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Oaxaca Art + Culture Workshop, a Deep Dive: watercolor, art journaling with mixed media, collage (March 15-24, 2024)
Hooked on art journals and want to play with paint and collage while traveling? Are you into watercolor, or want to learn the basics? Join Oaxacan artist Pedro Cruz Pacheco and Corrie McCluskey for an art + culture adventure. Experience a week-long immersion into the art and culture of Oaxaca, with its soulful art scene, indigenous culture, and rich culinary and artisanal traditions. Includes field trips to a Sunday market, studio visits in a weaving village, women's red clay collective, papermaking studio, and archaeological ruins at Monte Albán. This workshop is a combination of watercolor exploration and creative/visual journaling with mixed media to develop your unique visual voice and mark making by playing with different materials. Complete beginners are welcome!
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artbreakTM Arts Immersion Vacations in Prague (Czech Republic)
Named in 2008 by National Geographic as one of the world's 'Best Girlfriends Getaways'! The secret is out: artbreakTM is a one-of-a-kind learning vacation and totally new way to experience a great European capital - via its artistic heart. artbreakTM puts you in intimate contact with Prague's vibrant artistic community, morning to night, for six creativity-filled days. Your mornings: three hours in an atelier, honing your skills at painting, collage and ceramics. Afterwards you'll browse private galleries and major museums, then fit in some wine tasting and dinner before heading out to savor the absolute best of Prague's opera, theatre, ballet, and superlative jazz scene. artbreakTM is a chance to inspire your artistic self and an exquisitely choreographed cultural adventure. Visit www.artbreak.org to learn more.
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Todos Santos Art Workshops with Anne Hebebrand
Join abstract artist Anne Hebebrand for a five-day long workshop in Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico. Be inspired by the artistic charm of this vibrant Mexican town overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Anne is an experienced and dedicated teacher, offering painting workshops in the United States and Mexico for the last six years. She has taught at the college and high school level as well as in museum settings and was named Outstanding Art Educator by the Connecticut Art Educators Association. Choose from three workshops: Creating Textured and Vibrant Paintings with Cold Wax, Oil, and Pigment Sticks - January 22-26. Reinvigorate your Artistic Practice - February 5-9. Exploring Color: An In-Depth Study - February 19-23. Cost per workshop: $750
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Kristy Kutch Colored Pencil Workshops
Kristy Kutch has been creating colored pencil art for almost thirty years and has been teaching colored pencil workshops since 1991. A teacher with a life license, she applies many basic learning principles to her workshops, enthusiastically meeting each student at the appropriate level. Beginners are always welcome, but even advanced artists benefit from Kristy's instruction. Offering demonstrations of techniques and the characteristics of different types of colored pencils, papers, and other related materials, Kristy covers a wide range of possibilities. Kristy is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and The New Colored Pencil. She is also the feature artist in the Artist Palette Productions DVD "Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond The Basics". Kristy's workshops are held nationwide; each is an enjoyable, supportive, memorable experience in a beautiful location. Visit www.artshow.com/kutch/ or contact Kristy at kakutch@earthlink.net or 219-874-4688.
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2023-2024 Painting and Sketching Workshops in Mexico
Gift yourself the skills of Urban Sketching and Painting. Cristi Fer Art offers week-long art vacations in Mexico all year around. We are located in Ajijijc, a vibrant and cheerful village on the shores of Lake Chapala. Only 45 min drive from Guadalajara international airport. Our workshops satisfy any level of experience. Choose one or all our workshops and widen your artistic skills while enjoying Mexico's brilliant light and opulent culture. "Urban Sketching Jumpstart," "Loosen Up with Palette Knife Painting," "Doors of Mexico acrylic painting". Our instructors Fernando Gonzalez and Cristiana Mar are experienced artists and educators with 35 years of successful careers. We keep the workshops to a max of 10 participants. Reserve your spot early.
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"Colored Pencil: Vivid and Versatile" (October 8-12, 2023)
Step into historic, charming Glastonbury, Connecticut and experience creating (and lodging) at a beautiful colonial inn! This course focuses on "painting from a point", using a variety of colored pencils and surfaces to create dynamic, vividly-drawn paintings. Products used include watercolor pencils and waxy/oily colored pencils. Surfaces feature papers, boards, and sanded papers. Featuring an abundance of colored pencils and free art materials, this workshop is full to the brim with small-group personal attention, demonstrations, and techniques that are sure to increase your repertoire. Kristy Kutch is an upbeat, experienced workshop instructor, the author of "Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil" and "The New Colored Pencil". She is also the featured artist on four instructional DVDs. Visit www.artistsrising.net, contact patriciab@designpoetry.net, or call 860-916-0514.
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