Choose
a Workshop for your organization!
"I can't
tell you how much I learned in this course, and when I came I
thought I knew everything!" anonymous in Idaho
"What I
learned the first day was worth the price of the whole workshop."
Larry
"Master
Disaster is worth more than any five workshops that you have
ever gone to--combined!" Gemevieve
"I sold all three paintings that I worked on in the
Master Disaster class." Bob
"It was
one of the most influential workshops I have taken." Fran
"I was
so inspired, I have been painting every day since. I am keeping
my sketch journal again at work for those ideas that crop up
in the middle of making a living. I sent e-mails to other members
urging them to purchase your book, and to take the workshop if
they get the chance. This was the most inspiring workshop I have
attended. You have given me the "no fear" attitude
toward art, especially my own!" Jeannine, WVWS president
"Master Disaster,
Five NEW Strategies for Outstanding Paintings
Tired of wimpy watercolors?
Mystified as to how to take your work to the next level--or
beyond? I can show you how. I have helped dozens of others, why
not you? In this course you will create what I call a "Flip
Book" of color and design strategies that will take the
mystery our all of those elements and principles of design combinations.
The Flip Book, enthusiastically embraced by everyone, will become
addictive and indispensable to you too.
You will learn to take
a painting to completion. Finishing a painting is not magic,
but methodical repetition of the 5 steps presented in my book
and DVD, Master Disaster [North Light Publishers, 2007].
Artists will be asked to work on unfinished, problematic paintings.
To "kill them or cure them." Then you will apply the
steps to a new piece of work or two. Learn to paint not like
me, but like yourself--only better.(The workshop needs to be
4 or 5 days long and is designed for students at all levels in
any media.)
View a taste of the workshop
and my DVD by going to http://www.artistsnetwork.com/video_preview.aspx?id=14005
Other
Workshop Themes to choose from:
"Color
and Design Strategies,
Take your painting to new heights in three days."
Study the color plans that have created masterpieces throughout
the ages. By pushing your painting toward one of these strategies,
you will learn to organize your palette, express moods and content
and pull your paintings together. Create mature, unified and
polished works. Discover how to avoid "mud."
Then explore
value and design strategies to take a boring painting beyond
what you ever dreamed possible. Value strategies are by far the
strongest way to create remarkable paintings. Learn that you
can push a painting toward one of these strategies at any stage
of the work. You will finish a bomb of a painting and create
a reference "flip book" that will become your painting
bible. Learn to paint not like me, but like yourself--only better.
(3 days, all levels, all media)
"Content
through Color Strategies, Fracturing and Borders."
Content, putting yourself
and your ideas into your paintings, is difficult for some to
fathom harder to teach. This course approaches content in a manageable,
concrete way that will open new doors of creativity for you.
Through the study of the color plans that have created masterpieces,
you will learn to reinforce the mood of your painting. By fracturing
and creating borders, you will make separate areas for additional
thoughts and information about your topic. Content. Content is
everything. Content is what makes a painting a work of art. (4-5
day workshop)
"Paint
on Location/Polish in the Studio"
Painting outside
is both invigorating and overwhelming. The work that most of
us do on location comes out either weak or very similar to most
other location paintings. This course is designed to address
these three problems. Learn to enjoy painting outside. Learn
to create gutsy and unusual paintings, and then carry these lessons
into a series of paintings from your references.
Each day you will sit in a lovely location, absorb its ambience,
and study it for unusual perspectives. Then, returning to the
studio, we will brainstorm and develop numerous possible designs
and color strategies to create unique "landscapes."
(4-5 days)
"Painting
Quick Travel Masterpieces"
This workshop
will give you the confidence to sketch while traveling. Broken
up into five individual steps, this sketching style can fit beautifully
into your travel constraints. The course can be taught outside
at your location, or bring me along on a trip--I love to travel
and spend serious time with students and artists. See my China and Italian sketches for some ideas. Create memories to go!
"Watercolor 101,
Jump Start Your Art"
You can learn to use this vibrant,
portable media in "Watercolor 101," a 2-4 day workshop.And
learn not to fear it, for corrections can and will be made at
any point in your paintings.
But don't limit yourself to the technical aspects of the media.
Through discussions, slides and a project, we will explore "content"--what
makes a painting a work of art. You will leave this course with
a plan for future growth, how to work in a series. This introduction
to watercolor is also an introduction to becoming an artist.
All of these
courses have been taught from Vancouver, B. C. to Beaufort, S.C.,
from to Wisconsin to the Asociacion Acuarelistas de Puerto Rico.
With two degrees in education,
I love teaching and pride myself in it. Due to my teaching experience
in a very progressive school system, I am better able to meet
the needs of a wide variety of artists. You will return to your
studios with concrete skills and "Flip Books" that
will be your foundation for continued growth. With a Master's
Degree in Learning and Behavioral Disorders, trust me, I can
teach anyone and handle any classroom management "challenge."
If I need to fly to your location, travel cost and time is a
major problem. 4 or 5 day workshops (or combinations of workshops)
are the best bet for both your organization and myself. To discuss
the wonderful possibilities that I can offer, call me at 828
693-0553 or write me at susan@tregay.com