"Oil Painting for Beginners" April 6th and 7th. 9-4 Sat, 11-4 Sunday. $250 includes all materials. No previous painting experience necessary! Learn basic oil painting techniques through a variety of exercises. We will complete one painting together as a group step by step and one painting individually. Limit 10 students.
"The Nuts and Bolts of the Art Business" Saturday, April 27th 9am to 4pm $125 Lecture/Power Point/Handouts. Topics will include websites, newsletters (snail mail and email!), social media marketing, putting together your customer list/mailing lists, advertising, getting your work out there through galleries, juried shows and plein air events, tracking your inventory and finances… and much more. Limit 12 students. Bring a notebook and your questions.
"Improve Your Paintings with Value and Color" Friday thru Sunday, June 21st-23rd, 9am to 4pm each day. $375. Limit 8 students. In this workshop we will tackle two elements of painting which I find students nearly always struggle with: value and color. Day one will focus on values through a number of different exercises in black, white and gray. On day two we will explore color, including, by popular demand, how to mix a variety of GREENS! On day three we will work on both value and color together. This is an indoor workshop.
"Capturing Light and Color En Plein Air" Friday thru Sunday, October 11th-13th, 9am to 4pm each day. $375. Limit 10 students. In this intensive 3 day workshop you will learn Debra's techniques for capturing beautiful light, atmosphere and color painting from life outdoors, en plein air! This is workshop is for students who have either previously attended one of my plein air workshops or have basic experience in plein air painting.
Open Studio Portrait Sessions
Open studio portrait sessions are held once a month on Monday evenings...no formal instruction. Please RSVP if you plan to attend as this will be limited to 10 artists. $15 per person...model will be provided. You may draw or paint - bring your own supplies. We have chairs, tables and some table top easels are available if needed. 2019 Next session: Feb. 11th! Additional dates: March 11th, April 8th, May 13th, August 5th, September 9th, October 14th, November 4th and December 9th. No session in June or July.
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