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Phil Starke Workshop

12/9/2015

3 Comments

 
Thank you, Phil, for a great workshop.   All students came away with a better understanding of value, temperature and shadow patterns.  Our work has definitely improved with your instruction.

The workshop focused on the importance of "seeing" as an artist and not as a camera. Simplifying values, shapes and color so that the painting works as a whole and not individual details. 


Dec 2-4, 2015






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Deb Steinberg

11/15/2015

3 Comments

 
Thank you, Deb for an informative and exciting workshop.  Most members were out of their comfort zones but will look at their art with a different vision in the future. 
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The composition of a work of art, when stripped to its essence, is an abstraction.  Learning to think abstractly can improve your design skills.  In this workshop you will participate in a series of exercises to help you think abstractly. This new knowledge can help improve your compositions, regardless of subject matter.

Deb teaches at the Drawing Studio.​
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http://www.thedrawingstudiotds.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SteinbergDeb.pdf

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November 14, 2015
3 Comments

Doug Dawson

4/30/2015

 

Thank you, Doug and Sue, for a wonderful three days.  Attendees came away with new ways of working with pastels.

On the first day, Doug demonstrated working from a black and white thumbnail.  On the second day, he introduced the color thumbnail, and talked throughout the workshop about massing shapes, applying intense color, contrast, composition, edges, and so much more.  The third day was spent applying all of the new techniques.  

As usual, all that attended are ready to get busy at our easels and use all that they learned.



DougDawsonArtist.com​
April 16 - 18, 2014

Lee McVey

10/31/2014

 
October 31 - November 2, 2014
​The Tucson Pastels Society members that attended Lee McVey's workshop were treated to three days of fun, fantastic instruction, and studies that expanded our pastel knowledge.  

The first day, Lee demonstrated using an under painting with the foundation colors of the painting.   The second day, her demonstration was without an under painting. Concept, shapes, values, simultaneous contrast, emotion and so much more were discussed throughout the workshop. 

The third day, her demonstration was on the study of clouds with a bright red under painting.  This pushed all students out of their comfort zones but with spectacular results.

We all left the workshop excited and ready to paint using new techniques and all that Lee shared with the group.  

Thank You, Lee, for the wonderful instruction and a fun three days! 

​http://leemcvey.com

Richard McKinley

2/1/2014

 
Richard McKinley has been a professional working artist for 38 years and has over 35 years of teaching experience. In 2010 he participated in the American Masters Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in NYC and was inducted into The Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame at the National Arts Club in NYC. His work is represented in several national galleries and is in the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art Museum. He is a frequent contributing editor for the Pastel Journal Magazine. An avid plein air painter, Richard divides his time between painting the locations he is passionate about, reinterpreting those paintings back in the studio, writing about art matters, and instructing workshops. 

March 10 - 14, 2014 
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Stephanie Birdsall

2/1/2011

 
Stephanie Birdsall received her training at the City and Guilds of London Art School in England. She holds a signature membership in the Pastel Society of America (PSA), the Pastel Society of Connecticut, the Pastel Society of New Mexico, the Plein Air Society of Florida and the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters. She is also a member of the Salmagundi Club, the National Association of Women Artists, Women Artists of the West, OPA, and the tucson Plein Air Painter's Society. 

March 17 - 19 2011 
 
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