My first two workshops of 2008 find me outside of Seattle. Once more on lovely Guemes Island (near Anacortes, WA) to teach a dynamic weekend of drawing from the figure. And in February, thanks to the Gig Harbor Peninsula Art League, I will be leading a weekend of Self Portrait Painting. In March I'm leading another workshop back on my own turf, in Seattle!
Please note: the registration instruction is different for the Gig Harbor workshop. Thank You and I look forward to working with you soon!
FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP on Guemes Island, WA
January 19 & 20, 2008; class fee $225 (model fee included)
10 AM – 5 PM (there is a one hour lunch break)
Location: Guemes Island Community Hall
Making Gesture drawings is an exciting way to directly experience the act of drawing from the live model. In this weekend workshop on Guemes Island, we will make many Gesture drawings and longer studied works from the figure. The issues of line, space, volume and mass will be investigated, including ways to make marks with greater vitality and energy. This workshop is a dynamic and fun weekend of making figure drawings—destined to expand your mark-making. We will draw with charcoal and drawing ink. All levels Welcomed.
To Register for classes Email me at [email protected]
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SELF PORTRAIT PAINTING WORKSHOP in Gig Harbor, WA
Hosted by the Gig Harbor Peninsula Art League; Mimi Van Ballenberghe Workshop Coordinator
February 9 & 10, 2008; Class Fee $200
10 AM – 5 PM (includes a one hour lunch break)
Location: Donna Trent’s Art Studio, 4224 83rd Ct. NW, Gig Harbor WA 98335
The Self-Portrait is a perfect way to further develop your ability to paint the head—you’re always available and there’s no model fee! This 2-Day Self Portrait workshop explores the basic structure of the head, color, composition and scale of the portrait. The individual facial features are also developed while looking in our mirrors. All levels welcomed. Oil or Acrylic Paints.
TO REGISTER for GIG HARBOR WORKSHOP: send the class fee or make a $75.00 class deposit payable to "Peninsula Art League" and send to: Mimi Van Ballenberghe, PO Box 934, Gig Harbor WA 98335. E-mail any questions to [email protected] or [email protected]
*CLASS IS FULL* email me to be on the waiting list.
MIXED MEDIA FIGURE DRAWING in Seattle, WA
March 29 & 30, 2008; Class Fee $200
10 AM – 5 PM (includes a one hour lunch break)
Location: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle
Pull out all the stops in this Expressive Figure Drawing workshop. Using a multitude of media (including pastel, charcoal, colored ink wash, and collage) we will make drawings from the figure that utilizes color, texture, and contrast to build a harmonious composition. In this workshop we will make extended studies allowing time to layer materials and create a visual balance. Shorter gesture studies will also be made to explore ways of making marks that best express how the figure exists in space. Overall, this workshop is about Composition—that is, developing ways to “fix” a drawing’s visual balance by way of Contrast. Previous drawing experience is recommended.
TO REGISTER for this SEATTLE WORKSHOP Email me at [email protected]
