Phyllis and Deb on location near Blue Ridge, GA.
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Phyllis and Deb on location near Blue Ridge, GA. |
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Blue Ridge, GA Pastel 3-Day
Workshop
April 23, 24 and 25, 2010 (Friday - Sunday) The Art Center, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association 420 West Main Street, Blue
Ridge, GA 30513
706-632-2144
This is a pastel workshop and beginners are encouraged to attend. There is also much in this workshop for the more advanced pastel painter! The cost of the workshop is $200 and a deposit is required to hold a spot. Contact and registration should be through the association listed above. A supply list will be given upon registration. I'll be glad to answer questions if you wish to contact me by e-mail - marshasavageart@yahoo.com. Arrival is between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. -- the earlier the better to get your supplies into the workshop room and set up. We will paint until 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch of about 1 hour. We will be painting from photographs and still life set ups -- and I will emphasize how to paint from photographs as if you were painting outdoors. Each student receives individual instruction and constructive analysis. The class is limited to 12 students, so sign up soon to reserve your spot. Emphasis is on composition and value, with temperature and color a strong second! There will be added emphasis on quickly creating a thumbnail sketch to work from, blocking in the darks and lights, finding the colors and developing the painting -- but, you will not necessarily finish each painting. This class is not just about painting a pretty painting from start to finish -- but the principles associated with design, starting the painting and working with pastels and paper. |
| My plein air workshop consists of
teaching students to look around them and choose a subject matter that
speaks to them. It can be overwhelming. We will work on zeroing in on a
subject. Translating this into a thumbnail with a plan to create the
painting. Color, value and temperature will be my major topics of
discussion. Painting from real life teaches students more than working
in the studio from a photograph. This experience will also help studio
painters understand how to better use their photographs. The plein air
experience should be considered your personal classroom whenever you
work outdoors. I will discuss learning from the experience, creating
studies instead of thinking of creating a "painting." |
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some photos of past workshops in Blue Ridge, GA |
 Near the Cohutta National Forest |
 Sara, Cissie and her Grandaughter working hard . |
 Taking a break to cool hot feet! |
 Cissie painting a scene near Blue Ridge, Georgia. |
 Jayne painting a view of the Toccoa River. |
 Lynda and Sara painting near my cabin on the Toccoa River. |
 Cissie's son came to see where she was painting and they took a quick tube on the river before leaving. |
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Barbara painting a scene near the Cohuttas. |
