NEW! at Classes Near You > California:
Helen Shafer Garcia, Vista
http://www.helenshafergarcia.com
A garden illustrator for San Diego Home and Garden Magazine for 7 years, Helen is an avid gardener who manages a ½-acre garden filled with succulents and perennials. Helen teaches at the San Diego Botanic Garden, at artist retreats, and at conferences. Visit Helen’s website to view the many ways you can combine plants and art using watercolor, pastels, and mixed media.
- Watercolor Basics – Mondays, March 28 – May 30, 2011; 1-4 PM. A class for first-time artists. Experience watercolor in a relaxed atmosphere. This class is more about process than creating a final project. Practice watercolor techniques, learn color theory and learn how to mix colors. Discover how to create surface textures too! Cost: $175. View details
- Pastels: In the Studio and Plein Air – Wednesdays,
March 30 – June 1, 2011; 1-4 PM. Investigate nature-inspired subjects, explore techniques, and learn drawing skills in a relaxed atmosphere. This weekly class combines studio time with painting outdoors at locations such as the Santa Rosa Plateau and Elfin Forest Reserve.
Cost: $175. View details - Contemporary Book Arts: Embellished and Stitched – Thursdays, March 31 – June 2, 2011; 1-4 PM. Discover the art of bookmaking using contemporary mixed media techniques. Explore endless possibilities. A great way to re-purpose art papers, unresolved paintings, ephemera and other assorted nature-found objects. Cost: $175. View details
- Tesoro del Corazon Mixed Media Retreat – April 13 – 20, 2011. Join Helen Shafer Garcia, Jane LaFazio, Laurie Mika, and Lynn Leahy for an incredible week of inspiration and art making in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. View itinerary
- Monotypes, Pastels and Paint – Wednesday, May 18, 2011;
9 AM – 4 PM. Using nature as their inspiration, participants will create scrumptious textures and color patterns with this unique process that combines watercolor, pastels and hand pressed Monotype printmaking. This transparent watercolor printing technique lends itself to water drop textures and watercolor crayon calligraphy along with other textures that will be explored throughout the day. The printing process is user-friendly and not complicated. This process is made for quick, bold marks and details! These finished works have endless possibilities for book arts and collage techniques. This workshop will be taught at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat, Costa Mesa, CA. Cost: $145 (plus $15 materials fee) - Batik Watermedia Bits – Wednesday, May 18, 2011; 6-9 PM. Explore a special watermedia batik technique on small bits of Masa rice paper. Participants will use a dropped-in color acrylic ink technique to draw vivid imagery, paint with watercolor, and dive into detail with colored pencils, ink lines and collage elements to embellish their creations. This workshop will be taught at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat, Costa Mesa, CA.
Cost: $75 (plus $8 materials fee) - Wrapped Bird Book Cover – Thursday, May 19, 2011; 6-9 PM. Create an extraordinary bird-shaped book cover with painted Tyvek papers and collage. Students will construct a hardboard wraparound cover with a textured and painted inner folder insert for journal notes, paintings, or other treasures. This workshop will be taught at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat, Costa Mesa, CA. Cost: $75 (plus $8 materials fee)
- Batik Tree of Life – Friday, May 20, 2011; 9 AM – 4 PM. Draw and paint plants, flowers, birds and more using a special batik technique with Masa paper. Make connections between plants, animals, and all living things. This workshop will be taught at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat, Costa Mesa, CA. Cost: $145 (plus $12 materials fee)
- Watercolor Basics – Mondays, September 12 – November 7, 2011;
1-4 PM. A class for first-time artists. Experience watercolor in a relaxed atmosphere. This class is more about process than the creation of a final project. Practice watercolor techniques, learn color theory and learn how to mix colors. Discover how to create surface textures too! Cost: $175. View details - Pastels: In the Studio and Plein Air – Wednesdays, September 14 – November 9,
2011; 1-4 PM. Investigate nature-inspired subjects, explore techniques, and learn drawing skills in a relaxed atmosphere. This weekly class combines studio time with painting outdoors at locations such as the Santa Rosa Plateau and Elfin Forest Reserve. Cost: $175. View details - Contemporary Book Arts: Embellished and Stitched – Thursdays, September 15 to November 10, 2011; 1-4 PM. Discover the art of bookmaking using contemporary mixed media techniques. Explore endless possibilities. A great way to re-purpose art papers, unresolved paintings, ephemera and other assorted nature-found objects. Cost: $175. View details
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