Sedona Arts Center update for March 26 — Free Talks, Conversations, Workshops and More

Mark your calendars for these free talks and more at the Sedona Arts Center, each one is a unique adventure into the art world. Then scan the upcoming workshops at the Arts Center. Perfect for trying out a new medium or as a first experience!

Select artwork will be offered at a special discount during the event.

“All my life I have been fascinated by the ever-changing dynamics of our American West. Through my work I strive to portray the many cultures that have come before us with dignity, respect and understanding. From the ancient cliff dwellers, to the cowboys that rode the range, my subjects reflect the West I’ve researched and lived. I’ve always felt if you do what you know and love your statement will be pure and unhampered the feeling will shine through.” —Susan Kliewer

Susan Kliewer is one of the Southwest’s most acclaimed contemporary sculptors.  In 1993 Susan won a competition to create a monument of Sedona Schnebly. A ten-foot high sculpture of her town’s namesake was installed in front of the Sedona City Library. Kliewer’s life-size fountain portraying the Sinagua people and a fountain of a Hopi Water Maiden are also to be found in Sedona. Other sculptures by Susan Kliewer are located across the US. Susan’s most recent accolade is for the prestigious “Best of Show” award at the 2018 Cowgirl Up! exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum for her bronze sculpture “Teton Warrior.”Among the numerous prizes and awards she has won, Susan is especially proud of the Governor’s Award at the Cowgirl Up! Show in 2007 as well as in 2012,

‘Remember: a picture before being a battle-horse, a nude woman or some anecdote is essentially a flat surface covered with colors arranged in a certain order.’

April 5 – 7, 2019

Bill Cramer teaches various approaches to working on-site and how to efficiently compose and complete plein air paintings. Emphasis will be placed on how to effectively translate the often complex three dimensional landscape onto a two dimensional plane using thumbnail sketches, limited palettes and the thoughtful use of colors, values, shapes, edges and textures. Further emphasis will be placed on the creative process to make paintings that are more than strict representations of the landscape we see. Multiple demonstrations will be complemented by individual attention and group learning.

Join us as we explore 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.

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.

Penix will cover topics such as the power of warms and cools, complementaries, harmony, edges, shape-quality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow and the power of suggestion. There will be a strong emphasis on seeing in terms of mass and shape relationships.

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!

You will learn how to intuitively process through art making in a way that is more about freedom than content. Even if you do not consider yourself intuitive, You will be able to learn a process that allows self discovery and growth. As an artist, a healer and an intuitive, Jeanne will help you learn more about your own mark making, and color choices and how to free yourself from the self limiting beliefs around art and what being an artist truly means which leads to freeing up limiting beliefs around life. She will use her abilities to guide and help you heal and travel on a path to a more authentic you. There will also be a series of journaling exercises and guided visualizations that will help unlock the hiding places.

Learn 3 keys in 3 days to unlocking expression and start painting without fear!

Day 1: Discover the beauty in your brushes by choosing your tools and controlling them masterfully, bringing new energy to your paintings through creative brush handling.

Day 2: See color and paint color by unraveling the world of color and light, properties of pigments and pigment choices, while using both a limited and expanded palette. Foolproof color mixing and the nuances of grays will also be covered.

Day 3: Master edges as the final touch by understanding the painting surface and paint application necessary for a higher skill level of edge control. Identify the how, when and where of edges, using them artfully to bring that final sense of freedom and nuance to your paintings.