Plein Air Workshops - Master Artists

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	Armand Cabrera Alla prima painting presents the challenge to record the immediate experience of the land. The subject can be as simple as a willow branch touching a stream or as grand as a sunset in the Rocky Mountains. Painting from life is extremely rewarding to me as an artist. I find it the most honest form of painting. Standing with an easel before the land - that's when all the years of practice come into play - the discipline to record the fleeting moment on canvas before it disappears forever.
	Ken Cadwallader Whether painting in the studio or painting a landscape 'en plein air', Ken prefers to see the subject as described by the natural world. The results are fresh, spontaneous paintings that capture the subtle nuances of nature. Ken’s original oil paintings are painted in a style that combines Impressionism and Realism. Each piece expresses Ken’s sincerity in his handling of the paint, as he strives for honesty in the representation of life. A purist in practice, Ken chooses to paint directly from life itself.
	Saim Caglayan During his workshops, Saim concentrates on the essential aspects of outdoor painting. He works on capturing the light with quick oil studies applying sound composition, value and color concepts. Painting sessions span the entire day, and Saim works individually with short group lectures throughout the workshop. The last day of the workshop he will go over the paintings that were completed, evaluating each artist’s work.
	Val Carson Val has shared her knowledge and love of art with others by teaching art at all levels including Plein air Workshops for Coastline College, and an annual Artists' Retreat in Tuscany Italy. Val's European workshop is an inspiring all media working retreat for artists, collectors, their spouses and friends in the beautiful Tuscan countryside. It includes a choice of one week or two, housing in authentic farmhouses, Tuscan style meals, daily en plein air painting excursions and exploration of the local area.
	Chuck Ceraso Chuck’s teacher, Henry Hensche, was the protégé of Charles Hawthorne who started the first art school devoted to the color discoveries of the Impressionists. Hawthorne left the school and teaching to Hensche who continued and further developed the teaching until his death in 1992. One of several people around the country who continues to teach this approach to color seeing, Ceraso teaches to sold out classes at the Denver Art Museum and at his studio in Lafayette, Colorado. He has recently completed the booklet, The Art of Color Seeing, which is his description of the process Hensche introduced him to as well as his own insights into painting.
	Julie Chapman Julie's wildlife workshops are one of a kind, photographing and sketching/painting gorgeous animals from life under the tutelage of an accomplished wildlife artist. In the workshop, you will spend time with gorgeous animals in natural settings. Later, the focus is entirely on sketching and painting. Julie will discuss construction of paintings from slides, marketing and the business of art and developing drawing skills with study sketches. The workshop will include paint every day. "This workshop is not about producing a finished painting in a few days. It is meant to give you fabulous reference material and experience so you can produce your own paintings at home."
	Lorenzo Chavez Lorenzo was born in New Mexico and now resides in Colorado. He graduated with honors from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1983. He participates in many prestigious national invitational group exhibitions. He is a distinguished workshop instructor of pastel landscapes. Lorenzo's work is represented in six galleries in the United States. Lorenzo's workshops include the practice of traditional landscape painting methods en plein air, observing and studying nature firsthand at inspiring outdoor locations.
	Scott L. Christensen Scott will continue his new approach to teaching outdoor painting in his latest workshops. These workshops are specifically tailored for the artist who is willing to recognize that knowledge precedes execution, engage in a condensed period of intensive study and rigorous work and break out of the mold of traditional painting workshops. The promise of each of the new workshops is simply this, "we will help you take your ability to paint to a new level through a combination of instruction, practice, demonstration, hands-on experience, feedback and problem-solving skills that are the keys to progressing towards mastery of the art of outdoor painting."
	Ed Cooper Ed is constantly looking for scenes or objects that evoke an emotional response in him – something he just has to paint. This may be a majestic scene, an interesting object, a wonderful color, a special atmosphere, or a ray of sunlight striking a distant object. He is particularly interested in painting the effect of light on the landscape in the early morning and late afternoon or evening. These are the times for which he lives – the time that has the most interesting light and the greatest emotional appeal to him.
	Michele Cooper Michele Cooper has been teaching watercolor for over 25 years in the Pacific Northwest. Her work is featured in "The Ultimate Guide to Painting from Photographs" and Gary Greene's "Artists' Photo Reference: Buildings and Barns", both published by North Light Books. Her workshops have been sponsored by Coupeville Art Center, La Conner Art Workshops, Kirkland Arts Center, the NW Studio and many art groups and societies.
