Watercolor Technique and Methods with Glenn Cernosek

Dates and Times:

• September 8, 2023; 10 AM - 4 PM (1hr Lunch)

• September 9, 2023; 10 AM - 4 PM (1hr Lunch)

• September 10; 1 PM - 5 PM

All materials will be provided by the instructor.

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn techniques and methods that will make your paintings better, easier and more fun to paint. You will learn how to use paint and make interesting textures and brush strokes. Watercolor painting for beginners can feel intimidating, but if you have never picked up a paintbrush, this class will get you started on creating beautiful works of art. Some of the techniques you will learn are Flat Washes, Graded Washes, Glazes, Brush Work, Drybrush, Wet-Into-Wet, and more. You will learn how to know which color to start with when trying to match a color in your reference photo or outdoor painting subject. After practicing these techniques, you will learn how to use them together to create beautiful paintings.

You will also learn some of the techniques of the old masters to draw subjects more accurately on your watercolor paper. There will be discussions about paints, brushes, and paper brands, sizes, weights, and textures. You will learn why certain papers are better suited for certain types of paintings.

Glenn will show you how to seal your watercolor paintings with a UV Archival Varnish so your painting can be framed without glass and mats. Glenn will bring paintings that have this varnish coating so you can see the difference it makes in framing watercolors.

Each day, Glenn will demonstrate each technique and then pause as the students will complete that step. He will provide individual assistance while the student paints. Glenn will provide photographs for each student to use as subject matter.

Enrollment Fee: $350

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About Your Instructor:

Glenn currently lives in the Austin, Texas area. He has been painting for the past 45 years and teaching for the past 20 years. He specializes in painting landscapes, pet portraits, and tropical paintings in watercolor. All of his paintings are in a representational style.

Glenn paints primarily in transparent watercolor and gouache but occasionally in oil. You can see his paintings on the web at www.CERNOSEK.com.

Five of his tropical watercolor paintings have been featured on the sets of the CBS TV series: Hawaii-5-0 and Magnum, P.I. One of his oil paintings, "1851 Colt Navy Revolver" is featured in an exhibit at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas.

Glenn has exhibited his paintings in many art competitions, including

• 2021 Dolores Price Award - 51st Annual Watercolor Society of South Texas Exhibition

• 2018 Merit Award - 40th Annual Waterloo Watercolor Group Exhibit

• 2017 12th Juried International Guild of Realism

• 2016, 1992 & 1988 International Exhibition - Watercolor Art Society - Houston

• Waterloo Watercolor Group

• American Watercolor Society

• Western Federation of Watercolor Societies

• Arts For The Parks, Jackson, Wyoming

Masterclass: Creative Surface Landscape w/ Sue Bishop (2 Days) 5/12 & 5/13

Acrylic and Mixed Media Workshop

Dates and Times:

• May 12, 2023; 10AM - 5PM

• May 13, 2023; 10AM - 5PM

This is a 2-day acrylic workshop that emphasizes composition, value, color, and creativity in painting a landscape. You will begin by reviewing positive and negative shapes, establishing plane changes, and deciding on a format and color family for your landscape.

Day 1 will be used to prepare the basis for your landscape and painting the creative surface of your substrates.

Day 2 will be your actual painting days for your landscape.

You will have prepared 2 substrates with creative arbitrary surfaces. This will be your jumping-off point to begin your painting journey of two contemporary landscapes that show your individual artistic style.

The enrollment fee covers attendance at the masterclass.

Enrollment Fee: $270

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About The Instructor:

Sue pursued formal art training at East Texas State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Education and Art. After graduation, she taught in the public school system for many years. Over the years, Sue has participated in many gallery, group, and juried shows. Numerous awards have been received including signature membership to the Texas Watercolor Society and an award of excellence in the Manhattan Arts International Competition. A one-person museum show has been added to her credits. Presently, Sue is conducting workshops throughout the state and teaching art in Georgetown.

Master Class: Painting Botanicals in Pastel with Anna Lisa Leal

Dates and Times:

• April 15th, 2023; 9 AM - 4 PM

• April 16th, 2023; 9 AM - 4 PM

This hands-on two-day workshop will teach you how to work in the dry medium of pastels. Pastel paintings possess some of the most vibrant colors of all mediums. In this workshop, you will learn about pastels and their various application methods on an assortment of papers. You will learn about underpainting with an alcohol wash as well as working on commercially prepared colored papers. In addition, you will also learn how to texture your own surfaces as an alternative to commercially prepared papers and boards. This genre of this pastel workshop focuses on botanicals such as agave, aloe, cactus, succulents, and their flowers. Along with learning the basics of pastel application, you will learn some of the key structural specifics of each of these species so you will be better able to render them more realistically. Anna Lisa will provide images to choose from for drawing, or you can bring your own.

The class will be a combination of lecture/presentation which includes progress images of many of the instructor’s own paintings. This will be followed by a demonstration and your own hands-on painting time at the easel. This class is suitable for beginners and the personal instruction each student will receive at their easel will be tailored to meet that student’s level and needs.

