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January 16, 2010
Lily (a Valerie Bernardino design) Carol Spohn's House 384 Saratoga St. St. Paul, MN 55105
9:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m.
I will adapt this design just a little. This will be taught at a beginner level.
Bring you watercolor pallet. You may purchase the paint from me for an additional $5.
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights
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February 13, 2010 Twin Cities Decorative Artist Meeting Held at Valley Community Presbyterian Church , 3100 N. Lilac Dive, Golden Valley, MN
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We will use real geranium leaves as stamps and introduce a new technique of color sanding using color pencils.
This class is being sponsored by the Twin Cities Decorative Artists. You do not have To be a member To attend. You may attend as a guest for a $6 class fee and a $15 supply fee.
The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. and class will start around 11:00 a.m. You need To get there at 9:30 so that your attendance fee can be processed. You are invited To participate in the meeting, or you can bring a book To read.
You MUST contact me if you are coming!
This class will be approximately 2-3 hours.
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Approximate Size is 7 1/2" x 10"
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Basic supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights.
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February 27, 2010
9:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m.
Carol's House 384 Saratoga St. St. Paul, MN 55105 651-698-6444
Cost is $40; Bring your watercolor pallet or purchase the paint from me for $5.
This is a great beginner piece. Students will learn To use tape To create breakout, gauze To create the textured center and the art of glazing.
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Sunflower Size is 11" x 15" and will fit a standard 16" x 20" mat.
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights
Bring a scissors.
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March 5, 2010 midwinter Festival of Artists
Free Demonstrations and Silent Auctions
Hopkins Center for the Arts 4:00 p.m To 8:00 p.m
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Schedule of Demonstrators:
4:00 Rhonda Nass Spring Escape with Colored Pencil 5:00 Carol Spohn Watercolor: Let the Water do the Work 6:00 John Salminen Realism through Design -Watercolor 7:00 Ellen Roles Watercolor: Design and Color Choices
These are FREE demonstrations. Please stop by and enjoy the events including a free reception, door prizes and the opportunity To bid on paintings and other items at the silent auction. This is a perfect opportunity To ask about the seminars being offered at Dillman's this year. The funds raised will go towards their scholarship fund.
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March 12, 13, 14, 2010
Twin Cities Decorative Painters White Bear Country Inn 4940 North Highway 61 White Bear Lake, Mn 55110
January Thaw: 8" x 12" This monochromatic winter scene uses tissue paper To create texture, wet into wet To create the soft sky and a pallet knife To paint the trees.
Hidden Flowers: 8 1/2" x 10" Introduction To negative painting. We will use various texturing techniques To create a loose floral painting.
Sunflower Collage: 14" x 14" Learn how you can incorporate an abstract design and collage To enhance your floral designs.
Cave Painting: 7 1/2" x 22" Wet into Wet techniques and several different techniques for various textures including gauze, wax paper and Krylon spray webbing.
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights
January Thaw: Metal Pallet knife
Sunflower Collage: Bring a pack of decorative napkins To share with the class. Pencil and light box To trace the design or waxless graphite paper
Cave Painting II: Scissors
Hidden Flowers:
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April 3, 2010
9:00 a.m. To 3:00 p.m
Carol's House 384 Saratoga St. So. St. Paul MN 55105 651-698-6444
Grapevine Using real grape leaves, you will design your own painting. You can make it a vertical or horizontal piece. Watercolor, multi media, this project has it all. We will use various techniques and tricks to create this masterpiece.
Cost is $60 and includes watercolor paper with traced design, pattern packet, photo of finished paintings, line drawing, and misc. supplies. Bring your watercolor pallet or for an additional $5 you can buy a paint pallet from me.
You must call or email me to reserve your spot.
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Grapevine
11" x 22"
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; paper towels, 2 water containers; Board to support your painting; soft rag
Grapevine: Scissors, old credit card, ruler
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Art on a Line
Sponsored by the North Star Watercolor Society
May 13,14,15 and 16
Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fair Ground
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This is a wonderful opportunity To view and buy reasonably priced original works of watercolor/multimedia paintings.
The best part are the free demonstrations held through the weekend. Bring your notebook and camera To take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
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SDP Paint Rattle and Roll May 18-22, 2010 Wichita, Kansas
www.decorativepainters.org
Hidden Flowers: Wednesday, 1-5:00 pm Intermediate 8 1/2" by 10" Introduction To negative painting. We will use various texturing techniques To create a loose floral painting.
Autumn Glory: Thursday, 6-10pm Beginner 15" x 11" Several techniques will be used To create the birch tree trunks, branches including tapping color To create the leaves.
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights,
Hidden Flowers: Small liner brush To apply masking fluid To stamens, soap.
Autumn Glory: A cheap oriental brush (I will have some for sale), metal pallet knife, cut up credit card.
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Dillman's Bay Resort May 24-28, 2010
Dillman's Bay Resort Dillman's Creative Arts Foundation Post Office Box 98, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 715 588 3143 Telephone 715 588 3110 Fax http://www.dillmans.com
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This workshop is a perfect opportunity for the beginner painter as well as the experienced painter To learn techniques enabling them To complete successful watercolor paintings. Carol shares her step-by-step approach To painting with students of all levels. All projects include written instructions, a line drawing and a color photo. Drawing ability is not necessary, allowing the student To focus on the mechanics of painting. Carol paints watercolor with an emphasis on wet into wet watercolor techniques. Each day of class will include a separate project with the expectation of going home with completed paintings. One day of class will focus on painting a watercolor batik incorporating watercolor, rice paper and wax To create an exciting alternative To traditional watercolor.
