Sedona Arts Center update for May 1

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Workshops, Classes, Summer Kids Camps, Paint Outs at L’Auberge and More!

Gretchen Lopez
Painting For All Levels
May 11, or 18, 2018

Gain the confidence to be a painter!

From the beginning to the experienced student, this one-day class in oil or acrylicwill guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Students may work from life and/or photos. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided. Students should take a drawing class prior to attempting painting. The materials list is available below.

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Cyndi Thau
Glazing Crash Course
May 15–24, 2018
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 – 4

Four sessions completes your oil painting using the glazing technique. Color, Light, Shadow, Translucency… these are the ingredients that you will work with to create a beautiful painting to take home. Beginners to advanced painters will develop skills in composition, color mixing and layering. In this four-session class you will learn the glazing style of applying thin layer upon layer of oil paint to achieve the depth and translucency associated with all things in nature.

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Kelli Klymenko
iPhone Video Crash Course
May 19–20, 2018

Learn how to shoot, edit, and broadcast video using only your iPhone in this two-day workshop. Kelli will guide you through creating unique professional quality videos for promotional, educational, entertainment, personal, or broadcasting purposes.

Day 1: The basics of filming

Day 2: Editing, uploading and social media

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Opening Reception: May 11, 2018 from 5 to 7pm

“Chinese Characters” is a collection of portraiture all painted from life… I find models in the barber shop, massage girls, hotel managers and housekeepers, my acupuncturist and the children and teachers I volunteer with my artambassador.org program. My book publishers and many government officials have sat for me. I visit with strangers and engage people to pose for me. When painting now I realize that I have never been more at ease, comfortable and void of anxiety for the first time in my life. I can’t exactly say why. Have I found a mental nirvana, a new reality that allows my true self to emerge without expectations from anyone, not even myself?”

—Kevin Macpherson

Richard Drayton
Colored Pencil Adventure
May 12–13, 2018

Explore the the secrets of creating high performance art with Prismacolor fine art pencils. Award winning artist and illustrator Richard Drayton will guide students through step-by-step techniques that will result in rich blended colors and powerful composition. Printed worksheets and images will be provided by the instructor. Artists of all levels will enjoy expanding the boundaries of creative expression with this remarkably versatile medium.

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NEW! Sedona Summer Colony Workshop

Joan Fullerton
Contemporary Mixed Media
July 16–19, 2018

Join us for inspiring demonstrations, lectures, encouragement and practice. You’ll learn how to coax hints of reality from an abstract background, how to integrate collage imagery, how to control values and colors for emotional emphasis, and how to suggest rather than delineate. You’ll explore working intuitively, responding to what shows up, working in a series, mixing and utilizing neutrals for softer, more ethereal abstracts.

We’ll touch on notions of confidence, procrastination, vulnerability, curiosity, courage, talent, play, inspiration, intuition, your mean critic, metaphor, symbolic elements, competition, marketing, your belief systems, finding balance, and more! There will be plenty of time for “playing” and creating along with individual attention and guidance.

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Tim Jaeger
Loosen Up!
July 27–29, 2018

“Loosening up” is a goal for many, from beginners to experienced painters. Through demonstration, studio painting time, and individual attention, the focus of this workshop is to provide the tools and techniques for students’ to realize their individual creative process in order to take their work to the next level.

We will cover color theory in the simplest terms to understand values, review various approaches to under-painting and glazing techniques, and practice a loose application of paint through the use of various brushes and mixed media.

Everyone works and learns differently and Tim will work with each student to guide them to defining their own style. Because many practicing painters seek ways of “loosening up” we will explore numerous techniques to move beyond our comfort zones. Students will gain knowledge of products and techniques along with new found confidence in their painting practice. All skill levels welcome.

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Creekside Plein Air Event at L’Auberge de Sedona
May 16, 2018 9 – 11am

Artists and the public are invited to enjoy a morning at L’Auberge!

Artists will be painting or drawing in any medium along the creek at L’Auberge de Sedona.The public is invited to attend and watch artists as they complete plein air art, working from life along the banks of Oak Creek at L’Auberge de Sedona. Any artist can register online to participate using whatever artistic medium they prefer.

Artists will set up anywhere along the L’Auberge Creekside with subject matter ranging from calm to rushing water, foliage, sky and reflections, architecture, people, and ducks! Artists can begin painting upon arrival and stop painting at 11:00 AM. Finished works may be displayed on the Creekside lawns using your own painting easel and they may be for sale. The Arts Center will present awards at 11:15 AM and will process any sales from 11:00 – 11:30 AM.

Sedona Magic Trolley will be shuttling artists and the public from the Sedona Arts Center lower parking lot to nearby L’Auberge resort back and forth from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, leaving plenty of time after the event for lunch at L’Auberge restaurant, Cress on Oak Creek.

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Bryan Reinhart
Summer Kids Camp: The Art of Filmmaking
Camp Dates: June 18–29, 2018 / July 9–20, 2018

Summer Art of Filmmaking Camps at the Sedona Arts Center provide a rich artistic environment for youth ages 10 – 14. Students begin by deconstructing scenes from contemporary favorites, examining all the aspects that make a scene work. Students then develop their own unique storyline to bring to the big screen.

Filmmaking is a very collaborative process that involves all the arts. Students will explore writing, story development, acting, camera work, lighting, editing, graphics and presentation. The process creates a great opportunity for students to discover new interests and skill sets. The camp culminates in a screening of the final film but students have the opportunity to create their own individual edit during camp from the footage they have developed together.

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Rayna Griffin
Hands in Clay Summer Art Camp
June 18–22, 2018 10:00 am – Noon

Our hands are our most important tools! Hand-building is both fun and presents endless possibilities. 30,000 years ago, before the potters wheel, people were making small travel-sized figurines of human and animal forms. Pinch pots were developed for cooking and coil forms that led to larger vessels. Together you will discover and explore ‘ancient’ hand-building methods that are still fun today. Class is limited to 8 students. No experience necessary.

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