workshops

Whether you are painting for a living or hobby, painting small and often is a powerful way to rapidly improve your skills.

There is a fast growing group of people, called daily painters, who do small paintings every day, post photographs of their paintings on a blog, and then sell them through eBay, with a usual starting price of $100. In this way, many artists are finding they can grow quickly in skill and finally make a living with their art, after struggling for years in galleries and at art fairs. Carol has had 3+ years of experience daily painting and teaches workshops around the US and Canada.

We will spend most of our time on the basic principles of design – the rules of composition, value, color, and shape – and how to apply them to small still lives. We will then experiment with color relationships using an alternative to the traditional color wheel, explore color mixing, and how each color “leans” towards others. We will push our compositions to avoid “floating” objects and learn the one, simple rule to avoid a boring still life. There will be daily demos, handouts and one-on-one critiques.

Finally, we will learn how to set up a blog, the in’s and out’s of ebay, shipping and marketing your work, etc. There will be reference material on this to take home.

SHEDULE

July 30 - Aug 1, '10, Hudson Valley, NY - register with Hudson River Valley Art - FULL w/ wait list

Aug 20-22, '10, South Freeport, ME - to register email Suzanne deLesseps - FULL w/ wait list

Sep 8-10, '10, Rhode Island - to register email Kelley MacDonald - FULL

Sep 12-14, '10, Westford, MA - register here or email Laurie Miller or call 978-692-6333 - FULL w/ wait list

Oct 18-22, '10, ADVANCED, Jacksonville, FL - to register email Eileen Corse more info - FULL w/ wait list

Dec 6-10, '10, Lacombe, LA (north of New Orleans), LA - to register email Barbara Shaw

Jan 10-14, '11, San Antonio, TX at the Coppini - to register email Gaye Sekula - FULL w/ wait list

Feb 11-13, '11, Apex, NC - to register email NC Workshop - FULL w/ wait list

Feb 28- March 4, '11, Cypress Mill, TX - register with Wenmohs Ranch

March 18-20, '11, Lake Zurich, IL - to register email or visit Main Street Art Center's website

April 29 - May 1, '11, Atlanta, GA - register with The Art School in Sandy Springs - FULL w/ wait list

May 23-27, '11, Sedona, AZ - register with the Sedona Arts Center

Sep 12-16, '11, Marshfield Hills, MA - register at northriverarts.org or contact Laura - FULL w/ wait list

Oct 17-21, '11, Jacksonville, FL - to register email Eileen Corse more info

Nov 7-11, '11, Sedona, AZ - register with the Sedona Arts Center

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