There are scholarship opportunities available, see information at www.dillmans.com
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Projects not yet determined but possible projects are shown below.
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Supply List Standard Painting Supplies: two water containers; spray bottle with a fine mist (old hair spray bottles/eyeglass cleaner bottles work well); paper towels or old towel; cotton rag; pop -up tissues; wood board/gator board to support your painting; kneaded eraser; white eraser; metal pallet knife; cut up credit card; soap; scissors; salt; 2” wide (or so) cheap masking tape; YES Paste; Incredible White Masking Fluid; pencil;100% cotton gauze; light box to transfer pattern (or you can borrow mine,) or waxless graphite paper to transfer pattern; and Arches 140 cold press paper, at least 2 sheets. If you can not travel with full sheets, contact me before the class and I can let you know the sizes for the paintings so you can tear your paper ahead of time.
Brushes: 1 1/2" flat; #14 round; #8 round; # 6 rigger/liner; 1/2” flat brush; a cheap Oriental brush (a natural hair round brush); an older flat brush to apply paste; a # 8 (or so) white nylon round brush to apply masking fluid; a 2 1/2” or 3” Hake brush to apply water to paper; and a small and a large scrubby brush, usually shaped like a filbert but stiffer, like a size #2 and a #6.
Batik supplies: a black permanent marker like an ultra fine Sharpie or .02 Pigma Micron or IDenti Pen-extra fine. Also bring about 30 sheets of old newspapers (not the shinny ads) to use to iron out the wax for the batik. I will have rice paper available for purchase for the batik painting. If you are flying let me know and I can bring newspapers for you.
Pallet: I use mainly transparent, non staining colors. I try to use the cheapest paints I can to achieve the look I like. You do not have to purchase the exact brands that I use.
Use your own pallet. These are the colors I usually use: • Rembrandt Brand paints: Azo Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultra Marine Blue, Quinacridone Rose, Turquoise • American Journey/ Cheap Joes’ Brand: Cobalt Blue, Joe’s Blue (Phalo Blue) Midnight Blue (Indanthrene Blue) • Windsor Newton paint: Antwerp • Daniel Smith paint: Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Quinacridone Coral, Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Magenta, Verditer Blue (which is a mixture of Cobalt Blue and Cerulean Blue,) and Opera.
Misc. Misc. rubber stamps for backgrounds. I will have some to share. Old paintings that you are not afraid to tear up or experiment with. I will have some extras if all your paintings are gems.
Don’t Panic. I plan to have brushes, boards and other supplies for sale, especially the supplies that are really necessary for the projects. If you have any questions about what to bring, please contact me.
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July 20, 2010 To July 25, 2010
ARTIST EXPO Houston Texas www.artistexpohouston.com 713.462.2686
Day lilies: A soft background will be applied wet into wet and then collage in the form of stamped Thai Unryu rice paper will be glued on. The detailed flowers and foliage be painted last.
Welcome Home: A wonderful opportunity To learn multiple watercolor techniques including dry brushing, scraping and glazing.
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Welcome Home 15" x 11"
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Day lilies 11" x 22"
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights
Day lilies: An older 3/4" flat brush To apply glue; 3" Hake brush (goat hair) is nice but not necessary; Old liner brush and soap To apply masking fluid
Welcome Home: A clean rag
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HOOT Heart of Ohio Convention Columbus Ohio
Grapevine Tuesday August 10, 2010 8:00 a.m. To 2:30 p.m. We will use real grape leaves To design and paint this multi media painting. Every painting is unique!
Batik- Oriental Poppies Thursday August 12, 2010 3:30 pm To 10:00 pm Beginning Batik. Learn this fun watercolor and wax process. You will paint 3 separate 5" x 9" paintings of individual poppies. Suitable for framing together or separately.
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Grapevine 11" x 22"
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Batik Poppies 3 separate 5 " x 9" paintings suitable for framing together or separately.
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; paper towels, 2 water containers; Board To support your painting;
Grapevine: Scissors, old credit card, ruler
Batik Poppies: Permanent black marker, like an ultra fine Sharpie, or a Pigma Micro pen or Sakura IDdenti Pen (I will have some for sale). Bring newspapers, at least 20 sheets. Do not bring the shiny ads.
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Northwest Toleliners -Seattle
www.nwtoleliners.com/regional_convention.htm
Saturday, September 25, 2010, Pinecones and Holly
Masking fluid is used To save the pine cone scales and several other techniques are introduced including wet into we, dye stamping on and stamping off. You may paint the project with or without the holly and berries
Sunday, September 26,2010 Cave Painting II, "Battle" Wet into Wet techniques and several different techniques for various textures including gauze, wax paper, and Krylon Spray webbing. Piece can be personalized To incorporate student reference photos of American Indians, Australian or other cave references.
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Pine Cones and Holly 11"x 15"
Cave Painting II "Battle" 7 1/2" X 22"
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Basic Supplies for all classes:
Brushes: 1 1/2" Flat; Round #10 and #14; #6 rigger/script liner
Kneaded Eraser; spray bottle, pop-up tissue; 2 water containers; Board To support your painting; a small fabric flat or filbert brush To scrub out highlights
Pine cones and Holly: Metal Pallet knife, clean soft rag
Cave Painting: Scissors
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