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6 Days, 10 Palettes, 9 Tables Later....Studio's Almost Ready!
Studio Tables are in the Works
I decided to build the studio furniture for my classes out of reclaimed wood. I love the idea of boycotting plastic and having hand built tables the really match the style of the studio. Decided to go with a distressed blue and white color palette that goes with the venetian plaster and the white molding in the rooms. I think it'll give the space a warm and inviting feel. Hope my students will love it as well!
Work in the Studio
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Studio Tables are in the Works
Studio Tables are in the Works
PURCHASE PAINTINGS
Tuesday Night Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 Jan 13 - March 3
Tuesday Night Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 Jan 13 - March 3
DawnArt Studios
180 11th St Ne, Atlanta GA
404 399 0853
dawn@dawnart.com
January 13 - March 3, Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:30
This course emphasizes artistic development in a relaxed and fun studio environment with a variety of music to keep you motivated. You will work on your own projects, using any medium you choose, You are encouraged to pursue individual interests and further develop your unique style. Self expression is the joy of painting. My goal is to help you get the art inside you on to the canvas through guidance, motivation and demonstrations of techniques. There will be class demos as well as individual assistance. Bring your painting supplies and reference materials to the first class sessions and be prepared to work. This is an on going class that offers a lot of flexibility for the students. You can always make up missed classes. If you know you will miss a few classes, just sign up for 4 weeks and come any time over the 8 week class.
Be a part of it, ongoing students are invited to participate in the 11 annual art show at Binders. Please contact the instructor with any questions about materials and what to bring for the first class. This class is open to all students regardless of your level of training or ability. Beginners welcome. You can leave your materials in the studio while taking classes. Tables, chairs, and storage shelves are available. If you work on an easel, youāll need to bring your own. I do have a few extras, but I canāt guarantee one for every class.
Click on the link below to register online or pay in the first class
8 week session 240.00
4 week session 140.00
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DawnArt Studios LLC 180 11th ST NE, Atlanta Ga 30309
404 399 0853
Click on the photo link below to register online, by email dawn@dawnart.com
1 Day Workshop 10:00-3:00 Sat, Sept 27
Palette Knife Workshop:Fall Trees
Dunwoody, GA 30338
6 Week Painting Studio Wed 6:30 ā 9:30 Oct 1 - Nov 12
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 404.872.5338
Suggested Plein air Supplies
New to plein air? Here are a few tips to help get you started.
Supplies
Easel One that is easy to carry palette -
wooden palette that you can clip to your easel or disposable. I use a 12 x 16 that fits in my wet canvas carrier
Paints - I suggest a simple palette to start with
White - a big tubeCool red and blueWarm red and blue
Cad Yellow light or something similar
Any other colors that make you happy
If working in oils you will mix a lot of your colors. If working in acrylic, you might bring more pre mixed colors to help with dry time. Also a retarder and spray bottle for misting the color and a container for water to clean brushes
Paper towels
Gloves
Brushes and palette knife of your choice
Brush cleaner and container with a tight lid to keep from spilling
Any medium you use to thin your paint.
Bottled water and a snack.
Chair and or table only if you want to carry it!
Hat
Sunscreen and bug spray
Happy painting!
Weekend Plein air workshop Oct 10 - 12, Parker Ranch in Clayton GA
Weekend Plein air workshop Oct 10 - 12, Parker Ranch in Clayton GA
210.00 for the weekend
Lodging, breakfast, social hour included in price.
50.00 for the class and 80.00 a night for the lodge - you can't beat it!!
Capture the Light Dec 13 @ Spruill
Capture the Light Dec 13 @ Spruill
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Northern Adventures!
A few highlights from my trip. Make sure to check out the cyclist with a dog stand.
Every August I flee the Atlanta heat and head up north for weeks of painting and shows.
I start the month off in Provincetown, MA, with my dear friend Rosemarie. We met in a workshop several years back and now have a standing painting date for the week in P'town. Even with the overcast days this year, the light and ocean were just wonderful. I look forward to this week all year!
After my show in CT and a few days at Rosemarie's house I head over to Pennsylvania for a show and a visit with one of my favorite couples, Art and Margaret Thorn. They are generous enough to put me up for a few days during the show. It's just so much fun hanging out and hearing about how their year has been.
Fortunately the shows were good this year. I sold several big paintings and even won an award this year at Gretna. While that is always great, what makes this trip so special is the time I get to spend with friends.
Until next year!!
Dawn
Happy painting!
Classes start back soon.
