PEGGI KROLL ROBERTS

Oil 
Figure / Portrait
January 5 - 9, 2009
Tuition $595 + $20 model fee

In this workshop the figure and still life will be the subject matter, however, the focus will be on improving drawing skills and seeing values and colors correctly and understanding their relationships to each other.  We will paint the figure outdoors and in a studio setting with simple costumes and props.  There will be daily demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships correctly.  This provides a springboard to adding additional information if the individual artist so desires.  We will address design and technique in a way in which the individual artist may express themselves in a personal way.  Be ready to cover a lot of canvas, "learning through mileage by painting smaller sizes, I believe that more is learned through many small starts than by laboring over a large canvas."  Students will receive plenty of one-on-one instruction and individual demonstrations as needed.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Peggi Kroll-Roberts studied art at Arizona State University and transferred to the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA where she studied to pursue an illustration career.  After Art Center she immediately took a position as a fashion illustrator which was all about drawing the figure and understanding its' movements.  "How perfect for me when my favorite subject was the figure."

After a 17 year career as an illustrator she has taken her knowledge of the fundamentals and established her life in painting and family.  Peggi and her husband (artist Ray Roberts) live with their three children on a small ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Angels Camp, CA.  A full time painter, Peggi is a member of the California Art Club, a member of the American Impressionist Society and and will be a guest artist at the Plein Air Painters of America Catalina island event this November 2001.  Her work is represented by galleries in California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Arizona.

JEAN CHAMBERS

Oil 
Still Life
January 12 - 16, 2009
Tuition $625 (Limited to 15 students)

This will be a mentoring class for the more serious student.  This will be  a week of intense painting with Jean Chambers.  The instructor will be painting each day in the studio on her own.  The students are welcome to watch Jean paint or they are welcome to set up their own still life in the studio and paint there own material as they choose.  The instructor is not going to be working on your individual canvas.

Each evening the class will get together for individual and group critiques.

This will be an excellent opportunity to spend a lot of time on your paintings and have the benefit of having the instructor on hand to give timely feedback.  In addition, this will be the chance to watch Jean paint everyday and to learn from watching an artist of her caliber.

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

Respected for her luminous still life painting, as well as her figurative and landscape work, Jean Chambers is the recipient of many awards and holds Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America.  She spent five years traveling extensively after leaving the architectural field to begin her fine arts career.  During that time she studied the Masters in the major museums in this country and abroad.  In addition, she has attended workshops given by her contemporaries and amassed and studied a large collection of art books, videos and maintains them for reference.  Recognizing the importance of continuous artistic growth for any artist, she sets aside time each day from painting to study and draw.  She is represented by Whistle Pik Gallery-Fredericksburg, Tx; Ponderosa Art Gallery-Hamilton, Mt; Trailside Galleries-Scottsdale, Az; and Germanton Gallery-Germanton, N.C.

TOM BLACK

Oil 
Still Life and Animal Paintings
January 12 - 16, 2009
Tuition $525

Tom Black- Jean Chamber’s husband and a great instructor, artist will be conduction a class simultaneous with Jean.  Tom’s class will be a combination of still life and animal paintings.  You are welcome to bring your own photos of animals and to bring your own still life subjects if you wish.  Tom will also furnish animal photos.  Tom is a very giving person and a joy to be around for the week. 

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

CAROLYN ANDERSON

Oil & pastel
Figure / Portrait
January 19-23, 2009
Tuition $625 + model fee

Explore the qualities of composition, value, and color, with an emphasis on the use of contrast, rhythm, and edges. Learn to interpret the subject matter and to enjoy the challenge and spontaneity of alla prima painting. Subjects will include live models. There will be daily demonstrations, a slide presentation, and as much individual instruction as possible.

Using what she descries as a blend of expressionism and impressionism, Anderson paints the human face, landscapes, and horses with equal skill. "What draws me to a certain person is character more than anything," she says. "For a while it was children, but they can be difficult to paint without getting too cute. I try to convey a touch of humanity. I still paint horses, too, because they have such a great form. I like doing winter landscapes because of the abstract quality and Indian dancers because of the color and movement. I bring something different to my portrait work after doing landscapes. Art is all about relationships and perspective."

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Carolyn Anderson attended school at Illinois State University.  She joined the VISTA program (Volunteers in Service to America) in the early 70's and was assigned to work on an Indian reservation in north central Montana and now lives in Havre, a small community near the Canadian border.

Anderson's paintings are full of color and expression.  The focus in her work is often loosely rendered in an almost sketch-like improvisation.  The emphasis is to catch the essence of each subject.  Her subjects vary from dancers to horses to landscapes, but she is primarily known for her portraits.

