Santa Barbara Plein Air Workshop
- At November 24, 2022
- By katzp
- In News, Recent Work, Travel
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Amongst the many things I missed during pandemic times was the opportunity to attend art workshops and learn in person from other artists.
Simply being able to do that again was a major highlight of the Plein Air Watercolor Workshop that I attended in October of this year.
Santa Barbara, California served as home base for the five-day workshop. I quickly came to see why it’s referred to as the American Riviera.
The weather was superb and steady – mid 20s C, sunny, with barely a breath of wind. The red tile roofs and the white stucco feel very Mediterranean. The place is very pedestrian friendly. Restaurants abound – great bakeries included!
American watercolor artist, Brenda Swenson, led the sessions. I’d previously taken a week-long studio class from Brenda and learned a great deal.
So I was excited about working en plein air under her instruction, and I wasn’t disappointed! Brenda is knowledgeable, well organized, and very available to her students. A winning combination!
Read More»Registration Now Open For Fall Class – Sketching With Ink & Watercolor
- At August 10, 2022
- By katzp
- In News, Teaching
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It seems like I just posted a message like this recently, but here we go again.
I will be delivering another offering of Sketching With Ink & Watercolor this fall through the Community Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan.
This link will take you to the page with complete program details and online registration.
Registration just opened this morning, and spots are going quickly. When I checked a few minutes ago, there were still 3 open spots for students.
The class will presented in five (3-hour) sessions (once a week on Wednesday evenings) spread out over a month from November 9 through December 7
The series is designed for artists and would be artists who are attracted to expressive line work and lively colors and keen to create images inspired by everyday life experiences.
We will work with ink and watercolor on paper, and engage in a series of ‘see & try’ experiences – brief demos followed by hands-on exercises and assignments.
The aim: to build a set of skills to help people capture vignettes on paper wherever they find them – from their own backyards to street cafés halfway around the world.
These are some of the topics we will cover:
Read More»Coming Up – Another Virtual Watercolor Class Offering
- At June 14, 2022
- By katzp
- In News, Teaching
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I will be delivering another offering of Sketching With Ink & Watercolor this summer through the Community Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan.
This link will take you to the page with complete program details and online registration. At this point, there are still several open spots for students.
The class will presented in five (3-hour) sessions (once a week on Thursday evenings) spread out over a month from July 7 through August 4.
The series is designed for artists and would be artists who are attracted to expressive line work and lively colors and keen to create images inspired by everyday life experiences.
We will work with ink and watercolor on paper, and engage in a series of ‘see & try’ experiences – brief demos followed by hands-on exercises and assignments.
The aim: to build a set of skills to help people capture vignettes on paper wherever they find them – from their own backyards to street cafés halfway around the world.
These are some of the topics we will cover:
Read More»One Week To Go…
- At April 24, 2022
- By katzp
- In News, Special Events
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Black Fox Flowers
We’re less than a week away from the opening of our Artists’ Workshop 2022 Spring Show & Sale.
It’s been a fun adventure sorting through my work from the last three years and deciding what I will be presenting in the show.
Amazingly, I’m feeling pretty much ready for the big event.
Maybe that’s a result of having had the last three years to be preparing for it.
Rural Roots
If I had to choose one word to describe the work I’ll be presenting it would be ‘varied.
All of the work is watercolor – nothing has changed there.
Some is watercolor with pen and some without.
Read More»The Show Must Go On!!
- At April 08, 2022
- By katzp
- In News, Special Events
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It’s been 3 long years since our last Artists’ Workshop Spring Show (Thank you Covid!).
And as of today, it’s just 3 short weeks until our 2022 Spring Show which WILL be going ahead. Yeah!!
Our members are excited to share our fresh artwork with all of you.
This year’s show and sale presents works in oil, watercolor, mixed media, collage, pastels, textile art, and watercolor batik.
You’ll find works of art featuring landscapes, still lifes, florals, gardens, urban scenes, and abstracts.
Works have been created by Celeste Dumonceaux Delahey, Jean Dudley, Kathryn Green, Monika Kinner, Val Miles, Paige Mortenson, Sharron Schoenfeld, Leslie Stadnichuk, and myself.
The show and sale will be hosted at Grace Westminster Church Auditorium (505 10th Street E here in Saskatoon) on these dates at these times:
- Friday, April 29, 5-8
- Saturday, April 30, 10-4
- Sunday, May 1, 12-4
I’ll be sharing previews of a few of my own works in a message or two in the weeks leading up to the event. So watch for those.
Mark your calendar now. We sure hope you can join us!
