NAPPAP Cultural Alliance Workshops Plein Air & Landscape Painting Greg LaRock Successful Plein Air Landscapes in Oil StartDate: 6/6/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/8/2008 4:00:00 PM http://greglarock.com inquire@greglarock.com   About: The focus will be on simplicity, composition and value, conveying what you see into a successful painting. Overcome pitfalls, the importance of a focal point, large masses and understanding how to interpret the3-dimensional landscape onto a flat surface. The 3 day workshop will begin at 9:00AM and end at 4:00PM each day. Please email us for more information and to to find out how to reserve your space. Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 students. (5 student minimum). Jeanne Mackenzie Colorado Academy of Art,Boulder, Colorado StartDate: 6/9/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/12/2008 12:00:00 AM http://jeannemackenzie.com jeanne@jeannemackenzie.com   About: Located at the base of the Colorado Flat irons this plein air workshop is sponsored by the Colorado Academy of Art. Bob Rohm Hudson River Valley Workshop StartDate: 6/11/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/17/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.bobrohm.com rohmart@aol.com   About: Plein Air painting in beautiful rural New York country side. The entire painting process is covered, from achieving clean color, good value relationships to balanced compositions and paint quality. Daily demonstrations and lots of personal instruction. Greenville Inn is a great place to stay with great meals. Contact Hudson River Valley Art Workshops 518-966-5219 www.artworkshops.com Kaye Franklin Breckenridge Fine Arts StartDate: 6/12/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/14/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.kfranklin.com/events.htm kfranklin@tgncable.com   About: Breckenridge Fine Arts Center Breckenridge, Texas Contact:: Van Moore 254-559-6602 info@breckenridgefineart.org www.breckenridgefineart.org Larry Moore Plein Air Spain StartDate: 6/14/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/21/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.larrymoorestudios.com elmodraws@cfl.rr.com   About: A week long catered workshop in southern Spain through the Bravura Academy. We will address all aspects of painting with emphasis on the decision making process. The painting in Spain is mainly en plein... air. Bravura Academy Larry Moore Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/21/2008 12:00:00 AM http://http://www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_4.html siena@bravuraacademy.com   About: Larry Moore's workshops address not only the process of painting but the decisions involved in the act of making art. He covers all the fundamentals of painting on site and creative thinking skills with the primary goal of developing a better artist, a stronger voice. David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Composition, Color & Personal Expression StartDate: 6/16/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/20/2008 12:00:00 AM http://davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: This workshop is geared towards strengthening individual compositional skills, color awareness and paint application. We want to help you to replace bad painting habits with good habits that will help you to grow as a painter. We will do a demo and discussion each morning and a group critique in the afternoon after a full day of painting. Richard McDaniel WINE COUNTRY PLEIN AIR - Santa Rosa StartDate: 6/16/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/20/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.richardmcdaniel.som info@richardmcdaniel.com   About: Paint the landscape of the Sonoma County wine country: parks, wineries, gardens, trees, farms, and more - just fifty miles North of San Francisco. Luther Burbank called his home in Santa Rosa 'the chosen spot of all the earth.' The weather here in June is ideal for painting outdoors and the lavender will be in full bloom. Tuition: $435. Class size limited to 10. Contact: McDaniel Studio, (707) 537-7537 http://www.richardmcdaniel.com David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Lussier Plein Air In Western New York State StartDate: 6/23/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/27/2008 12:00:00 AM http://davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: This workshop takes place at the Marienthal Country Inn & Retreat Center. Western New York is a land of great scenic beauty. Most of the dominant features including the Finger Lakes, the spectactular waterfalls, gorges and glens were sculpted by the unique geology of the glaciers. Ned Mueller Mona Lisa Art- Clemmons,N.C. StartDate: 6/25/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 6/29/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.nedmueller.com nedmueller@worldnet.att.net   About: This Plein Air workshop will focus on the unique challenges of paintng outdoors. We will start out the week with a series of small 6x8 color studies, focusing on getting the large color relationships of the scene in front of us. We will work up to larger paintings as the week goes on or if one wants to concentrate on the smaller studies that is fine. We will talk about not seeing things so liteally, but more abstractly so you can see more posssibilites for paintings and also create a better work of "art".Ther will be instructor demos, and individual and group critiques. Bravura Academy Guided Paint Out Spain StartDate: 7/6/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 7/12/2008 12:00:00 AM http://http://www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_3.html siena@bravuraacademy.com   About: This workshop is open to all levels and languages. Each day Micaiah Hardison will lead the group from our cozy base in Arcos to paint in inspiring locations within a short