Workshops

2012

Keiko Tanabe

Keiko Tanabe

  • KEIKO TANABE

    Basic design and composition techniques the emphasis for Keiko Tanabe’s  workshop.

    Capturing Light and Atmosphere in Watercolor You will start with the fundamentals and discuss: the importance of a good design (perspective), understanding of tonal values, a variety of techniques in paint application and brush handling, how to simplify a complex scene, etc.

    Day one and two will be a Paint – Along. Day three will be working on their own subjects from photos, applying techniques they have learned the first two days.

    Keiko will do one or two demonstrations a day. There’ll be one-on-one guidance and a question and answer session on a daily basis.

     

    • Mel StabinMEL STABIN
      • September 10 – 13, 2012 (4day)
      • Artists’ Showplace – to be determined
      • Visit Mel’s Website Emphasis on design principles focus
        for Mel Stabin workshop 

        This four-day watercolor workshop, painting landscapes and people in landscapes, will reflect the title of Mel’s book, Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Emphasis will be on design principles with the objective of building strong paintings by seeing and thinking simply, painting quickly and energetically, and focusing on the “idea” of the painting. Mel paints in a loose, representational style. Design, composition, and
        color/value relationships will be discussed throughout.

        This indoor workshop includes daily demonstrations with a step-by-step simple explanation of solutions to every problem presented by the subject, personal instruction, and critiques. The workshop is designed
        for beginners to advanced painters.

        Mel Stabin, AWS, NWS, an internationally known teacher, author, and award-winning watercolorist, creates a casual, friendly atmosphere
        allowing an easy, open dialogue with his students making each workshop a joyful experience.

    “My paintings are a visual statement of my love for life.  However, it is not only the world around me with which I am put in touch but also the world inside of me.  As an artist, I have chosen to express myself through the language of paint.  Stirred emotions are the essential beginnings of that language.  It is my hope that my paintings will echo that emotional response and that the viewer will share in my spirited statements.”
    Tom Francesconi

    • Tom Hoffmann Book CoverTOM HOFFMANN

      Tom Hoffmann has been working with watercolor for more than thirty years. The fascination began in Carl Schmalz’s class at Amherst College, where he first experienced the rewards of going out on a limb. Since then, he has carried a watercolor kit up mountains and down urban alleys, painting from life to get to know the spirit of each place.

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