 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil or Acrylic All Levels $535

March 7-11, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $800

Have you had difficulties seeing the value or mixing correct colors of the outdoor landscape? Have you wondered about the temperature of shadows under different lighting conditions? Would you like effective techniques for composition and more fluid procedures when working outdoors, or to simply lift the appearance of your work with better paint application? This week will be an exhaustive study of the principles that apply to the landscape. Age-old concepts of value, color, composition and brushwork will be explained simply and effectively for all to understand. This class is for the serious beginner through advanced painter. Emphasis will be placed on loosening up brushwork, and being more purposeful and direct with paint application. Students are strongly encouraged to ask as many questions as needed to gain a full grasp of the material.

“I constantly search for the academics, emotion, expression, and at-the-moment character of a scene. Every painting should have a fine balance of these components. Toward that end, each piece develops its own unique personality.” – C.W. Mundy

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Instructor demonstrations, Painting exercises: students will produce approximately 10-12 small studies Discussion and Critique Portable easel and Transportation required

John Poon has been a working artist for over 20 years. He graduated from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California and later stayed on as an instructor. He served as Director of Foundations overseeing classes in Drawing, Sketching, Perspective, and Color and Design. He now makes his home in Liberty, Utah, with his wife and six children. John is represented by the Walls Gallery in North Carolina; Legacy Gallery, Wyoming; and the Garden Gallery in Half Moon Bay, California.

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This five-day still life workshop begins with a lecture and slideshow on the science of painting, “The Seven Foundational Truths.” Also on the first day, students will observe a demonstration by Mundy. During the next four days, participants will paint still life’s daily, with individual critiques and instruction. C.W. Mundy, an American Impressionist Artist, was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Upon returning home to Indiana in 1978, C.W. lived in Nashville, Indiana and became the first artist/illustrator to work for Bob Knight, the legendary basketball coach at Indiana University. After a 10 year stint with sports illustration, C.W. took on the challenge in the early 1990’s of painting in a more impressionistic style, going out of doors and painting “en plein aire” and “from life.” This painting style led C.W. to a series of European plein aire painting trips. C.W. achieved Master Status in The American Impressionist Society in 2007. He is also a Signature Member of The American Society of Marine Artists. In 2003, International Artist Publishing (Sydney, Australia) published and distributed internationally the book “Memoirs: Charles Warren Mundy, American Impressionist.”

MARCH 2011 Workshops

Phil Starke

Camille Przewodek

Plein Aire Painting in Tucson, Arizona

Discover a New Way of Seeing Color!

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil (Pastel and Acrylic accepted) Beginning to Advanced $585

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $585

This workshop will be held in several different locations in Tucson. The focus of the class will be mixing color with a limited palette and seeing color in terms of warm and cool temperatures. Students will also study composition and technique, learning to see the subject in large shapes with simple values, and applying the paint or pastel to get the desired effect. The subjects will vary from pure landscape to architecture of old adobe street scenes and churches. Two demonstrations are given each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There will be one class indoors to work on technique and studio painting. Students should expect to drive 1530 minutes to the various plein aire sites.

Good color, or color that expresses the light of nature, can make even the most mundane subject matter strikingly beautiful. Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision; it is the seeing of the thing that makes it so. (from “Hawthorne On Painting”). I see a remarkable change in my students’ work after only one day of painting. Many say they have discovered a world of color that has changed them forever. We will concentrate on development of strong starts, the first two days we will do still life studies out of doors, preparing us to tackle the landscape on location, with the last day in studio working from the figure and still life. We will focus on the big abstract shapes, color key and aerial perspective.

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Portable easel required Accommodations in Tucson Class will meet for a brief orientation the Sunday night prior to workshop in Tucson, more details upon registration

Phil Starke studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art. He most enjoys painting plein aire and capturing the mood, light, and color of the landscape. His work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West and Western Art Collector and he has received numerous awards. Starke’s work hangs in collections around the United States, and galleries in the Southwest, including Settlers West, Tucson, Arizona; Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Grapevine Gallery in Oklahoma. www.philstarke.com

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Portable easel required Instructor demos in studio and outdoors Students are encouraged to bring original artwork and/or photos

Camille Przewodek’s creativity is centered around her excitement over light. Light itself becomes the subject matter and carries the painting. In addition to her training at Wayne State University, and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, she spent many years studying color with impressionist master, Henry Hensche. She has written articles on color for The Artists Magazine, American Artist, and International Artist and is a signature member of the Laguna Plein Aire Painters, the OPA, American Impressionist Society; and an artist member of the California Art Club.

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MARCH 2011 Workshops

Simon Kogan

John Michael Carter

Sculpting the Truth

Head and Figure Painting

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $635 + $35 Model Fee

During this week, we will go beyond the obvious and uncover the essence of the human form. Organizing forms in the space they occupy in relation to one another is to find the hidden balance that makes a sculpture. The force behind the search for the movement, balance, and conflict of the forms is what brings honesty, truth, and soul to a work of art. This class will open the student to a new way of looking, seeing, and understanding. Kogan’s dynamic teaching style and passion for art makes this workshop an inspiring, invigorating experience.

This course will concentrate on the essentials of figure and head painting. Students will learn about creating a pose, developing a composition and working from life. Class discussions will include establishing proper proportions, finding and creating value patterns, color mixing and understanding color temperature. Mr. Carter will demonstrate for each student individually.

Simon Kogan is a master craftsman with an intense soul and zest for life. He was born in Russia and studied under the renowned Russian sculptor, Isaac Brodsky. Kogan’s work has been exhibited and is in collections worldwide. Major works include Washington State’s World War II Memorial, Cezanne for the Granet Museum, Aix-en-Provence, France, and Holocaust Memorial for Temple Beth Shalom, Spokane, Washington. His work may be viewed at Bishop’s Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona; Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming; M Gallery, Sarasota, Florida. www.simonkogan.com

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• Class discussions • Individual demonstrations.

John Michael Carter a skilled teacher with over 30 years of experience, studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, and received his BFA from the Art Center College of Design. Since 1975 he has had more than 39 one-man shows and has won major awards including one of four top award winners at the Arts for the Parks competition and first prizes from Oil Painters of America and Portrait Society of America. Carter’s commissioned portraits include governors, senators and university presidents, as well as corporate and civic leaders. www.johnmichaelcarter.com

MARCH 2011 Workshops

Jay Davenport

Barbara Carter

Trompe l’Oeil and the Tricks of Illusion

Frame Gilding and Repair

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Professional $585 This workshop will begin by introducing Trompe l’Oeil: the history and the relevance it plays in art today. I will be demonstrating the use of light and shadow, how they are used to create the illusion of three dimensional objects. There will be demonstrations and class participation on painting different objects such as tape, thumbtacks, paper, string etc. Also how to paint commonly used backgrounds that are used in Trompe l’Oeil paintings, such as chalkboards, corkboards, wood etc. I will also demonstrate how to do text on paper. The students will produce a small painting of illusion using a background of their choice. The class will be a fun and relaxed atmosphere and the students will learn many useful “tricks of illusion.” • Instructor demos throughout the week • Small panels provided for demos and studies Jay Davenport has always been interested in and excited by fine art, especially animals and wildlife. With an encouraging push from his grandfather, he began private instructions at an early age. His enthusiasm and education in arts continued as he later earned an Associates Degree in Painting and Illustration. His passion for Realism and Trompe l’Oeil led him to an apprenticeship at The Waichulius Studio. With his strong foundation in representational art, Jay’s desire to paint the humorous side of animals and how they relate to human life became his focus.

March 14-18, 2011, Monday-Friday All Levels $375 + $200 Materials Fee In this workshop, students will learn the traditional art of gilding their own wooden frames and repairing damaged frames. Beginning with a raw wooden frame, students will learn proper techniques for making and applying gesso. After sanding the gessoed frames, students will learn how to prepare and apply bole (colored clay that gives the water-gilded frame its rich undertones). Finally, students learn to lay real gold leaf and create an antique finish. Additionally, students will learn how these techniques may be applied to repairing a frame that has been damaged, and other tips for salvaging old frames. Students will go home with at least one 6” x 8” frame and a new appreciation for the art of framing. • •

This is a messy process and students should wear old clothes and aprons Additional books of gold may be purchased if students choose to gild more than one frame

Barbara Carter is a master frame maker, supplying frames to prominent artists throughout the country, including Scottsdale Artists’ School’s instructors. Carter enjoys working with artists to create the perfect setting for each work of art. Additionally, she enjoys sharing her skills and techniques with others who are interested in fine frames. She and her husband, artist John Michael Carter, reside in Kentucky. www.barbaracarterframes.com

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MARCH 2011 Workshops

Gregg Kreutz

Jennifer McChristian

Turning Paint Into Light

Small and Simple: Plein Aire Painting Fundamentals

March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $685 + $35 Model Fee This workshop will concentrate on the magical qualities of light. Kreutz will teach students how to bring together drawing, edges, design, color and paint quality. Students will develop the ability to look at form with deeper understanding, which involves heightening one’s awareness of how light flows, why shadows fall as they do and how atmosphere envelops the whole. The focus of the workshop will be to lead the student into thinking in a painterly way and to shed the linear approach. During the workshop, students will explore working with the model and still life. Gregg Kreutz is a realist, an impressionist, and a classicist who blends originality and tradition. He brings dedication, enthusiasm and energy to his teaching. Kreutz’s work is featured in “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oil Painting” and “The Artist’s Guide to Using Color.” His own book, “Problem Solving for Oil Painters” has been in print for more than 20 years and he is featured in four instructional videos. Kreutz’s galleries include Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, New York; Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; and Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, California. www.greggkreutz.com

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March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Intermediate $585

Learn how to interpret nature in terms of paint, using light and color to create form. The aim of this workshop is to teach you to think, see, and express light and form. Color relationships, design/composition, simplifying, and the benefits of painting outdoors will be discussed. We will focus on values, shapes, edges and color as they relate to painting, working wet-into-wet to complete a painting in one session. Exercises include creating small 6x8 color sketches, where students will paint color block-ins and value studies prior to working with their larger canvases. The workshop is for all levels of painters who want to learn the time-honored joy of plein aire painting.

• Daily demonstrations • One-on-one instruction

NOTE: In case of inclement weather, students should bring several reference photographs of landscapes with them. Jennifer McChristian was born in Montreal, Canada and moved to California in 1986. She earned a BFA from Otis Art Institute in 1990. Jennifer worked full-time as an animation artist at various studios throughout Los Angeles and served in the military service for five years, while continuing to pursue her artistic aspirations. She also studied with Robert Blue, Karl Dempwolf, Scott Burdick and Steve Huston. Jennifer currently paints full-time and is dedicated to a lifelong pursuit of creative evolution and exploration.

MARCH 2011 Workshops

Joseph Lorusso

Rod Zullo

Oil Painting: Portrait and Figure

Modeling the Horse from Life

March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil or Alkyd Intermediate to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

This workshop explores the principles of sound painting by studying drawing, values, edges, color and design. Lorusso pays particular attention to the technical aspects of painting with lectures on process and materials. Students will learn to selectively edit and incorporate sound design and composition in order to explore their personal artistic statements. Students will explore the essence of the figure while working from the live model, focusing initially on head studies, then working towards incorporating the entire figure in an environment, conveying mood and atmosphere in the process. Students may also bring photographs to work from, and the instructor will demonstrate how lessons with the live model apply toward painting from photographs. Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. His paintings have been described as warm and dreamlike, places of restful escape with a sense of spirituality, and share timelessness with the works of other eras. The mood and emotion conveyed in Lorusso’s paintings evokes a deep sense of beauty found in the quiet times of daily living. His people are mysterious, lonely, romantic and yet familiar, placed in settings we often see ourselves. Lorusso’s paintings have gained notoriety by their ability to connect with the viewer, resonating in a way that is intimate and personal. He has been featured in American Artist Magazine, Southwest Art, Art & Antiques, The Artists Magazine, Art News, American Art Collector, International Artist and Art Talk magazines.