Sept 23
Tues Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 4 or 8 weeks
Sept 27
Palette Knife Workshop: Fall Trees
Sept 28
Color Confidence 1 Painting Workshop
Oct 1
ed Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 - 6 Weeks
Oct 10 - 12
Weekend Plein air workshop - Parker Ranch in Clayton GA * Fall Trees Should be Beautiful*
Nov 1
Palette Knife Workshop : Landscape
Nov 8
Color Confidence 2 Painting Workshop
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Painting the week away in P'Town!
There have been a lot of gray days this year for our annual painting trip, but it has been a great challenge to try to capture the overcast sky. My friend Rosemarie and I spend the first week of August painting away in Provincetown MA, and this is the first year it has rained. The rain has been light and the fog has been beautiful, so I have really enjoyed the challenge..almost as much as hanging out with one of my favorite painting peeps, Rosemarie Mendes!!
Fall Classes and Workshops
Tuesday Night Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 Sept 23 - Nov 18
DawnArt Studios
180 11th St Ne, Atlanta GA
404 399 0853
dawn@dawnart.com
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6 Week Painting Studio Wed 6:30 ā 9:30 Sept 24 - Oct 29
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 404.872.5338
Palette Knife Workshop:Fall Trees
Dunwoody, GA 30338
1 Day workshop 10 - 3:00 Sun, Sept 28, Color 1 Class
Weekend Plein air workshop Oct 10 - 12, Parker Ranch in Clayton GA
210.00 for the weekend
Lodging, breakfast, social hour included in price.
50.00 for the class and 80.00 a night for the lodge - you can't beat it!!
Room arrangements must be made through Becky at Parker Lodge,
Becky Hoover becky@parkersranch.com
404-373-0566
Becky is offering the painters a reduced rate of 80.00 a night. (Big thank you - it's peak time)
She is a wonderful host and will take great care of you. Make sure to let Becky know if you'd like to share the room with a friend.
$110
Course code 7396
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180 11th St Ne, Atlanta GA
404 399 0853
dawn@dawnart.com
Full Class Description
Supply list
Directions
Click on the photo link to register
Capture the Light Dec 13 @ Spruill
Dunwoody, GA 30338
130.00 or 110.00 for members
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New Works and Classes - Now Online
Plein Air History
Why the History of Plein Air Painting Matters
By Jean Stern
Executive Director
The Irvine Museum
Artists at Laguna Beach Art Association Exhibition, c. 1918
The Irvine Museum, Courtesy of Barbara and Molly BingAs an art historian, looking back at photos of plein air history excites me. Though we see a past when women wore bonnets and men painted in three-piece suits, these people were simply living their lives as painters. Yet when I study this photo, I see the faces of painters whose names are legendary, whose paintings are highly collectable, and whom collectors and museums clamor to own. Yet I suspect these people never considered themselves names that would go down in history. Like most of you, they just loved to paint and wanted to express themselves by creating their best work.
Barn in the Fog, c. 1925
Sam Hyde Harris
Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in.
Private collectionToday, you and I are meeting painters who will be considered the greats of our generation. In fact, one of them might be you. I'm sure that people like Alson S. Clark or Sam Hyde Harris never thought that anyone would look back to them as among the great painters of their time. Just as one day art historians will look back on the photos of our gatherings today and marvel at the way things used to be. Instead of a gathering watching Alfred Mitchell do a demo, it will be photos marveling over people like those on the faculty at this year's Plein Air Convention.
Alson S. Clark painting near Lone Pine, CA, c. 1922
Courtesy of the Estate of Alson S. ClarkOne of the best things that an artist can do to advance their art is to be in the company of other artists. The opportunity to meet other artists, to talk to them, and to watch them work is of the highest benefit to anyone working to improve their art. This is been the case ever since artists began to congregate and form art associations. There is real value to working around other artists, to watch them work and to see how they solve problems that are routinely encountered in painting. There is an immeasurable benefit to painters being influenced by other painters, watching their demonstrations, and being along side others to see how they interpret the same scene.
