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 ArtCenter Manatee Workshops - WATERCOLOR

Vibrant Watercolors - Supply List b-i
Instructor: Anne Abgott

Join Anne in one or more of her exciting workshops. Don’t miss the opportunity to have fun while learning Anne’s fabulous techniques for vibrant watercolors.
Registrations will be accepted as they are received and space is limited so please register early. Payment in full must accompany all registrations. You can register by phone (941)746- 2862 or in person at ArtCenter Manatee, 209 9th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34205. Please be sure to pick up your copy of the image for the workshop. Copies of the images are available at ArtCenter Manatee for a nominal fee.

Fridays, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Jan. 6 - Ponte de Vecchio

Jan. 13 - Orchids

Jan. 27 - Peaches and Grapes

Feb. 3 - Iris

Feb. 17 - Hats

Feb. 24 - The Hatmaker

Mar. 2 - Staircase and Surf

Mar. 23 - Dove and Fountain

Mar. 30 - Zinnias
Jan. 29 10:00 – 3:00
Faces and Hands
Faces and Hands


$60 ACM members $85 non members

 

Floral Paradise b-a
Instructor: Linda Lucas
Monday, Mar. 12, 9:30 - 3:00

Lets take an imaginary trip to Hawaii ! Just pack your artistic talent and watercolor supplies and join me at the art center. Heliconias, bird of paradise, pincushion proteas and hibiscus are all characterized by their striking forms and wide range of colors. What better way to celebrate the spirit of “Aloha” by creating paintings together and appreciating their natural beauty. Complementary luau lunch provided !

$70 ACM members $95 non members

 

Bulbs In Bloom b-a
Instructor: Linda Lucas
Monday, Jan. 23, 9:30 - 3:00

Capture the vibrant colors of flowering bulbs with an impressionistic style. Create beautiful lasting floral images on watercolor paper just as flowering bulbs offer color and excitement year after year! Complementary lunch provided. Come and enjoy a fun and productive workshop!

$70 ACM members $95 non members

 

Passion Flowers and Friends - Supply List b-a
Instructor: Linda Lucas
Monday, Feb. 27, 9:30 – 3:00

Create an exciting mood using watercolor paints and acrylic inks in vibrant colors. Delicious shades of purples and blues will form passion flowers , irises and hydrangeas . Each student will discover their own unique sensitive style. Step by step directions and individual help as needed. Lunch is included in this all day workshop

$70 ACM members $95 non members

 

Winter 2012 Workshops  

Watercolor with Jack Nolan
Instructor: Jack Nolan
Fri. & Sat., Feb. 10 & 11, 10:00 – 3:00

Many of us paint from photos. Jack will demonstrate ways to make your effort more exciting than the photograph. Creative cropping, stronger values, dramatic shadows and human fi gures can lift your landscapes out of the ordinary. Bring some photos and a painting that you wish was better. We can look at it together!

$120 ACM members $170 non members

 

Expressive Portraits/Figures in Watercolor
Instructor: Janet Rogers
Wed., Thurs, Fri., Feb. 29 – Mar. 2, 9:30 – 4:30

$350 ACM members $400 non members

 

Landscape Painting in Watercolor - Supply List
Instructor: Robert O’Brien
Fri., Sat., Sun., Mar. 9 – 11, 9:30 – 4:30

Students will learn glazing techniques, use of color, composition, painting light and shadow, drybrush technique and other methods used in the creative process of watercolor painting. Drawing experience is recommended and critiques and class discussion will also be held.

$350 ACM members $400 non members

 

Batik Red Poppies Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Bonnie Jones
Saturday, Jan. 21, 9:30 – 3:30

Bonnie will teach you step by step through the layering process of applying wax and watercolor paint on Ginwashi rice paper. You will wonder just how thick the wax will get. Then we will remove the wax and WOW what a surprise!! Bonnie supplies wax, paper, paints and all the extras you will need to fi nish your painting.

$85 ACM members $110 non members

 

   
 ArtCenter Manatee Workshops - DRAWING and MIXED MEDIA


Winter 2012 Workshops  

Vibrant Painting with Colored Pencil
Instructor: Kristy Kutch
Fri., Sat. & Sun, Feb. 3- 5, 10:00 - 4:00

Come and explore the many tools, surfaces, and techniques which yield stunning, vivid colored pencil paintings. Both waxy and watersoluble colored pencil techniques will be included, along with an array of colored pencil-compatible surfaces, many of them free. Demonstrations, individual attention, and numerous take-home samples.

$300 ACM members $350 non members

 

Yupo in Bloom - Supply List
Instructor: Carol Ann Sherman
Saturday, Jan. 28 10:00am - 4:00pm

Students will study floral painting onto the Yupo surface involving different types of paint application, brushes, rollers, rubber stamps, stencils and more. There will be information presented on drawing and changing perspective as well as line, color theory and composition. All levels.

$70 ACM members $95 non members

 


 
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