March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $585

Students will spend the week modeling a horse from life. Students will be taught to make a fast, effective armature that will give them the foundation to complete a clay model of a horse during the workshop. Rod will teach an accurate way of proporting based on his own method which he has successfully used to create award winning horse sculptures. Students can expect to complete a clay model during the week. Zullo’s methods, philosophies, and concepts will also be discussed. • •

All students are welcome, from the beginner to advanced This workshop will be primarily outdoors sculpting horses from life

Rod Zullo is a consummate student of art, who continually searches for his own truth. Traveling abroad has exposed him to a variety of art styles, mediums and messages. By studying past and present masters, Rod explores sculpture as a metaphor of the present world. Under the guidance and mentoring of Floyd T. DeWitt, Rod strives to see beyond the literal and narrative to create work that is contemplative and metaphorical, yet based on traditional foundations. His goal is to see the abstract forms in nature and express this in sculpture by marrying the components of discipline and creativity to express a concept rather than an image. In 2003 The National Sculpture Society awarded Rod with the Beverly Hoyt Memorial Award and in 2005 the Polich Foundry Award. He was also featured at the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Western Visions Show in 2005.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

MARCH 2011 Workshops

Henry Yan

Hedi Moran

Figure Drawing

Painting Spring Florals

March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Drawing, Charcoal Intermediate to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

March 21-25, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $635

This workshop will feature both short and long pose charcoal drawings using the figure model. Different techniques, including composition, values, form, line, shape, and massing, will be introduced and practiced in class. Students will also be encouraged to find their own way of seeking beauty from each pose, and interpret what they find with their personal artistic approach instead of just copying.

This workshop’s focus will be on Impressionistic still life painting, specifically spring florals such as daisies, roses and sunflowers. Students will learn how to arrange the floral still life and develop set-up ideas using such flowers as subject matter. Emphasis will be on basic concepts of composition and the importance of transparent color lay in. Effective use of light and value to create vivid and lively paintings will also be covered, along with how to use soft and hard edges in and around the focal point.

Henry Yan began his art education in China were he was exposed to the great Russian masters. He studied electrical engineering in China, but his love of art continued, and eventually he moved to the United States where he studied at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. He counts among his major influences Repin, Levitan, Fechin, and Sargent. A member of the faculty at the Academy of Art College since 1996, Yan is the author of the acclaimed book “Henry Yan’s Figure Drawing: Techniques and Tips.” His work is held in private collections and galleries worldwide. www.henryyanart.com

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Hedi Moran began studying oil painting at the Art Students League of Los Angeles and later at the Scottsdale Artists’ School. Noted for rich and lively colors, along with freshness and spontaneity, her floral and still life oil paintings have won numerous awards, including recognition at several annual juried shows sponsored by Oil Painters of America. Salon International has juried her work into art exhibitions. Her work has been featured in The Best of Flower Painting, Art of the West, Workshop Magazine, Focus Santa Fe, and Kunst for Alle, a leading Scandinavian art magazine. Hedi is represented by Willow Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona; Christina Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; and New Masters Gallery in Carmel, California.

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Workshops

Logan Hagege

William Hook

Composition and Design: The Backbone of Great Art

Acrylic Landscapes

March 28-April 1, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil, Charcoal (Drawing) Beginning to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee This workshop will focus on the picture-making skills used to strengthen a painting’s composition. Composition and design are the backbone of any good painting. Daily demonstrations will help students visually connect with the various design elements that will be discussed. Aside from painting, the instructor will also present examples of artwork done by masters of the past. These examples will be discussed and dissected in order to better understand why artists make the choices they do while painting. Students are encouraged to paint from models daily and apply the design elements that have been discussed. Logan Maxwell Hagege is a talented artist who excels in depicting the figure and landscapes. Serious study in art started for Logan when an early interest in animation sent him to a local art school. His interest quickly moved from animation to fine art while attending life drawing classes. Logan studied privately under Steve Huston and Joseph Mendez, and has drawn inspiration for his subjects from his native Southern California, as well as by traveling extensively to view various landscapes in the American Southwest and the Northeast Coast of the U.S. Logan finds encouragement and guidance in masters of the past such as Gustav Klimpt, North Carolina. Wyeth, T.W. Dewing and Maynard Dixon. One idea that drives Logan`s work is that evolution in art is never ending, and he is constantly challenging himself with new ideas and ways of looking at the same subject.

March 28-April 1, 2011, Monday-Friday Acrylic Intermediate to Professional $810 Understanding the demands of the acrylic medium is the primary focus of this workshop. Hook will emphasize color, composition, atmospheric light and architectural elements. Students will receive individual instruction and critiques in the studio and should complete the workshop with a significant level of confidence working with acrylics. Photography as a visual source for landscape painting is an important part of the class.

• Individual instruction and critiques • Photos will be provided

William Hook studied at Kansas City Art Institute, University of New Mexico, Art Center College of Design and Universita Italiana per Straniere in Perugia, Italy. Hook’s work is featured in Leading the West by Donald J. Hagerty; Acrylic Masterclass by Sally Bulgin; and cover articles in Southwest Art, Art of the West and Art & Antiques. His works are in permanent collections at the Denver Art Museum and the Tucson Art Museum. He is represented by the Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jones & Terwilliger Galleries in Carmel, California. www.williamhook.net.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Workshops

Sherrie McGraw

Donald Demers

Drawing: The Painter’s Foundation

Plein Aire Landscape Painting, Saguaro Lake, Arizona

March 28-April 1, 2011, Monday-Friday Charcoal Beginning to Professional $810 + $35 Model Fee

Drawing has long been recognized as the most basic foundation for the painter. The reason is simple: drawing teaches one to “see.” Seeing as an artist is different from seeing as a layman. An artist learns to read subtle information and make sense of it structurally. This includes wading through the plethora of optical illusions that mislead the eye if copied “as is.” McGraw will lead students through the skills and information that all good draftsmen should know, using the human nude figure as the guide. There will be individual critiques and some spontaneous class demonstrations, inspired by model and pose. McGraw will also demonstrate in the most traditional way – on students’ pads.

• Individual critiques • All levels are welcome

Sherrie McGraw studied at the Art Students League of New York, where she later became a teacher. Her work has appeared in shows with the Salmagundi Club, American Artists Professional League, Hudson Valley Art Association and National Arts Club. She has been featured in American Artist, Southwest Art, Art of the West, and Art Talk and she recently published an article “The Heart of Drawing,” for Linea, the Art Students League journal. McGraw is the author of the acclaimed book, “The Language of Drawing: From an Artist’s Viewpoint.” www.sherriemcgraw.com

March 28-April 1, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil (Watercolor and Acrylics accepted) Intermediate to Advanced $750 + Accommodations

This workshop requires extended hours by the student. It is designed to fully immerse the student in the experience of landscape painting. The primary focus is working outdoors, however studio work will also be considered. The week includes painting, drawing and design exercises to help the student develop a fuller understanding of the demands of landscape painting, and also function as a process of self discovery. Idea, design, composition, draftsmanship, color, value and brush technique will be among the topics discussed, and demonstrated daily. Although the thrust of the curriculum is designed around drawing and oil painting, other mediums are welcome.

• Portable easel and transportation required

Hours include sunrise and nocturne sessions. The long hours will be augmented with meals together and time to discuss painting. Note: Accommodations will be at the Saguaro Lake Ranch Resort and include: room, board (3 meals daily), paid directly to the Resort. www.saguarolakeranch.com Donald Demers is nationally recognized for his landscapes and seascapes. Educated at the School of Worchester Art Museum, and Massachusetts College of Art, he divides his professional career between illustration and fine art. His painting technique and philosophy have been explained in books including “Marine Painting,” “Yachts on Canvas,” and “Marine Painting Techniques” of Modern Masters. Donald is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists. www.donalddemers.com

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MARCH/APRIL 2011 Workshops

Mark Daily

Thomas Van Stein

The Digital Advantage

Nocturne Painting en Plein Aire March 31-April 2, 2011 (Note: Special night time hours) Oil Intermediate to Advanced $350/3 days

March 28-April 1, 2011, Monday-Friday Drawing, watercolor, digital software All Levels $585 Digital photography is no better than film if you don’t learn how to make the improvements that help the images become art. The best way to learn any software is by doing. Our focus will be on what an artist’s needs and concerns are, whether composition, color balance, tonality etc. You will be surprised to find that almost anything a figurative painter would like to see change in their reference can be accomplished with Photoshop. The week will revolve around a series of assignments that will have you utilizing Photoshop to produce preliminary studies for painting. Pencils, paper and a basic watercolor set up are all that is required for your sketches. (Even if you are not a watercolor painter, please bring only these supplies as space is limited). This class is a guided tour of the fundamentals of digital manipulation and a great way to get up to speed without the tedious prospect of facing “Techno-Stuff” alone. • Students need to bring their own laptop, and Photoshop Elements 8, Photoshop 7, or CS Mark Daily studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art in Chicago. During 30 years of professional painting, his work has been exhibited in numerous one-man and group shows. His work has been featured in Artists of the Rockies, Art Magazine, Southwest Art and American Artist Magazine. Daily is represented by Gallery 1261, Colorado; Nedra Matteucci Galleries, New Mexico, and Mad Creek Gallery, Colorado. www.markdaily.net

In this unique workshop, students will learn how to paint nocturnal landscapes en plein aire. Van Stein’s experience and enthusiasm will help students use limited light sources (including the moon) to capture subtle value shifts in dark conditions. Students will learn techniques for working at night, including positioning the easel for changing light conditions, mixing a palette in the dark and accurately capturing the colors of the moon.

• Portable easel and transportation required • Mini WEEKEND workshop

This class will meet at Scottsdale Artists’ School on Thursday, March 31 at 5:30 pm. On April 1, class will last from 6 pm to Midnight. On April 2, class will meet at Scottsdale Artists’ School from noon to 4 pm. Plein aire locations are 15 to 45 minute drives from the School. Thomas Van Stein is recognized for his nocturnal landscapes and cityscapes. He received his Masters degree in painting from California State University, Northridge, and studied with Dan McCaw and Ovanes Berberian. Van Stein has been featured in Workshop Magazine, American Art Collector and Southwest Art. He is a member of the Oak Group, Oil Painters of America, the California Art Club and the Santa Barbara Art Association. Van Stein is represented by Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, New York; Elder Art Gallery, North Carolina; and The Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, California. www.thomasvanstein.net

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Barbel Dieckmann

Marc Hanson

The Figure in Clay

Field to Studio

April 4-8, 2011, Monday-Friday Water-Based Clay Beginning to Advanced $635 + $35 Model Fee

April 4-8, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil or Pastel Intermediate to Advanced $585

Dieckmann will teach the technique of hollow construction to create life-size torsos. The Etruscans and other ancient cultures used this technique to successfully fire large terracotta figures. For this workshop, the technique allows a large sculpture to be created quickly and with spontaneity. Students will learn to refine their way of seeing in order to build the form in stages. The resulting sculptures will have a sensual texture and be the result of free and spontaneous work. The goal of the class is not to produce a perfect likeness (for that a cast from nature or photograph would be more suitable) but to use the sensitivity, vision, and body awareness of each individual student to create a beautiful form.

This workshop is open to oil and pastel painters who are already comfortable with their media, and have experience working outdoors. We will start with field work: gathering possible candidates to be used for larger paintings, followed by a few days of studio work enlarging the studies selected. Hanson will demonstrate this process from start to finish. Students should expect to get a good start on the final painting but may not finish it entirely. The goal is to get the student to see the value in creating accurate field work that can be used as a reference in the studio, to work up a concept from the field into a strong studio painting that has similarities to, but is not a copy of, the field work. We will use photography where necessary and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of using them together.

• Finished sculptures will be suitable for firing

Barbel Dieckmann is an internationally known German sculptor with a passion for classical art and beautiful forms. Dieckmann teaches at the Summer Academy at Castle Hohenaschau, Aschau, Germany; the Master School for Stonemasons, Kaiserslautern, Germany; and the University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany. Her work has been the subject of articles and catalogs, and many public commissions in Germany. It is in the international collections of the German Embassy, Manama, Bahrain; Toyota-Mitsui-Europe, Germany; and opera singer Guiseppe di Stefano, Italy. Dieckmann’s sculptures may be viewed at Victoria Boyce Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany. www.baerbeldieckmann.de

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Field and studio work Critique, materials discussion and group conversation Portable easel and transportation required

Marc Hanson teaches landscape painting workshops around the nation. “I love working with other painters in their pursuit to better their craft. My goal is not to have them assimilate my style and technique, but to teach them how to more closely examine the subject and apply the principles that representational painters must follow to become effective visual communicators.” He is a Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America, and a founding member of Plein Aire Painters West. www.marchansonart.com

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Sherrie McGraw

Milt Kobayashi

Painting with a Concept

Figurative Painting

April 4-8, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Professional $810 + $35 Model Fee

April 4-8, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $725 + $35 Model Fee

Reasonably, most painters feel they have succeeded in their work when their paintings look convincingly like the subject. This is a notable feat. When students want more in their work, whether beginner or experienced, this class will explore the underlying qualities that imbue paint with something more than a competent image. When a painting compels the viewer to return to it repeatedly, the underlying reason is concept. Concept involves the specific use of paint, shapes, edges and color to move the viewer’s eyes through the painting. Rather than seeing each object as a separate entity, concept establishes a relationship between objects and builds something that is greater than the individual parts. This underlying visual message creates a beauty beyond subject matter and is the real reason behind the painting.

