Classes and Workshops with Dan

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2010

Class: Advanced Oil Painting
Eight-week class with Cottonwood Center for the Arts:
Wednesdays, April 7 – May 26, 2010
9 am – Noon each day
$190 ($165 for Cottonwood Members)
Register online or call Cottonwood at 719-520-1899.
Click here for the class supply list.

Through this class, students will continue to develop their painting skills by working from their own source photographs. The main focus will be on figurative and landscape work, and students should bring several photos to paint from (at least 4" x 6", but the larger the better). Students may paint at whatever size they prefer, and may work at their own pace throughout the class. Help will be given to solve problems based on technical guidelines. The first class will be spent discussing painting in general and seeing examples of working methods, while also helping students pick the best of their photos to work from. We may spend a day plein air painting if weather permits. Students should have already taken Basic Painting, or have considerable painting experience to fully benefit from this class.

Workshop: Plein Air Painting in Oil
Five-day workshop with Cottonwood Center for the Arts:
Wednesday – Sunday, August 11 – 15, 2010
8:30 am – 12:30 pm each day
$300
Register online or call Cottonwood at 719-520-1899.
Click here for the workshop supply list.

Plein air painting requires an approach that is somewhat unique; it also poses many of its own difficulties. How do you choose your subject? What is the best way to set up? How do you compete with the changing light conditions? How do you translate the vast outdoors onto a small canvas? These kinds of questions will be addressed during the workshop, and the majority of the time will be spent painting at different locations in Colorado Springs. In order to avoid bad weather, we will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Meet at Cottonwood with your supplies for the first day.

Workshop: Painting Figures in the Landscape
Three-day workshop with the Casper Artists' Guild at West Wind Gallery, Casper, Wyoming:
Friday – Sunday, August 20 – 22, 2010
9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day
Price: TBA
Supply list: TBA
To register, contact the Casper Artists' Guild at 307-265-2655 or casperartguild@netzero.net.

In this workshop we will explore my process of painting figures in the landscape. I plan to incorporate some outdoor work with a model and some indoor work from photos. I'll add more information here as the workshop gets closer.

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