Alfred Mitchell Teaching Plein Air Class, c. 1928
The Irvine MuseumThe Plein Air Convention offers just that, and over the past two years, hundreds of artists have taken advantage of the opportunity. The photos you see online today are the historical photos of the future, and painters will look back on them, wishing they could have lived in those times, and met and talked with the people they consider the greats. Anybody who is anybody in plein air is on the faculty or attending this important historical event, and as a historian I believe it has great significance to the plein air movement.I'm pleased that this year, in response to numerous requests, the convention is offering specific tracks for watercolor and pastel painters. This makes the convention meaningful to a larger number of artists, not just to oil painters.I am not an artist; I am an art historian and a museum director who specializes in historical plein air paintings. But I take advantage of any opportunity to learn about the wonderful craft of plein air painting. Understanding what an artist does to create a masterwork of landscape adds immensely to my ability to recognize a great painting from the past. Representational art has been around for centuries, and artists of the past faced the same challenges that artists face today: developing drawing skills, constructing proper perspective structure, learning effective compositional methods, understanding line and color, and the many other tools and approaches artists have had to master. I cannot go back and ask the masters of the past to see how they handled these things, but I can talk to a great artist of today, and watch how he or she solves difficult problems right in front of my eyes. I value any contact I can have with great artists, and the Plein Air Convention offers me the chance to meet with them on a grand scale.
Ruth Peabody (right) and a watercolor painter working en plein air, c. 1935
Courtesy of Kevin CourterI have always believed that landscape painting is the noblest form of pictorial representation, and that plein air painting is its truest expression. I certainly will be at the Plein Air Convention. This will be the third year that I've attended. I wouldn't think of missing it.
Hundreds of artists line the Monterey coast at Asilomar Beach
during the 2013 Plein Air Convention.If you are on the fence about attending, I can tell you that it's better than I initially expected and is a phenomenal event. Where else can you see a beach with hundreds of painters working side by side, or more than 70 top-tier artists doing demonstrations in the field or onstage? It's not only a learning experience, it's a life experience, and you'll be a part of history. I believe that each year the convention has broken the world's record for the largest number of people painting together in one place at one time. It's truly an amazing experience.And though it might sound intimidating, I've been impressed with how everyone attending is embraced by the faculty members, no matter whether they are first-time plein air painters or experienced pros. Everyone is very giving at this event, and the spirit of the event is all about growing as painters and producing quality artwork.History will remember this event, and the people who attended will tell their grandchildren about meeting and painting with people who became legends, and about being a part of the largest paint-out in history. I suspect history books will speak of it and publish photos from the Plein Air Convention so people can look back at what things were like in the "old days." I'll be there for sure, and I look forward to meeting you there.Jean Stern
Executive Director
The Irvine Museum
Palette Knife Workshop:Trees
- Alizarin Crimson
- Cadmium yellow, or hue
- Ultramarine blue or phtalo blue
- Sap green
- Titanium white 5OZ Tube
- Yellow Ochre or Yellow Oxide or Naples Yellow. Any will be fine
- Optional colors
- Burnt sienna
- Cobalt Blue
- Naphthol Red/ Cadmuim Red or hue / an orange- Optional
- 12x12, 12 x 16 Canvas or larger
- Acrylic and oil disposable Palette Pad 9 x12 . You can use a roll wax paper
- Palette knives plastic or metal - The plastic 5 pack is great to start with
- If just buying one get Utrecht 1003
- Sketch pad
- Pencil
- Roll of paper towels
Fall Schedule
Tuesday Night Painting Studio
Sept 23 - Nov 18
Tues evenings 6:30 - 9:30
DawnArt Studios
Palette Knife Workshop: FAll Trees
September 27 @Spruill Art Center
Plein air workshop
Oct 10 - 12 Friday - Sunday
210.00 includes instruction, lodging, breakfast, and social hour
Palette knife workshop
Nov 1 @ Callanwolde Fine ArtsCenter
Palette Knife Workshop Capture the Light
Dec 13 @ Spruill
"Homecoming" 36x36 on Square Market
Burst into Spring 16x20
Color Workshop this Sunday 10 - 3:00
Paint with Color Confidence! Sunday JuLy 20, 10 ā 3:00.
Have you been struggling trying to controlling color in your art? Do you mix a lot of mud? Well, no more. This class will have you painting with color confidence. This class is not just about making a color wheel. You will create a painting class using your new color knowledge.
You will learn about pure color and why it is so important, how to bend a color, how to use the color wheel to lighten and darken your colors, and more. The first half of the workshop will demonstrate the color mixing lessons, then students will be able to apply their new knowledge to create a painting. I will be teaching the class in oils, but you may use acrylics. Contact me if working in acrylic or any other questions. dawn@dawnart.com Please bring something for a quick lunch and drinks. Refrigerator and stove available.
Color 1 - Paint with Color Confidence
July 20, Sunday 10:00am - 3:00pm, 1 Day
Dawn Art Studios
180 A 11th ST NE Atlanta, GA 30309
$95
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