Art Workshops Summer 2012 – Watercolor
John Salminen
Realism Through Design
Intermediate to Advanced
June 18-22, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$595 + tax
In this new offering, John will share his approach to painting the urban scene in watercolor. John will help participants in all aspects of painting a representational cityscape or town scene – choosing the subject, adding mood and creating emotional content, lighting the scene for dramatic effect, using photo reference in a meaningful way and most importantly, strengthening and enhancing representational painting through design. The workshop will include demonstrations, critiques and lots of one-on-one individual help. Whether you’ve never tried painting cityscapes or are an experienced urban painter, this workshop will be an invaluable opportunity to gain new painting insights.
John Salminen has won more than 190 major awards in national and international exhibitions, including the Gold Medal of Honor from the American Watercolor Society in both 2006 and 2010. His painting won the Shanghai Biennial Award in the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Biennial Exhibition in 2010. John is a signature member of many watercolor and art societies including the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Allied Artists. He has been honored with 'Master' status in several of these societies and is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society. He has been appointed an honorary member of the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute in China John's paintings have been included in many prestigious national and international collections, most recently the Asian Museum of Watercolor Art International Collection. His urban scenes have been featured in many national and international magazines and books, including L'Art de L'Aquarelle Le Livre in France and The Chinese Watercolor Quarterly in China. www.johnsalminen.com
Ted Nuttall
Portrait from Photos in Watercolor
Intermediate to Advanced
July 16-20, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$595 + tax
Painting the figure can be just approachable as painting a still life or landscape (contrary to the common view of figure painting as intimidating and challenging), bringing with its accomplishment a unique sense of satisfaction and reward. In his workshop Ted will discuss, in daily demonstrations and one-on-one instruction, how to achieve spontaneity, character, and life in your figure paintings. As he shares his approach to the figure and some specific techniques he uses to bring excitement to his paintings, you will find your watercolors taking on a new life and yourself having great fun in the process.
Ted Nuttall is the quintessential people-watcher, a habit that has engendered his intuitive ability to capture the quiet, underlying character of his subjects in his paintings. A graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art, Ted has worked as an illustrator for the United States Air Force and as a graphic designer for twenty-five years. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and Watercolor West as well as a Royal Honor Society member of the Arizona Watercolor Association. He teaches watercolor workshops in portraiture and figure painting for art leagues and organizations across the country.
Ted’s paintings continue to win awards in juried exhibitions throughout the country. The Fall, 2003, issue of American Artist’s quarterly magazine, Watercolor, featured one of Ted’s paintings on the cover and ran an article about Ted, his methods, and his work. His painting "A Garden in Her Face" was included in North Light Books’ Splash 8: Watercolor Discoveries. www.tednuttall.com
Michael McGuire
Watercolor Fundamentals
Beginning to Intermediate
July 30-August 3, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$595 + tax
Here’s an opportunity to learn basic fundamental techniques that professionals use to create beautiful watercolor paintings that both excite and entertain. Geared to the novice watercolorist, you will learn how to mix and apply paint, the different ways to use brushes, and the way paper behaves both wet and dry. Many fun tricks and techniques McGuire calls special effects will help you create successful watercolors in no time. Important ideas about design and composition will also be covered. For the more experienced artist, this workshop provides a great refresher course on solid fundamentals, while exploring new strategies to aid your painting style and vision. Come to sunny New Mexico to venture into this luminous medium and have some fun with watercolor.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Michael McGuire calls Santa Fe home. He has studied art since childhood, winning a scholarship to art school at age 12 and attending the Columbus College of Art & Design. After graduating from Ohio University and a short vocation as an art therapist, Michael began his artistic career in Los Angeles as a commercial artist drawing pen & ink illustrations for the LA Times. He did freelance book, magazine, and poster illustration where he specialized in gouache airbrush. Additionally, he worked as an animation background artist for television and video productions and recently produced computer animations for the Discovery Channel. Michael has earned numerous distinctions and awards including a grant from the New Mexico Arts Division to paint murals in NM state buildings.
A capable teacher of drawing and painting, he is well studied in all the major painting media. He taught at the prestigious Brentwood Art Center in Los Angeles and teaches now at Valdes Art Workshops and the Santa Fe Community College. He earned signature membership in the New Mexico Watercolor Society as a charter member and is consistently juried into regional and national exhibitions. He enjoys painting and illustrating full time, while offering workshops in oil and watercolor technique, broad-stroke charcoal drawing, design and composition, and computer graphics.
He is published in Rockport Press’s Wildlife Art and North Light’s The Best of Wildlife Art. He is a featured artist in North Light’s Strokes of Genius series: volumes 2, 3 and 4. He won honorable mention in 2010 for his oil painting "Egret Cove" in The Artist’s Magazine’s 27th Annual Art Competition, and published in their December 2010 issue. He is also a featured artist in North Light’s Splash 12 - the Best of Watercolor anthology. home.earthlink.net/~vistaman/
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