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Academy Workshops
Doug Gillette
Perspective in Graphite Workshop
A Two-Day Workshop, April 28-29, 2018, 9:45 am to 4:00 pm
This two day workshop aims to teach everything you need to know about the fundamental skill of drawing in perspective. Understanding perspective brings a grounded reality to your art and transforms the way your audience interacts with it. It is key in taking your work to the next level.
The overall goal of the class is to have you demonstrate an improved understanding and implementation of perspective in your art, and hopefully how you see the world around you.The information this workshop provides will be crucial to helping you create an environment drawing quicker than you ever thought possible! It's not as daunting as you might think!
Fee: $180. members ($30 member fee)
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Frank Costantino
The Plein-Air Watercolor Workshop
A Three-Day Workshop, May 3-5, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
This comprehensive workshop will expose students to the freshness and spontaneity of using the watercolor medium on site, and painting the wonderful scenes in Old Wethersfield. With daily demonstrations and theory, the instructor will explain the visual choices for subject and view selection, arranging a composition, color palette choices, various methods of color mixing, and expressive brush techniques. Participants will be encouraged to explore wet-on-wet, glazing, blending, edge and dilution control, and other techniques - while capturing their own vision of their subjects. With individual review sessions & private demos during the painting day, each participant will learn ways to simplify subjects, while learning to see and achieve the dynamics of light, contrast, value, movement, space, texture, etc., which make paintings come alive. Experimentation will also be encouraged, to bring a heightened awareness of the many approaches for en plein-air painting.
Participant’s abilities should include basic drawing, a comfortable level of watercolor experience, and some painting experience on easels. With an expected diversity of skills, capabilities may vary widely, but instruction will be tailored to each individual’s level. Come for a rare opportunity to work hand-to-brush with an award-winning watercolorist and accomplished instructor.
Fee: $375 members ($30 member fee)
Justin Wood
The Trompe L'oeil Oil Painting
A Five-Day Workshop, May 7-11, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Trompe L'oeil paintings deceive the eye by making a painted flat surface appear three-dimensional. In this workshop, participating artists will design, draw and paint their own trompe l'oeil. We will discuss the history of the genre and examine different trompe l'oeil paintings from various times and places with the purpose of better understanding the subject and methods used in their production.
Fee: $475 members ($30 member fee)
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Eliza Moser
Color Mixing with Zorn One-Day Workshop
May 19, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
The Limited Palette, famously used by Anders Zorn, gets at the heart of the nature of light and color. Using only the primary colors, the artist is compelled to interpret what he sees, instead of copy. In the process, he or she gains a deep understanding of how all colors are connected and relate to each other. In this one-day course students will learn applicable methods to push the boundaries of the limited palette, all the while exploring color theory and the inner workings of light, form and color.
Fee: $95. members ($30. member fee)
Christina Mastrangelo
The Sight-Size Portrait Drawing from Life Workshop
A Five-Day Workshop, June 4-8, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Learn a professional working method of portrait drawing from life. With two students per model you will have a close-up view and learn how to utilize the sight-size method for a much easier experience drawing a realistic portrait. Students will work at an individual pace and receive critiques and demos specific to them throughout the workshop. Each student will have the choice to use either graphite or charcoal, and will learn how to set up this type of portrait station at home for future projects. This course is recommended for those who have taken Christina's other drawing classes or have prior experience with drawing. Model fee included!
Fee: $540. members ($30 member fee)
Christina Mastrangelo
Frame Painting and Guilding Workshop
A Three-Day Workshop, June 15-17, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Learn the steps and materials used to paint, gild, and seal a wood frame. We will be using a red undercoat with black topcoat, gold leaf for the inside lip, and a wax sealer. Students will learn how to apply the gold leaf to a surface, and the sanding and painting steps necessary to create a frame worthy of your art. Materials included.
Fee: $270 members ($30 member fee)
Christina Mastrangelo
The Business of Art
A Three-Day Workshop, June 29-July 1, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
There are many things I've learned while trying to "make it" as a professional artist. This workshop is an overview of the do's and don'ts I've learned along the way, including: how to write and build your art resume, write an artist statement, be savvy on instagram and facebook and other social media sites, set up a versatile website, make an attractive email newsletter, keep an art inventory, take great photos of your work, do quick photoshop tutorials to edit your images, approach galleries, work with galleries, price your work, make commission contracts, organize your taxes and accounts to benefit as a small business, and advice on getting your name and work out there.
Fee: $270 members ($30 member fee)
Christina Mastrangelo
10-Day Still Life Workshop
July 9-13, 15-19; 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Students will learn how to approach an oil painting from start to finish. We start with drawing the still life in the sight-size method, transfer it to canvas, and paint in layers until the objects have form and detail. This course teaches traditional atelier-style methods, from using a campiturra, to dead color, first painting, and second painting, all working from life. Demonstrations will be given on the layout & methodical uses of the full-color palette, as well as lectures and handouts on mediums, steps of the process, hue/value/chroma, color mixing, palette care, and varnishing. The goal of the course is to understand the observational painting process and come away with a realistic still-life painting.
This course is recommended for artists looking to create more realistic work. Prior experience with painting in oil is not necessary. This is a very logical, academic course; everything learned here will translate well into drawing or painting any subject from life.
Fee: $1200. members ($30 member fee)
Kathryn Engberg
Portrait Sketch Workshop
A Five-Day Workshop, July 23 - 27, 2018, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
In this 5 day workshop, artists will work with a new live model each day incrementally working through skills needed to create lively and highly REALIZED portrait sketches. We will Begin with drawing in graphite on white paper and ultimately ending with a full color painted portrait sketch. In each medium, we will tackle a new skill and discuss elements of light and form, tools for successful drawing, structural anatomy, and color.
The first half of each day will be a demonstration with open discussion and lecture. The second half of the day will be taught with individual critique helping to guide artists to meet their goals. Artists will leave with a more complete understanding of the elements of line, shape, form, and color, as well as how to use these to create a highly realistic portrait from life in a short time frame.
The techniques covered will be Graphite on white paper, graphite and white chalk on toned paper, three color pencil on toned paper, grisaille painting, and full color painting.
Fee: $540 members ($30 member fee)
Additional 2018 Workshops - Details to come
Aug. 23-25 Finishing that Painting with Christina Mastrangelo
Sept. 3-7 The Portrait in Costume with Katie Engberg
Oct. 4-7 The Dutch Breakfast Still Life with Justin Wood
Nov. 15-17 The Landscape Painting with Lauren Sansaricq
May 20-24, 2019 Landscape Painting in Oils with John MacDonald