Drawing & Painting on Location

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1 For more information visit our website at or us at SA 1 REDESIGNING REALITY; EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR Dustan Knight, 5 Weeks Tuesday, June 1 29, 9-12 Tuition $200 Materials list sent upon registration Come to our Sculpture Garden OPEN HOUSE Saturday, JULY 10 th, 11 5 Drawing & Painting on Location Learn how to express the feeling you have when you view a particular scene and make a unique personal statement with your art. This watercolor class is focused on how to choose and redesign both on location sites or photographs to create an expressive painting. We'll find character in old fish shacks and glamor in lobster boats. Combined with design theories and exercises, we will explore texture with dry brush, wax crayons and resist to bounce light and capture the essence of those weathered planks. Class will meet both on locale and in the studio according to weather. All levels invited. Fun, laid back and informative. SA 2 DRAWING IN THE GARDEN Carol Morley, 5 Weeks Thursday 1 4 (June 3 July 1) Tuition $ 200 Materials list sent upon registration Sit amongst the poppies, peonies and irises and experience the pleasure of drawing spring flowers in some of the loveliest historic gardens in the local seacoast area. Draw in a sketch book with colored pencils and capture the natural way flowers grow in the garden setting. Sketch groups of flowers, capture individual details and increase your observational skills under the guidance of a botanical art instructor. Suitable for any level of student. Rainy days will be held at Sanctuary Arts. SA 3 SKY, LAND & WATER; PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR Mary Byrom, One Weekend Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 4:00 June 12 & 13 Tuition $200 Painting en plein air offers an artist a vast variety of landscape choices with everything in motion. Light, water and clouds move around us as we focus to capture that moment or combination of colors, pattern, or form that caught our attention. A landscape painter must learn to utilize value, color, shape and line to make each painting work as a complete composition. We will learn to design our painting by choosing the elements that are important to us. We will be sketching and painting on location. Level: Beginning to intermediate. Materials list provided upon registration. SA 4 EN PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOP Sean Beavers, One Week June 21-25, 9:00 3:00 Limit 12 Tuition $450 This workshop is designed to teach students the fundamentals of painting on location through the study of light, color, value and atmosphere through close observation of nature along with a look at tools and techniques. With an understanding of these principles students can more easily meet the challenges of plein air painting: working directly from nature, constantly changing light, and capturing the essence of a landscape quickly. Each Day will be split into two parts, an in studio discussion of materials and techniques, and painting on location in the seacoast area. Students will need a portable easel, painting supplies, drinking water, food and sun protection.

2 SA 5 WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE IN A FORMAL GARDEN Dewitt Hardy, One Week June :00 4:00 Limit 12 Tuition: $235 This landscape painting workshop is designed for elementary and advanced watercolor students, painting on location in a beautiful formal garden. We will stress mastering large shapes in light and shadow; space, both linear and atmospheric, and elementary color. A materials list will be sent to each student to bring to the first class. Also bring a French or watercolor easel if you have one. SA 6 SKETCH BOOK JOURNAL: EN PLEIN AIR Mary Byrom, One Weekend Saturday & Sunday, 9:00-12:00 June 19 & 20 Limit 12 Tuition $150 Beginners to intermediate Sketching in plein air is fun and rewarding. Keeping a journal is a rich and wonderful experience. In this class we will sketch and paint in journals with pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, ink washes and watercolors. We will be out doors selecting subjects in our environment, sketching from nature, urban landscapes, human figures and animals, anything we might encounter in our travels.your journal can be as simple or elaborate as you want it to be. In this workshop you will express yourself and capture images of your daily life and travels. This class is for anyone interested in sketching and journaling. Materials list sent upon registration. SA 7 DRAWING NATURE ON LOCATION Carol Morley, 3 Sessions Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 1 July 27, 28, 29 Tuition $160 Capture nature in the seacoast area. Bring along a sketch book and enjoy drawing rocky beaches, marshes and fields in summer weather. Capture your subject with pencils, charcoal or pastels. Play with small sketches and learn what to look for to make an interesting composition and develop it into a finished study that shows the tone/color and the mood of the place. Painting & Drawing in the Studio SA 8 DRAWING THE FIGURE WITH EXPRESSION Dustan Knight, 5 Weeks Tuesday 6 9 (June 1-29) Tuition $200 Model Fee $70 This expressive figure drawing class emphasizes the vitality and movement of the human figure. We will use charcoal and newsprint to work fast and intensely from a live model. This class will review anatomy and proportions but focus more on the expressive qualities innately present in the figure. Work by famous expressive artists like Degas, Kathe Kollowitz, Otto Dix, Modigliani, Picasso and Matisse will be discussed and analyzed as we try to understand the emotional power of their art. Final work may involve longer poses with individual interpretations or sketches for works in other mediums (like sketches for paintings). All levels of students invited. Loads of fun, stimulating and high energy. SA 9 BOTANICAL DRAWING WITH COLORED PENCIL Carol Morley, 6 Weeks Wednesday 1 4 (June 2 July 7) Tuition $240 Plant Fee $6 Flowers and fruits have some of the most exquisite forms and colors in nature. Explore the beauty of plants through observation, drawing and color rendering. This course will focus on the process of how to make a colored botanical art work from start to finish. You will be guided through the different stages of sketching and drawing and how to problem solve applying color. Plan your choices ahead by making a colored palette of your subject. Find out what combination of colors make the best highlight colors of petals or shadows of leaves. Learn how versatile colored pencils are and what techniques will make great textures and details to enhance your art work. SA 10 PAINTING THE FIGURE IN THE ENVIRONMENT Christopher Pothier, 8 Weeks Thursday 2 5 (June 3 July 29- no class July 8)) Tuition $285 Model Fee $90 This oil painting class focuses on placing the figure in a setting, outdoors (weather permitting) or indoors, to achieve a specific mood. In the outdoor setting, we would place the clothed figure in a garden setting, with trees in the distance, and paint the scene as we see it. For the indoor setting, we will stage the model with props. The idea of making a complete painting, along with the environment in which the model is placed, is essential for this class. Not only will we focus on the technical aspects of painting the figure, but also realize the importance of the space which surrounds it.

