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Plein Air with Maria Josenhans

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Date: April 12 & 13th, 2014

Location: West Vancouver

Time: 9am to 3pm

Cost: $155

Description:  Step out into nature and paint from life with confidence! Participants will learn and practice the essentials for painting outdoors; from how to choose the right materials and location, to laying out a palette and making sense of value, colour and composition. Novice and experienced painters, who work in oil or acrylics, are welcome.

This workshop is offered through the West Vancouver District.

Registration: Online Registration

To register by phone: 604-925-7270 (course #949403)

View Maria’s website at: www.mariajosenhans.com

Plein Air with Maria Josenhans

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Date: May 10/11 & 24/25, 2014

Location: West Vancouver

Time: 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Cost: $155

Description:  Enjoy four glorious spring time mornings (9-11:30am) of painting outdoors on the waterfront in Ambleside with the guidance of accomplished plein air artist Maria Josenhans. The first class will cover essential materials and techniques, and the subsequent three classes will be solely in the field. Each participant will benefit from both group and individual instruction. Program is designed for both novice and experienced painters. (The April 12/13 Intro to Plein Air, course 949403, is a great prep for this course)

This workshop is offered through the West Vancouver District.

Registration: Online Registration

To register by phone: 604-925-7270 (course #949408)

View Maria’s website at: www.mariajosenhans.com

Paint The Peninsula 2014

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The 2nd Annual Paint The Peninsula Festival & Competition

Date: September 7 to 14, 2014

Time: Variable

Location: Port Angeles, Washington (map)

Cost: $40 Application Fee

Info:

Paint the Peninsula is a juried competition sponsored by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center located in Port Angeles, Washington on the glorious Olympic Peninsula September 7 through 14, 2014.

If you want to paint salt water, rivers, lakes and waterfalls, mountains, industrial cityscapes, big trees and the rain forest, practically without moving, come see the varied and beautiful locations on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

This five day painting contest will offer more amazing opportunities for the plein air painter than you have ever imagined.  Paint the Peninsula for the ultimate Pacific Northwest experience.  Artists will have an opportunity to hang their work daily for sale.  Please refer to our website at www.paintthepeninsula.org for more information, a bio of our judge Jim Lamb, information about Jim’s post event workshop, and photos of plein air painting sites.

Paint the Peninsula is a juried competition. Each artist needs to submit three images of their best recent plein air art work by April 14th at the latest.

Prospectus

Cash prizes of $3100 will be awarded, along with numerous Sponsor Merit Awards. Best of Show is a cash award of $1500 and includes the honor of having the artist’s winning artwork become the image on the 2014 Plein Air Special Limited Vintage Wine produced for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center by Camaraderie Cellars to be released later in the year as well as being featured in the following year’s promotional materials for Paint the Peninsula.

William Rogers – Figure in the Landscape with Oils

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Date: September 12 to 14, 2104

Location: Bear Valley Highlands in the Okanagan near Vernon.

Cost: $390

Description:

This workshop will focus on including figures into your landscapes in a believable way. It will start with some practical theory on the topic and develop into practicing figures in oil paint or other opaque media, then incorporating these figures into the landscape as part of the composition. The idea is to have a landscape with figures rather than a portrait, so gesture drawing will be emphasized to help achieve a natural, unposed look in the work. The artist will demonstrate and have a model to use for the demonstrations and class work. There will be lots of individual help and constructive critiques to help your work improve to a new level

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William Rogers – Watercolour Figure in the Landscape

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Date: September 9 to 11, 2104

Location: Bear Valley Highlands in the Okanagan near Vernon.

Cost: $390

Description:

This workshop will focus on including figures into your landscapes in a believable way. It will start with some practical theory on the topic and develop into practicing figures in watercolour paint, then incorporating these figures into the landscape as part of the composition. The idea is to have a landscape with figures rather than a portrait, so gesture drawing will be emphasized to help achieve a natural, unposed look in the work. The artist will demonstrate and have a model to use for the demonstrations and class work. There will be lots of individual help and constructive critiques to help your work improve to a new level.

More Details & Registration