Milt Kobayashi will take you through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves. His morning demos will focus on design and composition as a means of pushing an idea. He will talk about values and the effect light has on form. By midweek, he will be taking you through his process of painting. The class will be a practical demonstration of problem solving and hopefully, enable the students to embrace their creative nature and break free from linear thinking.

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Two demos; one still life, one portrait Individual instruction Students at all levels of development are welcome Class runs until 4:30 Monday-Thursday and ends at noon on Friday

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Workshop hours from 10 am to 5 pm Please note that this class is being offered two different weeks, students may sign up for one or both weeks

Milt Kobayshi is a sophisticated painter who demonstrates a consummate mastery of design and an unsentimental curiosity about people. The fertile cross-currents of two great cultures have nurtured his art to a harmonious resolve of Western technique with Oriental color, pattern and spatial composition. He has won the National Academy of Design’s Ranger Purchase Award and the Allied Artists’ Silver Medal. He has also been featured in Southwest Art, The Artbook of the New West, and Workshop Magazine.

One or Two Week Class Offered

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Milt Kobayashi

Dick Heichberger

Figurative Painting

Painting Landscapes from Photographs

April 11-15, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $725 + $35 Model Fee Milt Kobayashi will take you through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves. His morning demos will focus on design and composition as a means of pushing an idea. He will talk about values and the effect light has on form. By midweek, he will be taking you through his process of painting. The class will be a practical demonstration of problem solving and hopefully, enable the students to embrace their creative nature and break free from linear thinking. • •

Workshop hours from 10 am to 5 pm Please note that this class is being offered two different weeks, students may sign up for one or both weeks

One or Two Week Class Offered

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April 11-15, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585

Even if you prefer painting landscapes in plein aire, at some point you are going to use photographs as reference, perhaps for the shape of a tree, the light on a canyon wall, or the perfect color of a field of flowers. This workshop will help students explore some of the shortcomings of photographs and learn how to translate the image in a photograph into information they can use in their paintings. The instructor will do a step-by-step demonstration, encouraging students to paint along with him, and take a painting from start to finish. Throughout this fun and non-intimidating class, the fundamentals of a good painting will be emphasized. • •

Step-by-step demonstration The instructor will provide some reference material, or students may bring their own

Dick Heichberger knew he wanted to be an artist the minute he saw an Andrew Wyeth exhibition at the Buffalo Fine Art Museum on a field trip when he was in the 7th grade. He attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech. After a stint in the Marine Corps, he taught art at San Bernardino Valley College for 17 years. Heichberger’s work can be seen at Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming; Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, Arizona and in other galleries throughout the West.

APRIL 2011 Workshops

David A. Leffel

Ted Nuttall

Oil Painting

Painting People from Photographs: An Approach in Watercolor

April 11-15, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Advanced to Professional $995 + $35 Model Fee Oil painting, the most forgiving of the painting media, appears to be the least understood. This workshop revisits the “basics” for the advanced student. Students will delve into techniques and tools, i.e., color, value, edges and paint quality, and their relationship to the aesthetic considerations of the surface. Concept, composition, the artist’s/painter’s psychology, and its effect on one’s canvas will be possible intriguing avenues of exploration. Please leave all preconceptions at home. Students will have a chance to work from both still life and a model. David A. Leffel a “20th century Old Master,” is known for his mastery of chiaroscuro. His work reflects his belief that a picture must convey a sense of mystery and beauty. Leffel has had one-man shows from New York to Santa Fe and numerous awards, including gold medals from the National Academy of Western Art, Allied Artists of America and the National Academy of Design. He has taught at the Art Students League, New York for many years and is the author of the well-respected book, “An Artist Teaches.”

April 11-15, 2011, Monday-Friday Watercolor Beginning to Advanced $585

Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted’s workshop is designed to give you the tools and techniques, as well as the confidence and the inspiration to enjoy painting people. The class also dispels the myth that a good figure painting cannot be done from a photograph. Ted will discuss the benefits of photographic reference, as well as how to edit, interpret and compose from a photo in order to give life and energy to the subject. • • •

Lectures Daily demonstrations One-on-one instruction designed to help you find new enthusiasm for painting people in watercolor

Ted Nuttall is the quintessential people watcher; a selfdescribed, fascinated spectator of human behavior. “I naturally seek the unique character in everyone I encounter and I don’t suppose I really think of my paintings of people as ‘portraiture.’ Rather, I tend to think of my work as landscapes of expression and emotion – the capturing of just a moment of feeling or attitude in my subject that speaks to me.” For Ted, painting is problem solving; a process more about how the painter thinks and feels than how he or she puts the paint down. Most importantly, people are what he loves to paint.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Chris Saper

Betty Carr

For Love or Money

Dramatic Watercolor: Painting with Expression

April 11-14, 2011, Monday-Thursday Oil or Pastel Intermediate to Advanced $475 + $35 Model Fee/4 days This workshop focuses on the challenges of becoming a successful commission portrait artist, which involves much more than just painting well! The commission portrait painter must understand client relationships, business practices, marketing and promotional activities, in addition to the complexities of delivering consistently high-quality paintings. This workshop includes both studio painting and lecture sessions. Saper will address the following areas of study: getting a likeness, understanding the colors of light and shadow, using photographic resources successfully, presenting yourself and your work effectively, client relations, understanding your market, and developing your own business plan. • •

Students should have excellent drawing skills The handbook “For Love or Money” will be used in the class

Chris Saper portraits are included in nearly 300 collections throughout North America. She is the author of North Light Book’s “Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color and Light,” “For Love or Money: A Business Handbook for Portrait Painters, Mostly Monochrome,” and has released two new DVDs Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light and Capturing the Beauty of Monochrome Oil Portraits. Her work has been published in “Strokes of Genius: the Best of Drawing” and “Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Light and Shadow.” Saper writes a regular column for www.worldofportraitpainting.com and serves on the faculty of the Portrait Society of America. Saper is represented by Portraits, Inc., Portraits South, The Portrait Source, The Portrait Group, and Portrait Associates. www.chrissaper.com

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April 18-22, 2011, Monday-Friday Watercolor or Acrylic Beginning to Professional $585 In this workshop, students will explore personal growth in art while learning painterly techniques in creating strong watercolors from a variety of subject matter. Ways to achieve dynamic effects in paint using spontaneous brushwork will be demonstrated daily through painting the landscape, still life, and architectural subject. Emphasis will be on the underlying truth that behind every great painting is the foundation of a strong abstract design. Color relationships, values, edges, temperature of light and shadow will be discussed, as well as the application of value sketches, atmospheric and linear perspective. Let’s discover the “how-to’s” of producing great work with sound design, while focusing on the spirit of each painting. Students will develop a personal style and gain inspiration and enthusiasm for future paintings. A fantastic time will be had by all!

• Instructor demonstrations • Individual atention and critique

Betty Carr received her MFA from San Jose State University and has taught painting and sculpture for many years. As a professional artist throughout her distinguished career she has traveled extensively gathering inspirational subject matter. Carr is the author of acclaimed instructional book, “Seeing the Light: An Artist’s Guide,” and her work featured in numerous books including: “Creative Composition & Design;” “The Painter’s Workshop;” “Splash 5;” “Painter’s Quick Reference; Flowers; Landscapes, and Flower Pocket Pal.” Carr is a signature member of Knickerbocker Society of Artists and Arizona Plein Aire Painters.

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Carolyn Anderson

Jeff Legg

The Essence of Reality

Light, Shadow and the Visual Language of Paint

April 18-22, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $735 + $35 Model Fee The focus of this workshop will be learning to see and interpret the subject matter with an emphasis on expressive painting. We will discuss the basics of composition, value, and color, emphasizing the use of contrast and rhythm. In addition to technique, we will pay particular attention to the importance of seeing and learning how to respond to and evaluate information. Students will learn to interpret the subject and enjoy the challenge of alla prima painting. • • •

Portrait and still life demonstrations Slide presentation, lectures, group discussion Individual instruction

Carolyn Anderson is a nationally recognized oil painter, and a sought-after teacher. She is a member of the Northwest Rendezvous and a Master Artist with the American Impressionist Society. Her awards include the C.M. Russell Artists’ Choice Award, two CMR Best of Show Awards and several Awards of Excellence from the NWR. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, The Big Sky Journal, Fine Art Connoisseur and American Artist and is held in public collections including the Montana Historical Society. She is represented by Total Arts Gallery, Taos, New Mexico; Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, Wyoming; and Gallery 1261, Denver, Colorado. www.carolynanderson.com

April 18-22, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Intermediate to Professional $685 The emphasis of this workshop will be on developing a concept, setting it up, and building your painting to realize your individual vision. Students will learn to understand the artist’s role as editor and free themselves from simply being copyists. Students will learn to recognize good design, mix color, perceive values, use drawing and edges, and understand the importance of surface quality. They will also learn how to see form and understand how to translate it to canvas. Students will also study how light and shadow behave and how to create atmospheric depth in their work.

• Demonstrations • Individual attention

Jeff C. Legg, a native of Missouri, was mentored by a college art professor as a young teen. He then went on to study art at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His “old master” techniques combined with his inspired contemporary use of chiaroscuro engage fellow artists and collectors world wide. Today, Legg’s artwork is represented by some of the nation’s most distinguished galleries. He is celebrated as an Oil Painters of America Master painter and is a nationally recognized award-winning artist. His paintings have been featured in many publications including The Artists Magazine, American Artist, North Light books, Southwest Art, Art of the West, Western Art Collector and American Art Collector magazines. Legg now resides in Estes Park, Colorado. He paints daily in his studio.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Ron Hicks

Howard Carr

Painting Interiors with the Model

Oil Painting: Clean and Simple

Using vignettes and posing the model with interesting props and environments, the primary focus of this workshop is on painting interiors. The workshop is designed to take the beginner to advanced student through the process of creating excitement, mood, and emotion in their work by utilizing shape, value, edges, texture and composition. We will also discuss other ways to reach this objective with the use of various types of reference materials, such as photographs or memory.

Howard Carr is considered a master of color and an outstanding teacher who emphasizes the simplicity of how a painting works and how to do it. Pure, clean luminous results in your landscapes and florals are taught step-by-step, from beginning to end, with daily demonstrations and individual instruction. Each day will begin with a question-and-answer session followed by a one-hour full painting demonstration. Students will spend the remainder of the day painting at their easel with personalized instruction. Monday will be focusing on floral still life, Tuesday and Wednesday will be landscape painting from photos.

April 18-20, 2011, Monday-Wednesday Oil Beginning to Advanced $350/3 days

April 18-22, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

• Instructor demonstrations • Group discussions • Individual instruction at each artist’s easel

Ron Hicks worked initially as an illustrator, but his heart was always in fine art. He studied at the Colorado Institute of Art and the Denver Art Students League with Masters including Quang Ho, David A. Leffel, and Kim Macky. His awards include Best of Show at the Denver Art Students League. Feature articles about Hicks have appeared in Art & Antiques, Southwest Art and American Artist Magazine. www.ronhicks.com

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• Mini-workshop • Instructor demonstration daily • Individual critiques

Howard Carr studied at Chouinard Art Institute and received his MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts. A Knickerbocker signature artist, cover artist with feature article in Southwest Art, cover artist for Vitality Magazine, (5 times), feature article in Art of the West Magazine, Howard Carr’s works are in national and international collections and has been recognized with numerous juried art awards. Howard is featured in “Painting the Many Moods of Light” and his paintings can be seen at the May Gallery in Scottsdale, as well as other galleries throughout the United States.

APRIL 2011 Workshops

Karen T. Taylor

Phil Beck

Forensic Art: Comprehensive Composite Drawing

What a Character

April 25-29, 2011, Monday-Friday Drawing and Lecture Beginning to Advanced $885

This workshop is designed to improve the skill of the practicing police artist. However, students with competent drawing skills, but no knowledge of compositry will be able to complete this course. The purpose of this class is to enhance the artist’s technical skills through “hands-on” practice and to give insight into the artist/witness relationship. A great deal of information is presented through lectures, slide presentations and demonstrations. Some of the material covered will be facial anatomy, proportion, perspective and the biological variations of age, race and sex. Witness memory, inter viewing techniques, courtroom testimony, techniques and uses of art materials, equipment and reference files will also be covered. Karen T. Taylor’s book, “Forensic Art and Illustration” will be used during this class.

