Besides teaching workshops I teach a weekly class every Tuesday  from 10am until 1pm at the Hobby Lobby on 15th and Alma in Plano,Tx. If you are interested in taking this class please send me an email. We'd love to have you join us.

                                                                    PAINTING WITH A DRY MEDIUM

The emphasis of this workshop is on burnishing, but not in the traditional sense. The burnishing will be done with a "dry" brush. The two most important things that will be learned are, one, when a sufficient amount of pigment has been applied to make it possible to burnish, and two, how to make the brush work. Using a paint brush not only blends the pigment but also intensifies the color, producing a rich, luminous work of art which will make the viewer wonder if it really is pencil or if it's paint. Note how much more intense and smooth the cherries are than the background. Reference photographs will be provided and the  brushes will be available for purchase at the workshop.

                                                     COLORED PENCIL ON UART SANDED PASTEL PAPER
 
The emphasis of this workshop is on the paper and is designed to give the colored pencil artists an opportunity to explore the possibilities of a new and different surface. The student will work on UArt Sanded Pastel Paper, a fine artists grade sandpaper which optimizes the workability and blendability of the colored pencil.  Reference material will be provided along with the image printed on the sandpaper.

                                                                    THE PORTRAIT IN FRENCH GRAY 

The objective of this workshop is to create a portrait using Prismacolors French Greys. Since the focus of this workshop is a pallet made up of an assortment of grays each student will complete nine steps on a value scale beginning with a small amount of black. The black will be gradated into the 90%.  At the other end of the scale French Gray 10%  will be gradated into white. Since the French Gray pallet only comes in  a 90%, 70%, 50%, 30%, 20% & 10% value range the 80%, 60%, & 40% will have to be created before beginning a portrait.

THE COLORS OF WHITE

This workshop focuses on the premise that white is not white but is made up of many rich colors. Starting with a grisaille, a monochromatic painting using shades of gray, students will learn how to apply an array of colors over a tonal rendering demonstrating the translucency of colored pencils. In this workshop each student will be provided with a reference photograph and a list of helpful hints.

The Value & POWER of Value

Did you know the success or failure of the finished product is often determined by how skillfully the value structure of the painting has been managed? Are you confident in your ability to see and skillfully use value? Perhaps you would you like to know why value is so important and learn how to use it to your advantage? Even if you are confident and know how to exercise good use of value perhaps you'd just like to hone your skills.

OPEN TO ALL MEDIA - ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE WELCOME - NO DRAWING REQUIRED

I ALSO TEACH

• Beginning Colored Pencil
• The portrait in colored pencil
• A two part, three to five day workshop combining "Painting With a Dry Medium" and Colored pencil on Uart sanded pastel paper.