Our workshops combine demonstrations, lectures, intensive group instruction, personal attention and informative critiques in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere. Any workshop can be tailored to meet your unique needs.
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Watercolor Workshops by Leslie Frontz, AWS, SWA
About the Artist:
Leslie received her first professional paint box at the age of thirteen, but it was her introduction to watercolors that inspired her to become an artist. She has earned the M.F.A. degree in studio arts, served as an adjunct faculty member at numerous colleges, and currently conducts workshops across the country. The artist has been featured in The Artist's Magazine and U.S. Art. She is also an elected member of the American Watercolor Society, the Society of Women Artists in London, and the Southern Watercolor Society in the U.S.
Watercolor – A Fresh Start introduces you to unconventional painting exercises that build on your strengths and help you to easily overcome artistic challenges. Learn to paint luminous darks, handle color relationships, and create winning designs by linking a variety of shapes and edges. This simple approach demonstrates how to find your own unique style and continue improving your skills over a lifetime.
This workshop is designed for advanced beginners, intermediate, and professional artists.
Watercolor – Brushing Up focuses on getting the most from materials, color, and brushwork. In this workshop, you will immediately apply what you learn to your own art and see how developing a proficiency in these three essentials will elevate your painting skills to a new level. The lessons in this workshop are a fun and easy way to unlock creativity and freedom by mastering the fundamentals of technique and design.
This workshop will be rewarding for beginning, intermediate and professional students.
About Leslie’s Watercolor Workshops:
Leslie’s workshops include group demonstrations as well as personal instruction. During the demonstrations, Leslie explains how she approaches the painting process and interprets her subject. Questions are always welcome. While you paint, she is available to provide technical advice, offer suggestions about materials, and provide guidance on composition and design.
Oil Painting Workshops by Harold Frontz
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Harold is a contemporary impressionistic artist whose workshops feature a traditional approach emphasizing important painting principles. Students are taught basic skills and are then free to adapt these principles to their own preferred methods of painting. Harold believes that by becoming proficient with the craft of art, each person’s artistic preference can then assert itself with the freedom and confidence that comes with technical self-assurance. This results in paintings that contain strong technical elements but also reflect the personal taste of each individual artist. Each workshop features handouts, demonstrations and extensive individual instruction.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOPS
Fundamentals of Oil Painting:
This workshop is suitable for painters of all levels who are unfamiliar with, or would like to learn more about basic oil painting theory. The course focuses on five important principles in creating a painting: drawing, composition, tonal values, color properties, and application of the paint. A portion of each workshop is devoted to presenting these important techniques and examples are designed to illustrate methods for gaining personal competence. Students may choose any subject when developing their paintings (landscapes, still life subjects, seascapes, coastal scenes, ships, manmade structures, etc.).
Mastering the Elements:
This workshop is designed for painters of all levels who struggle with the more common elements found in landscapes including trees, water, clouds, ground planes, and manmade structures. Each element is broken down into easy to understand step-by-step painting techniques that allow students to gain confidence when painting landscapes. Students may elect to practice these techniques in the studio or outdoors during the workshop and will receive guidance and suggestions during the development of their work. This workshop emphasizes landscape painting but the painting principles can also be applied to other subjects.
An Artist’s Guide to Landscape Painting:
This workshop is ideal for artists of all levels who wish to try painting landscapes. Students are introduced to traditional painting methods including composition, tonal values, color properties and brushwork. The results capture the fundamental elements of the scene and convey the artist’s initial emotional reaction to the subject. With the interest in landscape painting, this workshop is invaluable for those interested in reproducing the varied wonders of nature.
Capturing the Moment: An Introduction to Plein Air Painting:
This workshop is ideal for artists of all levels who wish to try painting outdoors. Harold has developed a simple approach that enables painters to quickly identify a suitable subject, accurately sketch in the essential shapes, create a strong value pattern, choose the appropriate colors, and quickly and efficiently apply the paint. Students are introduced to traditional painting methods and then apply these principles en Plein air with assistance from the instructor. The results capture the moment and serve as a memento of an enjoyable outdoor painting experience or provide a valuable reference for a more finished studio painting. With the growing interest in Plein air painting, this workshop is essential for those interested in experiencing the wonderful sights and sounds of painting outdoors.
A Comprehensive Approach to Landscape Painting:
This workshop is ideal for artists of all levels who wish to try painting landscapes. The workshop is best presented in three, two-day sessions; each session meets once each month for three consecutive months. The workshop schedule and class description is as follows:
Session one: students are introduced to traditional painting methods including drawing, composition, tonal values, color properties, and brushwork.
Session two: students receive instruction in painting the elements typically found in the landscape including trees, water, clouds, ground planes, and manmade structures.
Session three: participants are taught how to quickly identify a suitable subject, accurately sketch in the basic shapes, create a strong value pattern, choose the appropriate colors, and deftly apply the paint.
At the conclusion of session three, students will have been provided with the basic techniques necessary to reproduce the more common elements found in the landscape. Each session features handouts, demonstrations, and individual attention focused on each participant’s unique needs. With the interest in landscape painting, this workshop is invaluable for those interested in reproducing the varied wonders of nature.
Still Life Painting: Clean and Simple:
This workshop is ideal for artists of all levels who wish to try still life painting. Harold has developed a simple approach that enables painters to quickly identify and arrange suitable subjects, accurately sketch in the basic shapes, create strong value patterns, choose the appropriate colors, and quickly and efficiently apply the paint. Students are introduced to traditional painting methods including drawing, design, tonal qualities, color properties and brushwork. Participants then apply these principles with assistance from the instructor. The results capture the fundamental elements of the arrangement and convey a strong emotional response to the painting. This workshop provides a valuable learning opportunity for those who enjoy designing and rendering an arresting still life painting.