• Class runs from 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Karen T. Taylor is a portrait sculptor and forensic artist. She attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Texas and the Chelsea School of Fine Art in London. Her work has aided in the conviction of criminals and the identification of unknown persons and has been featured on numerous television shows. She is the author of “Forensic Art and Illustration,” and has a second book forthcoming, “Understanding the Human Face.” Taylor accepts forensic art and fine art sculpture commissions through her studio, Facial Images, in Austin, Texas. www.karenttaylor.com

April 26-28, 2011, Tuesday-Thursday Oil Intermediate to Advanced $380 + $35 Model Fee/3 days This portrait workshop will have some real characters. Students will be painting from live models. In this 3day workshop, we will focus on human features and what makes each of us different:how to approach wrinkles and other aging qualities. Painting gray hair, beards and other interesting features of costumed models. We will cover the usual suspects, drawing, value, color and composition. Painting with a limited palette will be good practice in color mixing, and as always keeping your painting in harmony. Phil Beck studied at the American Academy of Fine Art in Chicago. Although his predominant medium is oil, he is known for his speed and accuracy in his beautiful drawings. His paintings have garnered numerous awards and hang in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and abroad. Beck has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, Western Horseman and was recently honored with the Old West Museum’s purchase award and limited edition print. Beck is a regular participant in the Settlers West Miniature Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum Show, and Phippen Museum Western Show.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

MAY 2011 Workshops

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COWBOY ARTISTS OF AMERICA WEEK Allen Garns

May 2-6, 2011

Painting the Head

May 10-12, 2011, Tuesday-Thursday Oil or Pastel Beginning to Advanced $350 + $35 Model Fee/3 days

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In this workshop, we will focus on color, values, edges, and developing a painterly approach to painting the head. We will do a number of studies from John Asaro’s Planes of the Head along with longer poses from the portrait model. Instructor demonstration, individual attention, slide presentation will all be used to create a committed and supportive atmosphere for developing your painting skills.

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Allen Garns has been creating art for corporations and publishers for over 25 years. He received a BFA from Art Center College of Design where he studied with Dan McCaw and John Asaro and has done post graduate work at the International School of Art in Italy. In 2008, Allen won cash awards at the Pastel Society of America and the Salon International. He currently shows his work at Scottsdale Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please visit www.allengarns.com.

MAY 2011 Workshops

Dan Thompson

Henry Yan

Long Pose Figure Drawing

Alla Prima – Figure Painting in Oil

Long Pose Figure Drawing is a unique experience for students to work side-by-side in the studio on a range of fundamental to advanced skills. With an initial series of short demonstrations, the instructor will layout a set of concerns which can be used for both short and long pose drawing: Gesture, via the line of action, linear relationships, triangulating measurement, and an armature of design. As the figure drawing materializes, students will be encouraged to layer additional insights into the piece: learning to see landmarks in the figure, using them to orient the body in space, developing alignment and symmetry, and fabricating a tonal map. In the later stage of the pose, students will learn how to organize detail by balancing the concerns of light direction, planar relationship, and rhythmic, organic surface form into an aesthetically pleasing result.

This workshop will be focused on how to use beautiful oil colors to paint from life models. Students will learn effective ways to paint human figures from 25 minute quick studies, to a one-day length session incorporating the alla prima approach. Class will start from a relatively simple, limited color palette for quick paintings, to full color palette for longer paintings. Different techniques will be demonstrated and practiced: such as premixing unique colors, matching the right values with expressive or exaggerated color temperatures, the application of various thin and thick brushworks, and more.

May 16-20, 2011, Monday-Friday Drawing Intermediate to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

Dan Thompson earned his MFA at the New York Academy of Art. In 2001, Thompson won Best of Show in the American Society of Portrait Artist’s International Portrait Competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since 2002, Thompson has demonstrated portrait and figure drawing and served as a juror and board member for the Portrait Society of Canada’s International Portrait Conference. He has lectured at the Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, and served as a speaker at Studio Incamminati’s Advanced Portrait Workshop and Symposium. www.danthompsonart.com

May 23-27, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil Beginning to Advanced $585 + $35 Model Fee

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JUNE 2011 Workshops

Kate Starling

Oil Landscapes on Location in Southern Utah June 6-10, 2011, Monday-Friday Oil All Levels $660

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This class is for students with current painting experience but familiarity with outdoor painting is not a requirement Class size limited to 12 students

This workshop will meet at the Maynard Dixon Country property in Mt Carmel Utah. Students are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements. For more information on the area Maynard Dixon property, visit, www.ThunderbirdFoundationfortheArts.com or call the school for suggestions regarding hotels. Kate Starling is an oil painter living in Rockville, Utah on the outskirts of Zion National Park. A fascination with the natural world led her to work as a geologist, park ranger and wildland fire fighter before turning full time to painting. She learned to paint at Southern Utah University and the University of Oregon and has gone on to explore and travel extensively to capture the landscape. She is represented by Bingham Gallery in Mt. Carmel, UT, Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, AZ, El Prado Gallery in Sedona, AZ, Williams Gallery in Salt Lake City, UT and Worthington Gallery in Springdale, UT.

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This week-long workshop will concentrate on the fundamentals of landscape painting while exploring the beauty of southern Utah. Starling demonstrates outdoor painting techniques required in capturing the shifting light and color of the outdoors. Working in small to midsize format, the class will paint several field studies with a focus on composition, value, color, and cohesion of the major masses. A portion of the instruction will take place in the studio with an emphasis on refining the field studies or developing a larger work.

2010 Purchase Award: Dr. Vincent Russo, Girlfriends, Bronze

Look for the call for entries in early October, 2010.

Save the date for the opening reception Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Weekly Classes Fall 2010 and Winter/Spring 2011 In addition to our well known workshop program, Scottsdale Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; School also offers a wide variety of weekly classes. Taught by prominent artists in the local art community, we provide ongoing classes, ranging from four to eight weeks, to students living in (or visiting!) the Phoenix metro area. There are classes in all media appropriate for a variety of interests, and a range of skill levels, from the total novice, to the more advanced artist. We are pleased to welcome a number of new instructors this year, and some exciting new offerings. Classes fill quickly, so early registration is recommended! New Topics to check out in this section:

Art for Amateurs

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Hours: Weekly classes are held in the mornings from 9:00 am-12:00 pm, afternoons, from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, and evenings, from 6:30-9:30 pm. We also offer classes on Saturdays to accommodate busy schedules. Supplies: Students will receive a written list of required materials for each class upon registration, Supply Lists are also available on our website, www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Susan Henningsen

Allen Garns

Portrait Sculpture

Painting the Miracle: Oils and Pastels

Thursday nights 6:30 pm-9:30 pm September 9-30, 2010 Water-Based clay All Levels (Beginners welcome) $180 + $35 Model Fee/4 sessions Have you ever looked at a sculpture and wondered, “How did the artist do that?” In this four week class, students will learn how to create a likeness in clay using a portrait model as our subject. As they sculpt, students will explore ways of creating a variety of moods. There will be instructor demonstrations, including a demonstration of how to capture facial expressions. There will be additional demonstrations and discussion on finishing your sculpture and applying cold patinas on fired clay, and simple mold making techniques. Susan Henningsen received a BFA from Arizona State University and has continued her studies in art at Scottsdale Community College and Scottsdale Artists’ School, where she has attended workshops by noted sculptors. She has been an instructor at Scottsdale Artists’ School since the early 1990s and has worked as an art teacher in Phoenix for many years. Henningsen’s larger-than-life sculpture of United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was installed in 2002 at the Sandra Day O’Connor United States Court House in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Thursday nights 6:30 pm-9:30 pm September 9-October 14, 2010 Oil or Pastel Beginning to Advanced $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions “To me, every cubic inch of light and space is a miracle.” Walt Whitman

Observing and expressing those miracles on canvas is one of the great joys of life. The joy increases as your skills increase. This class will go right to the heart of the fundamentals of picture making including: focusing on the beauty of what lies before you, rather than the difficulty of the task; perceiving and recording the values and color; understanding the properties of light, and drawing skills. Through carefully prepared exercises, you will learn to develop these skills. In each class you will work from your choices of still life or model. There will be instructor demos in both oil and pastel, and personal attention to help with each student’s progress. Allen Garns has been creating art for corporations and publishers for over 25 years. He received a BFA from Art Center College of Design where he studied with Dan McCaw and John Asaro and has done post graduate work at the International School of Art in Italy. In 2008, Allen won cash awards at the Pastel Society of America and the Salon International. He currently shows his work at Scottsdale Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please visit www.allengarns.com

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Julie Gilbert Pollard

Robert Lemler

Wet and Wild! Painting Vibrant Water Scenes

Drawing the Figure: Tone and Line

Tuesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm September 14-October 5, 2010 Watercolor, Acrylic All Levels (Beginners welcome) $180/4 sessions

Learn how to make water look wet, reflective and splashy! With watercolor or acrylic as your primary medium, study cascading water and glassy reflection. Painting water that looks wet requires some basic knowledge of the dynamics of how water moves and how objects are reflected in its shiny surface. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles the artist is faced with when painting this stunning, fascinating - and yes, confusing - subject! Julie will provide photos for class use or you are welcome to use your own reference material. There will be demos in both mediums, critique and lots of painting time. Julie Gilbert Pollard paints in oil and watercolor in a fluid, painterly manner. Her painting style, while representational, is colored with her own personal concept of reality. “The eye may see as a camera ‘sees’, but the mind’s eye sees an altered, imagined image, what it wants and hopes to see. It’s that illusive image, uniquely mine, along with a heightened sense of ‘realness’ that I try to express in my paintings. This world of ours is often a frightening and mysterious place, but it is filled with scenes and subjects that excite my eye and imagination! The magical allure of the natural world, and my reverence for it, compel me to attempt to capture its essence on canvas or paper.”

Wednesday nights 6:30 pm-9:30 pm September 15-October 20, 2010 Drawing All Levels (Beginners welcome!) $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions

Students will learn how to accurately measure the proportions of the head and figure while working from the model. Line, shape, and tonal relationships will be explored through exercises designed to strengthen anatomical understanding and the rendering of the forms of the subject. Students will work in a variety of drawing mediums and be exposed to a variety of techniques for their application and use. We will draw on white toned and black paper with charcoal, graphite, conte, and pastel. Length of pose will vary from the relatively short gestural pose to the long formatted tonal rendering of the subject. Join us if you would like to draw better and have fun doing it. Robert Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher. His award-winning paintings are exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in numerous corporate and private collections. His many honors include Gold Medals at the national exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and Pastel Society of America, as well as the prestigious Grumbacher Hall of Fame Award in 1996. His work has been exhibited with distinction at such venues as the Allied Artists of America, Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maynard Dixon Country, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and the Midwest Pastel Society. For more than a decade he has taught portrait, figure and life drawing classes in oil and pastel.www.robertlemler.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Bill Lundquist

3 Session Sampler

The Really Useful Painting Class

ART FOR AMATEURS

Fridays 9:00 am-12:00 pm September 17-October 22, 2010 Oil Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 sessions

Wednesday nights 6:30 pm-9:30 pm September 15, 22, 29, 2010 Drawing, Painting and Sculpture Beginning $75/3 sessions

Each artist’s brush stroke is as individual as his or her own signature. These signature techniques are developed through experimentation and individual preference. The qualities of good drawing, exciting value ranges, interesting composition, appropriate color and unifying edge development combine to make paintings successful. This class will help you to learn and appreciate those essential painting elements and stir the creative process.

Art for Amateurs is a perfect introduction to art and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. It’s a class for those of us with little or no experience who wish to nourish their passion for art.

Bill Lundquist works in oil, pen and ink, pastel and watercolor. His formal art education began at Arizona State University and he continued his art studies at Scottsdale Artists’ School with noted Arizona artists Jay Datus and Don Ruffin. His work is in private and corporate collections throughout the world. For more information on Bill, please visit his website at www.billlundquistart.com

Sample three different art mediums during three separate, three-hour sessions: 1. DRAWING - September 15, 2010 Students will learn the basics of drawing including form, shading, negative space, value, line and contrast. 2. PAINTING - September 22, 2010 Students will build on the foundations of drawing by using oil and watercolor paints to explore color and creativity. 3. SCULPTURE – September 29, 2010 Learn to mold clay into a three-dimensional form using proportion, balance, rhythm and movement. School will provide clay, canvas and paint. Just bring drawing pad and pencils.

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Elaine Hultgren

Jane Wingfield

Botanical Drawing 101

Absolute Beginning Oil Painting Part 1

Mondays 9:00 am-12:00 pm September 20-October 25, 2010 Graphite Beginning to Advanced $270/6 sessions This is a foundation drawing class that will introduce students of all skill levels to the basics of botanical drawing, vocabulary, and observational skills by developing an appreciation of plant structure (morphology). You will learn pencil techniques through a series of exercises and will complete a finished graphite drawing of a botanical icon using a step by step process based on these exercises. This class will get you past staring at that blank sheet of paper and start you drawing with new botanical drawing techniques. Elaine Hultgren is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a major in painting and a minor in printmaking. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited in several juried shows including the 2009 botanical art exhibit by the American Society of Botanical Artists held at the Phoenix Art Museum. Her graphic design work and illustrations have been published in books, magazines and newsprint. Upon moving to Arizona in 2000, a life long love of all things botanical led her to become a botanical illustrator and instructor at the Desert Botanical Garden, teaching botanical watercolor, drawing, silverpoint, and nature/journaling.

Thursdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm September 23-October 28, 2010 Oil Beginning $270/6 sessions

We will start with the color wheel; learn color mixing, color value and the effect of light on color. We will learn the right way to mix color, how to create distance and the importance of a focal point. Most of all, we will have fun in a totally non-judgmental atmosphere. If you have always wanted to paint, this class is for you! Jane Wingfield has taught oil painting and calligraphy privately to adults and children since 1982. She shares her enthusiasm for art with the community by being a Master Docent at the Phoenix Art Museum. Wingfield is a bold colorist and believes our Arizona sunlight is the most beautiful in the world, so she tries to capture it on canvas. Her paintings have been shown in galleries in Stamford, Connecticut; San Francisco, California; Midland, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Carefree, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. A true Westerner, Wingfield has a degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado. She has lived in Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming and California, and has resided in Arizona since 1964.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Nancy Chaboun

Cynthia Peterson

The Figure and Still Life in Oil: Developing the Idea

Drawing from the Cast

Wednesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm September 29-November 3, 2010 Oil All Levels $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions

This class will encourage students to think past mere rendering, and deeper into the development of a painting. Emphasis is on creating mood through your compositions, and incorporating emotion into your work. Whether you wish to paint from a still life setup, or costumed model, the critical elements of a well designed painting will be practiced and discussed as they relate to both subject matters. Students will receive plenty of individualized instruction to help each student reach their personal goals. Nancy Chaboun studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University, the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She states, “Learning from, and working with other artists in the workshop atmosphere has made the greatest impact on my paintings.” Galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Boston represent Chaboun, and her work is in collections in both the United States and Europe. Please visit www.nancychaboun.com

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Fridays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm October 1-22, 2010 Drawing All Levels $180/4 Sessions

Following in the classical realist tradition, this class uses the plaster cast as a study for drawing technique and head studies. This is a great class to try if you are interested in portrait painting! Every class session will emphasize learning to see and improve accuracy in drawing ability by working from the plaster cast. Students will learn sighting methods and sight-sizing techniques for drawing. Basic drawing techniques will be used, such as pencil, charcoal, working on toned paper, etc. Cynthia Peterson is a realist whose roots are in the classical tradition. “I have a firm belief in the benefit of an academic foundation, particularly in drawing” says Peterson. This emphasis on strong drawing skill can be seen in her own artwork, which includes drawing, oil painting, watercolor and egg tempera. She has exhibited in many solo and national exhibitions including the Rocky Mountain National and Colored Pencil Society International exhibitions. Ms. Peterson has received awards from the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA and more. Her work has been published in Watercolor Magic, The Best of Watercolor, The Best of Colored Pencil and Artist’s Magazine. She holds a BFA degree from Northern Arizona University, and a MFA from Arizona State University. She teaches Drawing, Oil Painting and Watercolor classes.

OCTOBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Jerry Cox

Liz Kenyon

Introduction to Sculpture 101

Beginning Pastel

Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 2-30, 2010 Water-Based clay Beginning to Intermediate $225/5 sessions

Mondays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm October 4-25, 2010 Pastels All Levels $180/4 sessions

This class is specially designed for artist who have always wanted to sculpt but were afraid to try. While this class is geared for the novice it will also be important for more experienced sculptors in revisiting the fundamentals and exploring the joys of the creative process. We will use water-base clay so the students can have their sculptures fired in a kiln, thus avoiding the expense of molds and bronze casting costs. My primary goal for the class is for you to have fun while learning about sculpture. This will be a five week class. The first session will meet at Jerry’s studio to discuss the creative process and determine your goals and supplies needed for the course.

This class is all about expression with color. Learn techniques in painting textures while working with fun, current, basic forms. Increase your sensitivity to color and values and test your ability to recognize shapes. By applying soft dry pastel sticks of powdered pigment, you will paint blended sunset skies, bunches of fresh produce, colorful cupcakes and even a landscape with towering Eucalyptus trees. Through simple demonstrations and class participation you will have enough confidence and enthusiasm to go home and paint whatever image you want. All levels welcome to enjoy evenings with soft pastels. Projects will focus on light, working from still life objects.

• Low fire water base clay for the sculpture • Instructor demonstrations • Individual critiques daily

Jerry Cox has a unique ability to capture life in his sculpture with each telling a story. Each sculpture is a portrait describing with usual sensitivity our lives and memories. Jerry graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1967 where he studied figurative sculpture with David Seyler. He has taught at Scottsdale Artists’ School since 1991. When not busy teaching, Jerry creates joy and magic by bringing clay to life at his studio in Paradise Valley, Ariz. Jerry is represented by the Rive Gauche Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona. Please visit www.jerrycox.net

Liz Kenyon’s early work is in commercial illustration, including 15 years as a book cover artist for Harper Collins in New York City. This experience gives her extra passion when it comes to teaching. Kenyon lived and worked as a professional artist in the Phoenix Valley since 1975. As a pastelist she has had 15 one woman shows, received over 30 awards and has been published in Northlight Books, “Pure Color; the Best of Pastel ‘06,” “Finding Your Visual Voice ‘07,” “Best of America Pastel Artists Vol II book ‘09,” “Best of World Pastel Vol I ‘10” and is a Signature Member of the International Pastel Society.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 Weekly Classes

Suzanne M. Falk

Maczuga & Schacht

Beginning Oil Painting with a Focus on Realism

Focus on Color

Wednesdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm October 6-November 17, 2010

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm (no class November 11)

(no class November 10)

October 7-November 18, 2010 Drawing Beginning to Intermediate $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions

The portrait is the subject of this class. The focus will be seeing values and applying color to make paintings successful and exciting. Students will achieve an understanding of the relationships between value and color in order to gain a more professional level of painting. Students should have some drawing skills and the desire to learn to paint the portrait. There will be instructor demonstrations and quick oil sketches from the model. Class will include anatomy of the head, breaking the head into simple shapes and the relationship of values and color. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of value comparison. The instructors will share their knowledge and observation of portraits by various master and contemporary painters. Beyond the fundamentals of composition, drawing and values, color is the key element which will bring paintings to life. Be prepared to work hard, make new friends and have fun.

Oil (Watercolor accepted) Beginning to Intermediate (Beginners welcome!) $270/6 sessions

Suzanne M. Falk is a professional contemporary artist and a member of the Oil Painters of America. She has shown in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Cologne, Milwaukee, and Miami. Suzanne maintains a studio in Phoenix, Arizona. She is also an honorary member of the L.A. Art girls and has performed at the Getty. Suzanne has most recently received a public art grant from the city of Phoenix for an installation piece downtown.

Michael Maczuga paints daily wherever and whenever time allows. Maczuga is a member of the OPA, and the founding director of the only major plein aire show in Scottsdale, “The Wild Wild West Show.” Michael’s work is represented by Scottsdale Fine Art, Arizona, and Cole Gallery, Washington, as well as private collections throughout the southwest. Tracy Schacht has been creating and teaching fine art for over 10 years. Schacht was featured in Southwest Art Magazine’s annual “21 Under 31” upcoming-artist preview issue in 2007. His artwork is held in private collections from San Francisco to Toronto.

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/JANUARY 2010-2011 Weekly Classes

James Coulter

Amery Bohling

Plein Aire Landscape Painting

Landscape Painting from Photographs

Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 16-November 20, 2010 Oil Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 sessions

Visual Poetry is what plein air is all about. The exhilaration that comes from expressing the emotions you feel when painting from nature. Painting on location is about simplification and controlled spontaneity. I have set up a sequential set of exercises to make it easier to approach the sometimes overwhelming amount of visual information in outdoor landscape painting. Design is what makes a painting, not the subject matter. You will learn how to orchestrate all aspects of painting so as to communicate what you want to say. Dominant value and color, composition, brushwork, editing, aerial perspective, variety, plus many other concepts will be covered.

• Portable easel required

James Coulter received a BFA in oil painting from Arizona State University, and later graduated from the Certified Teaching program at the University of Phoenix. Awards include: Southwest Art Emerging Artist Award at the Sonoran Arts Show in 2004, the Phippen Museum Foundation Award for museum quality work in 2000, and he has had his work has been published numerous times in Southwest Art Magazine. Life and art have long merged into one for James. His priorities are now based on the enjoyment and challenge that comes from chasing a passion. It is that continuous search for inspiration in art and life that keeps James going.

Wednesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 5-26, 2011 Oil Beginning to Intermediate $180/4 sessions

Learn tried and true steps that build a great studio painting. This class is based on a core theme and plan for landscape painting, but each student will also receive personalized lessons. In the first section, you will begin by painting small 8x10/10x12 studies. These little guys are the key to beautiful works of art that come later. Once your study is ready, you will begin a larger and more finished work of art. What to expect? Here are the favorites: 1) You will learn how to make a good drawing. 2) You will discover the importance of values. 3) You will explore the thought process behind mixing colors 4) You will discover how to recognize bad painting habits that hold you back. Finally, expect to have fun as you learn to paint a fresh and vibrant landscape. Amery Bohling is a talented landscape painter who studied art at the University of Arizona, the Marchutz School of Art in Aix en Provence, France, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She won the California Art Club’s Emerging Artist Award in 2006 and is a member of various art societies. For more information on Amery, visit www.amerybohling.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Weekly Classes

Yvonne Joyner

Robert Lemler

Serendipity: An Introduction to Watercolor

Head Studies

Tuesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm January 11-February 15, 2011 Watercolor Beginning $270/6 sessions

This is a “first steps” watercolor class. If you have always wanted to try it but were intimidated to join other classes, this is for you. Learn the secret of watercolor’s brilliance and the appeal of its watery nature. Basic building blocks of all good paintings will be covered. Enjoy the SERENDIPITY and discover the creativity inside you, waiting to flow out! Yvonne Joyner has a degree in Fine Arts from Indiana University, and was a professional potter and a certified elementary and secondary art teacher prior to her career in watercolor. Being a long time resident of Scottsdale, AZ, and an avid hiker, she enjoys painting the blooming desert, which continually inspires her. Most recently, however, her work has focused on commissioned portraits. “Watercolor is fresh and spontaneous, and is perfect for capturing a ‘moment in time’ in an individual’s life. It is an honor to paint people’s children, parents, pets and loved ones and it’s all done in love.” She is a juried member of the Arizona Watercolor Association and the Arizona Artists Guild. You can view her work at:www.yvonnejoynerstudio.com

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Wednesdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm January 5-February 9, 2011 Oil or Pastel All Levels $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions Working from the model, students will explore the art of painting the portrait from life. This class is primarily about painting the head in a convincing, representational manner. Initially, emphasis will be placed on shape and tonal relationships. Students will have the chance to paint a number of simple two to three tone head studies, and then we will move into color relationships. The poses will gradually lengthen over the course of the weeks, as we begin to seek orchestration of shape, value, color, and edge. The related topics of composition and pictorial design will also be addressed. Students can expect instructor demonstrations, and plenty of individual attention. This class will be helpful for those just beginning to approach the portrait, as well as experienced painters wanting to hone their existing skills. Robert Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher. His award-winning paintings are exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in numerous corporate and private collections. His many honors include Gold Medals at the national exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and Pastel Society of America, as well as the prestigious Grumbacher Hall of Fame Award in 1996. His work has been exhibited with distinction at such venues as the Allied Artists of America, Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maynard Dixon Country, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and the Midwest Pastel Society. For more than a decade he has taught portrait, figure and life drawing classes in oil and pastel.www.robertlemler.com

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Weekly Classes

Allen Garns

Charles & Lundquist

Figure Drawing

Audubon Watercolor Birds

This is a valuable class for anyone who wants to improve their drawing skills. It is also helpful for figure and portrait painters who want to achieve greater accuracy and skill for rendering the human form. Students will go away with greater confidence in drawing that will also improve their painting. The class will be an intensive study in seeing, using the nude model as a subject and vehicle to deepen skills in: gesture, contour, shape, anatomy, volume and form, and logic of light. Be prepared to draw a lot, learn a lot, and have fun doing it!

This eight-session watercolor class is taught by two instructors (four weeks with each artist), Bill Lundquist and Larry Charles, as part of our program to help bird lovers capture accurate likenesses of the birds they observe. Inspired by the historic artworks of John James Audubon, the emphasis is on realism and color accuracy. This in-studio class teaches how to apply watercolor correctly to achieve different effects with paint. The class will be high energy and low stress for maximum enjoyment!

