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Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, July 11 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
Drawing from nature at the Seashore will help you to see the beauty around you. The morning is spent brushing up on drawing skills; lines and silhouettes, cross hatching and shadowing, and arranging objects to look natural on paper. These quick studies will get us ready for a lazy afternoon outdoors creating one longer and larger drawing. Whether you choose to draw detailed studies, or expressive landscapes, Joan will work with you one-on-one to build your drawing skills. Both beginners and those with experience will enjoy a day of pure drawing.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, July 18 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $95 ($90 members)
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are evergreen shrubs with oblong leaves setting off spectacular displays of flower clusters—several species are even native to the northern Pacific coast! The clusters of flowers can be difficult to compose into a painting. Learn how to simplify these groupings of flowers into a watercolor composition that culminates in a dramatic painting. Create buds, petals and backgrounds and learn how to lift the stamens of the paper with shadows. Open to all skill levels, including beginners.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, August 22 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
Wonder no more about how to compose your landscapes! Positive shapes are your objects—a tree, bush or road, for example—and the negative space is the land between your objects. You will follow along with painting exercises in which Joan will help you to see the objects and space between objects, and how to paint both. A good painting starts with a good composition. Beginners will learn new techniques and experienced painters will enjoy reviewing the basics. In the afternoon, break loose outdoors and spend all afternoon working on one painting (you choose the medium) while Joan works with you one-on-one to answer all your questions on composition.
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Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, August 29 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $95 ($90 members)
Let’s have some fun with watercolor and paint some of the colorful and magical flowers of the desert in spring. Many of these elusive flowers bloom only for a day or maybe just one night. In this unique workshop, we will focus on the multiple stems of cactus flowers and the mysterious Datura. Follow Birgit’s step-by-step demonstrations and use the sketches and reference materials provided, or bring your own images to work with. While this class is designed for intermediate and advanced painters, brave beginners are always welcome.
Coordinated by Janet Theilen
September 5-7 • 11 AM Saturday - 4 PM Monday
Friday Evening Arrival Optional (and strongly encouraged!)
$170 ($160 members)
Finally, a weekend getaway where you can set up your art materials, settle in, and enjoy creating art in the company of other people amidst the beauty of Point Reyes. While there will not be any formal instruction, you’ll get to experience that wonderful creative energy that grows when people have uninterrupted art time together. All levels are welcome. This is a safe place for beginners, and a great environment for the more experienced. Bring any type of art materials—pencils, paints, collage, art journals—you name it. Choose your favorite medium, or experiment with something new. Janet will share her knowledge of nearby trails to
help you find that perfect landscape location. She’ll also organize optional group excursions for those who like to work outside without feeling “too alone.” There will be friendly, non-threatening sharing of our projects at the end of each day and a potluck on Saturday night. In the evenings, you’re welcome to stay up as late as you wish! Join us for a weekend of art—your way! Accommodations included at the Historic Lifeboat Station at Chimney Rock.
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Nell Melcher
Saturday, September 12 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
Travel in comfort this winter at Point Reyes. Fantasize and envision your next travel adventure using magazines, photos and books as your subjects; or maybe you wish to remember and record your last travel experience using your own photos and postcards. With Nell’s guidance, we’ll work to create special, small watercolor paintings that elicit vacation dreams and memories. A small sketchbook or journal, pen, pencil, brush, palette and paint are all you need when you’re “on the road.” All levels of experience are welcome.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, September 12 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $95 ($90 members)
Many people feel frustrated when trying to paint water. Birgit will simplify the concept by showing students how to hold the brush and where to place the stroke to achieve the most desired effect. Learn how much water and color to use in seascape paintings to create surf, sea, still water, dappled light and reflections. Let the beauty of the coastline be the inspiration for your next masterpiece. This class is open to all skill levels, including beginners.
