2021 Workshops Schedule
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Dec 4
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THE ART OF COLOR
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Dennis Pendleton
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The art of color
Choosing Colors that work together
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December 4, 2021, 9am-4pm
Instructor: Dennis Pendleton LOUISVILLE ART CENTER 801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027 Member $100
AG/Partner $115 Non-member $130 Learn how to create your own personal style using exciting color combinations!
This Art of Color workshop will teach you to:
Dennis will share many of his own special mixtures and provide plenty of tips. This course is aimed at watercolorists but is valuable to everyone. Please be aware: Dennis will supply each of you with his special notebook for the workshop. In order to receive a notebook you must register before December 1st |
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Dennis Pendleton
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Dennis Pendleton has been an artist all his life and he believes that creativity and self-expression should be practiced and enjoyed by everyone. His watercolor studio is based in Denver, Colorado and he has been a watercolor instructor for the Art Students League of Denver for 30 years.
“As an artist and art teacher it has been my great pleasure to surround myself with artists and their friendships have enriched my life in so many ways. Creating art is my passion and that is what I will be doing for the rest of my life.” Graduate of Ohio State University, BFA. Studied with Charles Reid, Lowell Ellesworth Smith, Ned Jacob, George Carlson, Chen Chi, Ramon Kelly. Feature Articles: Watercolor Magazine, The Artists Magazine, Articles in Artists of the Rockies and the Golden West, Southwest Art Magazine, Artists of the Contemporary West. |
SOME OF DENNIS' WORK
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Dennis will supply each of you with his special notebook for the workshop. In order to receive a notebook you must register before December 1st
- Watercolor Color Wheel. This is a newer item unlike the old color wheel as it is specifically for watercolor. It can be purchased online or at an art supply store.
- You must have these seven colors: Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Violet along with your own palette
- #6 and #8 Round Watercolor Brush
- Spray Bottle
- Watercolor Paper for exercises
- Water Container
- Tissues or Paper Towels
- Pen/Pencil for taking notes
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Pricing: Note higher price for this popular course with one of the area’s most sought after teachers!
Member $100 AG/Partner $115 Non-member $130 LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. Workshop registration is limited and fills fast! Register now to reserve your seat. Contact Steve Markman with questions: smarkman@me.com |
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JAN 8
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PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE IN PASTEL
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Lydia Pottoff
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Painting the Landscape in Pastel
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January 8, 2022, 9am-4pm
Instructor: Lydia Pottoff LOUISVILLE ART CENTER 801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027 Member $55.00
AG/Partner $65.00 Non-member $75.00 LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. Workshop:
This one-day workshop is designed for both beginners and intermediate pastel enthusiasts. I will guide you through my process of painting a landscape from sketch to completion. I’ll discuss the importance of creating a value ‘roadmap’ thumbnail sketch to help you in your planning stages. Then we’ll discuss looking at various compositional strategies and the process of underpainting and layering pastel. You are welcome to bring your own photos or work from the ones I supply. |
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About the Instructor
Lydia Pottoff
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Working in both oil and pastel, Lydia Pottoff creates impressionistic landscapes and figurative works that capture a moment in time. In her work she explores the innate connection each of us has to the truth and beauty of the natural world. A passionate outdoorsperson, she often backpacks into the high country with her painting gear to share those moments that others might miss.
Her artistic career began with a Bachelor of Arts in both graphic design and fine art. After several years as a designer and then art director, she became a partner in a Colorado creative agency for over twenty-five years. A desire to create a more personal vision led her back to fine art and in the last twenty years she has pursued her passion in painting in both plein air and studio work. The late Elizabeth Mowry continues to influence both her approach and attitude toward painting nature and capturing the magic within. Lydia teaches classes and workshops. And, over the last year she has been a featured demonstration artist for several local arts organizations. Her work has received numerous awards in both state and national competitions and her pieces are held in private collections throughout the U.S. |
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Please Note: There is a $5.00 materials fee because Lydia is supplying some of the items needed for this class - details below. You can pay the fee during the workshop.
Below is a list of supplies that will be helpful for the class. Most of these supplies can be purchased at Meiningers or Guirys but typically pastels have to be purchased online from Dakota Pastels, Guirys, or Jerrysartarama in sets. Meiningers in Denver has a fairly large selection of open stock pastels.
I also have three standing easels and a small tabletop easel to share.