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm January 6-February 10, 2011 Drawing All Levels $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions

Saturdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm January 8-February 26, 2011 Watercolor All Levels $360/8 sessions

Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at his Phoenix Art Museum workshops. He is one of the organizers of the International Guild of Realism and is the co-founder of the Trompe lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oeil Society of Artists. His paintings are shown in art galleries from New York to San Francisco. For more information on Larry Charles, visit www.realismguild.com Bill Lundquist works in oil, pen and ink, pastel and watercolor. His formal art education began at Arizona State University and he continued his art studies at Scottsdale Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; School with noted Arizona artists Jay Datus and Don Ruffin. For more information on Bill, please visit his website at www.billlundquistart.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Weekly Classes

James Coulter

Jane Wingfield

Basic Painting and Design

Absolute Beginning Oil Painting Part 2

Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 8-29, 2011 Oil All Levels $180/4 sessions

With a series of simple, easy to follow sequential exercises you will learn how to mix oil paint with control to get color that contains the proper value and intensity that you need in your painting. This is what “painting” is essentially: observing a color and then being able to mix that exact color as needed to relate properly with the other colors in your painting. Learn how to apply the “one rule” of composition in all the elements of painting. Class emphasis will be on the importance of dominance in shape, value and color. We will cover various paint applications, brush work, and use of a palette knife. This class will give you the foundation you need to get more enjoyment out of future painting classes. It is a great class to take as a non-required prerequisite to James’ Plein Aire classes. James Coulter received a BFA in oil painting from Arizona State University, and later graduated from the Certified Teaching program at the University of Phoenix. Awards include: Southwest Art Emerging Artist Award at the Sonoran Arts Show in 2004, the Phippen Museum Foundation Award for museum quality work in 2000, and he has had his work has been published numerous times in Southwest Art Magazine. Life and art have long merged into one for James. His priorities are now based on the enjoyment and challenge that comes from chasing a passion. It is that continuous search for inspiration in art and life that keeps James going.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Thursdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm January 13-February 17, 2011 Oil Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 sessions

This class is a continuation of Jane’s “An Absolute Beginning Class.” (page 64) You will have fun applying previous knowledge of the basics, further developing skills in color, light and composition. You will learn brushwork techniques and gain confidence and satisfaction by mastering the basics while painting from still life set-ups. Jane Wingfield has taught oil painting and calligraphy privately to adults and children since 1982. She shares her enthusiasm for art with the community by being a Master Docent at the Phoenix Art Museum. Wingfield is a bold colorist and believes our Arizona sunlight is the most beautiful in the world, so she tries to capture it on canvas. Her paintings have been shown in galleries in Stamford, Connecticut; San Francisco, California; Midland, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Carefree, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. A true Westerner, Wingfield has a degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado. She has lived in Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming and California, and has resided in Arizona since 1964.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Weekly Classes

Susan Henningsen

Liz Kenyon

Portrait, Figure and Bas Relief Sculpture

Color Awakening with Soft Pastels

Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 15-February 19, 2011 Water-based clay All Levels (beginners welcome!) $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions How often have you wanted to try your hand at art, but always felt that you needed some background to get started? Good News! No experience is necessary to participate in these classes, only a desire to work with clay in a figurative format. If you do have some experience with clay, that’s great too. Our goal with the portrait is to attain a likeness of our subject in the clay. Working from a model, we will concentrate on the fundamentals: proportion, the features, simple construction, and expressive composition of sculpture. This class is designed to be a no stress experience, so come prepared to learn new things, and enjoy yourself! Susan Henningsen received a BFA from Arizona State University and has continued her studies in art at Scottsdale Community College and Scottsdale Artists’ School, where she has attended workshops by noted sculptors. She has been an instructor at Scottsdale Artists’ School since the early 1990s and has worked as an art teacher in Phoenix for many years. Henningsen’s larger-than-life sculpture of United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was installed in 2002 at the Sandra Day O’Connor United States Court House in Phoenix, Arizona.

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:00 pm January 20-February 17, 2011 Pastels All Levels $225/5 sessions

Beginners are in for an adventure with the possibilities of this enjoyable medium. Experienced pastel artists can extend their depth of expression with more advanced color techniques. Together, we’ll create new works filled with soft edges, sensuous lighting effects, and lovely hues. The class will include: tasks designed to advance your awareness and confidence with color, methods to help you see beyond the boundaries of literal color and convey a time of day in your work, oodles of new combinations to broaden your current palette, ways to change temperature and mood of a color, techniques to draw the viewer into your larger shapes, and insight into whether color is conveying our personal point of view. Subject matter will vary. Reference material will be supplied or students may also bring their own.

• Instructor demonstrations • Class discussions • One-on-one attention

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 Weekly Classes

Lewis B. Lehrman

Elaine Hultgren

The Joy of Travel Journaling

The Art of Animation

Mondays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 24-February 28, 2011 Drawing/Watercolor Beginning to Advanced $270/6 sessions

Ever wonder why we rarely look at our travel photos? Perhaps it’s because taking a photo requires so little investment of one’s attention that actual memories of the moment are scant. Not so with even a brief sketch and some notes in your journal. While I still take loads of pictures, it’s invariably my journals that, even 32 years later, vividly evoke wonderful places and events of our travels! Sketching on location slows your pace, as you observe a scene for minutes, not just seconds. Regardless of skill level, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your drawing improves...within hours! Prepare to visit (and sketch) at several of the Valley’s most interesting locales, and to gain a new perspective on sketching, journaling, travel, and even watercolor itself. Because we keep a journal solely for our own pleasure, you needn’t be an accomplished artist. Beginners are especially welcome. Lewis B. Lehrman graduated from the Graphic Arts program at Carnegie Institute of Technology, studied at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, then spent three decades in commercial art and illustration before becoming a professional watercolorist in 1984. He has been an instructor in watercolor (here and elsewhere) since 1991. He is also well known for his six books, published by North Light and by International Artist Books. He served as Founding North American Editor of International Artist Magazine.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Mondays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm January 31-March 7, 2011 Drawing All Levels $270/6 sessions

This class will take you on a fascinating journey beginning with the remarkable history of animation where we will learn, make, and use optical toys of the 19th century. This will give us a foundation to understanding the principles of the illusion of movement as we begin with the basics in the production of commercial animation which include: character and background creation and design, storyboarding, and the art of hand drawn 2D animation. If you have always been fascinated by cartoons, this class is for you. If you are involved in 3D modeling and animation, this class will improve your animation skills by knowing the basic rules of classical 2D animation, planning your project through story boarding, and working again with pencil and paper. Elaine Hultgren is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a major in painting and a minor in printmaking and is a multi-talented artist. Her graphic design work and illustrations have been published in books, magazines and newsprint. Elaine is also an Emmy award winning animation artist (for the TV series “The Tick”) who has worked in the television, film, and computer gaming industry for over 25 years as an animator, storyboard, and concept artist. She continues to work in the field of animation as a free-lance storyboard artist. Her most recent work has been for Universal films storyboarding the TV series “Curious George” and for Leap Frog storyboarding for educational DVDs.

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 Weekly Classes

Nancy Chaboun

Suzanne M. Falk

Painting the Model

Beginning Oil Painting: Realism Tips and Techniques

Wednesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm February 2-March 9, 2011 Oil All Levels $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions Beautiful set-ups and good fun are promised as you work from a model, still life material, or combination of the two. Emphasis will be on creating a mood through composition. By posing the model and still life set-ups in interesting environments, students will have the opportunity to explore the many facets of painting. The critical elements of a well designed painting will be discussed: placement, values, edges, and brushwork. Students will be encouraged to incorporate mood and emotion into their paintings, allowing them to move beyond the “studio exercise phase” and into more exciting aspects of creating art. Nancy Chaboun studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University, the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She states, “Learning from, and working with other artists in the workshop atmosphere has made the greatest impact on my paintings.” Galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Boston represent Chaboun, and her work is in collections in both the United States and Europe. Please visit www.nancychaboun.com

Saturdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm February 5-March 12, 2011 Oil (Water media welcome) All Levels $270/6 sessions

There are many steps required to learn the fine art of realism. Starting from choosing the proper surface to canvas preparation to the final steps of varnishing. Beginning artists will start to learn some tips and tricks to create a realistic, finished painting. In this class we will break down some of the basic steps of how to paint a variety of surfaces like glass, metal, fabric, fur, hair, and skin tones. We will also focus on color mixtures, preparing our canvas, and setting up still lifes while keeping design and story in mind. Drawing skills are important but not required. A camera will be used during at least one class. Water media welcome. This is a great continuation class from Beginning Oil Painting with a Focus on Realism (page 67). Suzanne M. Falk is a professional contemporary artist and a member of the Oil Painters of America. She has shown in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Cologne, Milwaukee, and Miami. Suzanne maintains a studio in Phoenix, Arizona. She is also an honorary member of the L.A. Art girls and has performed at the Getty. Suzanne has most recently recieved a public art grant from the city of Phoenix for an installation piece downtown.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 Weekly Classes

James Coulter

Nancy Chaboun

Plein Aire Landscape Painting

Still Life

Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm February 12-March 19, 2011 Oil Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 sessions

Wednesdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm February 16-March 9, 2011 Oil Intermediate to Advanced $180/4 sessions

Visual Poetry is what plein aire is all about. The exhilaration that comes from expressing the emotions you feel when painting from nature. Painting on location is all about simplification and controlled spontaneity. I have set up a sequential set of exercises to make it easier to approach the sometimes overwhelming amount of visual information in outdoor landscape painting. Design is what makes a painting, not the subject matter. You will learn how to orchestrate all aspects of painting so as to communicate what you want to say. Dominant value and color, composition, brushwork, editing, aerial perspective, variety, plus many other concepts will be covered.

The still life genre offers the student a great opportunity to learn many of the important aspects of creating a painting. How to describe form and light with paint is just the beginning, how to transcend the subject matter is a whole other ball of wax. The basics of painting: composition, values, edges and paint quality will be stressed. How to approach surfaces such as metal, glass, and porcelain will also be covered. Individual attention and fun will also be an important aspect of the class.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Weekly Classes

Bill Lundquist

Lynn Reves

The Really Useful Drawing Class

Watercolor Roses in the Style of Redoute

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm February 17-March 10, 2011 Drawing All Levels $180/4 sessions

All fine representational paintings have one thing in common: they are drawn well! This drawing class will give you techniques and insights to help you draw better. You will learn how to see errors instantly and become more attuned to what your eyes are “saying” to you. If you need a better grasp on the key principles of shape, proportion, value, perspective and design, this class is for you. Your line work will become expressive and your drawings more exciting as the instructor leads you through exercises and demonstrations. Bill Lundquist works in oil, pen and ink, pastel and watercolor. His formal art education began at Arizona State University and he continued his art studies at Scottsdale Artists’ School with noted Arizona artists Jay Datus and Don Ruffin. His work is in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Please visit his website at www.billlundquistart.com

Tuesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm March 1-April 5, 2011 Watercolor Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 sessions

Roses have a long and colorful history. They have been symbols of love, beauty, war, and politics. Napoleon’s wife Josephine established an extensive collection of roses at Chateau de Malmaison, an estate seven miles west of Paris, in the 1800s. This garden became the setting for Pierre Joseph Redoute’s work as a botanical illustrator. In 1824, he completed his watercolor collection “Les Roses,” which is still considered one of the finest records of botanical illustration. Learn the methods of traditional English watercolor to create rose portraits in the style of Redoute. Draw from spring beauties in the rose garden to create your very own work of art while experiencing the history of roses. Both beginners and intermediate students will enjoy this technique to achieve glowing transparent color and detail. Come learn new skills or sharpen the ones you have. Lynn Reves developed a love of plants from a very early age. After 30 plus years as a floral designer, a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Biology, and Masters work in Plant Physiology, she has put it all together to create contemporary botanical art. Studying and teaching Traditional English Watercolor led her to becoming president and charter member of the Southwest Society of Botanical Artists. As a member of the Desert Botanical Gardens Grand Canyon Project she is participating in recording, through scientific illustration, the rare and endangered plants of the Grand Canyon and flora for other publications.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Weekly Classes

Robert Lemler

Cynthia Peterson

Watercolor and the Figure

Working from the Cast: Drawing into Painting

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm March 3-April 7, 2011 Watercolor and Drawing All Levels $270 + $35 Model Fee/6 sessions

