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Gerald Brommer
5-Day Watermedia & Collage Workshop
September 16-20, 2013; 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m.
Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA and On Location
Fee $450*
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Learn how to interpret the natural landscape in order to create exciting images. Explore collage using handmade rice papers known as "washi" and watercolor to stain and design unique paintings in the studio. Then with the master teacher, Gerald Brommer, as your plein air painting guide, gain confidence with strong, colorful interpretations of the landscape in the vineyards and other locations in the area.
Gerald Brommer is a well known artist, author, juror, and career educator. He has exhibited in more than 300 solo and group shows in the United States and abroad. He is a life member and Past President of the National Watercolor Association, a member of the West Coast Watercolor Society and the National Arts Club. His work is represented in collections worldwide. Gerald Brommer's biography is included in Who's Who in American Art and several other noted publications
Click here to download the registration form for this workshop. The supply list and map will be available after registration.
*Early bird pricing applies, so register early to save on this workshop. The total workshop fee is $425 If postmarked by March 1, 2013.
Make checks payable to: PAL, Pleasanton Art League. Mail your payment with the registration form to Pleasanton Art League, P.O. Box 23, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
Carol Maddox Watermedia Workshop:
Stretching Your Watercolor Vocabulary
June 12 & 13, 2013,
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fee: $175 (paid by April 15) or $200 (paid after April 15)
Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton, CA
Experiment with watermedia through watercolor, acrylic, gouache, or
watercolor crayons, and take risks. Create poetic, realistic or purely
abstract landscape paintings. Express mood and paint with abandon. Create
glowing washes using layers of intense or subdued color guided by your
own imagination. For advanced beginners through advanced painters. Limit: 18.
Carol Maddox of Pleasanton is an award winning Bay Area Artist and graduate of the California College of the Arts. She has taught locally and in Europe where she has lived and exhibited. She continues to conduct workshops at the La Romita School of Art in Umbria, Italy during the summer. CLICK HERE to see her work. Contact: lsbeach@comcast.net or phone: 925-449-4226.
CLICK HERE to download the registration form.
PAL Workshop Policies
- All balance due checks must be received 30 days before the first day of a workshop.
- No refunds will be given after the workshop begins.
- Cancellations are accepted prior to 30 days before the workshop less the $50 administrative fee.
- Cancellations which find a replacement before the workshop starts will be refunded less a $25 fee.
- Emergenclies will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
- All cancellations MUST be in writing by letter or email and be acknowledged.
- PAL reserves the right to cancel workshops due to insufficient enrollment or any reason beyond their control; all funds will be retuned.
- A deposit of $100 will be required with accompanying registration form for each workshop.
- Additional fees for models or materials may be needed in addition to the workshop fee.
Charles
Muench: 3-Day Plein Air Workshop in the
Hope Valley, CA June 11-13, 2013
Fee: $400.00
For artists of all levels working in oil.To register: 209-368-5123 or email Robin@KnowltonGallery.com
Carol Maddox Two-Week Painting Workshop in Italy
At La Romita School of Art in Umbria, Italy, August 16-30, 2013. The class will travel each day to hill towns from the home base in a 15th Century Monastery that sits in an olive grove, about halfway between Rome and Florence. An afternoon to learn more about this special opportunity will be held in Pleasanton next month. Please call Carol for more information, 925-462-8866. Additionally, learn more at LR's website, www. laromita.org.
Engela Olivier-Wilson Classes
At Bothwell Center, 2466 8th St., Livermore, for adults, children and teens. $45 per two-hour class for adults, $30 per two-hour class for children/teens. To sign up and for more information about available class times, contact Engela via e-mail at ZirconFineArt@gmail.com.
Maryann Kot Colored Pencil Workshop
Evening classes April 30 through May 28, Bothwell Center. www.maryannkot.com. Sign up through Way Up Art & Frame, 925-443-3388 or frameit@wayupartandframe.com.
Hands-On Painting Classes
Presented by the Fremont Art Association starting in February. Details: 510-792-0905 or visit www. FremontArtAssociation.org.
Colored Pencil Classes by Maryann Kot:
"Basics and Beyond"
These classes will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, January 7, 2013, for five weeks, and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Jan 8, 2013, for five weeks. Classes will be held at the Bothwell Art Center, 2466 8th Street, Livermore, CA. Sign up at Way Up Art and Frame: 925-443-3388. Space is limited.
Love Art and Children?
Young Rembrandts is looking for mature, responsible adults with some
artistic ability to join their team teaching drawing classes. They provide
training, curriculum, supplies and location. You provide the creativity,
enthusiasm and fun. Hours: noon to 4:00 p.m. shifts, Monday through Friday.
Senda cover letter and resume to sadhna.sharma@youngrembrandts.com or
mail to Young Rembrandts, P.O. Box 11111, 4682 Chabot Dr., Pleasanton,
CA 94588. www.youngrembrandts.com.
Eric the Sculptor's Classes
Through the City of Dublin, these classes begin on January 18. Fun sculpting for kids on Fridays and Saturdays, and introduction to sculpting for teens and adults on Friday nights and Saturdays. For the schedule, https://www.dublinrecguide.com. To see Eric Haggin's work, visit http://ericthesculptor.blogspot.com.
Grace Rankin, Monday Painting Classes
This takes place at the Fremont Art Association Centre/Gallery, 37697 Niles Blvd., Niles-Fremont (corner of Niles & J St.). Sign up at The FAA Gallery or call 510-792-0905 or email the artist at gracemrankinartist@gmail.com or 510-794-5468.
Drawing the Head: Charcoal and Pastel on Paper
Students will gain a wealth of knowledge in a short period: Become familiar with the technique known as chiaroscuro, understand value and form, be able to render shadow shapes and their edges, and learn about the importance of proportions, measuring and perspective. Eight students maximum, age 12 and above, or strong interest in art. For the series of ten Tuesday classes, January 8 to March 12, 2013, the registration fee is $250. Morning series: 9:00 to 11:00 am. Evening Series: 7:00 to 9:00 pm. For registration please contact Figurehead Gallery at 925353-0419 or ball@figureheadgallery.com or Instructor Ozell Hudson Jr. MFA. Academy of Art San Francisco, www.ozellhudson.com or 925-784-8751 or 925-373-9043.
Open-Studio Figure Drawing and Painting
Lafayette Studios, Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Open Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Long poses: one model poses for two consecutive sessions allowing for a 6 hour pose. Prepay $25, drop in $30. With prior arrangement, regularly attending artists can request model and pose to meet their artistic objectives. Coordinators are Lana Rak, 925-837-1515, lana@lanarak.com and Carolyn Lord, 925-447-5134 cmlord@lordanglin.com. http://lafayettestudio.org/fall-2012-class-schedule/#Lana
Nancy Storch: Children's Art Classes
Openings in small group classes for children ages 8 and older, starting first week in September: 8-10 year olds on Saturday afternoons from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., 9-11 year olds on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 5 p.m, and 11 year olds and older on Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. All materials are provided; classes are held in Pleasanton at Nancy's studio. For more information see www.NancyStorch.com or call 925-895-5112.
Lodging
For lodging near the PAL workshops see the accommodations listed in the Tri-Valley area at www.trivalleycvb.com/listings/index.cfm?catid=2. Hotels on Hopyard Road in Pleasanton will be closest to most workshops.
Workshop Information
For PAL Workshop Information, contact Linda Beach at 925-449-4226 or lsbeach@comcast.net.