Enrollment Fee: $260

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About Your Instructor:

My artistic mission is simple – convey the beauty of the beasts and exotic beauties of the botanical world and bring those worlds into our indoor living spaces. Plants that don’t require sun or water or care – they are just there to be enjoyed. Most often, I lean to the xeric desert domain and portray the unseen beauty in the frequently maligned group of the spiky and spiny specimens – cactus, agave, succulents, and their flowers. Conversely, I enjoy exploring exotic flowers like birds of paradise, heliconia, and the like. I’m looking forward to getting to know the carnivorous group as well. I am drawn to the pattern and form of the structural arrangements in our oxygen-producing friends. I am captivated by the universal form of spirals like the Fibonacci spiral seen in the placement of the Agave parryi leaves when viewed from above. When I looked closely, I found an unexpected color shift in the thorns of some species of agave. The thorns morph through red, blue, purple, and grey over time. I admit I am truly infatuated with the imprint of the now unfurled agave leaf left behind on the former adjacent leaf– like a footprint in the sand. My most current interest is with the aging of agave leaves that can present a texture that mimics the grain of the wood as they dry and desiccate. I work on board to which I apply texture medium so that I control the character of the surface. I some- times explore changing textures from rough to delicate within one painting. It is important that I paint what I don’t see vs what I see and to emphasize my point of interest with color, placement, or texture vs detail. A frequent power element in my compositions is typically the intersection of light and shadow or contrast. The line between dark and light – the point where opposites meet, is typically a moment of intense beauty and allure. That shift or twilight is in the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, like a “transitory enchanted moment”. I know my painting has succeeded when I can step back and have my intended focus for the painting be clear, be it light, color or pattern. Sometimes, it’s just about stopping and leaving the painting im- perfect - as we all are – showing the contrast in the beauty of the perfection of nature and the imperfection of our human observations. There is a theme of color and contrast in my paintings along with simplicity. Though the structure of the specimen may be complex, distilling it to the essence of its beauty is key. I hope to encourage the viewer to cherish the innate beauty and pattern in the minute details of nature and explore the intricate beauty of things we may take for granted.

"Secrets to Painting Children" with Artist Tina Garrett

Dates and Times:

• March. 31, 2023; 9 AM - 4 PM (1 hour lunch break)

• April 1, 2023; 9 AM - 4 PM (1 hour lunch break)

• April 2, 2023; 9 AM - 4 PM (1 hour lunch break)

Join Living Master Artist Tina Garrett in Georgetown, Texas for a three-day oil painting workshop, Secrets To PaintingChildren!

Tina will share with you her practical approach to children's portraiture including tips for creating a likeness, accurate flesh tones, and capturing the movement and wonder of children from photos.

Tina will help you learn how to capture wonderful reference materials from the children in your life and turn them into a work of art. Tina will also discuss strategies of how to paint children from life!

If your paintings are tight, stiff, and lifeless this is the workshop for you!

Click below to see what Tina’s Students say about her workshops: TESTIMONIALS

Enrollment Closes 3/30/23

Enrollment Fee: $600*

*20% Discount available for Educators! Call 512.930.2583 for the discount code.  

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Masterclass: 3-Day Spontaneous Watercolors Workshop w/ Lisa Miller 1/19, 1/20, 1/21

Watercolor Workshop

Dates and Times:

• January 19, 2023; 10AM - 5PM

• January 20, 2023; 10AM - 5PM

• January 21, 2023; 10AM - 5PM

Beginning or intermediate painters will explore a spontaneous and creative approach to translucent watercolors with artist Lisa L. Miller.

Lisa is a retired Art Educator with 20+ years of experience teaching a playful approach to this fluid and colorful media. Artists will create two half sheets and one 16” X 20” painting during this three-day workshop and learn color theory using a limited palette. If you have worked with watercolors in the past or have always wondered about using watercolors in a free and expressive manner then this is the workshop for you.

The enrollment fee covers attendance at the masterclass.

Enrollment Fee: $330

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Narrative Realism: How To Tell A Story Through Art with Lawrence Jolly.

Dates and Times:

• Sept. 2, 2022; 6PM - 9PM,

• Sept. 3, 2022; 9-12PM and 1-4PM

• Sept. 4, 2022; 9AM - 12PM

An intellectually challenging, horizon-bending 3-day workshop that teaches how to develop a personal narrative and express it in a variety of media.

Everyone has a story to tell. Every moment of every day of every year of our existence on this planet is a progressive unfolding of OUR story - past, present, and future. From Lascaux Cave painters to Michaelangelo—to you—all people throughout all of history have this in common - we each have a story to tell. This workshop teaches artists how to access their own narrative, and give it a voice, relevance, and expression. It employs the painted, drawn, or applied image (both abstract and representational), as well as dimensional elements in quasi-assemblage and unique mixed media applications. Then it trains the artist to find and express meaning and a narrative surrounding their work by inviting subconscious, divine, and human interactivity to both inform and complete the picture.

This workshop is open to all ages and skill levels—including advanced—but some familiarity with basic art mediums and studio practices is recommended.

The enrollment fee covers attendance at the masterclass. An additional materials fee of $25 will be due at the first class.

Enrollment Fee: $350

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