Watercolor is a delightful medium for painting lively and simply colored figure studies. Students will enjoy drawing and painting head studies, nude, and costumed models while exploring direct painting techniques in watercolor. Previous experience in watercolor is not required. The instructor will offer suggestions regarding the preliminary drawing of the subject and its relationship to the background. Simple value relationships, as well as a fresh and direct application of watercolor washes will be encouraged when painting the subject. We will not be producing ”finished” paintings in this class but rather will execute many simply colored sketches which may or may not generate ideas for more finished works. Please join me for an enjoyable learning experience. Robert Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher. His award-winning paintings are exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in numerous corporate and private collections. His many honors include Gold Medals at the national exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and Pastel Society of America, as well as the prestigious Grumbacher Hall of Fame Award in 1996. His work has been exhibited with distinction at such venues as the Allied Artists of America, Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maynard Dixon Country, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and the Midwest Pastel Society. For more than a decade he has taught portrait, figure and life drawing classes in oil and pastel.www.robertlemler.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Saturdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm March 5-April 9, 2011 Oil and Charcoal All Levels $270/6 sessions

Following in the classical realist tradition, this class uses the plaster cast as a study for drawing technique and head studies. Three classes will focus on drawing, three on painting the cast. Every class session will emphasize learning to see and improve accuracy in drawing ability by working from the plaster cast. We discuss measuring angles, sighting techniqes, value modeling in drawing first, then transition into painting the cast. Painting the cast will start with value modeling, then move into temperature modeling of the cast with a limited palette. This is a great class to try if you are interested in portrait painting! Cynthia Peterson is a realist whose roots are in the classical tradition. “I have a firm belief in the benefit of an academic foundation, particularly in drawing” says Peterson. This emphasis on strong drawing skill can be seen in her own artwork, which includes drawing, oil painting, watercolor and egg tempera. She has exhibited in many solo and national exhibitions including the Rocky Mountain National and Colored Pencil Society International exhibitions. Ms. Peterson has received awards from the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA and more. Her work has been published in Watercolor Magic, The Best of Watercolor, The Best of Colored Pencil and Artist’s Magazine. She holds a BFA degree from Northern Arizona University, and a MFA from Arizona State University. She teaches Drawing, Oil Painting and Watercolor classes.

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Weekly Classes

Julie Gilbert Pollard

Jerry Cox

Garden Portraits in Watercolor

Sculpting Children: Rekindled Memories

Tuesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm March 8-April 12, 2011 Watercolor All Levels $270/6 sessions

Do you have a wonderful little nook in your patio or garden that just begs to be painted? A fountain, a pot of ferns nestled among a few rocks, or a blooming vine hanging over the fence can be used to create beautiful “garden portraits.” Photos will be provided but you are always welcome to paint from your own photos and sketches. There will be demonstrations of techniques suitable for the subject, critique and lots of painting time. Julie Gilbert Pollard paints in oil and watercolor in a fluid, painterly manner. Her painting style, while representational, is colored with her own personal concept of reality. “The eye may see as a camera ‘sees’, but the mind’s eye sees an altered, imagined image, what it wants and hopes to see. It’s that illusive image, uniquely mine, along with a heightened sense of ‘realness’ that I try to express in my paintings. This world of ours is often a frightening and mysterious place, but it is filled with scenes and subjects that excite my eye and imagination! The magical allure of the natural world, and my reverence for it, compel me to attempt to capture its essence on canvas or paper.

Saturdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm March 12-April 9, 2011 Water-Based clay Beginning to Intermediate $225/5 sessions Jerry will show you how to use your photographs of children to spark the pilot light of our imaginations and memories. These rekindled memories of our childhood or of our own children will be our inspiration to bring the sculpture to life. We will use water base clay so the students can have their sculptures fired in a kiln, thus avoiding the expense of molds and bronze casting costs. This will be a five week class. The first session will meet at Jerry’s studio to discuss the creative process and determine your goals and supplies needed for the course.

• Low fire water base clay for the sculpture • Instructor demonstrations • Individual critiques daily

Jerry Cox has a unique ability to capture life in his sculpture with each telling a story. Each sculpture is a portrait describing with usual sensitivity our lives and memories. Jerry graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1967 where he studied figurative sculpture with David Seyler. He has taught at Scottsdale Artists’ School since 1991. When not busy teaching, Jerry creates joy and magic by bringing clay to life at his studio in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Jerry is represented by the Rive Gauche Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona. Please visit www.jerrycox.net

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

MARCH/APRIL 2011 Weekly Classes

Bill Lundquist

Amery Bohling

Portrait Drawing

Explore Your Medium

Thursdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm April 4-25, 2011 Drawing All Levels $180 + $35 Model Fee/4 sessions

Wednesdays 6:30 pm-9:30 pm April 6-27, 2011 Your choice! Watercolor, pastel, oil or acrylic Beginning to Intermediate $180/4 sessions

Do you want to learn strategies for achieving a good likeness when drawing a portrait from a live model? This class is for you! Beginning students are welcome. Students with more experience will also find the techniques very helpful in solving sticky problems. You will learn how to see key shapes of the head and face that provide guideposts for placement and proportion of the features. Students will also learn techniques for “bringing their portrait to life” with little effort. The skills learned in this class will not only be helpful for portrait drawing, but for every subject, from motorcycles to poodles! Students should be prepared to be enlightened, and have lots of fun.

Do you love the soft texture of pastel? Do you wonder at the amazing color blends of watercolor? Are you challenged by working with acrylic or oil? This class will help you discover the medium of your choice. These mediums have different blending and application techniques. However, there are certain basic elements that are consistent with any beautiful piece of work.

Bill Lundquist works in oil, pen and ink, pastel and watercolor. His formal art education began at Arizona State University and he continued his art studies at Scottsdale Artists’ School with noted Arizona artists Jay Datus and Don Ruffin. His work is in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Please visit his website at www.billlundquistart.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Points of interest in this class will be drawing, line, composition, perspective, color and light. How to capture color and light differs with your medium. In this class you will explore this by working from your favorite photos or still-lifes that are set up in class. Join us, have fun and learn at the same time. Amery Bohling is a talented landscape painter who studied art at the University of Arizona, the Marchutz School of Art in Aix en Provence, France, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She won the California Art Club’s Emerging Artist Award in 2006 and is a member of various art societies. For more information on Amery, visit www.amerybohling.com

APRIL/MAY 2011 Weekly Classes and PHOTOGRAPHY

Figure Painting: The Vignette Wednesdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm April 13-May 4, 2011 Oil Intermediate to Advanced $180 + $35 Model Fee/4 sessions

Compelling set-ups are an important component of this class. Each week the students will have a chance to paint a new, inspiring scene with a costumed model in a beautiful setting. They allow the student to move beyond the “studio exercise” phase, and into the more exciting aspects of creating a painting. Emphasis is placed on design, value relationships, and emotional content. Discussion, reference examples, and plenty of individualized instruction will be provided to help each student reach their personal goals. Nancy Chaboun studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University, the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Scottsdale Artists’ School. She states, “Learning from, and working with other artists in the workshop atmosphere has made the greatest impact on my paintings.” Galleries in Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Boston represent Chaboun, and her work is in collections in both the United States and Europe. Please visit www.nancychaboun.com

THE

Nancy Chaboun

ARTtheo f PHOTO with

Alan Lowy Photographing Your Artwork (2D and 3D art)

Thursday night 6:00 pm-9:00 pm October 14, 2010 • Photography • All Levels • $95 This class will be focused on lighting, metering and getting photographs to look like what you painted or sculpted with the use of studio lighting. Students will learn how to properly set up, light and take professionalquality digital photographs of their two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork. Students should bring a piece of artwork to photograph (frames ok, no glass). Students must have a Digital camera that can be set for manual settings off program modes, a tripod, and their camera manual. Everyone will go home with one or two quality digital images that are appropriate to submit to juried shows, such as Scottsdale Artists’ School’s, The Best and Brightest. • MUST have an interchangeable Digital DSLR camera (No point and shoot cameras) Class size limited to ten people, early registration is recommended.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

PHOTOGRAPHY

Hand Colored Black & White Photographs

Thursday night 6:00 pm-9:00 pm • November 4, 2010 Photography • All Levels • $65 + $10 Lab Fee (paid to instructor) Learn the art of hand-coloring black & white digital photographs with an old tradition. This is a new twist on the old tradition of using transparent oils over the photographs similar to those that were done in the 1900’s through the 1950’s. Learn techniques on how to apply the pencil colors, stroke and mix colors right over the image. Learn how to bring out detail and selectively choose areas to hand color. Materials: Students will need to purchase a 24 to 48 Prisma-color soft pencils set available at local art supply and craft stores. A $10.00 lab fee for prints supplied by the instructor, to be paid directly to instructor at the class, covers prints given to students to work on as a group in class. No photography knowledge is required. Come learn the art of hand-coloring, this technique makes for great gifts that should last a lifetime for family members and artist of all levels.

Crash Course in Basic Digital SLR Photography Monday night 6:00 pm-9:00 pm • November 15, 2010 Photography • All Levels • $65

This is a basic course in understanding some of the dials and settings on your Digital SLR (interchangeable lens camera). Your camera MUST be interchangeable in lenses and able to be taken off Program or Auto mode and set manually for aperture and shutter speeds. Learn how to use Aperture and Shutter priority and Ikon modes for better images. Learn about metering choices and how white balance modes can help get better color in your images. This three hour basic crash course will help you learn what is needed to get started in shooting better photographs.

• No point and shoot cameras

Class size limited to 10 people, early registration is recommended.

Basic Digital SLR Photography

Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am-4:00 pm • January 8-9, 2011 Photography • All Levels • $225 In this class, students will learn how to get the most out of their digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras to take better reference photos. Students will learn some of the more advanced features of their SLR camera, including various program functions and settings, metering, and when to use flash and filters. The class will also explore how to improve a photograph with more interesting compositions, use of depth of field, and better cropping in the viewfinder. Finally, students will learn how to select the best lenses to capture their artistic vision. Students will have the opportunity to take pictures on location around the SAS property, where they will apply what they have learned to capture the images they want. • Students must have an interchangeable DSLR camera which is interchangeable in lens and can be taken off “auto mode” and be set manual Class size limited to 10 people, early registration is recommended. Alan Lowy has taught photography for more than 40 years and has worked as a commercial photographer since 1967. He has won numerous awards for his portrait, fine art figure, photojournalism, and nature photography. www.cavecreek-photo.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

SHEMER ART CENTER September 2010

SAS at the

Shemer Art Center Brand new this year, Scottsdale Artists’ School is offering classes in clay at the Shemer Art Center in Phoenix. The Shemer Art Center facility sits on a beautiful property, just down the road from SAS, and we are thrilled to be able to provide students with a unique opportunity to have access to a kiln, and study with talented local professional ceramicists in an environment that encourages artistic expression in clay. Meet the Shemer Artists! Esmeralda DeLaney Figurative Mosaic Workshop Sandra Luehrsen Sculpting Clay Botanicals Jane Kelsey-Mapel The Human-Animal Connection

Esmeralda DeLaney

Figurative Mosaic Workshop Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm September 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2010 Water-Based clay All Levels $180 + $30 Materials Fee/4 sessions

This workshop is for students of all levels and will focus on producing a pictorial image in clay. Students will be inspired by a historical overview of Greek, Roman, Italian and contemporary approaches to mosaic design. They will learn how to translate their drawing image to clay, then underglaze and glaze their tiles and learn about the firing process. On the last day of class, students will be able to assemble their mosaic design on a 12" x 24" tile board. • •

The Shemer Art Center

is located at 5005 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85018

Instruction to take place at the Shemer Art Center, Phoenix Materials fee includes clay, glazes and firing of final sculpture

Esmeralda DeLaney’s figurative ceramic sculpture can be found in numerous public and private collections. Her work is in the City of Phoenix Collection of Contemporary Arizona Ceramic Art at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, at Glendale Community College, and at the permanent art collection at ASU’s Nelson Art Museum. Her public art work is on view in the City of Tempe, Arizona and at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix. She was a professor at Grand Canyon University for 21 years, teaching ceramics, sculpture and design. Her art work is in numerous private collections. Esmeralda is currently teaching sculpture, three-dimensional design, and two-dimensional design at Glendale Community College.

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

SHEMER ART CENTER October 2010/March/April 2011

Sandra Luehrsen

Jane Kelsey-Mapel

Sculpting Clay Botanicals

The Human-Animal Connection

This workshop will enable students of all levels to make a water-based clay botanical sculpture. The forms can stand alone or be used as elements of assemblage sculpture. During the first two days, students will make clay floral forms using primarily slab and coil techniques. The sculptures will dry and go through the first (bisque) firing during the following two weeks.

The first two days of this workshop will be spent working in water-based clay to create expressive animal sculptures which embody human characteristics and may even be coupled with human figures. We will be using the traditional clay technique of slab building to construct hollow forms suitable for firing. Exterior and interior support structures will be discussed.

