3 day Plein Air workshop with Lori Putnam
April25-25, 2011, $400
Suzanne Morris Studios
Nags Head, NC
sgmpaints@aol.com
Prior experience is not required but is suggested. Specialized equipment is required.
Whether you are a novice just learning to mix color, or a professional needing advanced problem solving, Lori’s individualized instruction will address needs at your level and push you to the next step in your personal development. These three days will be packed with hands on training, instructor demonstrations, and critiques.

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Join plein air landscape painter Michael Chesley Johnson for small-size outdoor painting workshops
and painting retreats in Sedona, Arizona, January-April 2012. For more information, see http://www.paintsedona.com

Exclusive figure painting and drawing workshop with a recognized and established artist, master of
fine Art Andrey kartashov.

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The Art Academy of Petaluma, housed in l’Atelier aux Couleurs, in the Sonoma County Wine Country of Petaluma California is hosting Randall Sexton: Painting the Urban Landscape – May 4 – 6, 2012 (Cost: $420).

This workshop will teach students how to simplify the elements in a scene while employing a loose or broad stroke in both landscape and still life studies. Beginning and advanced students alike benefit from Randall’s individual attention. Designed for all levels of ability Randall Sexton’s workshop will also cover the fundamentals of painting, composition,

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Instructor:Fongwei Liu

Date:May 30 – June 5, 2012
Location:Barcelo Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Tuition:$ 1300 (For Painters)
Tuition:$ 800 (For non Painters)
For more info and registration details please Visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Fongwei_Liu/FL_2.html

Plein Air Painting Workshop in Barcelo Puerto Vallarta,
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Instructor:Fongwei Liu
Date:May 30 – June 5, 2012
Location:Barcelo Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
For more info and registration details please Visit
http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Fongwei_Liu/FL_2.html
or www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com
or call us at 818 662 7070

Instructor:Karl Dempwolf
Date:May 31 – June 5, 2012
Location:Mammoth Lake, High Sierra, California
For more info and registration details please Visit
http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Karl_Dempwolf/KD_1.html

Plein Air Workshop: June 2 – 4, 2012
North Carolina State University

313 Chapanoke Road #100, Raleigh, NC 27603

Sponsored by the Pastel Society of North Carolina

Paint at chosen locations and learn to capture the essence of the your subject. Using the basics as a foundation, Marla Baggetta will guide you in finding the poetry in the landscape. You’ll learn how to go beyond painting exactly what you see, to painting the mood and the moment.  For further information: www.pastelsocietyofnc.com www.marlabaggettastudio.com

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Instructor: Michael Situ
Date: June 5 – June 10, 2012
Location: Mammoth Lake, High Sierra, California

For more info and registration details please Visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Michael_Situ/MS_1.html

Instructor: Fongwei Liu
Date: June 10 – June 15, 2012
Location: Mammoth Lake, High Sierra, California

For more info and registration details please Visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Fongwei_Liu/FL_1.html

June 4 – 15, 2012

Dynamic compositions with a unique personal vision is the focus of this small group workshop taught by Christopher Priore and produced by Barbara Nelson.  On location in italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, we will be in the environs of age old villages in the Apennine hills and by the Ardiatic Sea, where life is undisturbed by tourism.  The magic light of central Italy married with “living history” and local familes who have lived there for years will be the subjects you utilize to learn new techniques and practice old skills.  Limited to 6 people.  Open to all levels.

contact: Barbara Nelson bnelson2@earthlink.net

June 18-22, 2012 | 9am-4pm | $485/members, $500
To Register River Arts (207) 563-1507 | For more Information: www.riverartsme.org

Join artist Philip Frey for a five day plein air workshop on Monhegan Island from June 18-22, 9am-4pm each day. Our focus will be on creating dynamic compositions, color choices, spirited brush work, and the use of light in painting. Philip is known for his informative, relaxed, and skilled teaching style.

Instructor: Laura Wambsgans
Date: July 15 – July 20, 2012
Location: Mammoth Lake, High Sierra, California

For more info and registration details please Visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Laura_Wambsgans/LW_1.html

Instructor: Jennifer McChristian
Date: July 23 – Aug 2, 2012
Location: France (Burgundy & Provence)
Tuition: $4500 (For Painters)
Tuition: 10% discount (For non Painters)

For more info and registration details please Visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Jennifer_Mcchristian/JM_1.html

Instructors: Brigitte Curt & Jim Smyth
Date: July 29 – August 12, 2012
Location: Armenia (Eastern Europe)
Tuition:$ 3000 (For Painters)
Tuition: 20% discount (For non Painters)
For more info and registration details please visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Brigitte_Curt/BC_1.html

Silvana Gallery is offering plein air painting workshop tours in the ancient country of Armenia, Eastern Europe. These exotic tours are a unique blend of plein air painting workshops, exciting sightseeing trips, and a relaxing vacation on the bank of the spectacular mountain lake Sevan.
Join the workshop taught by Brigitte Curt and Jim Smyth from July 31 to August 12, 2012, or the workshop taught by Julie Snyder from August 18 to August 27, 2012.

