WORKSHOP INFO
Space is limited in our workshops, so please avoid disappointment and register in advance.
Call View at 369-6411, emailing info@ViewArts.org, or stop by View at 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge, NY. 
Workshops are subject to change, please call to confirm dates and times.
Some classes require students to purchase materials ahead of time.Call to request a materials list for the workshop(s) you would like to attend.      

Michael Chesley Johnson PSA, PSNM, MPAC CANCELLED 

Plein Air Oil Workshop
Tuesday, May 15-Thursday, May 17, 9 am – 4 pm
www.michaelchesleyjohnson.com
$375/$325 members

Join award-winning painter Michael Chesley Johnson for 3 days of spring painting in the Adirondacks Mountains of upstate New York in this plein air oil painting workshop.  Michael will explore methods for capturing the landscape quickly and efficiently - all without sacrificing magic and mood. Each day starts with a lecture/demo, followed by plenty of time for student work. Michael gives personal attention at the easel, complete with helpful tips and suggestions.  Each day will end with a critique.  All levels of oil student are welcome.  In the event of inclement weather, you will paint indoors from your photographs or from a still life.  Bring a bag lunch to maximize your painting time or order lunch of the day.  Register early since space is limited to 12 students.

Michael Chesley Johnson, MPAC PSA PSNM, is an award-winning oil and pastel painter working primarily en plein air in the American Southwest and the Canadian Maritimes. Designated a Master Pastellist by Pastel Artists Canada and a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, he teaches workshops throughout North America. Michael is the author of Backpacker Painting: Outdoors with Pastel & Oil  and writes regularly for The Artist's Magazine and The Pastel Journal.  For more, please visit www.MichaelChesleyJohnson.com.

Experimental Monotype Printmaking
 Saturday, June 9-Sunday, June 10
10am-4pm
Instructor: Roger Hyndman Fee: $190/$165 members
http://www.solarprintmaking.com
A monotype is an image that is painted on a plate, glass, or a sheet of plexi glass.  The printmaker may vary their approach depending upon the image. The painted plate is placed on the press, a damp sheet of paper is applied over it and then it is run through the press by hand. Blankets protect the back of the paper from the roller and help to create a finely toned image. Images that have a raised surface will emboss the paper and create an interesting light and shadow effect.

The magical image occurs when the paper is lifted off of the plate. The entire image is transposed onto the paper. Some times the artist will repeat the inking and printing process two or more times to build up the shapes, images, etc. and colors overlapping each other creating a different composition.  A variety of techniques, composition, and color creates a very rich and exciting look to the colors, surface of the paper, and artwortk. 

Originally, artists covered glass plates with black printing ink used their fingers or brushes to delicately remove the ink. The artist had to be sure to leave behind enough ink to create the range of tones and shades in the finished work that are the hallmark of a beautiful monotype.  Each monotype print is a unique and discrete work of art. Often the artist goes into the artwork by hand with paint, or a variety of other mediums. Monotypes can be a combination of the monotype, etching, drawing, or painting..

Paul Jackson AWS, NW Painting Glass & Shiny Stuff
Monday, June 11 - Thursday, June 14
9am - 3pm
Fee: $525/$475 members
http://www.pauljackson.com/

Reach the next level of artistic confidence and ability as Paul helps you explore design, color, value, textures, and patterns. Through informal lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and critiques you will be guided in refining your personal painting style. Come prepared to find logical and creative answers to your watercolor problems. Paul will demonstrate the versatility of watercolor paint. You will learn how to mix colors using a limited palette and how to work in thin layers of washes to build up luminous colors. Paul will lead you step-by-step with illustrations of the painting process. Emphasis will be on what makes a good painting, planning the entire picture area, the importance of thinking through the composition, good division of shapes, value planning, what to communicate about the subject, and how to correct mistakes. If watermedia is your passion, then this highly energized painting workshop is for you! Paul's stress-free, positive approach toward the act of painting will inspire you to loosen up and have fun again. Expect an intense, concentrated and lively workshop where you will elevate your understanding of how watercolor can be controlled. Paul is the author of Painting Spectacular Light Effects in Watercolor. His work has been often featured in the International ArtistandThe Artist’s Magazine. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society. 

Martha M. Deming, TWSA, PSA
Shifting Gears, Changing Drivers: Ways to Refocus Your Painting Process and Create Better Paintings
www.MarthaDeming.com
3 Day Workshop, Monday, June 25-Wednesday, June 27
$200/$180 members

 Or Make it a 5 Day Workshop, Monday, June 25-Friday, June 29
$275/$250 members
10am-4pm 
All Levels & Painting Media, Beginner-Intermediate

This 3-5 day workshop will help you shift the driving force behind your work  from subject matter to design through an easy process of abstraction which will allow you to focus more attention on design and free you from the distraction of realistic subject matter. Ideas tried here can later be applied to subject matter paintings resulting in better composition; the heart of any good work. Design elements and principles will be addressed along with consideration of how value, hue, intensity and temperature of color can impact design.
Deming, reared in the High Peaks area of New York State’s Adirondack Mountains, is a graduate of Skidmore College and Syracuse University. Now retired from a career in art education, she draws and paints full time.  “Never stop learning”, says Deming. True to her word, she both teaches classes and participates in workshops taught by others. Deming lives on 140 acres of woods and meadows in Remsen, NY with her cats, dogs and horses.

