January 24 – 26, 2012
Debra Huse
Beginners Basics

No experience necessary! Collectors welcome.
Start from the beginning, as Debra teaches you step by step about setting-up the easel, design and composition, the color wheel, the palette, how to hold the brush to apply paint and mixing with the palette knife. “Paint Along” together one step at a time. This is a wonderful class for beginning painters, collectors, or anyone who loves art. The workshop will take place indoors in a very comfortable setting and is FUN! You can do it!
Each participant will go home with a small framed completed painting or three!
Location: Newport Beach, CA  Hours: 9am-4pm
Tuition: $350 
www.debrahusegallery.com   949-723-6171   mail@debrahuse.com









Starts January 30, 2012
Ebrahim Amin
Portrait, Still Life, Plein Air Workshops

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank art patrons that have supported my love for art in the past and have fueled my desires for the future. I hope I can instill the same love, commitment, and pleasure I have felt for art in my fellow art patrons.It is with great passion that I am announcing my 2012 workshops. 
The workshops will start 1/30/12 and are held once a week with four hour sessions:
• Portrait: Monday (start 1/30/12) 1 - 5 pm
• Still Life: Thursday (start 2/2/12) 1 - 5 pm
Plein Air: Saturday (start 2/4/12) 12 - 4 pm ( different location each time)

The fee for the workshops are:
10 sessions (40 hours of instruction);
$300 - registration required

1 session (4 hours of instruction): 
$40 - drop-in without registration 

To register, please visit my website at
www.aminart.com





February 7 – 10, 2012
Calvin Liang
5 Steps to get the best plein air painting results in the shortest time.

Award-winning artist Calvin Liang will be teaching with a focus on painting on location from direct observation. Plein air painting is a foundational part of training the eye to better understand the concepts of composition, design, and color harmony.
Lessons will include:
• Planning  the most effective composition for the individual artist’s preferences
• Learning to better see and use warm and cool color in landscape
* Commanding hardness and softness of the edges to create space in a painting
* Simplifying the subject through the use of basic design, value, color, and drawing skills
* Reasons for different paint surface textures and brushstroke direction over the forms.
To register please contact ASAP - filling quickly.
www.debrahusegallery.com  949-723-6171   mail@debrahuse.com







February 10 – 14, 2012
Jove Wang
Plein Air + Figure Painting Workshop in Kauai

Three days of landscape painting and two days of painting from the model.

Workshop fee: $950 (including model fees)
 
To register:
Call (808) 634-6941
Email:
saimcaglayan@aol.com
For more info visit:
www.saimcaglayan.com


March 19 – 21, 2012
Saim Caglayan
Anza Borrego Desert Painting

During this workshop I will concentrate on three main elements in plein air painting:
Composition, Value, Color

To register:
Call (808) 634-6941
Email:
saimcaglayan@aol.com
For more info visit:
www.saimcaglayan.com



March 23 – 25, 2012
Michael Situ 3 Days Plein Air Workshop

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: $ 400
Location: Laguna Beach, California
For more information, visit:
www.michaelsitu.com



September 17 – 21, 2012
Michael Situ 5 Days Plein Air Workshop

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: $ 600
Location: Laguna Beach and Balboa Island, California
For more information, visit:
www.michaelsitu.com

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