DRAWING
PAINTING
SCULPTURE
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 Flower Painting • Michael Klein
June 28, 29 & 30 (3 days) • 10am - 5pm
$330 (balance in full due upon registration)
Class Full. Taking names for a waiting list.
Throughout the three-day intensive workshop you will learn the fundamentals of Michael Klein’s technique. His technique is based on the subtle interplay of impressionistic theory and academic study that produced some of the world’s finest paintings during the end of the nineteenth century. Prior to demonstrating his process, Michael will have each student start a sketch to see how everyone approaches their work naturally. He will also spend time one-on-one understanding your personal goals in painting, then give his advice based from his experience with floral painting. The second day will commence with a demonstration explaining how he starts his painting process and discuss what he feels are essential factors to planning a strategy for each painting. The final day will concentrate on finishing your sketch and understanding subtleties. Download Materials List
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 Cast Drawing and Painting • Joshua LaRock
July 5 - July 16 (10 days) • 10am - 5pm
$1150 (deposit $500)
Class open, accepting registrations.
Cast Drawing and Painting is the most fundamental and important step on one’s quest toward fine draftsmanship and skill in rendering classical form. This course will encourage a slow, calm and thoughtful approach to gaining a deep understanding of form with the great benefit of a controlled environment and distilled complexity. Students will be trained to think sculpturally in order to make more accurate decisions and inform what the eye perceives. The experiences and concepts learned during this course of study are then applicable to all that one may encounter in their artistic endeavor. (Please note that it is highly recommended, as it is greatly beneficial to the advancement of the student, that all who have not taken cast drawing at the GCA should draw during this workshop as opposed to painting. Of course, this can be discussed on the first day.) Download Materials List
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 Portrait Drawing and Painting • Camie Davis
July 19 - 30 (10 days) • 10am - 5pm
$1150 ($500)
Class open, accepting registrations.
In this ten day work shop students will complete a thoughtfully rendered and highly refined portrait painting with interior. We will be working with the same model three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon with a one hour lunch break in between giving us sixty hours of model time over the course of the workshop. All students will start off rendering a preliminary block in sketch in graphite with a focus on accuracy and likeness. Beginning students will be encouraged to continue rendering their portrait in pencil , with the additional option of toned paper and white chalk. Advanced students may transfer their drawings to canvas and proceed with a full color portrait. The main focus of this work shop will be on providing a solid and accurate foundation with your drawing to then take further with naturalistic flesh tones and an understanding of light on form. Additional discussions on color, composition, poster studies, and aesthetics will also be offered. All steps will be previewed through instructor demonstrations. Download Materials List
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 Value and Modeling Intensive • Tony Curanaj
July 12 - 16 (5 days) • 10am - 5pm
$600 ($300 deposit)
Class open, accepting registrations.
Value is the most important aspect of color theory and painting. The function of Value is to tell us how light or how dark a given color is. Value relationships among colors are critical in perceiving form. So understanding and training ones eye to “see” value is an essential discipline in painting!
This workshop will have an intense focus on Value. The class will have daily lectures and demonstrations as well as individual critiques while the student works on exercises designed to understand important points of the workshop. Each student will start by mixing his or her own tubes of neutrals grays that will be used throughout the workshop. With a string of mixed neutrals grays, plus black and white, the students will then make value paintings of various objects, scenes or models from life, learning how to rationalize what they see and translate it in paint. Modeling form and handling of paint will be concentrated on and emphasized.
In addition, this workshop will focus on other important aspects of painting; color theory (hue and chroma), paint mixing, observation, perspective, lighting, materials.
For students with no Munsell color theory experience or with very little painting experience, we highly recommended that this workshop be taken prior to Intermediate to Advanced Color Theory with Graydon Parrish. Download Materials List
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 Intermediate to Advanced Color Theory • Graydon Parrish
July 19 - August 6 (15 days) • 10am - 5pm
$1650 ($650 deposit)
Class open, accepting registrations.
This workshop will introduce the concept of Rational Color. Many have thought color intuitive and unable to be learned. However, though analysis, testing and practice, many aspect of color can be learned and even mastered. To understand color rationally, we will use the color notation created by Albert Munsell for reference. At the beginning of the last century, Munsell created a system to describe color in simple terms, a system widely used today in other fields outside of fine art.
For students with no Munsell color theory experience or with very little painting experience, we highly recommend that the Value and Modeling Intensive with Tony Curanaj be taken as a pre-requisite. Download Materials List
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 Figure Painting • Scott Waddell
August 2 - 13 (10 days) • 10am - 5pm
$1150 ($500 deposit)
Class open, accepting registrations.
This workshop will consist of two phases: drawing and painting, both done from a single pose that will last for two weeks. The drawing phase will deal with proportion, gesture and structure while the painting phase will concern itself with form and its expression through value, chroma and hue. Download Materials List
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 Still Life Painting • Sarah Lamb
August 9 - 11 (3 days) • 10am - 5pm
$330 (balance in full due upon registration)
Class open, accepting registrations.
In this intensive 3-day course, Sarah will demonstrate how to paint a quick still-life from start to finish. She'll discuss how to choose the subject matter, composition and lighting. There will also be a brief demonstration on how to execute a "poster study" which is a small sketch of color and value only. It will be to the students advantage to have skills in drawing and painting experience. Download Materials List
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 Painting the Ebauche: A Traditional Approach • Will St. John
August 16 - 20 (5 days) • 10am - 5pm
$600 ($300 deposit)
Class open, accepting registrations.
The French Academy officially defined the ebauche as:
“The initial stage of the realization of a projected painting; the careful preparation, on broad lines of emphasis, the characteristic masses, forms, action, effect and color-scheme of the scene to be represented.”
-Albert Boime, The Academy & French Painting in the 19th Century
In 19th Century academic practice, the ebauche or lay-in, was considered fundamental to the success of a finished work. With an emphasis on breadth of form, a vigorous handling, and the tout ensemble, a successful ebauche can provide a strong foundation for subsequent re-paintings or stand alone as a finished piece.
Over the course of one week, students will complete a full-length figure painting working in this manner. Finishing area-by-area, students will be taught to observe correct proportion, anatomy, and color with a strong emphasis on form modeling. One-on-one instruction will be accompanied by demonstrations. Visual source material illustrating this technique will be provided.
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 Still Life Painting • Tony Curanaj
August 16 - 27 (10 days) • 10am - 5pm
$1150 ($500 deposit)
Class open, accepting registrations.
Still Life Painting is an important genre of art and a proven tool for teaching artists of every skill level the disciplines needed to create successful, beautiful paintings.
This Workshop will concentrate on many of the fundamentals of good picture making, from the technical to the conceptual with still life as the subject matter. The class will have daily lectures and demonstrations focusing on different topics as well as individual critiques while the student paints his or her own still life set up.
Some of the principles discussed through out the workshop will be composition, accuracy in drawing, color and color theory, understanding form and modeling, edge control, glazing/scumbling techniques, lighting, materials and good studio practice.
The work and knowledge learned during the workshop can be translated to any genre of art. Personality and vision are important elements in creating art. Having the foundation to master your craft and carry-out your creativity is essential. Download Materials List
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