Friday and Saturdays 9:00 am-3:00 pm October 8, 9 and 23, 2010 Water-Based clay All Levels $300 + $30 Materials Fee/3 days

On the last day of the workshop, students will add color to their sculptures with underglazes. The clay botanicals will then be fired a final time. Students may pick up their finished sculptures after November 1. • •

Instruction to take place at the Shemer Art Center, Phoenix Materials fee includes clay, glazes and firing of final sculpture

Sandra Luehrsen was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned BA and MA degrees in Art at Northern Illinois University and an MFA degree in Art at Arizona State University (ASU). In 1999, Luehrsen left a position as assistant dean of the Graduate College at ASU to start her own business. She also teaches three-dimensional design at Mesa Community College in Arizona. Luehrsen exhibits her ceramic sculpture and digital artwork nationally and internationally. Arizona’s Chandler Center for the Arts and the West Valley Art Museum awarded her solo exhibitions in 2007. In 2008, a major body of her sculpture appeared in Bodacious Botanicals at the Phoenix Airport Museum at Sky Harbor. Central Arizona College invited Luehrsen to mount a solo exhibition in November – December of 2010. www.sluehrstudios.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Friday and Saturdays 9:00 am-3:00 pm March 25, 26 and April 9, 2011 Water-Based clay All Levels $300 + $30 Materials Fee/3 days

The pieces will be left for the following two weeks to dry and be put through the first (bisque) firing. The third day of the workshop, Saturday April 9, the students will be applying underglazes to the pieces. The sculptures will be fired a second time and students may pick them up after the class ends. • •

Instruction to take place at the Shemer Art Center, Phoenix Materials fee includes clay, glazes and firing of final sculpture

Jane Kelsey-Mapel is a full time Phoenix-based studio artist exhibiting figurative ceramic sculpture widely in the Southwest. Her artwork is in numerous public and private collections across the country, such as the Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot Foundation of Sparta, North Carolina and the City of Phoenix Collection of Contemporary Arizona Ceramic Art at the Phoenix Airport Museum. Currently she has work exhibited in the National Juried Biennial Ceramics Exhibition at the University of Northern Arizona Art Museum. She is represented by Phoenix art dealer Victoria Boyce.

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS October 2010

North Valley Satellite Program:

FCF Holland Community Center Scottsdale Artists’ School now offers weekly classes in drawing and painting at our new North Valley satellite location, the FCF Holland Community Center. This wonderful facility allows us to offer the same great classes from SAS at a more convenient location for those living in or near the Cave Creek area. Classes are held on weekday mornings, from 9am-12pm. North Valley Classes at a Glance: Starting in October 2010 Lewis B. Lehrman Watercolor Travel Journaling Red Rohall Practical Color Mixing Larry Charles Drawing for Life James Coulter Plein Aire Landscape Painting Starting in January 2011 Larry Charles Watercolor Realism (New!) Elaine Coffee Composing Figurative Painting from Photographs James Coulter Plein Aire Landscape Painting Starting in February 2011 Red Rohall The “C’s” and “D’s” of Oil Painting: Color, Contrast, Composition, Detail and Design Starting in March 2011 Larry Charles Drawing People, Places and Things James Coulter Basic Painting and Design

Red Rohall

Practical Color Mixing for Painters Wednesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 6-27, 2010 Oil (Watercolor and Acrylic also welcome!) All Levels $180/4 Sessions

The purpose of this class is to explore color mixing and theory for practical uses in painting. Rohall will discuss transparent versus opaque colors, how to mix colors on the palette and learn about the color wheel. Students will learn how to achieve paintings of brilliant and true color using the “no mud” and “no oil veil” methods of paint mixing and application, and discover how to achieve sophisticated results from a simple understanding of the color wheel. While painting from photographic references, students will see how concepts and nuances of color can help create unique and distinctive paintings. Red Rohall, the award-winning painter of “Roadside Americana,” paints detailed realistic oil paintings of the interiors and exteriors of roadside attractions such as old time diners, vintage motels, ice cream stands, and the ‘Main Streets’ of small towns. Rohall, a professional artist since 1979 received his fine arts education at Rochester Institute of Technology. His paintings are represented by G. C. Lucas Gallery, Indianapolis, and Kevin Butler Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard.

The Holland Community Center

is located at 34250 North 60th Street Building B Scottsdale, Arizona 85266 www.azfcf.org

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS October/November 2011

Lewis B. Lehrman

Larry Charles

The Joy of Travel Journaling

Drawing for Everybody

Mondays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 11-November 15, 2010 Drawing/Watercolor All Levels $270/6 Sessions

Tuesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 12-November 16, 2010 Drawing Beginner $270/6 Sessions

Ever wonder why we rarely look at our travel photos? Perhaps it’s because taking a photo requires so little investment of one’s attention that actual memories of the mo-ment are scant. Not so with even a brief sketch and some notes in your journal. While I still take loads of pictures, it’s invariably my journals that, even 32 years later, vividly evoke wonderful places and events of our travels! Sketching on location slows your pace, as you observe a scene for minutes, not just sec-onds. Regardless of skill level, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your drawing improves... within hours! Prepare to visit (and sketch) at several of the North Valley’s most interesting locales, and to gain a new perspective on sketching, journaling, travel, and even watercolor itself. Because we keep a journal solely for our own pleasure, you needn’t be an accomplished artist. Beginners are especially welcome.

Beginning drawing students will discover the six techniques for creating pencil sketches like a pro in this six-session class at our North Valley studio classroom. Learn how to use shading, perspective, proper proportions, and the grid system to capture accurate images. This class is designed for those who have been frustrated by their sketches up to now. Charles demonstrates the techniques to make even seemingly complicated pictures easier to draw in one sitting.

Lewis B. Lehrman graduated from the Graphic Arts program at Carnegie Institute of Technology, studied at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, then spent three decades in commercial art and illustration before becoming a professional watercolorist in 1984. He has been an instructor in watercolor (here and elsewhere) since 1991. He is also well known for his six books, published by North Light and by International Artist Books. He served as Founding North American Editor of International Artist Magazine.

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at his Phoenix Art Museum workshops. He is one of the organizers of the International Guild of Realism and is the co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists. His paintings are shown in art galleries from New York to San Francisco. Recent museum exhibitions include the Phoenix Art Museum, the Philbrook Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center and Museum, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Charles regularly lectures on art at museums across the country, and edits and writes art instruction books and art magazine articles. He also has been an instructor at the University of Southern California. For more information on Larry Charles, visit www.realismguild.com

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS October /November 2010 January/February 2011

James Coulter

Larry Charles

Plein Aire Landscape Painting

Watercolor Realism

Thursdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm October 14-November 18, 2010 Oil All Levels $270/6 Sessions

Tuesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 11-February 15, 2011 Watercolor Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 Sessions

Learn the secrets of getting more realistic watercolor images in this six-session watercolor class at our North Valley studio classroom. Beginners to intermediate artists are welcome. Charles focuses on the five techniques for capturing the reality of the scene you want to capture. The instructor will give daily class demonstrations and then will provide individual attention to each artist to help them achieve images with the desired proportions, perspective, and color saturation. Weather permitting, the final session will be outdoors as Charles demonstrates “plein aire” landscape painting in our beautiful setting.

• Portable easel required

Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at his Phoenix Art Museum workshops. He is one of the organizers of the International Guild of Realism and is the co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists. His paintings are shown in art galleries from New York to San Francisco. Recent museum exhibitions include the Phoenix Art Museum, the Philbrook Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center and Museum, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Charles regularly lectures on art at museums across the country, and edits and writes art instruction books and art magazine articles. He also has been an instructor at the University of Southern California. For more information on Larry Charles, visit www.realismguild.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS January/February 2011

Elaine Coffee

James Coulter

Composing Figurative Painting from Photographs

Plein Aire Landscape Painting

Wednesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 12-Februrary 16, 2011 Oil Intermediate to Advanced $270/6 Sessions

Thursdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm January 13-Februrary 17, 2011 Oil All Levels $270/6 Sessions

There are times when “photo-sketching” for a painting is the only possibility, especially if it involves public interiors – restaurants, bars, museums, for example. This six-week class is designed for those interested in multi-figure ‘slice-of-life’ painting. Work on the schematics of composing a painting from several photos and, like central casting, choosing people, gestures and elements that will enhance the finished work. The instructor will do step-by-step demonstrations in building a painting. Students can bring their own photos to work from or select from some that will be available.

Elaine Coffee has almost exclusively concentrated on painting the human figure throughout her career. Over the years her work has evolved to include more of the environment and more figures within each piece in what she calls “contemporary genre painting” – capturing people moving through their daily lives. Coffee is an award-winning artist and is collected widely in the US and Europe. Her work is represented by Trailside Galleries in Scottsdale and Jackson, Wyoming; S.R. Brennen Gallery in Palm Desert, California; Tree’s Place Gallery on Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Morris-Whiteside Gallery on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Southport Gallery in Southport, Connecticut. www.elainecoffee.com

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

• Portable easel required

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS February/March 2011

Red Rohall

Larry Charles

The “C’s” and “D’s” of Oil Painting: Color, Contrast, Composition, Detail and Design

Drawing People, Places and Things

Fridays 9:00 am-12:00 pm February 4-March 11, 2011 Oil All Levels $270/6 Sessions

This workshop explores the “C’s” and “D’s” of oil painting: Color-Contrast-Composition-Detail-and Design. Sudents will learn how to infuse paintings with glowing light through a disciplined approach to color and contrast. Rohall will show how artists create successful paintings by using a ‘foundation’ of composition, detail, and design on which to build the painting. Students will use, and expand from, reference photos to develop inviting paintings. Other topics will include strategies for color application, color mixing, using color to achieve sophisticated and subtle paintings, studio working methods, and paint application techniques; including under-painting, painting in layers and glazing, and the use of traditional and modern paint additives and mediums. This will be a practical course with lots of information for students at all levels. Red Rohall, the award-winning painter of “Roadside Americana,” paints detailed realistic oil paintings of the interiors and exteriors of roadside attractions such as old time diners, vintage motels, ice cream stands, and the ‘Main Streets’ of small towns. Rohall, a professional artist since 1979 received his fine arts education at Rochester Institute of Technology. His paintings are represented by G. C. Lucas Gallery, Indianapolis, and Kevin Butler Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard.

Tuesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm March 1-April 5, 2011 Drawing Beginning to Intermediate $270/6 Sessions

Instructor Larry Charles takes the mystery out of drawing and sketching people, places and things with this six-session class at our North Valley studio classroom. Beginners and intermediate-level artists are welcome as this class shows the simplified steps to achieving life-like drawings. Charles demonstrates each technique, then provides individual attention to each student as they draw their way through still life set-ups, location scenes, and figures in a variety of poses. This class is ideal for those who up to now thought that drawing faces or vacation scenes was too challenging. Larry Charles pioneered his method of teaching drawing for beginners at his Phoenix Art Museum workshops. He is one of the organizers of the International Guild of Realism and is the co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists. His paintings are shown in art galleries from New York to San Francisco. Recent museum exhibitions include the Phoenix Art Museum, the Philbrook Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center and Museum, and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Charles regularly lectures on art at museums across the country, and edits and writes art instruction books and art magazine articles. He also has been an instructor at the University of Southern California. For more information on Larry Charles, visit www.realismguild.com

2010-2011 Workshop and Class Schedule

NORTH VALLEY PROGRAMS March/April 2011/OPEN STUDIO

James Coulter

Open Studio

Basic Painting and Design

Practice your skills on your own during Scottsdale Artists’ Schools open studio sessions. Anyone can join open studio, the School provides a model, and equipment. Participants bring their own supplies to draw, paint, or sculpt. No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 15 participants.

The schedule for Open Studio is as follows:

Wednesdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm March 2-April 6, 2011 Oil All Levels $270/6 Sessions

www.scottsdaleartschool.org • 800.333.5707 or 480.990.1422

Monday nights, 6:30-9:30 pm Portrait model

Wednesday nights, 6:30-9:30 pm Figure model/gestures Fridays*, 9 am-3 pm (hour lunch) Nude or Costumed Model *when studio space allows

Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm Portrait and 1pm-4 pm Figure (you may attend one, or both sessions) Please Note: This schedule is subject to change based on studio availability, or other events.Please join our email list to receive the most current information regarding Open Studio.

Fees: 3 hr Sessions are $10 each 5 hr Sessions are $15 each There will be no Open Studio the following dates: September 3- 6, 2010 (Labor Day) November 10, 12,13, 2010 (Beaux Art Fundraiser) November 22-November 27, 2010 (Thanksgiving Holiday) December 20-January 2, 2011 (Winter break) Saturday, April 23, 2011 (Spring Break) Monday, May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day) 89 11