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Beginner Plein Air Painting (Learn to paint outside!)

In this two day outdoor painting workshop, students will enjoy the process of setting up an easel outdoors and painting the beautiful White Mtn. landscape “en plein air.” Through demonstration and individual attention in oils, students will learn how to distill the important information from their observation and translate it onto the canvas. Melanie will address the importance of sketching, how to create depth in a painting, composition, color mixing formulas, light effects, and other tips for painting outdoors.  All this will be taught in an understandable step by step process which will lead students to improve their ability to see the landscape and create a finished painting in a short time. This class is suitable for the total beginner or the intermediate student who wants to learn how to paint outdoors. Students will complete at least one painting a day. No need to invest in expensive equipment! We will provided all the supplies you need to paint for the day.(ie-use of plein air easel, paints, brushes, canvas, palette, turpentine, etc.   (if weather is not suitable for outdoor painting, we will paint from photographs in the studio) This class is limited to 6 students to allow for lots of individual attention. We will meet at Jackson Art Studio and then travel to location. All students will need to bring a small sketchbook. Locations TBD.

Saturday & Sunday, June 3 & 4,  $ $295  includes supplies, (or bring your own supplies, $225) 9am-4:30pm
Private & semi-private sessions are also available. (please inquire)

Please wear or bring:
-Sturdy sneakers or hiking shoes (we will drive in to most locations)
-Dress in layers and bring clothes for warm and cool weather
-Raincoat
-Bug Spray
-Sunblock
-Lunch
-Plenty of water
-Sunhat with a big rim
-sketchbook
If you opt to bring your own painting supplies:
Bring everything listed above as well as...
-plein air easel (french easel, pocade box etc)
-Optional: Easel Umbrella (that attaches)
-Oil paints (suggested colors or bring what you have- I use Windsor & Newton): Titanium white, Ultramarine Blue, Manganese Blue, Cad yellow light or Cad Lemon, Cad Orange, Cad Red or Red Light, Alizeran Crimson, Yellow Ocre, Light Green, Raw Umber, Ivory Black,
-Variety of brushes (I use flats/brights size 2,4,6,8)
-Palette knives (different sizes)
- Canvases (bring 4) size 6x8", 8x10" or 9x12"
-Brush washer and oderless turp (Gamasol)
-Rags or paper towels
-Palette to mix on

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us one week notice if you need to cancel for a full refund minus a $15 cancellation fee. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’.

with Rebecca Klementovich

In this weekend workshop, students will explore how Matisse simplified his sketching and painting to create dyamic artwork. We will be drawing from a still life which we will simplify and transfer to a canvas in a similar style as Matisse. There will be alot of emphasis on the line and composition. We will also spend time working on textile patterns due to the influence of textiles as backdrops in Matisse’s work. Some drawing ability is helpful.

Supply List:
11x17 sketch pad
drawing pencils and sharpie
(8)11x17 canvases (or close to that size)
Black ink (in a bottle or black acrylic paint)
Brushes: 1’ inch, smaller round brush, and palette knife
Acrylics: white, black, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, cadmium yellow, ultramarine blue, yellow ochre and any other favorite colors.
Palette
rags or roll of paper towels
water jar

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us one week notice if you need to cancel and we will refund you minus a $15 cancellation. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’.

Teen Summer Studio Arts

(5-days) ART CAMP FOR KIDS, July 17-21

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us three weeks notice if you need to cancel. You will receive a full refund minus $20 cancellation fee.  Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’. If your child misses art camp, we cannot do make-ups, but will do our best to catch them up so they can finish a project.

with Ian Torney

In this weekend workshop, students will learn traditional portrait painting techniques in oils utilizing a classicist palette.  Without modernist colors the classicist painters of the Renaissance relied on tone over hue and chiaroscuro technique to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.  We will work initially in value to create a grisaille composition of a traditional three-quarter self-portrait view, and then expand our limited palette utilizing traditional hues to create a finished self-portrait painting.  Classicist portrait examples such as Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Vermeer’s “Girl With A Pearl Earring” or Rembrandt’s self-portraits will be discussed.  Participants will complete a self-portrait painting in this workshop.  Not recommended for beginners – participants should possess at least modest drawing abilities and some experience with painting. Friday night will be a painting demo and class will continue all day Saturday and Sunday. Students can pack lunch or can pick one up on the lunch break.
Fri., July 28, 6-8pm, Sat & Sun, July 29 & 30, 9am-4pm (one hr lunch break)

SUPPLIES:

Oil paints: Olive Green or Terra Verte; Naples Yellow; Yellow Ochre; Burnt Sienna; Alizarin Crimson; Ultramarine Blue or Prussian Blue; Raw Umber; Titanium White (small 1.25 oz/37 ml size tubes - either traditional oils, or water-soluble oils recommended).