3 SA 11 PORTRAIT PAINTING IN OIL Christopher Pothier, 8 Weeks Thursday 6-9 (June 3 July 29- no class July 8) Tuition $285 Model Fee $80 Materials list sent upon registration The role of the painted portrait in the world of art is an extraordinary one. From the ancient Romans in Pompeii and the early Egyptians to Hans Holbein and John Singer Sargent, the portrait serves humanity by letting us see into the soul of the subject in the most intimate manner. In this class, we will begin by studying the basic components of the face and head using simple tonal studies and minimizing color. We will explore the way other artists have interpreted the portrait and possibly come up with some original ideas as well. The focus will be on eliminating the edges, softening and sculpting the features to make the portrait truly come alive. Color will be strongly emphasized. SA 12 THE CREATIVE SOUL: DRAWING, COLLAGE, PAINTING Marilene Sawaf, 6 Weeks Wednesday 6 9, June 23 July 28 Tuition $240 Learn to use Art and composition skills, drawing, collage, paintings (gouache and acrylics, inks, oil pastels and watercolor) to unleash the creative part of your soul that never had a chance to express itself. Using old photographs, art books, magazines, and favorite photographs as resources in the process, we will paint with acrylic, gouache or inks, watercolors and oil pastels, on a variety of Art papers, clayboard or canvas. We will compose different images on paper or canvas trying to be creative and obtain new results. SA 13 FIGURE DRAWING Cate Aichele, 5 Weeks Tuesday 6 9 July 6 August 3 Tuition $200 Model Fee $70 Come and experience the joy of figure drawing. Working extensively from the live model and using a classical proportional system we will strive to enhance our ability to visualize the figure in terms of its inherent three dimensional forms. These shapes, planes, and masses then become part of the vocabulary for developing a personal system or language for organizing the figure. Both intensive studio figure drawing, and working from shorter poses to long poses will enable the student to build on this language of form and illusion. There will be ongoing individual critiques as well as general instruction in anatomy, proportion, and design issues in rendering the figure. Beginners as well as more advanced draftsmen and women welcome. SA 14 FIGURE IN CLAY Christopher Gowell, 6 Weeks Tuesday 1-4 (June 1 - July 6) Tuition $240 Model & Clay Fee $90 Sculpture & Dry Stone Wall An introduction to sketching the nude in clay, this class begins with quick, observational modeling techniques to describe the human figure before extending the poses for a more studied rendition. Life models are used throughout the course to aid in the study of proportion and basic anatomy. Students will learn to prepare pieces for kiln firing. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced sculptors who wish to work quickly and intensively with the live model. Firing pieces costs a penny a cubic inch in the Sanctuary Arts kiln. SA 15 IMAGINATIVE SMALL SCALE SCULPTURE Lindley Briggs, 5 Weeks Wednesday 10 1 (July 7 August 4) Limit 10 Tuition $200 Materials Fee $60 Explore techniques to be more imaginative and creative in your sculpture, going beyond literal representation. Examining historical precedents for mythical creatures, students will create drawings of a fantastic mythical creature from their imagination. After creating small simple sculptures to familiarize themselves with materials, students will make armatures and create small sculptures using their fantastic mythical creature drawings as guides. Using nontoxic materials, traditional sculpture techniques using rasps, carving tools and sandpaper will be demonstrated (all in miniature). Finished pieces can be shown or used as maquettes for larger pieces in the future. SA 16 BELT BUCKLES & BEYOND: WAX TO BRONZE Josh Dow & Lauren Holmgren, 4 Weeks Friday July 23, 5 9; Sat. July 24, 12 4 Friday July 30, 5 9; Sat. July 31, 12-4 Limit 8 Tuition: $230 Lab Fee: $125 This course is designed for the student interested in creating imaginative and unique bronze castings. Students will create their own small sculptures using microcrystalline wax. Anything from seahorse coat hooks to fantastical fairies, the possibilities are nearly endless. Whether you re a beginner or advanced artist this workshop will teach the basics of direct wax sculpting and the lost wax casting method.