Anderson has participated in the C. M. Russell Art Auction, one of the Northwest's largest shows, since 1980.  In 1999 and 2000, she was awarded Jurors' Best of Show Awards, along with the 1999 Artist's Choice Award.  As a member of the Western Rendezvous of Art, she also received a Merit Award in 1999.  Her work has been featured in national publications, including Art of the West and Southwest Art magazines.  She is represented by galleries in Taos, New Mexico; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Aspen, Colorado.

WILLIAM J. KALWICK, JR.

Oil 
Portraits / Figure / Still Life / Landscape
February 21 - 25, 2009
Tuition $475 +Model Fee

This class will be a workshop for beginners to advanced artists in the tradition of the old masters.  Students will paint from live models, still life, and landscapes.  Step by step demonstrations will be given throughout the workshop.  Students will learn the basics of painting with emphasis on values and drawing, and the importance of the juxtaposition of color and shape.  The advanced student will learn the refinement of their existing techniques.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Bill was born in New Jersey and after graduation from high school, studied at the Art Students League in New York City.  In 1981, he moved to Houston, Texas, to become Lajos Markos' protégé.  His paintings cover many subjects, but he is mainly known for his paintings depicting life in Guatemala and Mexico scenes of romantic figurative subjects, and his portraits.  He has shown throughout the United States and Europe and in 1994 was elected as the demonstrating artist at the Gilcrease Rendezvous.  Bill has participated in many shows including the prestigious Prix de West Invitational and the Masters of the American West Show at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, California.  Bill was featured in the July/August issue of Art of the West magazine.

JOHN COSBY

Oil
Indoor/Outdoor
March 9-13, 2009
Tuition $550

After many years of working together on various art related projects and museum shows two accomplished painters and instructors are going to teach their approaches to making a painting and succeeding with your artistic goals.

 John Cosby will teach his understandable and effective limited pallet approach in oil and Gil Dellinger will teach in pastel and acrylic, in a manner that emphasizes tonal based mood, and the importance of drawing and value in completing a polished work of art.

Gil and John will be teaching outdoors with their own class and in the evening the two groups will come together for the benefit of their combined experience. One evening John will speak on the Ethics and Business of art from the Artists point of view. Another Gil will speak on the curation and creation of a theme for a show such as “Sea to Shining Sea” the museum show that is currently traveling the U.S. Museum circuit. The two will also teach “The Art of Self Critique” together. This is valuable knowledge for continuing growth as an Artist. John and Gil will also demo the same subject from their 2 different approaches so you can learn more about individualizing your work.

This class with these two world renown artist/teachers promises to be not just a class but an event.

This intensive 5 day workshop will focus on how to paint an effective painting in Plein Air (on location painting).  We will study color, design, light and what you see when you paint.  We will spend time with the relationship of cool and warm colors.  The workshop is taught through lecture, painting demonstration and individual critique.  John Cosby will be sharing his business and painting experience of 25 years.  Come and have some fun painting!

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

About painting, Cosby says, "While standing on location, in a place I have never visited, I begin to recognize what is different from all the other places I have been. I try to capture that uniqueness." As a plein-air painter Cosby travels extensively, painting what he sees and feels everywhere he goes. A bold use of color and an energetic brush stroke are what you will see and feel when viewing a painting by Cosby. 

Born in Hollywood, California, in 1955, Cosby was raised in the West. At an early age he began to draw and paint and was lucky enough to have an oil painter as his Grandmother. Cosby says, "She would give me the paint, some brushes and a scrap of canvas and set me off to paint." This early experience "took the fear out of creating a painting." 

Cosby started traveling at a very early age. At age 18, he was chosen as a communications advance-man for President Nixon and began to travel the globe, continuing in this capacity through the Ford administration. He met many interesting people and saw many things, but the things that most interested him were the great works of art he encountered. "They just haunted me and helped me to set the course for my career as a painter". After leaving the White House, Cosby rebuilt an old classic sailing sloop designed by Nathaniel Herrishoff and, with a friend who had dreams of being a writer, set sail, cruising up and down the Eastern seaboard in the inland waterway for 3 years. On that voyage, he began his art career. 

"Doing drawings of anything that moved me, things began to sell and my course was set." Upon his return to California, Cosby began painting the sea and landscape of Coastal California and with a strong gallery response, his success as a painter quickly followed. 

Cosby currently resides and maintains a studio in Laguna Beach, California. He works on location around the world and is represented by some of the finest galleries. Cosby is one of the Founding Board Members of the prestigious Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, an Artist member of California Art Club and an Artist member of Oil Painters of America. In 1999, Cosby was the Chairman of the Laguna Plein Air Painting Competition, held at the Laguna Art Museum. With his bold contemporary style, Cosby has captured the imagination of some very important collectors. His work can be found in many private, public and corporate collections around the world. Cosby is truly an internationally-known artist. See his work on his web site at www.cosbystudio.com.

