WILLIAM J. KALWICK, JR

Oil
Landscapes/Cityscapes
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
June 28 - July 2, 2010
Tuition $795

This class will be held in the beautiful and artful town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  

This class will be a workshop for beginners to advanced artists in the tradition of the old masters.  Students will paint landscapes en plein air.  It is anticipated that students will paint two paintings each day.  Students will learn the basics of painting with emphasis on values, composition and the importance of the juxtaposition of color and shape.  The advanced student will learn the refinement of their existing techniques.  There will be evening critiques nightly.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY
INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Bill was born in New Jersey and after graduation from high school, studied at the Art Students League in New York City.  In 1981, he moved to Houston, Texas to become Lajos Markos’s protégé.  His paintings cover many subjects, but he is mainly known for paintings depicting life in Guatemala and Mexico, scenes of romantic figurative subjects, and landscapes.

He has shown throughout the United States and Europe and in 1994 was selected as the demonstration artist at the Gilcrease Rendezvous.  He has participated in many shows including the prestigious Prix de West Invitational in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and the Masters of the American West Show at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, California.

Our base of operations for housing and for gathering will be the Hotel Quinta Loreto, located at the plaza in the heart of the beautiful downtown of San Miguel.  The hotel is convenient to everything and the class may opt to venture into the beautiful countryside on one or two days.  Cabs are readily available and are very reasonable.

See www.portalsanmiguel.com for more information on San Miguel.  It is about 6,000 ft above sea level and July is a beautiful and cool month.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to study with Bill Kalwick and to visit San Miguel. 

JOHN BUDICIN

Oil
Landscape, Plein Air (Pendaries, NM)
July 19-23, 2010
Tuition $ 850 

This class is limited in size to allow the instructor to give more individual attention.  The essence of the workshop will be on what to look for; how to simplify and make an exciting statement.

We will focus on starting with simple shapes, as accurately as possible, placing the correct values and colors from the start. From this simple lay-in we will work towards a finished painting.

"I will work and share what I have learned; my approach, what I look for, what I utilize or omit from the scene."

"Class will begin with a short lecture and samples of my approach, as well as some completed field studies. From there we will go directly on location and begin painting."

"I like to work individually with each student and learn about their goals. Then I direct them towards developing their own personal way of seeing."

"We will be painting at all times. In case of rain, students should bring photographs or small studies to work from while indoor. What is important to me, as a teacher, is to share whatever knowledge I have with my students. I have no secrets about the way I paint; my philosophy or my approach. I want to give each student all I can through personal attention, direction, and group discussions. There are no shortcuts in reaching for our goals; just hard work and determination. If I can help a student reach his/her goal then I have done my job."

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

John Budicin was born in Rovigno, Italy.  John was 12 years old when his family settled in Southern California.  After working as a commercial artist for 19 years, John finally decided to make his true passion for art his lifetime profession.  With many awards and honors, Budicin's work has been in museum exhibitions and featured in many art magazines, such as Southwest Arts, Pasadena magazine, and Art Business News.  Recently, several of his paintings were selected and published in 200 Great Painting Ideas for Artists.  Budicin is represented by the Long Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as other galleries in Pasadena, California; Laguna Beach, California; and Taos, New Mexico.

KEN AUSTER

Oil 
Landscape
July 26 - 30, 2010
Pendaries, New Mexico
Tuition $695

“As a painter of my surroundings, I want to communicate and document the reality of our times, the edge between nature and manmade, the vitality of the city and everyday occurrences that we take for granted”.

Painting is easy, it’s seeing that is hard.  With that in mind, learning to see becomes the most challenging thing for an artist to understand yet we can learn to see even without a paintbrush in hand.  Seeing, understanding and creating is the formula of painting fast and loose-the course is structured for all levels.