If you have a plein air (or portable easel) that you are comfortable using please bring it.
- Set of soft pastels (as many as you have). (I use Terry Ludwig, Senneiller, Girault, Rowney and Schminke.) It is important to have a range of light and dark values. The Senneiller can be challenging since they have larger ends due to the mold process. This needs to be sanded off. I can show you how to do that. A good starter set is the basic landscape set on Terry Ludwig.
- Some hard pastels – Creta Color or NuPastels. Especially orange and browns, pinks and purples for underpainting.
- Masking tape (no colored tape). I prefer black artists tape or just plain masking.
- A small sketchbook, pencil and eraser
- 3 markers 20%, 50%, 90% (Primacolor Premier Markers,dual tip) and a fine black tip Sharpie
- Paper Towels
- 2 or 3 Cheap Brushes - synthetic brushes, no natural bristle - flats in 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”sizes recommended. (I use Silverwhites.)
- A few pastel pencils, white, gray, medium brown, dark brown, brick, light blue and light yellow. I use Conte and Schwan Stabilo, Carb Othello.
- A selection of photos that YOU have taken to use as reference.
- A large backing board (foam core) for your easel to mount your paper on.
I also have three standing easels and a small tabletop easel to share.
If you have a plein air (or portable easel) that you are comfortable using please bring it.
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Pricing:
Member $55.00 AG/Partner $65 Non-member $75 LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. Workshop registration is limited and fills fast! Register now to reserve your seat. Contact Steve Markman with questions: smarkman@me.com |
Location:
Louisville Center for the Arts 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027 (We recommend parking on Spruce) |
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JAN 11
18, 25 |
Playing with Fire and Clay: Raku Tiles
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Pete Wysong
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Playing with Fire and Clay: Raku Tiles
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January 11, 18, 25, 2022, 6pm-9pm
Three Consecutive Tuesday Evenings Instructor: Pete Wysong LOUISVILLE ART CENTER 801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027 Member $00.00 price to come
AG/Partner $00.00 Non-member $00.00 LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. In this workshop, participants will learn how to design and cut ceramic tiles in slab form. Additive and subtractive techniques will be demonstrated for creating a relief sculpture on the tiles.
Composition, techniques, subject matter, and appropriate tools will be discussed. Surface texture and clay slips or terra sigillata will be used for creating a smooth, black surface on the tiles. Some raku glazes will be available for accents, but the emphasis will be on the burnished, raw clay surfaces. The final firing of the pieces in the raku kiln will happen as a group and participants are welcome to observe, or participate in the process. |
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About the Instructor
Peter Wysong
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I am an art educator and artist working and living in north Boulder. My ceramic work is always changing but I have always worked with raku pottery and sculpture, as it embodies my interests in all things ceremonial, natural, and mythical. I explore other mediums including pastel, printmaking, and more recently welded metal mixed with raku elements.
I am interested in textural form and blending sculpted elements with thrown forms. My glazing is minimal, challenging the viewer to concentrate more on form, shape, and line, rather than color. However, I do love to include color and experimental surfaces in the firing process. Raku is a 500 year old Japanese technique, surrounding the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Pots are taken directly out of the kiln at 1800 degrees F. and placed into combustible materials that catch on fire and create a carbon-rich environment that interacts with the clay. |
MORE OF PETE'S WORK
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Materials list
Please Note: There is a $10.00 materials fee.
Materials provided:
Optional Materials for participants to bring:
- Raku Clay
- Glazes
- Terrasigillata
- Drawing paper
- Straight edges
- Brushes
- Trimming/carving tools
- Sponges
- Stencils
- Magazines, images for inspiration
- Tile templates-squares, various sizes, shapes
- Sponges
Optional Materials for participants to bring:
- Ruler
- Pencils,sketchbook
- Photos, magazines for images
- Pottery Tool Set(Guirys, McGuckins in Boulder: these typically include a small sponge, trimming tools, needle tool, wooden rib, wooden trimming tool. These sets are approximately $7.00)
- Any tools to make impressions in the clay(sticks, jewelry, small dowels,tubes)
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Pricing: to come
Member $xx AG/Partner $xx Non-member $xx LAA and BAG Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. Workshop registration is limited and fills fast! Register now to reserve your seat. Contact Steve Markman with questions: smarkman@me.com |
Location:
Louisville Center for the Arts 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027 (We recommend parking on Spruce) |
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