DAVID A. LEFFEL

Oil
Portrait / Still Life
March 16- 20, 2009
Tuition $1200

Leffel says, "Art is a delicate balance between the visual concept and the artist’s technique. The concept (pictorial) and the technique (craft) must be fused inextricably. The student strives to be free from painting  ‘things.’ Learning all the technique in the world will not teach you to paint that which you do not see. You can only express on canvas what you are at the time you are painting."

This workshop will attempt to explain the "basics" for the advanced or intermediate students. We will delve into techniques and tools, i.e., color, value, edges, and paint quality and their relationship to the aesthetic considerations of the surface. Concept and compositions and the artist/painter’s psychology and its effect on one’s canvas will be possible intriguing avenues of exploration.

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY
INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

David Leffel has instructed at the Art Students League of New York for many years.  It was there, twelve years earlier as a student, that he developed the chiaroscuro technique which has led to his tribute as a "twentieth century old master."  Under the influence of the great 17th century Dutch masters, especially Rembrandt, Leffel's work reflects a personal belief that a picture must convey a sense of mystery and beauty.  Leffel transforms the simple and ubiquitous objects of everyday life into rich creations of enigma and presence.  He has had many one man shows from New York to Santa Fe and has been part of numerous selected group exhibitions.  Leffel has a strong following as teacher and lecturer with numerous awards to his name, including Gold Medals at National Academy of Western Art, Allied Artists of America, and National Academy of Design.  He is represented by many galleries across the United States including Total Arts Gallery in Taos, New Mexico and Whistle Pik Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas.

JEANNE MACKENZIE

Oil
Landscape
April 20-24, 2009
Tuition $ 550 

This workshop will help students learn to put light and life into their landscapes. It will emphasize getting the correct values, giving clout to the composition and making color-mixing fun. The workshop will help the student to ‘loosen-up’ outdoors. There will be plenty of demos and personal attention. This is a great class for students of all levels. Everyone will need their own outdoor art easel and equipment.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

There is an energy, a freshness, associated with painting from life. Painting on location- ‘plein air’- and capturing the scene all at once-’ alla prima’- has excited artists and collectors since the turn of the century. Jeanne Mackenzie joins a select group of artists that share their love of nature by capturing the moment from life.

Jeanne Mackenzie’s style of painting is a blend of impressionism and realism. Her paintings are done in oil with rich warm tones and a painterly application. These reflect the bold light and striking contrasts of her favorite still lifes and western landscapes.

The subject matter comes from favorite found objects, her travels, backpacking trips with llamas or her local rural surroundings. “Painting on location and from life really hones your powers of observation and helps to create your own style of interpreting nature. Nature keeps me honest and the skills learned are invaluable tools to bring back into the studio”.

Jeanne Mackenzie is a nationally recognized artist who has been included in Oil Painters of America, Women Artist’s of the West, Arts for the Parks-Top 100, Southwest Art Magazine’s ‘Best of the West and International Artist Magazine’s ‘Master Painters’. Her work has been purchased for the collections of Intel Corp, Pioneer Japan and MD Anderson. Jean shows in select galleries in Arizona, Colorado and California.  Her work  can be seen at www.jeannemackenzie.com.

ROBERT A. JOHNSON

Oil
Still Life/Figure
May 4 - 8, 2009
$600 + Model Fee

The instructor will emphasize that seeing with freshness, honesty and great clarity is a fundamental tool to create powerful paintings.  The instructor will offer demonstrations and individual instruction focused on exploring time tested principles of painting.  The class will work from still lifes and figures.  Careful observation and control of values, color and edges will be taught as a means of achieving realistic honesty in a painting while preserving the magical and mysterious quality present in great works of art.  The beauty and expressive power of the paint itself will be emphasized.  The individual brush stroke will be stressed as a means to depict form, achieve expressive power, and maintain a painting’s freshness.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS
INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUES
PORTABLE EASEL NECESSARY

Robert Johnson received his training in painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York as well as receiving individual instruction from the master painter Lajos Markos.  He has taught figure drawing and anatomy at the Art Students league in New York.  He has received numerous awards for his paintings including the First Prize for Still Life, “Artist Magazine” Annual Competition and the Top Award at the Salmagundi Club, national competition among others.  He has participated in numerous national juried shows, including the Salmagundi Club, Knickerbocker Artists, among others.  He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America and Allied Artists.  His work is exhibited at Meyer Galleries in Santa Fe, N.M.; Scottsdale, Az; Meyer Gallery in Park Cities, Ut and Atlantic Gallery in Georgetown, WA.  Examples of his work can be seen on his web site at “www.robertjohnsonart.com ”.  He is the author of “On Becoming a Painter” published in 2001.  Copies of the book are available at FAS.  In May 2002, Robert received an honorary doctorate from Schiller International University in London for his accomplishments in the field of art.