Sedona Arts Center update for Jan. 2 — Last Chance! Winter Workshop Sale 10% Sale ends Midnight Jan. 6

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The School of the Arts at Sedona Arts Center

Winter Workshop Sale!

10% discount on all scheduled workshops.

Workshops make a great gift to yourself…or others!

*Get 10% off all scheduled workshops when you pay in full at the time of registration. Use coupon code winter10 valid only for registrations between December 15, 2018 and January 6, 2019. Sedona Arts Center is a 501(c)3 organization that offers all purchases without sales tax.

Explore over 40 workshops on the Sedona Arts Center’s website HERE and browse selected featured workshops below.

Inks and Etching on Scratchboard with Justin Mantor-Waldie
May 11 & 12, 2019
Create stunning atmospheric perspective by applying watercolor wet on wet techniques using the unique properties of ink. Capture foreground details with etching and pointillist textures to achieve multiple, layered paintings. Justine will demonstrate color mixing for transparent and opaque colors, etching techniques, and compositional considerations for these exciting paintings.

This unique workshop includes all materials allowing students to explore a new medium without investing in a studio of supplies! You only need to bring images that you would like to work from!

Alternative Firings with Dennis Ott
Feb 10 and 17, 2019
10 – 4 Daily
Join us to experience new and exciting finishing techniques. This workshop is great for a first time clay experience or for the experienced potter to explore a number of new finishes. We will be using non-traditional finishes such as Raku, Sager, Obvara and horse hair to create beautiful surface results. We will meet on two consecutive Sunday’s, the first, to create our pieces and the second to fire them.

Melding Thrown Forms with Slabs with Neil Kennedy
May 18 and 19, 2019

In this workshop we will explore combining thrown forms and slabs to build functional pieces. You will learn to explore new shapes and to take familiar pieces in a fresh new direction. You will learn new tips, tricks and techniques that Neil has learned during his years of working in clay. Some wheel throwing experience is needed to thoroughly enjoy this workshop. The workshop will include of a slide show presentation of works completed by using thrown forms and slabs, demonstrations, one-on-one mentoring and time to individually create new pieces.

Painting Tlaquepaque with Gretchen Lopez
May 3 – 5, 2019
Capture the light and magic at Sedona’s very own arts and crafts village at Tlaquepaque, plus other sights in Sedona. By concentrating on loose oil sketches this plein air course will teach the student how light effects the shapes and various textures we see. Discover a more impressionistic way of capturing Sedona’s most interesting architectural sights, while taking in the breathtaking atmosphere and culture of the area.

100 Collages with Ken Kewley
May 17 – 19, 2019
This is a guided exploration of abstraction and the abstraction in the landscape through collage. We will paint our own paper, both solids and patterns. We will cut and place these color shapes on the page the same way that we look for a motif by moving through the landscape. It is the abstraction, the shapes, that we must adjust if we are working purely abstractly or if we are working from life.These invented landscapes will be reworked, each time transforming them, far beyond where we might have stopped, all on a path away from copying and rendering towards a more exciting and ultimately more real picture of what we find beautiful in the world around us, no matter, if we go outdoors, or stay in, collage or paint.

Mixed Media Figurative Abstraction with Robert Burridge
June 26 – 28, 2019
This workshop pushes you out of your safe zone and into a brand new, looser, abstract direction drawing, painting and collaging the contemporary nude. Learn how to paint the freestyle abstract figure! Color is explained and explored and we will learn the 12 Design Compositions for a successful painting. Your “drawing the nude” skills are not a prerequisite. Classes will include a variety of poses with the nude, draped and partially draped model, lots of paint sketching, gestural drawing and finger painting techniques on one of the three days. Be prepared to paint looser, bolder, freer, lighter and more intuitively. Plenty of time for action-filled painting exercises, demos and personalized attention. All water soluble paints are welcomed. Materials list provided.

The Joy of Observation with Lyn Boyer
Oct 9 – 11, 2019
Through plein air painting in Sedona you will learn to follow a roadmap that will continue to guide your creative journey long after the workshop is over. Bringing more clarity to your work as you learn to paint with intent. This workshop will also teach how to develop the mindset of ‘practice’ that leads to successful ‘performance’. Lyn will start with a demo start to finish, explaining her thought process for each step, aiding you in developing a personal methodology. The workshop will focus on a variety of subjects – drawing, design, value, color, harmonizing your painting, materials and brush and paint handling. We will discuss how to approach your creative process – concept, scene selection and preparation. You will learn the steps that prepare the groundwork for a successful painting.

Desert Light: Painting in Sedona with Aaron Schurr
Oct 9 – 11, 2019
This three-day workshop is for all skill levels from beginner to advanced. The first half of each day Penix will paint a painting from a photo to demonstrate his process from start to finish using oil paint. The second half of the day the students will paint with Penix’s guidance. Students are also welcome to bring a painting previously painted for Penix to critique. Students will use oils (acrylics are allowed as well) to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of boats, cityscapes, figures, and fish. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose.

Two Workshops with Koo Schadler
Metalpoint Drawing – November 7 – 9, 2019
The Egg Tempera Portrait – November 11 – 15, 2019
The traditional technique of metalpoint (also known as silverpoint; i.e. drawing with a piece of silver) is increasingly popular. This workshop offers students the opportunity to draw with a variety of metal tips including silver, brass, and copper. Koo Schadler will demonstrate and explain all aspects of the medium: types of surfaces to work on, adding highlights and color to a drawing, and how to speed up the oxidation process. Students will make for themselves several different drawing surfaces starting from scratch. Each students goes home with Koo’s metalpoint instruction booklet and a complete metalpoint kit to continue working in the medium. Open to all levels, from beginning to experienced draftsmen.

Plein Air in the Studio with Kathryn Stats
Oct 9 – 11, 2019
Kathryn Stats is known for her vibrant color, dramatic compositions and subtle brushwork. In this studio workshop students will have the opportunity to choose whether they wish to work on landscape composition from photo-reference or with a still-life/floral situation or both! Students will benefit from demonstrations, slide show and lecture, and one-on-one assistance with their paintings. Kathryn has been a keynote presenter at the Sedona Plein Air Festival and at the National Plein Air Convention. Now take this opportunity to work with Kathryn in the more controlled studio environment where artistic creativity and inspiration come together on larger scale or more developed work than plein air painting allows.

Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based at the Art Barn in Uptown and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year. For more information, call the Gallery at 928-282-3865, the Administrative offices at 928-282-3809 or visit us online at SedonaArtsCenter.org.

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