Let's Talk Workshops!

"Domesticity"  

I am feverishly creating new work for the 2010 show season but I wanted to show you all the class project for my spring workshops. I have traditionally used dogs and cats as subjects for my classes because that is what I am most known for BUT 2010 is a new year and I am busting loose!

This little Ruby Crowned Kinglet (its a female so no actual ruby crown for her) was so fun to draw that I decided to base my spring workshops around her. In this class you will learn my technique for rendering the unique textures of the feathers and thread as well as the tricks to making your living subjects so lively they virtually leap off the page.

These sessions are structured for both new and returning students and I am planning something new for my Shoreline, Washington workshop in May. For this class I would like to invite my returning students to bring their own individual projects to work on if they choose. This is a great way to really cement what you learned in a previous class or get my help on any areas that are giving you trouble.

So, here are the dates and locations of my Spring workshops. Please email me if you have any questions. All classes run from 9:30-4:30pm. I hope one of these dates will work for you!

April 10-11th

Rockwater Art Center, Poulsbo, WA

http://www.artistsedge.com/workshops.html

May 1-2nd

Theodoratos Studio's, Shoreline, WA

$185.00

(Returning students may work on individual projects.)

May 29-30th

Tiggy's @ Crescent Beach, White Rock, B.C.

www.tiggys.ca/classes/

I'm excited to get back to teaching, reinvigorated with a plethora of new subjects this year!

New Beginnings

Hi everybody,

It has been a minute since my last post and there have been a few changes. The most amazing change has been moving into my new studio this week. It is 25x25' with 2 walls of windows (North and East) that throw more light than I have ever worked in before. It will be interesting to see if it changes my work in any way, preferably for the better!

Sitka Center for Art & Ecology in Oregon http://www.sitkacenter.com/classes/recordlist.lasso

just began taking registrations for my workshop there in June and it is more than half full already so if you were were thinking about signing up, now is the time. The topic this year will be a bird so all you returning students will have a new challenge! This is a favorite venue of mine as the facility is beautiful and perfect for creating art so if you are planning a vacation this year, check this one out.

Speaking of beautiful settings, I will also be teaching at Poulsbo's newest treasure, Rockwater Art Center, April 10-11th. This is the brainchild of my good friend Derek Gundy, http://gundyart.blogspot.com and the talented Carrie Goller http://www.carriegoller.com.  It is an exciting new facility that promises to bring some really great instructors to the West Sound and I am very grateful to have been asked to teach there. For more info go to http://poulsborockwater.blogspot.com/ and stay tuned for a full list of their upcoming workshops.

That's all for now. I am off to go create new work for you in my inspirational new studio!

Stay tuned and my best to you all!