2008 CAA Workshops

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Old Master Oil Painting Techniques for Beginners - (Scheduling now)

(Reservation REQUIRED) - Instructor and award winning realist artist, Sharon Irla, shares her techniques to ramp up the realism in your oil paintings. $50 deposit must be received by August 2. Balance due at first session. Please mail your deposit to Cherokee Artists' Association, P.O. Box 202, Tahlequah, OK 74465.

Day 1 Learn the value(s) of underpainting with a very forgiving oil painting technique that allows you to easily create realistic shadows and high lights to begin a modeling process that will make your people look more real.

Day 2 Taking your painting to the next level, you will learn the importance of brush stroke and techniques for blending, correcting and enhancing, as your figure begins to take on a 3 dimensional form.

Day 3 In the 3rd layer of your painting, you will learn how to mix skin colors and the correct order of layering colors to achieve rich, realistic skin tones.

Day 4 & 5 Achieving photo-realism often takes weeks and many more layers than what can be achieved in 3 sessions. However, after the first 3 sessions, you will have learned the 3 basic steps achieving realism. Session 4 and 5 is for those that wish to take their paintings to the next, more developed level - learning about making and using enhancing color glazes and varnishes to achieve depth and enhanced shadow and high lights. These two days of painting development will truly amaze you when see how realistically you really can paint.

Cost: $30/day (all materials provided) Deposit ($50.) & Reservations MUST be recived by August 2nd in order to reserve workshop and provide ample supplies. Balance due at 1st Session.

Date/Times:
August 4, 5, 7, 8 (6:00 - 9:00pm) &
Saturday August 9 (1:00 - 4:00pm)



Workshop Painting Example 1: (Completed in 5 sessions)
Artist: Jan Pahl
Painting Experience: None for the past 25 yrs. Previously painted landscapes with "knife painting" technique. Never people.



Painting 2: (Completed in 5 sessions)
Artist: Ruby Dugan
Painting Experience: Newby. Has dabbled in acrylics. Never oils. Never people.

Life Drawing Workshops ($5.00/2hr session)

Due to numerous requests this workshop has moved to the 2nd & 4th Tuesday nights.(7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.) Bring your own supplies (choice of medium, papers, etc). We do have a few easels available, but it is recommended that if you will be drawing, to bring your own board, drawing pad and "Bulldog" clips. (NOTE:) This workshop will resume it's schedule upon completion of building renovations.

New workshops are being planned - call 918-458-0008 for more info.