The workshop is taught in an outline form, easy for beginners to understand and insightful for the experienced.  The focus of this workshop is on learning to see and to interpret quickly.  Painting outdoors on locations, you will learn how to lay down foundations quickly and confidently and also learn how to apply paint in a logical manner that will allow you to understand what you did and why.  Strong attention will be paid to composition, simplification of shapes, creating focal points, and balancing color.  Demonstrations will include landscape, cityscape as well as interior.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

After a successful career in printmaking, Ken turned to fine art.  The quickness and immediacy of painting on location taught Ken to “see”.  With this newfound ability to paint, he rejoiced with painting anything and everything, i.e. cities, cafes, train stations, airports and of course the beach.  Developing a unique approach to his paintings, Ken’s work became looser and more confident.  Big, bold brushstrokes strong focal points and lots of paint generally characterize his work..  “The large brushstrokes, I believe, create a strong foundation to painting and quickly set the strength of the piece compositionally.”

Mr. Auster has had numerous solo exhibitions and juried exhibitions throughout the United States.  He has been published in various publications including Southwest Art Magazine numerous times, Art Talk, among others.  His work is collected by many public and permanent collections.  He is a member of the California Art Club, Plein Air Painters of America, and the LaGuna Plein Air Painters Association among others. 

Mr. Auster is represented by New Masters Gallery, Carmel, CA; DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, CA; Howard/Manville Gallery, Kirkland, WA. and others.

Ken’s web site is www.kenauster.com

NANCY BUSH

Oil 
Landscapes-indoor-limited to 8 students
August 2 - 6, 2010
Pendaries, New Mexico
Tuition $750

Beautiful black cows ,full bodied grazing sheep ,and  misty, atmospheric days populate many of  the  pastures of Nancy Bush’s sensitive and emotional landscapes.  The scenes depict various atmospheric scenes from around the country and could exist anywhere that is special in your own memories.  Expressively dreamlike, they capture the chill when the sun goes behind a cloud, the  smell of a drizzling rain and the rustle of leaves shivering in the treetops.

“The variety and vastness of the landscape can sometimes be overwhelming, but  I find myself thinking “less is more.””  Early in her career, Bush emphasized the “more” using bright, colorful strokes alla prima.  Several years ago, she shifted to a subdued tonalist palette and a more methodical technique was perfected.  She treasures the “fleeting moments that you get in the early mornings and late evenings.  They convey more of a mood, a feeling, because of the light”.  She achieves a tranquil universality in her paintings by melding her painted field studies and reference photographs back in the studio.  “I want viewers to feel the physicality and emotional essence of the subject, and to find a little peace, serenity, and quiet moments of reflection”.

This class will concentrate on light, water and atmosphere and its play on a painting.  The class will also cover how to achieve luminosity in the painting through layering and through the application of glazes throughout the painting process. 

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED ONLY
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

With a poetic economy of color and detail, Bush, a tonalist, paints low light and close values.  When nature lingers in breathless moments, she is there to capture dusk flirting with the last blush of sunset; moon shadows veiling dimension; or mist hushing the earth.  Studies, notes and photos from painting plein air around the country remind her of the tones, colors, scents and feelings so she can take the entire experience back to her studio and depict the lyrical, the profound peace and beauty in a lonely, exquisite sense.

After a successful business career, Nancy Bush threw herself into studying art at a rapid pace.   She attended Mission Renaissance art school in Austin, Texas-a school dedicated to the study of the “Masters”, while also taking  many classes from Laguna Gloria Art Museum School of Art.  She then began taking many workshops throughout the United States. “My early workshop studies were dedicated to colorful landscapes and still life, so many of my instructors were known as colorists.”  Several years later, she felt the need to change her direction after some east coast and European travel. Nancy became very interested in a more subdued tonalist palette and started studying painters from the 19^th and 20^th centuries such as George Inness, Isaac Levitan, Henry Twachtman, and Russell Chatham.  In the early 90’s she became familiar with the work of Michael Workman and Scott Christensen and began to study with them consistently for several years.

