Quang Ho
Master Workshop
Nuts and Bolts of Painting
April 22 - 24, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Advanced Student Level

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Pacific Waters

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Quang Ho selected awards and honors:
2003 - Artists' Choice Award - Northwest Rendezvous, Helena, MT
2003 - Grand Prize Master Signature, Oil Painters of America, Taos, NM
2000 - Best of Show Award - Colorado Governor's Invitational
1999 - Artists' Choice Award - Northwest Rendezvous of Art
1999 - Artists' Choice Award - Artists of America, Denver, CO

A deposit of 50% is due at registration. Deposits are not refunded.

Class is limited to 15 advanced level students. You are welcome to pay by Credit Card, Check or Cash. Classes must be paid in full two weeks prior to classes. Light breakfast and gourmet lunch included.

Clive Tyler
The Five Stages of Pastel Landscapes
May 18 - 22, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Intermediate and Advanced Student Level

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Stage One and Two: May 18 and 19 Painting in The Annex
Denver Art Museum May 20 - ticket included
Botanical Gardens Painting May 21 – ticket included
Stage Five: May 22 Painting in the Annex
and Closing Reception

The Creative Process, The Five Stages of Pastel Landscapes

This class is full of information and activities. I will take each student through the 5 stages of creating a landscape painting. Starting from the beginning of ideas and concepts to design and solid compositions., Then, working with color theory and under-painting, using color as a way to make your painting sing. We will work with values and techniques.

Class includes, Two studio days where students will follow me on the same paintings using photos. This includes landscape subject elements: Rivers, Trees, and Skys.

One day of Plein Air will be included (Denver Botanical Gardens) so students can use color studies with photos and experience painting out of doors. Demos daily plus reviews and a 1/2 day outing to the Denver Art Museum with 1/2 day off. One day of open painting with Closing party. Everydays includes food and amission fees

The goal is to expose artist to new ideas and creative process so that they feel more in control of there painting and where it is going. Plan for lots of information, handouts and a unique experience that will keep you motivated for a year. Be prepared to laugh, joke around and get serious.

Personal comment.
"I enjoy share information and ideas that I have learned so far in life. With a strong design and color background I like to bring conception theories and ideas to the table for discussion. Many of my past students now show in Galleries and win awards at shows. But the most important have a better sense and confidence for there work."
Clive R. Tyler

A deposit of 50% is due at registration. Deposits are not refunded.

You are welcome to pay by Credit Card, Check or Cash. Classes must be paid in full two weeks prior to classes. Light breakfast and gourmet lunch included. Tickets to the Denver Museum of Art and the Botanical Gardens are included.

 Ron Hicks
Three-day intensive workshop
Figurative – Seeing the Big Idea
June 10 - 12, 2010
Thursday - Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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 Ron Hicks “Welcome Advance”

There are many components that can go into composing successful visual statements.  Narrowing ones focus - to understand what these are, what their balance is, and how to utilize them to say whatever it is we are trying to say - is very important in achieving this goal.  

This class will utilize the figure in intimate settings, exploring light and shadow - various visual elements (shape, value, edges, color) - their relationships to aid in seeing the "Big Idea".  

There will be a demo and individual instruction.  This class is designed for the intermediate to advanced student, but all are welcome.  The instructor works primarily in oil, students may work with any medium they choose to bring (pastel, watercolor, and etc.).   

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 Karen Vance
Three and a half-day intensive workshop
Bringing Your Landscapes to a Higher Level
July 19 - 22, 2010
Tuesday, 19th 5:00 – 8:30 orientation reception
Wednesday – Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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 Karen Vance “Emerging Spring”
The Buffalo Bill Museum Permanent Collection Cody, WY.

Every Artist, worth their salt, should be thinking and moving toward a higher level with every painting.   Karen Vance will work with you to bring your work up to that next level and beyond. Vance is a vibrant, energetic, artist who teaches what she knows…and what she knows, has placed her paintings in museums,  on the cover of books, and in some of the finest shows and collections in America.

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Jay Moore
Three-Day Intensive Workshop
Building a Solid Foundation for a Great Painting
August 12 - 14, 2010
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Beginning Students Welcome

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Jay is welcoming beginning and emerging artists to this very special workshop. You will need some experience painting outdoors and all outdoor painting gear.

The object of this three-day workshop is to introduce you to the three most important ingredients found in all great paintings. The biggest element to a successful painting is having a strong concept. That is the idea or spark that inspired the painting in the first place. The composition is a way to best arrange the shapes to get your idea across -what to emphasize and subordinate. With the big shapes solved, the next most important decision is what values will you assign to each shape. Many artists get too involved in color, detail and texture and lose the overall impression. By knowing the key objectives up front, you will be able to make every stroke count toward that goal. You will be confident, your paintings will have more emotional impact, and you will be more consistent.

Day One: Meet at Saks Galleries Annex for a morning discussion on building a strong CONCEPT. I will demonstrate that afternoon in Washington Park.

Day Two: A short discussion on COMPOSITION followed by students sketching and painting in Washington Park.

Day Three: A short discussion on VALUES followed by studies in grey markers and then in the afternoon, students painting. Wrap-up at the gallery to conclude the workshop.

You are welcome to pay by Credit Card, Check or Cash. Classes must be paid in full two weeks prior to classes. Light breakfast and gourmet lunch included. Tickets to the Denver Museum of Art and the Botanical Gardens are included.