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"Discover, Express and Originate" - Expressive Arts Workshop
with
Toni Carlton $215
(Mixed Media Collage) May 16, 17, and 18 - September 12-13-14
(11am 5pm)
Most art materials included – limited number of participants
Discover, express and originate art through the creative
process by utilizing mixed media, writing, movement, toning and
meditation. Open your heart with art! Explore and express your
passion, joy, love and connection to spirit. For over 15 years
Toni Carlton has been creating art as a means to deepen her
connection to the divine and express the oneness of all. In her
workshops she intends to help participants open their hearts
through the creative process. No prior art experience is
necessary.
 "Follow
Your Intuition" Exploration in Acrylics with
Debbie Arnold $145
Acrylic Techniques – May 30-31 (11am– 5pm)
Most art materials included
Intuitive painting is the merging of art and spirituality.
Through painting you can connect with your own source of
creativity. Intuitive painting can be used as a tool of
self-discovery, helping you to understand yourself through color
and form. It develops your connection with the source of all
that is. This leads to deeper trust of your own internal
guidance and creativity. The class will primarily use the
versatile medium of acrylic, layering transparent colors and
textures utilizing many different techniques –sponges, pallet
knives, spattering and imprinting along with pouring layers of
thinned colors onto canvas.
Oil Painting with
Andy Braitman
June 1-2-3 – Follow My Lead – Beginners to Intermediate
July 10-11-12 – Strengthening Your Brushstroke - Intermediate to
Advanced
August 29-30-31 – Design and Alter – All Levels (10am - 5pm)
$395
Andy Braitman’s emphasis is on teaching control of the
painting palette. He wants students to minimize their color and
to maximize their color potential by learning methods of
controlling color and mixing paint on the artist’s palette.
Students will explore the principals which make a painting work.
Each workshop will be geared toward a specific technique and
skill level as he works individually with each student.
(Send email to request more information on these workshops)
 "Ink, Brush and Paper" with Mike Grady $275
June 8-9-10 (10am – 5pm)
An introduction to East Asian approaches to art. Emphasis
will placed on the use of 'chi' – vital life energy – as the
basis for artistic expression using traditional Chinese artistic
approaches. The workshop will explore traditional East Asian
tools such as sumi-ink, traditional bamboo brushes and rice
paper. In-class exercises will explore the basic skills of
brushwork and 'flow (liu)' by learning basic Chinese characters
and then to incorporate the principles of calligraphic painting
into personalized artistic styles that allow workshop
participants to create their own unique blend of Asian and
European artistic styles. Ink-wash and watercolor techniques
will also be explored as essential elements of East-West
approaches to art. We will explore Chinese and Japanese
approaches to calligraphy and landscape genres and explore the
connection between body, mind and creative flow that makes East
Asian art unique. Students will be encouraged to develop their
own artistic approaches using traditional Chinese tools rather
than attempting to 'master' traditional East Asian techniques.
This class is appropriate for students at all levels of
experience from novice to professional.
"Mixed Media with
Vae Hamilton" $245 (10am-5pm)
June 12-13-14 "The Basics"
Always wanted to make art? Now you have the time and need the
basics?
August 21-22-23
"Innovation, Motivation and More"
Have you taken some art classes and want to move on or have
gotten away from your art and need some motivation, new ideas or
to try some new mediums and techniques? Create, recycle and
combine media with Vae Hamilton as you explore new dimensions
and freedom in your artwork emphasizing new and experimental
ways of painting with water based paints and collage. Working
from transparent to opaque with color and value, explore the use
of water media and the application of acrylic gel mediums and
gesso. Learning to Transfer images, create texture, work with
computer generated images, gold leaf, "found" materials and
photographs are just a few of the highlights.
"Abstract Landscapes in Acrylic Using Palette Knives" with
Egi Antonaccio $305
June 19-20-21 July 31, August 1-2 October 9-10-11 (10am – 5pm)
 Learn
to divide the light using strokes of color with pallet knives
with Italian artist, Egi Antonaccio whose loose strokes create
wonderful detail in this IN Plein Air workshop. Participants
will experience color and the music of life through landscapes
as they work from photographs to loosen their style and develop
a new technique to enhance their skills in painting.
"Painting the Landscape (Pastels or Oils) with Photographic
References" with
Kevin Beck $305
June 26-27-28 July 24-25-26 (10am - 5pm)
This workshop is for beginners or advanced painters interested
in learning the fundamentals of creating spontaneous fresh
landscape paintings using photographs as the reference. The goal
is to create life infused paintings and not a copy of a
photograph. Issues to be discussed and demonstrated include:
Seeing and interpreting values, the Do's and Don'ts of working
from photographs, the painting process in Pastel and Oil,
Staying "loose" and painterly and Achieving Clean Color. You may
choose pastel or oil.
(Plein Air with Kevin Beck - October 16-17-18) (10am - 5pm)
$305
Local landscapes – weather permitting – studio optional
"Creative Oil Paintings from Photographs" with
Egi Antonaccio $305
July 17-18-19 August 14-15-16 (10am – 5pm)
Using various techniques with a limited pallet, Egi teaches all
levels how to create a realistic rendering from photographs.
Individual attention in any subject matter will be offered in
this studio workshop to bring your best creativity to canvas.
His approach in realism or surrealism to bring a canvas to life
with reflections of light offers the students an incredible
learning experience.
"Watercolor - Gouache Figure Painting" Workshop with
Kate Worm $315
(model fee included)
August 7-8-9 (10am - 5pm)
Working with an unclothed model, Kate will emphasize
composition; color and good drawing as it relates to painting.
Through many different drawing, painting and color exercises
Kate helps the student to develop confidence in their artistic
endeavors. Kate's nudes were featured in the summer 2006 issue
of Watercolor Magazine. She is a popular instructor at the
Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC.
All ability levels are welcome.
Space is limited for each workshop. Please contact Carlton
Gallery at 828-963-4288 or
email to request a reservation form or
download a reservation form.
A Supply List will be
provided.
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