CLASSES, PRIVATE LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS 

in DOWNEAST MAINE

Learning to See, Interpret and Express
While Exploring  Textures, Colors and Light

PRIVATE LESSONS

The following topics are ways which I have developed to help folks hone their painting skills and atune their visions.  Also, we can develop content to address specific needs.

Drawing and Sketching- The Conceptual and the Perception
This  covers how to practice interpretive drawing. The value of  learning this prior to painting is that it is then easier to go from black and white to applying color maintaining strong volume.

Watercolor -Its Liquidness , Its Light, Its Grace

The content of this curriculum covers color theory and pigments, how to keep the water moving the pigment while not letting the brush muck up the color, paintings from rough sketches to completed works.

Sculpting with Pastel
Being the only dry, color  medium means  its characteristic of being able to be layered without subsequent layers altering previous ones. This means, for example, complementary colors can be layered with out creating gray. Works, therefore, can have tremendous depth.

Composition
Composition is probably the most difficult for the landscape artists. When painting landscapes it is so easy to be seduced into painting each article seen rather than actually composing to plan best how to depict the emotion or thought inspired by the scene. Degas  said, even before nature the artist must compose. One's sense of composition is the fundamental part of our work which informs all other decisions made about the piece. In this workshop we cover classical composition and then move to how the underlying abstract value shapes on to which actual objects will be drawn create a stronger work.

Classes are $30 and hour  or $45 for two people. My goal is to give you lots of information to take away and with which to play .

GALLERY DEMONSTRATIONS AND SAMPLINGS - FREE  Look for different ones for summer 2010. July 15th 5:00
    Asian In Painting- Composition and mounting.
     This will begin with demonstration and then folks can try the wet lamination process used to construct scrolls. Drinks and Discussion will follow


August 20th 5:00
Asian Technique for Western Watercolor
Demonstration followed by folks sampling the materials and skills.
Drinks and Discussion will follow.

Following are the list of shows to which I am planning to apply in 2010.  Please check this page in March/ April for confirmed schedule.

WINTER HARBOR TRADE DAY
whopaints Gallery and Studio
WINTER HARBOR, MAINE
May  7- whenever
Demonstrations, cookies and drinks.
Children's presence desired.  Toys are out in the garden, legos and books in the gallery.

OLD PORT FESTIVAL
ON THE STREETS OF PORTLAND

BAR HARBOR ART IN THE PARK
BAR HARBOR, MAINE
June 26 - 27  


WLBZ 2 SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL
BANGOR, MAINE
August , 9 - 4:00

WINTER HARBOR LOBSTER FESTIVAL
at the
whopaints Gallery and Studio
August  14 - 8:00

SIDE WALK ART SALE PORTLAND
August 28 9:00 - 5:00

DESIGNING WOMEN
Camden September 4th 9:00 - 3:00


BAR HARBOR
Art In The Park  September 25 -26 9:00 -4:00

DESIGNING WOMEN
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL  (Rt 9 4/10 mile north of Dock Square)
October 4, 10 - 4:00
Kennebunkport, Maine
for more information visit :www.designingwomen.org

This event benefits the Children's Program at
The Graves Library in Kennebunkport

DESIGNING WOMEN
Husson University Bangor 
November 6, 9 -4

THE GIFTED HAND
ELLSWORTH HOLIDAY INN
November 12 11 -7 and
November 13 9 - 4
www.GiftedHandShow.com
 

UNITED MAINE CRAFTSMAN
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE
Sullivan Gym, 96 Falmouth Street
December 4,  9 - 5:00; December 5, 10 - 4:00

WINTER HARBOR SHOP FEST
WINTER HARBOR, MAINE
whopaints Gallery and Studio

 Thursday  December 2, 9 - 8 PM
Hot Chocolate, Cookies, Wine and Cheese after 5