Summer 2013 : Workshop : Glue, Paper, Scissors: Collage from “Found Paper” (Camp):
Explore the possibilities (and fun) of assembling “found” paper and objects into two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces. Students will be encouraged to create a variety of items, including wall art, decorative boxes, and jewelry. www.kyleleister.com
Summer 2013 : Workshop : Better Results and More Fun with Plein Air Painting: Steve Doherty
Join the guy who was Editor-in-Chief of American Artist magazine for 31 years and now edits PleinAir magazine from his home in Waynesboro. Steve Doherty has been painting outdoors and teaching others for more than 30 years. This is a workshop for anyone who wants to know more about materials and techniques, hear gossip about famous plein air painters, gain insights about creating better paintings, and know how to get recognition for that work. Lecture on Friday. On Saturday Steve will invite workshop participants to meet in his home to review the workshop schedule and see his collection of paintings and prints, before heading outside to paint. http://makebetterart.blogspot.com
Summer 2013 : Workshop : Watercolor: Focusing on Plants (Camp):
Watercolor is the perfect medium for working on techniques such as brushwork, washes, texture and color mixing. It is also ideal for painting the subtleties of nature. Individual attention will be emphasized.
Summer 2013 : Workshop : Mixed Media Exercises for Painters (Camp): Leslie Banta
Learn different mixed media techniques to enrich your paintings: collage, image transfer, stenciling and transparent layering. This class is perfect for painters interested in learning more about abstraction and who would like to gain mastery over some important mixed media tools. www.lesliebanta.com
Summer 2013 : Workshop : Drawing for Everyone (Camp):
No matter what you’ve been told or taught, or even thought, you can draw! This class will prove it. You will learn three fundamental principles of drawing and discover how they can guide you into a world of creativity and insight. This basic course is for absolute beginners and for those whose skills have grown rusty through disuse. Our classroom atmosphere is stress-free, so forget your inhibitions and give it a try. You’ll soon be able to turn every day into a drawing adventure!
Fall 2013 : Workshop : Russ Warren’s Studio Critique:
Russ Warren taught printmaking and painting at Davidson College from 1978-2008 and has exhibited nationally and internationally. He will share his aesthetic, art historical, and practical experiences for this critique class. Beginners through advanced artists are invited to attend and bring one or two paintings in oil or acrylic for critique. Students are asked to bring an abundance of enthusiasm and a willingness to share their experience with others.
Fall 2013 : Workshop : Bas Taille Enameled Jewelry:
Bas Taille is the technique of firing transparent enamel over textured metal. In this two day workshop, we will explore various ways of creating textured metal that can be cut into shapes prior to enameling. We will focus on simple jewelry and explore possibilities for complex forms as time permits. There will be demonstrations but emphasis will be on student generated work. Metalsmiths who wish to work with color – this is for you. Some metal or enamel experience is helpful but not required. www.tinachisena.com
Fall 2013 : Workshop : Nothing “Still” About a Still Life: Jessie Coles
Students will learn to see compositions in terms of gesture, rhythm and color relationships that sing. Working with a large central still life, participants will reduce images to their simplest terms (shape, value and color), while looking for the surprising and unexpected. We will focus on what the eye sees rather than what our minds tell us about what is seen. For oil painters. www.jessiecolespainting.weebly.com
Fall 2013 : Workshop : Plein Air Watercolor: John A. Hancock
Fall is in the air, and it’s time to bring some of that visual energy into plein air watercolors. Explore the excitement of autumn’s color by going directly to the source – Virginia’s fall foliage. This weekend workshop will focus on decision- making and strategies for selecting a view, format, and design. The session will open with several quick linear and color sketches, which will help bring your finished paintings to a successful conclusion. Instructor will demonstrate traditional and modified-traditional watercolor techniques, and provide individual guidance to students. For intermediate and advanced watercolorists.
Fall 2013 : Workshop : Vitreous Enamel Wall Pieces: Janly Jaggard
This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners or more advanced practitioners. The classes will focus on building design and images based on plans, photographs and drawings. The enamel process will explore ways to create surfaces of opacity and transparency, including wet packing, stenciling, scraffito and use of foils. We will also discuss the complex issue of presentation and mounting the work. www.janlyjaggard.com
Fall 2013 : Class : Figrue Drawing: Jeffery Stockberger
This class will focus on mastering the nuances and complexities of the body’s representation in art while working from a live model. Through individual and group instruction, you will develop and improve composition, technique, and tonal development while concentrating on the human form as a means of expression. Formal critiques will also be utilized to reinforce and establish good drawing habits. www.jefferystockberger.com
Fall 2013 : Class : Still Life Painting: Jeffery Stockberger
Explore the concept of indirect painting. Working from still life, students will concentrate on developing a painting’s composition and color palette by responding to and building on marks made on the canvas. Through group and individual critiques, you will work on establishing good painting habits and techniques. www.jefferystockberger.com
Fall 2013 : Class : Painting & Drawing: Studio: Ron Boehmer
Instruction focuses on developing stronger understanding of composition, color, and painting techniques related to accomplishing greater command of personal statement. Subject matter includes, but is not limited to, landscape, still life, figure, and abstract painting genres. Class involves personal and group critiques and discussions, demonstrations, and individual and group work projects.
Fall 2013 : Class : Painting & Drawing: Plein Air: Ron Boehmer
Instruction focuses on development of personal skills and methods and process-related landscape and plein air painting. Students may work in any painting or drawing medium. Students should have at least basic previous experience in painting and/or drawing.
Fall 2013 : Class : Beginning & Intermediate Drawing & Painting: Janly Jaggard
This class is for students who are just starting on their art journey or for those continuing to build skill and experience using their medium of choice. Beginners are encouraged to begin with basic skills based on observational drawing. Color is introduced to those who wish to start painting. Students with more experience and a specific interest are given insight for working towards abstraction with reference to the Principles of Design. The two week break in October will be used for students to work independently on a planned project based on class work. www.janlyjaggard.com