Canon Digital Rebel - Photography Classes
Instructors:  Vicki & Coyne Gibson

Getting the Most from Your Rebel: February 25, $99

This three-part series of classes on the most popular digital camera on the market will take you from the basics of camera operation and equipment to advanced techniques and photographic composition

One Day Watercolor Class with Jeanne Heise
February 25, Supplied included, $75

If you have wanted to try watercolor but were afraid to invest lots of time and money, this is your chance to learn some basics and go home with a finished painting, with no commitments!  Come in for a fun filled Saturday, and we will provide all the materials and a no fail step by step lesson.

Merlot’s Merry Masters
Catered Paint Along Classes
Supplies, food and beverage included, $50

The All-Inclusive Evening Includes:

• Food from GrapeJuice
• Wine from GrapeJuice
• Art Supplies
• Art Instruction

Just wear your painting clothes or smock and get ready to have some fun! No experience needed! 

2012 Merlot's Merry Master's Dates and Themes:

January 26 - Funky Fruit Bowl
March 29 - Shoe In
May 24 - Scissors, Rocks, Paper
February 29 - Line Dancing
April 26 - Bird's Eye View

KACC Art Lecture Series with Robin E. Clark, PhD
Sponsored by Sally and Mary Mintor Foundation
February 25, Winslow Homer
March 24, Andrew Wyeth
April 28, Charles M. Russell
May 12, Clementine Hunter
$25 for all lectures or $10 each

Ron Rencher
The Plein-Air Experience
October 1, 2 & 3 $375

Outdoor painting can be a more pleasurable experience if the artist can take control of the subject matter.  One way of doing this is to identify what it is in the landscape that has inspired you to want to paint the scene.  The inspiration is the spark that starts the fire of enthusiasm.  This enthusiasm is what motivates us to paint.  The process of painting needs to be intentional.  The best way to proceed with intent is by focusing on a concept.  The concept is the idea, the framework, or plan, of the painting, and may be about light and shadow, color, shapes, silhouette, backlighting, and etc.  Without the concept we are not focused on anything in particular, and therefore may be trying to say too much.  With the framework and intent that a concept provides we can hold on to that initial inspiration which was the source of our enthusiasm, and we can then proceed through the process of painting a scene with control, intent, and simplicity, allowing us to  say what is essential without overstatement.

This class will be conducted outdoors, on location as much as weather permits.  In the technical aspects of creating a painting the students will be required to state their idea/concept, and will be made familiar with specific composition types, and value schemes, and principles which they will use as the design framework of their paintings.

The instructor will give demonstrations, and individual as well as group critiques.  Each student will receive personal attention and guidance.

Albert Handell
4 Days En-Plein-Air
October 7 - 10, 9:30am - 4:30 pm $550

Each session will be an intensively rewarding and meaningful experience of study and painting with Master Artist Albert Handell. This workshop is geared toward all levels of student/artist of the landscape who work in pastels, oils, or water media.  The studio will at 9:00 am and students are urged to come early. The morning demonstrations by Albert will begin promptly at 9:30 AM.

In every workshop, Mr. Handell will demonstrate three of his favorite and well known painting techniques:

Day 1 - PURE PASTEL – From beginning to finish

Day 2 - MIXED MEDIA PASTEL- starting with watercolor for his under-painting and finishing with pastel

Day 3 - OIL PAINTING – Albert starts by establishing transparent oil color washes through-out the entire canvas. He then selects and paints a specific area in detail, followed by working from this center of interest out - finishing his painting with vibrant palette knife and brush work.  

Day 4 - Critiques with recommendations for future growth and afternoon painting.

In the afternoons, Albert will give individual in depth help to each artist at their easel. Each workshop will end with an extensive critique of the student/artist work, including paintings created during the workshop, and if possible, examples of previous work painted before the workshop (bring 6 or 8 photos, slides, digitals, or originals). You will receive specific recommendations based on that overview, so that you can continue sensibly on your own after the workshop.

For more information contact workshop coordinator Paulette Alsworth 830.370.0101