Event Info

Projects not yet determined
but possible projects are
shown below.

Schedule and Workshops

Carol
Spohn
Designs

Date, Location and Contact Person

Project

Supplies

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.

	February 13, 2010 Twin Cities Decorative Artist Meeting Held at Valley Community Presbyterian Church , 3100 N. Lilac Dive, Golden Valley, MN

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.




		Approximate Size is 7 1/2" x 10"

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.

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.


			Sunflower Size is 11" x 15" and will fit a standard 16" x 20" mat.

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

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.

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.

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:

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.



			Grapevine 11" x 22"

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

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.

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.

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.


	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

		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

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.

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.




					Welcome Home 15" x 11"

			Day lilies 11" x 22"

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

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.



			Grapevine 11" x 22"

				Batik Poppies 3 separate 5 " x 9" paintings suitable for framing together or separately.

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.

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.


		Pine Cones and Holly 11"x 15" Cave Painting II "Battle" 7 1/2" X 22"