distance, such as the Sierra Nevadas, beaches of the Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, national parks, marinas, lakes, and other white villages and cortijos. Each day and night will offer opportunities for relaxation, adventure, great food and drink. Everyone will paint at their own pace with assistance and constructive critiques only upon request. After hours we can work on plein air nocturnes, studio landscapes from plein air studies, enjoy fine wines, up-building discussion and a lot of fun! Besides painting we will enjoy typical Spanish foods, wine tasting, breathtaking scenery and relaxation. It is recommended to visit the Prado Museum and Museo Sorolla in Madrid on your way to or from Arcos. We can help you organize further travel if you are able. Ned Mueller Lunenburg,Nova Scotia,Canada StartDate: 7/9/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 7/13/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.nedmueller.com nedmueller@worldnet.att.net   About: This Plein Air Workshop is structured to help artists at all levels. We will focus on small color studies, concentrating on getting the larger color relationships of the scene in front of us and work up to larger pieces as the week goes on. We will talk about seeing things less literally, but more abstract, enabling us to see more painting subject possibilities and creating a better work of art. Jeanne Mackenzie Ahhaa School of Art, Telluride, Colorado StartDate: 7/24/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 7/27/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.jeannemackenzie.com jeanne@jeannemackenzie.com   About: Telluride is the jewel of the San Juan Mountains. We will paint streams, alpine meadows and high peaks. The town offers old mining buildings filled with history.There is never a lack of painting subject here as we strive to capture the scene in our chosen medium. Rick McClure Taos Plein Air 2008 StartDate: 7/24/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 7/26/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.rickmcclurefineart.com pleinair1@cox.net   About: A three day plein-air workshop exploring the charm of Taos New Mexico and surrounding areas. This workshop is designed for all levels of plein-air painters from beginner to advanced. A portable painting set up will be required. Rick McClure Taos Plein-Air 2007 StartDate: 7/26/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 7/28/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.RickMcclureFineArt.com pleinair1@cox.net   About: 3-day intensive study of the landscape in and around the Rancho Rio Pueblo area of Taos New Mexico. This workshop is designed for all levels beginner to advanced. Portable painting materials required. David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Monhegan Island Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 7/28/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: This will be a workshop and vacation you will not forget. Monhegan Island has long been known as an artist colony. It is literally a painter's paradise. Everywhere you turn there is another painting just waiting to happen. We will be painting in and around the rustic village where artists have been finding inspiration for decades. This tiny island also boasts some of the highest cliffs in Maine. There are no vehicles allowed on Monhegan and everywhere you need to go is just a short walk away. Treat yourself to a whole week of painting on this island that time forgot. Kaye Franklin Granbury Art Association StartDate: 8/2/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/4/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.kfranklin.com/events.htm kfranklin@tgncable.com   About: Granbury Art Association 3 day workshop Contact: Martie Rains martierains@sbcglobal.net Ned Mueller Seattle Area Workshop StartDate: 8/3/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/5/2008 12:00:00 AM http://nedmueller.com nedmueller@worldnet.att.net   About: Three day plein air workshop in the Seattle area.We will meet in a choice location each morning. Painting is mostly about learning to see, how to interpret, compare, and edit the objects and colors of the landscape around you. We will discuss seeing things less literally, in a more abstract manner to enable you to see more of the unlimited possibilities before you. Workshop will be Fri. Sat. and Sun. from 9am to 4pm and the tuition will be $340. $100 deposit due by July 1st. David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Port Clyde Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 8/4/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/8/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: At the tip of the St. George Peninsula is the picturesque fishing village of Port Clyde. Port Clyde remains primarily a working harbor, filled with the rugged boats of local lobstermen and fishermen and countless subject matter awaits the painter at every turn. It is here in this tiny village that we will make our lodgings for the week. We will also venture just down the street to the Tenants Harbor area of St. George for one day of painting as well as a day of painting on Monhegan Island, accessible by ferry from Port Clyde. On Wednesday of the workshop week we will spend a late afternoon at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine, followed by a group dinner at a nearby restaurant. Bob Rohm Acadia, Maine Plein Air Painting StartDate: 8/6/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/13/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.bobrohm.com rohmart@aol.com   About: Beautiful Acadia. Ocean, rocks, fishing villages are just a few of the landscape painting possibilities for this week long workshop. The entire painting process will be covered. From the application of paint to achieving clean color, good value relationships and balanced compositions. Special