JEAN CHAMBERS  & TOM BLACK

Oil 
Animals, Portraits, Still Life
August 9 - 13, 2010
Tuition $695

Tom Black and Jean Chambers will be doing a team workshop.  Life head studies from models in character, Spanish ladies, cowboys, etc.  Also, painting animals from photographs.  Students will be able to choose which subject they want to work from or do a mix of both.  Even still lifes are allowed as long as you bring your own set up.  There is some still life material available in Pendaries, but feel free to bring or ship ahead your favorite still life props.

Demonstrations by one instructor daily, usually quick block ins but whatever is needed or required.  It’s not often that you have two instructors in a normal sized class so you’ll get lots of attention, see more demonstrations and see the similarities and differences of how they work. 

Learn how to put some excitement into your work and turn ordinary head studies into paintings that have a spark.

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

Respected for her luminous still life painting, as well as her figurative and landscape work, Jean Chambers is the recipient of many awards and holds Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America.  She spent five years traveling extensively after leaving the architectural field to begin her fine arts career.  During that time she studied the Masters in the major museums in this country and abroad.  In addition, she has attended workshops given by her contemporaries and amassed and studied a large collection of art books, videos and maintains them for reference.  Recognizing the importance of continuous artistic growth for any artist, she sets aside time each day from painting to study and draw.  She is represented by Whistle Pik Gallery-Fredericksburg, Tx; Ponderosa Art Gallery-Hamilton, Mt; Trailside Galleries-Scottsdale, Az; and Germanton Gallery-Germanton, N.C.

Tom left the avionics' field over 25 years ago to pursue a career in art.  He says he has never looked back and is so thankful to be able to do what he loves. The first few years watercolor was his medium and then he moved to oils which became his passion.  His method of study is a combination of analyzing the old masters, taking workshops, pouring over his large collection of art books and more recently art DVD’s.  He keeps his drawing skills honed by attending weekly drawing sessions.  

His paintings are hard to ignore, they are masterfully painted with expressive brushstrokes and exciting edges.  His work has that timeless quality and on close examination, there is no weakness to be found.   

You can see his work at Whistle Pik galleries in Fredericksburg, TX and at  www.tomblackart.com

ANN TEMPLETON

Oil/Pastel
Landscape, Still Life
September 20 - 24, 2010
Tuition $ 895 
Class will be held in Pendaries, NM

This class will focus on lectures emphasizing color, value, and design;  the landscape, different techniques for each medium, and in general Plein Air painting.  Mornings will have lectures and demos with ample time for the participant to work in the afternoons, and will include many hands-on critiques and two formal group critiques through the week.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own photos for indoor use in the event of a rainy day.

When painting on site, Templeton observes dark and light shapes.  “The first major thing that strikes me about a scene is the pattern of value relationships,” she explains.  “If an artist can establish early on the relationships of color to color and shape to shape, then the painting won’t fall apart, no matter how much he or she decorates it.”

Besides design, color is another painting element close to the artist’s heart.  “Brilliant color is very important to me”, Ann says.  “It’s not about detail but about masses, and how a large, dark shape might relate to a small, white one, or how a large mass of blue might relate to a small patch of orange.  “I advise looking at everything as a mass or shape rather than a bunch of parts.”

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

Ann, an oil/pastel-conceptual impressionist, who likes to describe her paintings as “symbolic expressions”, and with a personal commitment to excellence, has been painting since 1969.  She teaches approximately 15 art seminars a year around the country.  She also lectures and teaches for various art guilds, colleges, and is a sought after jurist for various competitive art shows during the year.

Her style and enthusiasm are rapidly winning her awards all over the country.  She is a major force in the field of oil and pastel painting and is highly recognized for her teaching expertise and color usage.  She is represented by several galleries across the United States including Total Arts Gallery-Taos, New Mexico, Riverbend Fine Art-Marble Falls, Texas, among others.  See her work also on her web site at www.anntempleton.com