Oil painting medium: linseed oil or stand oil, and odorless mineral spirits for traditional oil paints; or water soluble oil painting medium.

Metal palette cups (small - to hold painting medium)

22-by-30-inch gallery-stretched canvas or cradled Masonite board prepared with a white gesso ground.

Assorted brushes – rounds and flats sizes 2, 4 and 6.

Metal palette knife – medium size, with a step recommended.

Disposable wax palette pad, or an oiled wooden palette or a glass palette - approximately 9-by-12-inches or larger.

Paper towel or cloth rags.

Vine Charcoal.

Krylon Spray Varnish

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Ian Torney is an artist and art educator with over three decades of teaching and painting experience.  Mr. Torney holds a B.A from Bowdoin College where he majored in both Visual Art and English Literature, and he holds an M.A.Ed. from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Boston.  He has traveled extensively to both study and paint in Europe and across the United States, most notably including residencies at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy, at the Humberside School of Art and Design in Hull, U.K., the New York Studio School, and The Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, CO.  Mr. Torney taught for over two decades at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH where he served as both the Director of the Fine Arts Program and the Head of the Arts Division – during that time he maintained his studio at the Kimball Jenkins Estate and School of Art in Concord, where he also taught as an Artist-In-Residence.  Since 2012 Mr. Torney has served as the Chair of the Visual Arts Program at Milton Academy just outside of Boston, where he maintains his school year studio in the Art & Media Center.  Mr. Torney now also maintains a summer studio in his new home in Jackson, NH overlooking Mt. Washington.  Mr. Torney’s artwork is featured in various corporate and private collections, notably including: D-Magazine of Dallas, TX; Paraxel Corporation of Wellesly, MA; Boston Private Bank of Boston, MA; Ameriprise Financial of Concord, NH; The Black Creek Group of Denver, CO; and Solomon ETC Architecture of San Francisco, CA.  He is represented by: the Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden of Concord, NH; Gallery 334 of the Milton Art Center in Milton, MA; and now the Jackson Art Studios of Jackson, NH.  To learn more, to arrange a commission or purchase work, see www.iantorneyart.com.

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us one week notice if you need to cancel and we will refund you minus a $25 cancellation. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’.

with Ian Torney

In this weekend workshop, students will learn traditional portrait painting techniques in oils utilizing a classicist palette.  Without modernist colors the classicist painters of the Renaissance relied on tone over hue and chiaroscuro technique to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.  We will work initially in value to create a grisaille composition of a traditional three-quarter self-portrait view, and then expand our limited palette utilizing traditional hues to create a finished self-portrait painting.  Classicist portrait examples such as Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Vermeer’s “Girl With A Pearl Earring” or Rembrandt’s self-portraits will be discussed.  Participants will complete a self-portrait painting in this workshop.  Not recommended for beginners – participants should possess at least modest drawing abilities and some experience with painting. Friday night will be a painting demo and class will continue all day Saturday and Sunday. Students can pack lunch or can pick one up on the lunch break.
Fri., July 28, 6-8pm, Sat & Sun, July 29 & 30, 9am-4pm (one hr lunch break)

SUPPLIES:

Oil paints: Olive Green or Terra Verte; Naples Yellow; Yellow Ochre; Burnt Sienna; Alizarin Crimson; Ultramarine Blue or Prussian Blue; Raw Umber; Titanium White (small 1.25 oz/37 ml size tubes - either traditional oils, or water-soluble oils recommended).

Oil painting medium: linseed oil or stand oil, and odorless mineral spirits for traditional oil paints; or water soluble oil painting medium.

Metal palette cups (small - to hold painting medium)

22-by-30-inch gallery-stretched canvas or cradled Masonite board prepared with a white gesso ground.

Assorted brushes – rounds and flats sizes 2, 4 and 6.

Metal palette knife – medium size, with a step recommended.

Disposable wax palette pad, or an oiled wooden palette or a glass palette - approximately 9-by-12-inches or larger.

Paper towel or cloth rags.

Vine Charcoal.