attention will be placed on learning to see masses and form rather then detail. Daily demonstrations, individual and group critiques. Bob works with each artist at their easel. Lots of painting time and individual attention. For both pastel and oil painters. Contact Gail at 800-248-9250 info@acadiaworkshopcenter.com David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Lussier Composition, Color & Personal Expression StartDate: 8/25/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/29/2008 12:00:00 AM http://davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: This workshop is geared towards strengthening individual compositional skills, color awareness and paint application. We want to help you to replace bad painting habits with good habits that will help you to grow as a painter. We will do a demo and discussion each morning and a group critique in the afternoon after a full day of painting. Richard McDaniel Plein Air and Studio, Virginia City, Nevada StartDate: 8/26/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 8/30/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.richardmcdaniel.com info@richardmcdaniel.com   About: Plein Air in the Mother Lode. Visit the historic Victorian mining town of Virginia City. You'll paint the beautiful landscape of the Northern Nevada High Desert with spectacular views, starry skies at night, and mild temperatures. Learn systems for more effective painting on location and explore successful methods for bringing field studies indoors and working in the studio while maintaining freshness in the work. Tuition: $550 w/accommodations: $710 Contact: Saint Mary's Art Center (775) 847-7774 www.stmarysartcenter.org Jeanne Mackenzie Acadia Workshops, Acadia, Maine StartDate: 9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 9/5/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.jeannemackenzie.com jeanne@jeannemackenzie.com   About: Learn how to interpret what is in front of you by making thoughtful decisions on color, values and edges on this wonderful Atlantic Coast location. Bravura Academy Jacobus Baas Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 9/14/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 9/20/2008 12:00:00 AM http://http://www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_5.html siena@bravuraacademy.com   About: This workshop will explore techniques for capturing momentary effects that create the sensation of light, color and movement. Jacobus will share his knowledge and techniques with a "hands-on" approach which includes demonstrations, individual instruction and mentoring, group discussions and critiques, painting, painting, painting! Jacobus prefers a new and different subject for each painting session and will encourage participants to directly engage with nature, experiment, and above all enjoy the painting process. Nearly all instruction will take place 'en plein air'. Participants are welcome to stay during the last weekend to free-paint with the instructor. David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Bucks County PA Outdoor Workshop StartDate: 9/22/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 9/26/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: We will be staying at Stone Ridge Farm in Perkasie, PA which looks just like a classic Pennsylvania Impressionist painting. We will work on our outdoor painting skills in this beautiful setting. Contact: Jackie Walker, P. O. Box 105, Dublin, PA 18917 Phone 215-249-9186 www.buckscountyartworkshops.com Richard McDaniel Wine Country Plein Air--Santa Rosa, CA StartDate: 9/22/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 9/26/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.richardmcdaniel.som info@richardmcdaniel.com   About: WINE COUNTRY PLEIN AIR---Paint the landscape of the Sonoma County wine country: parks, wineries, gardens, trees, farms, and more - just fifty miles north of San Francisco. 'Indian Summer' weather and the autumn light in Sonoma County in the fall make it an ideal time to paint outdoors. Tuition: $450. Class size limited to 10 Contact: McDaniel Studio, (707) 537-7537 www.richardmcdaniel.com Bob Rohm The Bunkhouse in the Texas Hill Country StartDate: 10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: http://www.bobrohm.com rohmart@aol.com   About: Texas in the early spring is a great place to paint. Beautiful wild flower and pleasent temperatures. Bob works individually with each artist at their easel and guiedes them on their own style. Oil and Pastels. Daily demonstrations, individual and group critiques. This workshop is for anyone interested in learning to develop creative, painterly paintings with clean color and dynamic compositions. Contact Bill Bush at 830-997-0515 www.fbgartschool.com Bob Rohm Ghost Ranch, NM StartDate: 10/7/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/14/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.bobrohm.com rohmart@aol.com   About: The land of enchantment. Ghost Ranch is one of my favorite place to paint en plein air. The light, color and scenery are incredable. The entire painting process will be covered. From the application of paint to achieving clean color, good value relationships and balanced compositions. Special attention will be placed on learning to see masses and form rather then detail. Daily demonstrations, individual and group critiques. Bob works with each artist at their easel. Lots of painting time and individual attention. For both pastel and oil painters. Contact Bob or Lynn Rohm 972-539-2092 rohmart@aol.com Jeanne Mackenzie Venice, Italy StartDate: 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/18/2008 12:00:00 AM http://jeannemackenzie.com jeanne@jeannemackenzie.com   About: Venice is one of the most visually stimulating places on Earth. We will paint the wonderful reflections of the canals, colorfully painted buildings and intriguing narrow passageways. There