4 SA 17 RELIEF CARVING IN STONE Jim Henri, 5 Weeks Saturday, 10:00 3:00, July 24 August 21 Limit 8 Tuition: $290 Explore this introductory, but comprehensive class in the art of relief carving in stone. While many procedures and terminologies are akin to relief carving in wood, stone has its own unique peculiarities. Participants will gain a fundamental working knowledge of the core tools to practice this ancient art. Sharpening and honing techniques will be taught at the beginning, and reviewed and re-demonstrated as necessary throughout the course. After this class, students should be able to further develop their abilities with both confidence and enthusiasm. Students will need to purchase a few basic chisels if they don't already own their own. A tools and suppliers list will be issued to all participants. Stone provided, or you may bring your own. Safety glasses required. SA 18 SCULPTURE & FOUNDRY OPEN STUDIO Lauren Holmgren & Josh Dow 4 Weeks, Wednesday 5 9 July 28 August 18 Tuition $230 Bring that project you've been wanting to complete, but haven't known how. Lauren and Josh will provide guidance and instruction to help you achieve your goal. Rubber moldmaking, plaster, cement, or bronze, these instructors can guide you through the process. All materials are paid as used. Lauren at greenfoundry@gmail.com for materials estimates. SA 19 THE ARTFUL DRY STONE WALL Steven Carpenter, 3 Classes, 9-3 Saturday, July 3; Sunday, July 11; Saturday, July 17 Limit 12 Tuition $285 Learn a bit of the history of stone walls and our New England Heritage in this three day workshop with a master stone wall artisan and sculptor. The first class will journey to local sites to view Steven s designed and built stone work and review the necessary tools for the construction of a dry stone wall. Learn how to set stone, without mortar, from the base stone to the capping stone. In the process you will be taught to safely move stones from small to large, become familiar with the hammer and chisel for cutting stone, and train your eye to recognize and understand how shapes and textures of stone can come together to create a work of art. SA 20 PRECIOUS METAL CLAY WORKSHOP Alice Carroll, 4 Weeks Friday 10 1 (May 7 28) Limit 10, Tuition $180 Lab Fee $20 Precious Metal Clay will be available for approximately $45 per package Jewelry & Ceramics This workshop offers a way for people to make beautiful jewelry without the use of a torch or the knowledge of many traditional metalsmithing techniques. This course will explore texture and surface design, and some sculptural pieces may be created. PMC is made up of an organic binder and fine silver, the piece is created in the clay, dried and fired in a kiln, leaving just the fine silver. Some metalsmithing techniques will be used in cleaning and finishing the pieces. Through demonstrations and plenty of work time, each student will learn how the product works, create and make a few fine silver pieces. SA 21, A & B INTRO TO JEWELRY Alice Carroll, 10 Weeks A Friday 10 1 (June 4 August 6) B Friday 6 9 (June 4 August 6) Limit 12 Tuition $295 Lab Fee $45 This is a beginner class on basic jewelry making techniques. We will cover traditional techniques and their variations, with some helpful bench tips. Through demonstrations and lots of time to work, students will learn basic techniques such as sawing, soldering, riveting, forging, forming, and stone setting. An ongoing discussion of design and the translation of ideas into three-dimensional form will be a significant part of this introductory course. SA 22 CERAMICS OPEN STUDIO Rachel Huckins, 6 Weeks Wednesday 10 1, May 5 June 9 Tuition $225 Materials Fee $60 Open Studio for beginning and advanced students, catered to your interests in pottery or sculpture. Bring your ideas and ceramicist Rachel Huckins will provide the guidance and instruction to help you realize your concepts. Experiment with handbuilding techniques, the use of molds, throwing techniques on the potter's wheel, and glazing and surface decoration. Materials Fee includes clay, glazes, and firing.