	C. Turner Cornett Have you ever wanted to take a class where your questions were answered about your paintings? C. Turner Cornett offers a one day private class, where the questions are about your artwork. This class is about your oil painting, in Plein Air or outdoors. "Why am I doing this? There was so much I had wanted to learn about fine art painting, and no one to answer my questions at the time! This class is about concentrated work on areas, where you have questions, and limited to one day a month.”
	John Cosby John's intensive five day workshop will focuses on how to paint an effective painting in Plein Air (on location painting). Topics covered include color, design, light and what you see when you paint, as well as the relationship of cool and warm colors. The workshop is taught through lecture, painting demonstration and individual critique. John will be sharing his business and painting experience of 25 years. Come and have some fun painting!
	Tony Couch Tony's workshop is geared to the beginner, intermediate painter and professional alike. You'll work hard but Tony will show you how to have fun doing it. The eight Principles of Design will be cut down to size and each day you will see how they are applied to painting. You will learn something valuable and practice it on the spot, coming away with increased understanding and several paintings of your own of which you will be proud.
	James Coulter James likes to feel a sense of enchantment with his subject, it doesn’t always have to be happy, but it must touch him deeply in some way. At the end of the day when he returns to his studio he pulls out his field studies to see if he has any “keepers”. From this point he will look at the possibility of working one of these smaller works into a larger painting. It may sometimes take 100s of these to come up with something worthy of enlarging. At that point he uses his field painting as his main source of information with some use of other assorted sources (photos, slides, digital) to do a large painting. It’s James’ opinion that using much of any source other than life will kill any life in the painting. That “LIFE” is the top priority in his paintings.
	Valerie Craig Valerie is a self-taught artist, with more than twenty years in the field to date. As most artists, Craig continues to be a student of art, always reaching for a higher level of excellence. Craig paints en plein air whenever she can, then often completes larger canvasses in the studio. Her paintings reflect her connection to the local Pennsylvania countryside as well as the rural farms and beaches in southern New Jersey. Craig has traveled frequently to Ireland and also within the United States, seeking inspiration and opportunities to paint in the field.
	Nikki Basch Davis Being a Plein Air painter has its difficulties, the changing light, the sudden wind, the scorching sun. However, the benefits far out way those obstacles. Beside the total merging with the outdoors the connection with other people is practically inevitable. The creative process brings us the gift of bridging over age, gender and race. Little toddlers barely reaching my pallet stand wide eyed peering onto my canvas and pallet. Older folks share with nostalgia how painting was something they’d like to pursue. Youth slow down their skate boards at my site and stop to examine my painting. They depart with an appreciating remark: “cool”. I like connecting with people. I like my art being a means to do that.
	Gregory Dearth Gregory tries to combine the look and values of classical portrait painting with the contemporary society in which we live. It is this very connection with the past that many find so unique in his work. Greg has taught portrait painting at the Dayton Art Institute, and is currently teaching drawing and oil painting at Rosewood Art Center in Kettering, Ohio.
	Tim Deibler Letting the viewer see through my eyes is what my art is all about. Nature offers an endless variety of beauty, but all too often it goes unnoticed. My goal is to capture some of this beauty and present it in such a way that the viewer feels the same emotion I felt while observing nature and painting it. There is no replacement for or better reference material than painting directly from life, all the excitement and drama of nature that you experience will come out in your painting. Simplifying nature to a few colors and strokes of the brush can only come from direct observation.
	Gil Dellinger Gil is a retired Professor of Art at the University of the Pacific. He has inspired many young artists through his talent for teaching and his own artwork. Painting from life, his work captures majestic landscapes, peaceful pastoral scenes, the drama of the Pacific Ocean, florals, and any scene that catches his eye. His masterful technique is extraordinary. Dellinger feels the chalk is an extension of his heart, and captures his feelings like no other medium. He has been called a "Master Pastelist" by the Pastel Society of America.
	Susan Diehl Susan is keenly interested in color and light, shape and pattern. Her versatility and knowledge allows her to paint whatever she wishes, from still life and landscape to her favorite, figures interacting with their environment. “Painting is an extension of who I am – a collection of my past experiences and my future dreams. I work hard to make all of my work truthful, not in the photographic sense, to how I see life. My goal as a painter is simple: to paint pictures in order to communicate the beauty that exists in every moment."
	Kathleen Dunphy Frustrated with trying to capture the ever-changing light conditions while painting on location? Always wanted to learn about plein air painting but have been afraid to try it? Need some inspiration to kick-start your work? This class is for you! Kathleen will walk you through her process for creating the dynamic, light filled paintings she's known for. Workshop includes lectures, hand-outs, demonstrations, lots of one-on-one instruction and painting on location at various sites in picturesque Calaveras county.
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