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The founder of the Sculpture Forest will lead a personal interactive tour discussing how nature can enhance art and art can enhance nature, plus cover how the park was created and back stories about how the art and artists came together to create this community experience. This program is also in collaboration with International Sculpture Day and Whidbey Earth & Ocean Month. Free to participate and no reservations required.
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$690
May 2 - 4 Skill level: all levels Whether a novice or professional artist, this workshop will provide you with a unique opportunity to boost your confidence and develop your technical aptitude in painting still lifes. Each day we will start with a short demonstration and the opportunity to do a one day alla prima painting. Each afternoon you will work on one longer piece that will be developed over the course of three days. The intimacy of the…
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$500
Skill level: intermediate/advanced Crystal will take you through her process of taking and choosing reference video and photos (with special considerations for working with children), composition-building using procreate on the ipad, mining masterworks for problem-solving, and painting the child portrait. This class will focus on solving problems before they happen, and emotional storytelling through composition choices. This workshop is designed to simplify painting, and help give you the tools to advance your own style, process and craftsmanship. Students will focus…
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$1200
Skill level: intermediate/advanced The workshop will explain how to create a useful photo reference, covering topics such as ideal lighting, camera settings, Photoshop, and printing. Students will learn to create color relationships that portray the space and volume, creating the illusion. Emphasis is then placed on paint application and ways of activating the surface. By focusing on deliberate brush stroke and maintaining accurate color relationships rather than blending or rendering, the application of paint describes the form and space, rather…
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$750
Skill level: intermediate/advanced This advanced workshop will explore “Alla Prima” portrait painting and the frequently asked questions that can best help artists to navigate what they are seeing. What questions can artists ask themselves to better see the colors, values, edges, and proportions of the model? How can these questions contribute to a sensitive relationship between seeing, attention, and the quality of the experience with the model? Along with a demo, there will be a great deal of one-on-one instruction…
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Skill level: intermediate/advanced In this 3 day workshop students will be working in the field and watching daily demonstrations in order to develop their skills in landscape painting. Students will develop a strong understanding of how light behaves and the way light describes form in a landscape. This understanding will be crucial in making a painting appear 3-dimensional. Students will also learn how to apply the fundamentals of painting, such as drawing,values, color, and edges to painting en plein air.…
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$700
Skill level: all levels In this four day workshop students will learn the key elements that go into creating one of Timothy Rees’s dynamic colorful figure paintings. Topics include research, concept, dress design, and the process of execution. When painting the figure in the custom designed dress, students will combine classical realistic techniques with modern day bravura and abstraction to produce a fresh work of creative realism. Syllabus: Day One. Research, Design, and Dress Creation, Color…
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