5 SA 23 CERAMICS OPEN STUDIO Rachel Huckins, 4 Week Sessions Wednesday 5:30 8:30 Session A, May 5-26 Session B, June 2, 9, 23, 30 Session C, July 7-28 Session D, August 4-25 Tuition: Each Session $150 Materials Fee $40 Open Studio for beginning and advanced students, catered to your interests in pottery or sculpture. Bring your ideas and ceramicist Rachel Huckins will provide the guidance and instruction to help you realize your concepts. Experiment with handbuilding techniques, the use of molds, throwing techniques on the potter's wheel, and glazing and surface decoration. The classes will begin the first Wednesday of every month starting in May and running through August. Sign up for as many as you like. Materials Fee includes clay, glazes, and firing. SA 24 CERAMIC GARDEN SCULPTURE Rachel Huckins, 5 Weeks Thursday 5:30 8:30 June 3 July 8 (no class June 17) Tuition $200 Materials Fee $50 Let yourself be influenced by the natural world and create a unique feature for your garden, porch, or backyard. Images of contemporary ceramic sculpture will be presented to spark your imagination. Learn the basic techniques of ceramics by planning and designing three-dimensional sculptures out of clay. Various finishing methods will be explored. Open to all skill levels. Artist Book & Photography Workshops SA 25 LIMITED EDITION BOOK WORKSHOP Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer, 3 Weeks Monday 6 9, June 7-21, Tuition $ 160 Materials Fee $15 Using skills in drawing, printing and binding we will work as a class to produce a small book of limited copies. Students will each create their own print using the linoleum block process to illustrate text of the class's choosing. Each student creates one page of the book. Students will then learn how to assemble the book and each will go home with at least one copy. SA 26 THE ULTIMATE BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYWORKSHOP Jeremy Heflin, One Session Monday 1 4, June 7 Tuition $50 Suggested Requirements: A digital camera, with photos already taken, and its manual. Can come with a laptop and suggest getting some form of a photo-manipulating program like Adobe Elements. This class is designed for the absolute beginning photography enthusiast who has a new digital camera. You may be able to shoot with your new digital camera, but find the digitalphotography talk a bit confusing. Not to worry, Jeremy is here to walk you down the road of digital photography 101! A little photography history will be included to introduce basic composition and fields of the medium. Students will learn about different image file types (RAW, jpegs, tiffs), the setting elements of a digital camera to create images, in camera and external flash photography, uploading of images for different purposes (to a computer or websites), and basic manipulation of images with Adobe Photoshop. The objective of the class is to make the students feel more comfortable about using their digital cameras and understand how to manipulate files to upload images. SA 27 PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ART Jeremy Heflin, One Session Monday 1 4, June 14 Tuition $50 You can bring whatever camera you have to the class, but preferable are cameras that are less than two years old. We will go over some simple techniques using a tripod and hardware-store bought lamps, color temperature, background choices and backdrop improvisation. All students should be able to manipulate their cameras well enough to change the settings, know about file types, uploading of images and basic digital photography camera use. The class will meet for three hours, bring a couple of pieces to shoot. We may not get to both, but will at least shoot one. SA 28 PORTRAIT WORKSHOP Jeremy Heflin, One Session Monday 1 4, June 21 Tuition $50 This class is designed for the beginner to intermediate photography enthusiast to create interesting portraits indoors or out. The students will learn the basics of lighting, skin tone and placement of subjects. Some history of portraiture photography will be provided in class for students to share in the broad field and unravel some techniques for their own portraits. Natural light, improvised lighting (lights you can find in your garage or a hardware store) and flash photography instruction will help students to paint their subjects with light. Recommended Requirements: A DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) Cameraa camera body and at least one lens), camera handbook (if the student can t find their original they can be ordered online), a laptop computer and Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Elements (30-day trial download of Elements available at Adobe website). Basic understanding of how to manipulate a DSLR camera, change settings, digital file types, uploading of images to computers or websites and basic use of Adobe Elements/Photoshop or some other digital manipulation computer program.

6 We are proud of the caliber of our professional artist/instructors. For biographical information, please view our website, WORK/ STUDY TRADES AVAILABLE (especially cleaning & gardening help). CALL AND INQUIRE. COURSE REGISTRATION FORM Name: Home Phone: Address: Work Phone: City: State: Zip: No. Course Title Tuition Lab Fee Total Mail check to: Sanctuary Arts, 117 Bolt Hill Road, Eliot ME Phone: (207) We accept credit cards on our website at or you may call for information about our payment plan. 117 Bolt Hill Road, Eliot, Maine Spring / Summer 2010 Liz & Madeleine by Marilene Sawaf

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