Krylon Spray Varnish

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Ian Torney is an artist and art educator with over three decades of teaching and painting experience.  Mr. Torney holds a B.A from Bowdoin College where he majored in both Visual Art and English Literature, and he holds an M.A.Ed. from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Boston.  He has traveled extensively to both study and paint in Europe and across the United States, most notably including residencies at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy, at the Humberside School of Art and Design in Hull, U.K., the New York Studio School, and The Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, CO.  Mr. Torney taught for over two decades at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH where he served as both the Director of the Fine Arts Program and the Head of the Arts Division – during that time he maintained his studio at the Kimball Jenkins Estate and School of Art in Concord, where he also taught as an Artist-In-Residence.  Since 2012 Mr. Torney has served as the Chair of the Visual Arts Program at Milton Academy just outside of Boston, where he maintains his school year studio in the Art & Media Center.  Mr. Torney now also maintains a summer studio in his new home in Jackson, NH overlooking Mt. Washington.  Mr. Torney’s artwork is featured in various corporate and private collections, notably including: D-Magazine of Dallas, TX; Paraxel Corporation of Wellesly, MA; Boston Private Bank of Boston, MA; Ameriprise Financial of Concord, NH; The Black Creek Group of Denver, CO; and Solomon ETC Architecture of San Francisco, CA.  He is represented by: the Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden of Concord, NH; Gallery 334 of the Milton Art Center in Milton, MA; and now the Jackson Art Studios of Jackson, NH.  To learn more, to arrange a commission or purchase work, see www.iantorneyart.com.

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us one week notice if you need to cancel and we will refund you minus a $25 cancellation. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’.

(4-day) ART CAMP FOR KIDS, July 31-Aug 3

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us three weeks notice if you need to cancel. You will receive a full refund minus $20 cancellation fee.  Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’. If your child misses art camp, we cannot do make-ups, but will do our best to catch them up so they can finish a project.

(3-day) Gnome/Fairy Camp, August 23-25

Beginner Plein Air Painting (Learn to paint outside!)

In this two day outdoor painting workshop, students will enjoy the process of setting up an easel outdoors and painting the beautiful White Mtn. landscape “en plein air.” Through demonstration and individual attention in oils, students will learn how to distill the important information from their observation and translate it onto the canvas. Melanie will address the importance of sketching, how to create depth in a painting, composition, color mixing formulas, light effects, and other tips for painting outdoors.  All this will be taught in an understandable step by step process which will lead students to improve their ability to see the landscape and create a finished painting in a short time. This class is suitable for the total beginner or the intermediate student who wants to learn how to paint outdoors. Students will complete at least one painting a day. No need to invest in expensive equipment! We will provided all the supplies you need to paint for the day.(ie-use of plein air easel, paints, brushes, canvas, palette, turpentine, etc.   (if weather is not suitable for outdoor painting, we will paint from photographs in the studio) This class is limited to 6 students to allow for lots of individual attention. We will meet at Jackson Art Studio and then travel to location. All students will need to bring a small sketchbook. Locations TBD.

Saturday & Sunday, August 26  &27,  $ $295  includes supplies, (or bring your own supplies, $225) 9am-4:30pm
Private & semi-private sessions are also available. (please inquire)

Please wear or bring:
-Sturdy sneakers or hiking shoes (we will drive in to most locations)
-Dress in layers and bring clothes for warm and cool weather
-Raincoat
-Bug Spray
-Sunblock
-Lunch
-Plenty of water
-Sunhat with a big rim
-sketchbook
If you opt to bring your own painting supplies:
Bring everything listed above as well as...
-plein air easel (french easel, pocade box etc)
-Optional: Easel Umbrella (that attaches)
-Oil paints (suggested colors or bring what you have- I use Windsor & Newton): Titanium white, Ultramarine Blue, Manganese Blue, Cad yellow light or Cad Lemon, Cad Orange, Cad Red or Red Light, Alizeran Crimson, Yellow Ocre, Light Green, Raw Umber, Ivory Black,
-Variety of brushes (I use flats/brights size 2,4,6,8)
-Palette knives (different sizes)
- Canvases (bring 4) size 6x8", 8x10" or 9x12"
-Brush washer and oderless turp (Gamasol)
-Rags or paper towels
-Palette to mix on

Cancellation Policy. We ask that you to give us one week notice if you need to cancel for a full refund minus a $20 cancellation fee. Cancellations should be made by phone by calling (603) 387-3463. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. We are sorry, but we cannot give refunds or issue credits for ‘no shows’.