Solar Printmaking
Saturday, July 21-Sunday, July 22
10am – 4pm
Instructor: Roger Hyndman 
http://www.solarprintmaking.com
Fee: $190/$165 memberS

Solar Plate Printmaking is a highly versatile and expressive medium, transforming original drawings, paintings, vintage and/or contemporary photographs collage, JPEG’S, and copier art into high quality etchings.

Create a Solarplate using UV light (the sun) without losing the image.  Make a small edition and clean up without the use of turps or acids. Enjoy making plates in the sun and develop them with ordinary tap water. The focus will be upon utilizing the tools of the printmaker, your potential and creativity as an artist, the simplicity of plate processing, and the production of professional artwork. Students will be introduced to a variety of techniques; printmaking practices, and participate in critiques. Learn how to explore the unique sensitivity of Solarplate, using an Intaglio Press to create limited edition etchings. Solarplate will appeal to artists of all levels, from students and beginners to experienced printmakers, photographers, painters, and artists of all media. The workshop will conclude with a class exhibit, critique, and celebration.

 Kick it up a Notch with Watercolor
Tuesday, July 24-Thursday, July 26, 10am-3pm
Instructor:  Dr. Gordon Bashant, Jr.
Fee:  $185/$160 members

This 3 day workshop is suitable for beginners, to get started right, and for more advanced painters who want to change their approach to painting. Weather permitting; time will be spent painting outside experimenting with a different approach of looking at familiar scenes by using unusual color combinations and distorted lines while retaining the essence of the scene. Students will implement an expressionistic approach to painting using vibrant colors, saving lots of white for a dramatic effect, and distorting for added excitement. Time will be spent developing personal symbols such as people, trees, and cars. Fresh colors will be mixed on the paper for a fresh bright look. The goal of this workshop is to take home not only ideas but a masterpiece or two.

Stanley Maltzman PSA
Pastel Landscapes
Monday, September 3-Thursday, September 6
10am-4pm
$400/$375 members
All Levels
4-Day Outdoor/Studio Class
Gallerydir.com

Stanley Maltzman, PSA,leads you through a discovery of the drama in nature while teaching you about composition, values, color, perspective, and pastel techniques. Attention to each student’s needs is a very important part of Stan’s daily teaching. He shows you how to select a scene from the panoramic views confronting you and work it into a pleasing picture. Stan also demonstrates how to use sketching and notes as references to complete the creative process in the studio. As an avid plein air artist, Stan looks forward to presenting you with a fresh perspective of the beauty of the surrounding Adirondack landscape.

Stan is a highly acclaimed landscape artist, author, and educator. He is the author of three popular books, Drawing Nature, Drawing Trees, and the Art of Stanley Maltzman. Stanley’s sensitive portrayals of nature reveal an intimacy with the Catskill Mountain landscape attained through over 40 years of observation and work. He has thoroughly enjoyed sharing these rich experiences with his many students over the years.

Stanley recently was awarded the Diane B Bernhard, Art Spirit Foundation Award - the gold medal for excellence in pastel, by the Hudson Valley Art Association at their 79th Annual National Exhibition at The National Art Club in New York, NY. He was also invited by the Academic Artists to exhibit in the 60th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition at the beautiful Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, MA.

Artist Statement

Through the years students have asked what inspired me to paint a certain picture, or what kind of pencil I use for drawing. My answer is, “it is a thousand hour pencil”. In other words, the secret is not the pencil… it is the work, the devotion and the love of drawing. Art starts with the business of seeing. Nature inspires you with her beauty, but you, as an artist, must take the elements nature presents to you and interpret them in the light of your own feelings to create your drawing or painting. I firmly believe that there is a certain sense of communion with nature that is captured by working in the fields or woods that cannot be achieved by working indoors. In natural surroundings one can touch, smell and observe the beauty that surrounds them.


 

Mark Andrews
Capture the Spirit of the Moment in Watercolor
Sunday, September 16, 6-9pm
Monday, September 17-Wednesday, September 19
10am-5pm
$200/$175 members

Come and live out loud as we paint landscapes and explore the wonderment of watercolor.  Students will loosen up as they experiment with the watercolor palette.    Mark has been in numerous art shows, and presently teaches workshops on a regular basis.  In 2010 one of his paintings was chosen as the annual poster for the 28^th Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors.

Robert Fountain III

In-Studio Acrylic Landscape Painting

Saturday, February 5 - Sunday, February 6, 10am - 4pm

Fee: $190/$165

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