Figures & Portraits in Watercolor with Pierre Mion
December 1 - 4, 2011
TUITION: $ 450

One of the lessons we learn through art is that spontaneity is often well planned. Pierre Mion will guide students in creating the elusive watercolor image that is both, solid and spontaneous, gestural, yet rich with the evocation of detail and specificity... 
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Alla Prima Figure Painting with David Shevlino
Feb 27-Mar 2, 2012
TUITION: $ 575

This class is about painting the figure alla prima (wet into wet) and the techniques used to create a fresh, direct response to our subjects. Learn how to interpret and simplify their subject by seeing it as a series of basic shapes and forms as described by simple masses of color/ light and shadow...
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Artist Retreat - Contemporary Abstract with Robert Burridge
March 12 - 16, 2012
TUITION: $ 575

This Painters' Retreat pushes you out of your safe zone and into a brand new looser, abstract direction. Plenty of lecture and demo notes, constructive critiques and personal painting time. Come prepared to paint your own stuff!

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Sculpting the Female Nude with Ben Hammond
March 26 - 30, 2012
TUITION: $ 575

This workshop will help the student learn to maximize their time with the live model, creating sculptural composition as opposed to merely trying to duplicate what is in front of them. We will focus on simplifying the modeling process: from creating easy and quick armatures to breaking down anatomy into simple abstract shapes... Click date of workshop for more information...

Sculpting Animals From Life with Ken Rowe
April 9 - 13, 2012
TUITION: $ 725 + materials

This workshop will simplify the seemingly overwhelming process of scultping animals from life. Starting with armatures - students will be guided in building easy and accurate structures for both birds and mammals. Then using live reference... 
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Figurative Sculpture & Raku Finish with Lorri Acott
April 13 - 15, 2012
TUITION: $ 350

Lorri's three-day workshop will present participants with a new way of working with clay. Using fiber-clay (regular ceramic clay with special fibers added to it), she teaches skills and techniques that encourage fragile and elongated forms that are often regarded as impossible to make and fire. ...
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Self Portrait with Daryl Urig
June 16 - 18, 2012
TUITION: $ 400

Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and many other Masters have painted self-portraits throughout their life, creating subtle masterpieces that capture the depth of what it is to be an artist and a human. Self portraiture is a whole hidden art history of its own. ... 
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The Egg Tempera Portrait with Koo Schadler
Nov 12 – 16, 2012
Tuition $575

Egg tempera is known for its luminosity, making it an ideal medium for rendering the human face. We will begin with a photography session. You will learn how to light and pose a model, to create visually strong photographs that already look like beautifully designed paintings. You spend the remainder of the week developing... Click date of workshop for more information