Workshops

Photos from the Weekend

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Thank you Sheila, Carol and Judi for a great weekend of collage, drawing and painting! I am really proud of all of you for feeling the trepidation and forging ahead anyways! Margaritas all around!

September 2-3, 2017: Beginner and Advanced Drawing and Painting on Mixed Media Collage 2 Day Workshop at 6th Avenue Studios in Mount Dora, FL

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Have fun with us at my workshop this weekend!

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Beginner and Advanced Drawing and Painting on Mixed Media Collage 2 Day Workshop at 6th Avenue Art Studios in Mount Dora, FL

September 2-3, 2017 Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm

$195 

This is a semi-private class and is limited to 8 students.

Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media Collage

Learn the joys of mixed media collage.  In the workshop, I teach the fundamentals of collage, drawing and painting. I will address working with papers, fabrics, found objects, past art work, pencil and charcoal drawing, and acrylic painting.  The materials used will be the choice of each student, but students are encouraged to incorporate some of their own prior art work into new pieces. The objective of the workshop is to explore new mixed media techniques and excavate each student’s authentic voice in their art.

I teach 2 drawing methods using the student's own photos. I teach how to graph a photo for any size free hand drawing and also a tracing method that works well for small pieces and individuals who are intimidated or new to drawing. We learn the fundamentals of collage on the first day and then spend the second day drawing and painting over those collages. I do drawing demonstrations on the first day so that you know what to expect and what kind of photo reference to bring. I work individually with each person trying to get their projects to a place that they love.

I encourage everyone to incorporate mixed media collage into what they already do! I will work with each of you on whatever style project you would like to work on whether it is faces, figures, landscapes, still lives or abstracts. There are no set rules in my workshops. I try to create a fun time that introduces new techniques and a comfortable learning environment to enhance where you already are. All levels are welcomed!

Advanced Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media Collage

This workshop is a continuation of my Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media Workshop. Prior exposure to collage either in that workshop or others is preferable but not necessary. The emphasis during these 2 days will be further developing drawing and painting skills on collage. Students have the option to collage during the first day (using papers, fabrics, and found objects) or bring in finished collages that are ready to be drawn and painted on. There are no set rules in my workshops. I try to create a fun time that introduces new techniques and a comfortable learning environment to enhance where you already are. All levels are welcomed!

 

What an Honor!

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I just came off a weekend workshop at my studio in Mount Dora with 8 of the most positive and fun ladies ever! Ina and Elina flew to Mount Dora all the way from the Netherlands! Seriously, I'm honored. Everyone created a piece that made them happy and made me proud. Having such talented people in my workshops really makes my job so easy! So thank you again ladies! 

Here's their fantastic pieces and presence.... Can't wait to do it again with you ladies! 

My demo pieces...I was happy with them too!

Private Art Instruction: The Art of Seeing

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There is nothing like drawing to remind us that obstacles are always found in the mind. My favorite aspect of teaching is when I can help another person change their perspective and SEE things in a whole new way. Inevitably, it makes them better and at drawing and both of us, better artists. I offer private classes to develop that art of seeing.

The classes are individually designed to either be like the workshops that I teach, or to be sessions that work on a personal set of goals, such as finishing a certain project, enhancing drawing and painting skills, or further developing your artistic style. I treat art coaching like life coaching and we work on a variety of skills needed to succeed and thrive as an artist. Private art classes are $50 per hour with a 2 hour minimum for the first session.  

Click here to register or contact me for more info.

My studio is at 6th Avenue Art Studios, 133 West 6th Ave in Mount Dora.

Nature Coast-Spring Hill Workshop

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I am so lucky. And blessed. I came off of my experience as a student of Mary Whyte and got to teach a class of 12 that included 5 teachers and a room of brave and amazingly sweet ladies. I just love watching people feel the fear and doing it anyways! Such great things happen. And inevitably, every piece comes out so differently and individually.  Well done ladies! Thank you Sharon for your hospitality and all of you for the Thank You card. I can't wait to paint with you all again! Send me your photos of your pieces that you finish later. I want to see!

Even Kim Can Do It Class!

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And do it she did! Check out this great finished and in process work from our class last week. Kim, Terry, Colleen and Linda were rocking it! 

They have asked for more! I plan on having another semi-private 1 day class for those of you who have taken from me before to work on drawing and painting over collages that you finish at home. Here's the juicy details;

Advanced Drawing and Painting on Mixed Media Collage 1 Day Workshop at 6th Avenue Studios in Mount Dora, FL

April 20, 2017, Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm

$95 Click here to register

Island Art Workshop

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Loved teaching at the Island Art Association this past weekend in Fernandina Beach! I was super proud of you ladies and all the creations that were made and started. I was so excited during the critique that I totally didn't take enough photos! Here's a few that I got. I can't wait to come back next fall/winter and do another workshop. Love this town, this art center and the energy of you fabulous ladies! Send me photos of your other pieces when they are finished.