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Patti Trimble and Susan Bono
May 23-25 • 7:30 PM Fri – 4 PM Sun
$175 ($170 members)
Time for our annual foray, away from city lights and highways, into the
wilderness of words! This year, a new and stunning location—the far end of Drake’s Beach—will add inspiration, adventure, and maybe a sunrise over the water. This writing retreat is for anyone who enjoys
writing about (or in) nature. We will walk on the beach, watch elephant seals, possibly visit wildflowers or the lighthouse, and write—weaving images and thoughts from our memories and from our observations of the natural world. There will be optional workshops on poetry, memoir, and essay, and we will share new works as they happen. Accommodations included at the Historic Lifeboat Station (see page 29 for description.)
This class is currently full. Please call us at (415) 663-1200 to add your name to the waitlist.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, May 31 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$95 ($90 members)
In a watercolor painting, the white elements are created by the absence of color. Instead of painting the background first to determine where a flower will be on your canvas, white flowers can actually be created using minimal colors. Join Birgit to learn how to paint a white flower by primarily 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. Appropriate for all skill levels—beginners welcome.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, June 7 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$90 ($85 members)
We see in three dimensions and by using three values we can make objects 3-D. In the morning, we will do fifteen-minute exercises to practice with value studies. In the afternoon we will do one larger landscape: organizing the foreground, middle ground and background with darks and lights and making the landscape 3-D. Painting strong values gives punch to your paintings. Beginners to advanced painters will enjoy this class, which will include demonstrations and critiques. Choose your medium—oil, watercolor or acrylic.
Madeline Hope
Saturday, June 14 • 9 AM – 4 PM
$95 ($90 members)
Join us to explore the materials and techniques of the collage medium. Madeline will use demonstrations and hands-on learning to launch your own enjoyment of collage art practice. Bring favorite found papers, keepsake fabrics, old letters, photographs and any other found materials that can be worked into your collage design. After we become acquainted with materials, we will explore the elements of collage design and composition with the
inspiration of the land and waterscape views from our classroom at Inverness’ historic Brock Schreiber boathouse as our backdrop. At the end of the class we will reflect on what each person has created, offer feedback and discuss your next step as an emerging collage artist.
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Susan Adams
June 21-22 • 9 AM Saturday – 4 PM Sunday
$190 ($180 members)
Using an unusual and imaginative “mock-up” technique, you will
design and create an amazing large-scale water media painting. You will begin by collecting shapes, colors and textures from a variety of sources.
Using these materials—and the eight principles of design—you will
create a collage in a small format. This collage will be your working model. Your unique and personal work of art will be invented in this planning stage. You will then develop and paint your large-scale painting using this
working model. Students love this workshop! You will come away not only with an astounding one-of-a-kind painting, but also with a new method of designing future paintings. Beginning to advanced painters are welcome. Accommodations, with optional Friday evening arrival, are included at the historic Lifeboat Station (see description on page 29.)
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, June 28 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$95 ($90 members)
Join us for this introductory class to explore watercolor, the closest
medium to fluid emotion. Be free, have fun—explore and express yourself by letting go of the frustration of trying to control or to create the perfect painting. You’ll learn about paper, brushes, water usage, color, movement, how to build color density, giving images shape, and other watercolor techniques. Birgit will provide sketches to work with so you can practice the basics while becoming familiar with the feel of how watercolor moves, as well as its transparency and color. This class will help beginners release their fear of watercolor and experienced painters let go and loosen up.
Ane Carla Rovetta
Saturday, July 19
9 AM - 4 PM
$85 ($80 members)
The splendid brilliance of summer on the Pt. Reyes peninsula provides the inspiration for our day of working with pastel chalks. Ane Carla will guide students in creating stunning little “thumbnail” sketches,
following the tradition of renaissance painters. We will work mainly with the tonal values of color creating atmospheric distance by carefully choosing our
combinations of hue. Students will turn one of their studies into a completed landscape painting. Class fee includes most materials.
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Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, July 26 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$90 ($85 members)
In this workshop, we will learn how to simplify the landscapes we see by grouping trees into one shape, by capturing the silhouette of a mountain and by deciding what is in front and what is behind. We will practice with fifteen minute studies in the morning. In the afternoon we will
layout a larger composition and learn what makes a good, strong, relaxed
arrangement of shapes for a great composition. Beginners to advanced painters are welcome. Choose your medium—oil, watercolor or acrylic.
Ane Carla Rovetta
Saturday, August 2 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$85 ($80 members)
Free your inner artist during this light-hearted day of color exploration. We will be using pastel chalks to draw birds, mammals and even an
amphibian or two! Ane Carla Rovetta will stimulate your imagination with her folktales about the animals we illustrate. The purpose is to create not a frozen, photographic effect, but rather a “gestalt” gesture of the spirit of the animal we seek to know. Students will leave with at least three large, completed drawings and dozens of ideas, sketches and color experiments. Beginners are encouraged to join us! Fee includes most materials.
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Kathleen Hubbard
Saturday, August 9 • 10 AM - 4 PM
$95 ($90 members)
Some of California’s most unusual basketry materials are the giant brown seaweeds. Kathleen will do the collecting and drying of the kelp to get the materials ready for our day of weaving. When re-soaked and wet, the kelp can be plaited, twined, coiled or interlaced into a freeform sculpture. The sky’s the limit! We will use several species of kelp, (nature permitting!) including the giant bull, oarweed and feather boa. Conservation, collecting, storage and uses will be emphasized. Fee includes most materials.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, August 30 • 9 AM - 4 PM
$95 ($90 members)
Add another dimension to your paintings by adding water drops, a
magical allusion that adds depth and makes paintings more interesting. In this workshop, learn how to interpret a flower without adding every detail as Birgit shares her techniques and color combinations with you. Through demonstrations, you will learn how to control water and color to create large, smooth, variegated washes of color. This class is open to all skill levels and beginners are welcome.
Joan Hoffmann
September 6-7 9 AM Saturday – 4 PM Sunday
$190 ($180 members)
Come paint, en plein air, the inspirational beauty of Drake’s 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. During painting sessions, 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, lots of tips from Joan and insightful critiques, the weekend will be filled with opportunities to immerse yourself in art and improve your painting skill. Choose your favorite medium: oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastel; the principles Joan teaches are equally applicable. Accommodations, with optional Friday evening arrival, are included at the Lifeboat Station (see page 29.)
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