Art Workshops Summer 2010 – Oil Painting
Ron Rencher
Translation of Subject Matter: From Painter to Artist
Intermediate to Advanced
June 21-25, 9:30am-4:30pm
$575 plus tax
Translating rather than transcribing or copying nature moves us from being merely painters to becoming artists. This will be the emphasis of this plein air oil class. Artists are inspired by the natural world. Before painting a particular subject, we must identify the source of that inspiration: color, light and shadow effect, silhouette, back light, etc. It is this idea which is developed into a concept. This concept forms the creative interval between the subject and the artist. The interval is then where creative translation or interpretation takes place.
Ron Rencher is a native of Utah and currently resides in Texas. He spent fourteen years in Taos, where he found his footing as an artist. He has studied with such notable artists as Ned Jacobs, Dan Gerhartz, Mark Daily, Milford Zornes, and Lowell Ellsworth Smith. Rencher is a signature member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America, and is currently the organization’s treasurer. He has been featured in Art of the West, American Artist, Focus Santa Fe, and wrote an article for The Artist’s Magazine, “Success Times Three”. His work appears in the book A History of Plein Air Painting in Catalina Island: the PBS series Plein Air: the Painting of the American Landscape; and the catalogs for the museum shows, Zion, a Century of Sanctuary at the St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah, and From Sea to Shining Sea, at the Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. www.data.fineartstudioonline.com.
Laura Robb
Still Life in Oil
Intermediate to Advanced
July 7-9, 9:30am-4:30pm
$395 plus tax
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Laura Robb grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and entered art school at the age of sixteen. In 1974 she moved to New York City to study with Michael Aviano. After returning to the southwest she studied drawing with Ned Jacob and received critiques from Richard Schmid. Since moving to Taos, New Mexico, in 1986, Robb’s art travels have taken her to France, Spain, Guatemala, and across the United States.
She has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows and her paintings have received many awards, most notably the John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Scholarship. Her paintings, in both oil and watercolor, portray a variety of subject matter. Her work has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, and in The Artist’s Magazine. Laura Robb’s paintings are currently shown at the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, and Clagget-Rey Gallery in Vail.
This class is for painters who want to develop and enhance their skills of observation in a non-threatening atmosphere. Although design and advanced techniques will be discussed, the focus of the workshop will be on the fundamentals of seeing. These skills will be of use to any representational artist regardless of their individual technique and choice of subject matter. Basic knowledge of light andshade and color mixing will be very helpful.
www.laurarobb.com.
John Poon
Landscape Painting in Oil
Intermediate to Advanced
July 19-23, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$575 plus tax
This course covers the fundamentals of composition, color, and values as the basis for painting successful landscapes. Working both from reference sources and in the field, Poon aims to help each student develop greater skills of observation and greater competency in studio and plein air work. Instruction will include a lecture and slide presentation, demonstrations, class critiques, and lots of one-on-one time with each student. A field easel set-up is required, as the class will be painting on location much of the time.
John’s work reflects his inspired appreciation of the landscape. He has been featured in numerous periodicals, including Southwest Art (May, 2003) and The American Art Collector. He has received many awards and honors, notably “Best of Show” for the Society of Western Artists annual national competition, “Landscape Award of Merit” in Arts for the Parks annual national juried competition, and the Sonoma Plein Air “Artist Choice Award”. He is represented by Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA; Legacy Gallery, Jackson, WY; and The Walls Gallery, Wilmington, NC. John and his wife, Jenny, live in Liberty, Utah, with their six children and Spike, the cat. www.johnpoon.com.
Joan Potter
Still Life in Oil
Intermediate to Advanced
July 28-30, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$395 plus tax
Joan Potter’s still life oil painting class is an exciting and creative experience for intermediate and advanced students alike. Her particular emphases are the contrasts of light and dark, developing a strong focal point, color, values, edges, and the ability to look at form. Ms. Potter teaches through demonstrations, individual instruction, and critiques. All students should have basic competency in drawing.
Joan Potter earned a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. After spending seven years in Okinawa, Japan, she returned to the U.S. and studied at the Art Students’ League of New York where she developed her passion for the Dutch School of still life painting. She continued at the Art Students’ League as a teacher and also taught privately in New York for many years before relocating to Santa Fe. She exhibits at Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, NM; Total Arts, Taos, NM; The Sylvan Gallery, Charleston, SC; Morris Whiteside, Hilton Head, SC; Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX, and Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, TX. Her paintings have won over 35 awards, including gold and silver medals.
John Poon
Landscape Painting in Oil II
Advanced
Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$575 plus tax
This second class is open only to students who have previously studied with John Poon, either here or elsewhere. Building on the lessons of the first workshop, students will spend less time in the studio and much more time outdoors painting.
John’s work reflects his inspired appreciation of the landscape. He has been featured in numerous periodicals, including Southwest Art (May, 2003) and The American Art Collector. He has received many awards and honors, notably “Best of Show” for the Society of Western Artists annual national competition, “Landscape Award of Merit” in Arts for the Parks annual national juried competition, and the Sonoma Plein Air “Artist Choice Award”. He is represented by Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA; Legacy Gallery, Jackson, WY; and The Walls Gallery, Wilmington, NC. John and his wife, Jenny, live in Liberty, Utah, with their six children and Spike, the cat. www.johnpoon.com.
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