will be visits to exquisite museums and to the neighboring islands of Burano and Murano. Bravura Academy Daud Akhriev Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 10/12/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/25/2008 12:00:00 AM http://http://www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_6.html siena@bravuraacademy.com   About: Daud intends to demonstrate and discuss: How he and the Russian Academy approaches drawing and composition How to lay out the compositional masses in a piece How to look for the compositional lines most important in the figure Russian Academy’s theories of warm and cool color, both in landscape and in the studio The practical and theoretical differences in approaching plein air and in-studio painting projects How to build the figure as taught at the Repin Academy How to work on composition beginning from the blank page Working with light and shadow, in both painting and drawing His understanding of where art is today, and how the current situation of realism versus abstract art relates. Richard McDaniel Autumn in the Rockies, Grand Junction, Colorado StartDate: 10/13/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/17/2008 4:00:00 PM http://www.richardmcdaniel.com info@richardmcdaniel.com   About: You'll spend some days painting the beautiful scenery of the Rockies, and others in the spacious studio, learning to avoid some common pitfalls of working outdoors, directly from nature. We'll examine methods for developing a landscape on site and in the studio, and learn to make adjustments to field studies. Tuition: $525 Plein Air and Studio Brush and Palette jdevore2000@mac.com Rick McClure Fountainside Plein Air 2008 StartDate: 10/16/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/18/2008 12:00:00 AM http://rickmcclurefineart.com   About: With the happy prospect of fall comes our annual "plein-air" painting workshop by Rick McClure. The workshop coincides with a new show featuring Rick's beautiful landscapes and the photography of local photographer G.Frank Hart. A national award-winning artist, Rick guides students of all levels through the painting process. The workshop fee is $300 & space is limited, so call or email the gallery to get on the list of participants. Once you sign up, we will send you more infomation and a supply list. Last year we painted in Snead's Ferry, downtown Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach and everyone had a great time (and some great paintings!). Dates for this year's workshop......OCTOBER 16-18, 2008.....see you there! Richard McDaniel OK On Location, Lawton, Oklahoma StartDate: 10/20/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/24/2008 4:00:00 PM http://richardmcdaniel.com info@richardmcdaniel.com   About: We'll have a studio to use in Lawton, but most of the time we'll be working outdoors. October in Oklahoma provides us with 'Indian Summer' weather and the wonderful light for painting on location. The emphasis of the workshop will be on strengthening composition as well as capturing more color and emotion in every painting. Tuition: TBD Contact: Lawton-Fort Sill Art Council okkris1@sbcglobal.net Larry Moore Oil and pastel workshop StartDate: 10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM http://www.larrymoorestudios.com elmodraws@cfl.rr.com   About: Through the Hot Springs gallery in Hot Springs Arkansas, this workshop is for either pastelists or oil painters or both. Emphasis on drawing, color, form building and fun. David Lussier - Pamela Simpson Lussier Autumn Landscape StartDate: 10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM http://davidlussiergallery.com david@davidlussiergallery.com   About: Description: Towards the end of October, the last of the foliage is still giving us bright color notes and we begin to see through the trees to what is beyond. Come and explore with us the variety of depth and subtle color that this magical time of year offers the painter. Kaye Franklin Dane G. Hanson Museum StartDate: 11/7/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 11/10/2007 12:00:00 AM http://www.kfranklin.com/events.htm kfranklin@tgncable.com   About: 3 Day Workshop Dane G. Hanson Museum Logan, Kansas Contact: Dane G. Hansen Museum dghansen@ruraltel.net Greg LaRock Successful Plein Air Landscapes in Oil StartDate: 11/7/2008 9:00:00 AM EndDate: 11/9/2008 4:00:00 PM http://greglarock.com inquire@greglarock.com   About: The focus will be on simplicity, composition and value, conveying what you see into a successful painting. Overcome pitfalls, the importance of a focal point, large masses and understanding how to interpret the3-dimensional landscape onto a flat surface. The 3 day workshop will begin at 9:00AM and end at 4:00PM each day. Please email us for more information and to to find out how to reserve your space. Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 students. (5 student minimum). Bravura Academy Daniel Greene Plein Air Workshop StartDate: 11/9/2008 12:00:00 AM EndDate: 11/15/2008 12:00:00 AM http://http://www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_7.html siena@bravuraacademy.com   About: Monday through Friday artists work six hours a day, split into two sessions, under the constant personal direction of Daniel Greene. Instruction and critiques, personal and general are given by Mr. Greene, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, covering information on every phase of portraiture and plein air painting. Mr. Greene's teaching is designed to help artists improve their ability to express themselves and enable them to strive to paint with the highest standard of artistic quality. Regardless of their stage of development specific information is given to artists individually, guiding them through each phase of creating a painting. They learn how to proceed and what to think about, step-by-step, while painting a portrait or landscape.