Joan Hoffmann
October 3-4 • 9 AM Saturday - 4 PM Sunday • $170 ($155 members)
Come paint, en plein air, the inspirational beauty of Drakes Bay and the Pacific Coast from the Historic Lifeboat Station. The longer class length will give us time to practice landscape painting and sketching compositions in pencil or paint. We will do exercises in values, colors (temperatures) and brushwork, and complete an outdoor painting in just a few hours! These landscapes will, as Monet said, “capture the light.” With demonstrations, tips from Joan and insightful critiques, the weekend will be filled with opportunities to immerse yourself in art and improve your painting
skills. Choose your favorite medium: oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastel. Accommodations, with optional Friday evening arrival, are included at the Lifeboat Station at Chimney Rock.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, October 24 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
Bring your brushes and paint (oils, water-based oils, watercolors or acrylics) to experience the Zen of brushwork. Expand your brushwork and enhance your paintings by following along with Joan’s demonstrations. We will start with the simplicity of a single apple and a single stroke, and then move on to more advanced studies. In the afternoon, we will paint using our new brushwork skills en plein air (outdoors) to make one larger painting. During the afternoon, Joan will work with students individually. Let your paintings sing! Beginning to advanced painters will enjoy the Zen of letting the brush do the work.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, November 7 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $95 ($90 members)
In a watercolor painting, the white elements are created by the absence of color. A different way to approach this process is by creating a background first to determine where the flower will be, or by using minimal colors. Join Birgit to learn how to paint a white flower by using clean water and very little pigment. We will work with simple exercises to help us become familiar with the techniques. After practicing, we will create paintings by using simple shapes, depth and shadow. Some knowledge of watercolor is helpful, but beginners are also welcome.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, November 14 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
No drawing experience is necessary to observe and record the patterns we see all around us. Nature’s contours are fun to record and spark our imagination. In the morning, we’ll make quick line sketches in our notebook while enjoying the abundance of wild beauty in Point Reyes. In the afternoon, we’ll create one longer drawing using the morning’s experiences to compose a pattern from nature on paper. Joan will demonstrate and sketch along with you while providing insightful critiques and hints on technique. Bring paper and pencil and be an artist for a day!
Linda Ann Vorobik
November 21-22 • 9 AM Saturday - 4 PM Sunday • $170 ($155 members)
Learn the basics for creating botanical illustrations with a professional botanist, botanical illustrator, and teacher. Through demonstrations and lectures, Linda will introduce participants to drawing skills, parts of the plant, and watercolor techniques used for painting plant portraits. The first morning of the workshop begins with introductions and demonstrations followed by supervised drawing to create pencil drafts for watercolors. Later in the morning, pen & ink supplies will be discussed and techniques demonstrated. The afternoon will consist of lectures and demonstrations on watercolor supplies and techniques followed by drawing and painting time. The second morning will begin with more demonstrations followed by
supervised drawing and painting. The workshop will close with a friendly critique of works produced. All skill levels are welcome. Accommodations, with optional Friday evening arrival, are included at the Environmental Education Center.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, December 5 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $90 ($85 members)
Discover how to build layers of paint in watercolor, oils, water-mixable oils or acrylics. Using a soft brush technique or palette knife, we will build the colors we want and see them sparkle. In the morning, we will do quick studies to experiment with this technique, which has been used by artists throughout the ages, from Rembrandt to Maynard Dixon. In the afternoon, paint indoors or out and develop a larger painting using a layering process. Joan will demonstrate techniques and offer insightful critiques to build confidence while you paint.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, December 12 • 9 AM - 4 PM • $95 ($90 members)
Since watercolor lightens as it dries, red can be difficult to paint with when you are trying to achieve a desired impact. During this fun day of learning and practicing, we’ll focus on how to create luminous washes while intensifying and building deep color. Bring your own subject or follow along with the sketches and reference material Birgit provides. The class will focus on red flowers—perhaps tulips or seasonal flowers—and building color saturation, layering, and creating depth and drama. There will be many demonstrations throughout the workshop and Birgit will
share her techniques and color combinations with you. You’ll learn how to control the application of watercolor to create large, smooth washes of color for the petals. Learn to interpret a flower without adding every detail. Although some knowledge of watercolor is helpful, beginners are welcome.
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