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Now at Classes Near You > Colorado:

Marjorie Leggitt, Leggitt Design & Illustration
http://www.science-art.com/leggitt

• The COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA: Architecture in the Landscape – Saturday, June 26 & Sunday, June 27 (2 days); 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO. Cost $185. www.chautauqua.com
  At the foot of the picturesque Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado, Chautauqua Park offers one of the most spectacular landscapes on the Front Range! In addition, 40 acres of landscaped parks, historic cottages, and century old buildings provide the perfect setting for a 2-day workshop on linear perspective. Starting from the ground up, and using a few simple tools, students learn how to draw both one and 2-point perspective by sketching simple structures and architectural features on location, out-of-doors. Additional instruction and demonstrations provide guidance for including various landscape features and plants into the sketch. A final assignment, provides students with the knowledge to take their new skills of linear perspective with them where ever they go! This is a MUST workshop for the local and world traveler alike!
• BACK TO BASICS: Drawing with Confidence – ALMOST FULL. Tuesday, July 6 – Friday, July 9 (4 days); 9 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. (half-hour lunch). Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), Dos Chappell Room, Washington Park, Denver, CO. Cost: $380
  You draw the “subjects” for your artwork, but it’s slow, you avoid difficult views, and still, you’re not sure it’s quite right. Have no fear! Whether your topic is a favorite lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard, Aunt Millie’s pet dog, or a vase of autumn perennials for a still-life painting you plan to enter in an exhibit in Chicago, this back-to-basics drawing course will help you achieve your goal. In this fun four-day workshop, you will return to the drawing basics of Line, Shading, Perspective, and Composition to bolster your drawing skills and boost your confidence. Marjorie Leggitt and Susan Rubin will guide you through specific steps to better drawing. Understand how to “see” like an artist and turn on your artistic intuition to draw line correctly the first time. Revisit the principles of light, form, and depth to flesh out compositions both big and small. Practice linear and aerial perspective to accurately portray physical and atmospheric depth. Develop composition strategies to create dynamic artwork. We’ll look at subjects large and small, indoors and out. Instruction, exercises, practice, and individual guidance will assure that in just four days you’ll solidify those shaky skills and draw anything better and faster every time.
• POSTCARDS FROM….Fairplay, Colorado: A Watercolorist’s Best Kept Secret – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (4 days). Workshop begins at 10 a.m., Thursday and ends at 2:30 p.m., Sunday. Location: Fairplay, Colorado. Price: $825 per person/double occupancy (Includes: instruction, handouts, double occupancy lodging, breakfast and lunch, a custom watercolor travel kit). Single Room Supplement for 3 nights: $175.00. Additional nights of lodging available upon request for an additional fee. Instructors Marjorie Leggitt and Leon Loughridge in one of the most intriguing and beautiful landscapes in Colorado, this 4 day painting workshop explores hidden lanes and spectacular high elevation scenery while students acquire the skills required to paint plein air landscapes with transparent watercolors. The first morning provides a discussion of the fundamentals for making good compositions. Teacher demos, and student exercises include finding compositions, and making value thumbnails to capture the lines, patterns, and shape within the landscape. After lunch the focus of the workshop turns to painting. Starting with a composition selected and demoed by the instructor, students soon discover the advantage of a limited color palette. Instruction details the step-by-step process from simple value washes, to 2-color “snapshots”, to layered mini “vignettes”, to larger paintings. Each day builds upon the previous day’s lessons while offering new painting locations – from vast plains and historic architecture to spectacular mountain settings. One-on-one critiques provide personal attention and help painters move to the next level. Daily group instruction, demos, critiques, and evening slide presentations provide multiple opportunities to observe and learn from the group.

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