You can see the video presenting the workshops here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE8-82FGK-w

For more information please visit our website:
http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/

Silvana Gallery
1731 West Glenoaks Blvd. Suite 200
Glendale, CA 91201, U.S.A.
Tel. 818 662 7070
Fax: 818 662 7075
E-mail: info@silvanagallery.com

August 6-10, 2012 Monhegan Island, Maine
Transformational workshop allowing your creativity to surface.
Use it to communicate, grow as an artist, handle stress and PAINT !.
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to spend time on an island in Maine, you know how magical an experience it can be… a place where time seems to stand still and you can hear your inner voice whispering all the possibilities of the day…
I’ve been painting Monhegan Island since 1974
Picture yourself walking in the footsteps of Homer, Hopper, Kent, Fitzgerald, or Wyeth… literally
Monhegan has no cars !

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Instructor: Julie Snyder
Date: August 16 – August 27, 2012
Location: Armenia (Eastern Europe)
Tuition: 2000 (For Painters)
Tuition: 20% discount (For non Painters)

For more info and registration details please visit

http://www.silvanagalleryworkshops.com/Artists_Istructors/Julie_Snyder/JS_2.html

September 4-7, 2012 | 9am-4pm | $400
For more Information & Registration Form contact Philip Frey / www.philipfrey.com

Join artist Philip Frey for this four day plein air painting workshop and vacation on the beautiful bold coast of downeast Maine. We will paint on location at various spots including the Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia National Park. Our focus will be on creating dynamic compositions, color palette choices, spirited brush work, best practices as well as demonstrations, individual instruction and daily critiques. Philip will give a slide talk on one of the nights. Bring your medium of choice: oils or acrylics. Come prepared for coastal Maine weather and pack a lunch for each day. For intermediate and advanced students.

Workshop Dates: September 17-21, 2012(5 days Plein air workshop)

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Cost: $600

Location: Laguna Beach and Balboa Island, California

More information: www.michaelsitu.com

Sketching & Painting the Plein Air Landscape.  Saturday & Sunday, July 14 & 15, 2012, Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23, 2012, North Bennington, Vermont
This class will focus on the unique experience of painting “en plein air” – both the pleasures and the challenges.  Each day will begin with an instructor demonstration focusing on the particular considerations of painting on location and will end with a relaxed review of the day’s work.  In between, each participant will have time to work at their own pace, while the instructor helps them to develop their knowledge and skills in all facets of watercolor painting.

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Tony Conner
Tuesday – Saturday, April 17 – 21, 2012 and  Tuesday – Saturday, October 9  – 13, 2012
classes@tonyconner.com

The Sonoran desert is a region of the southwest US. Unique both as a desert and in its variety of plant and wildlife it is the only place in the world where the saguaro cactus grows in the wild.  For this class, we’ll spend our days in the painting the beautiful vistas, unusual plant and wild life and enjoy spectacular sunsets.

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Come and visit the wonderful colors of Oak Creek Canyon. As the Creek winds it way through the canyons North of Sedona, Arizona. The banks of the river are lush and green surrounded by towering Cottonwood trees. The red rock of the Canyon walls peak through the boughs of the green cottonwoods and colors seem almost unworldly. Then we visit the once Ghost mining town of Jerome, Arizona. Built on the mountain side this hilltop town is wonderful in it’s unique turn of the century 20th architecture. Come and visit this reclaimed ghost town with me. It’s a wonderful mix of the present and the past.

for more information visit http://azpaintingoutdoors.com or email artist@kevinmccainstudios.com

Based on your interest in my art classes, I am announcing my 2012 ongoing workshops in landscape, portrait, and still-life subjects.  I will open each workshop with a brief demonstration and discussion.  Afterwards I will assist you in completing your painting and with any questions you may have.
-Plein Air Landscape  every Saturday
-Portrait & Still life every Thursday
contact info: (949)395-8161
www.aminart.com
eamin@aminart.com

Come paint with me at the Salt River Valley. The Salt River is the life’s blood of the Phoenix, Arizona area and is a gem in the desert. The desert is lush and green along the River as it winds around Bulldog’s Bluff. See why so many people love the Salt River Valley. Come visit this unique oasis in the Desert. Be inspired by the beauty of the land and paint it for everyone to see.

for more information visit http://azpaintingoutdoors.com
or email artist@kevinmccainstudios.com