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The signature of a Francese watercolor is his use of big shapes, color, color and more color!  No matter where a Francese watercolor is displayed, it will radiate a flash of color that literally jumps off the wall, immediately capturing the eye of the casual observer and art critic alike.

Francese brings a new style to the time tested combination of color and interesting shapes. His style employs the use of large brushes and a wet-on-wet method where in much of the color mixing is accomplished on the paper. Frank’s technique often produces brilliant, at other times subtle, and always unique shades of color.  The only limits are the artist’s imagination and willingness to experiment with every combination of color on his palette.

Color provides the stage for the artist’s performance; shapes provide the characters. Detail is only used after the color and big shapes, positive and negative, are in place.  Francese states “One must not over do the detail in any painting.  It should be using it sparingly and with great thought. I have seen many paintings where the artist used too much detail, thinking that is the key to a great painting.” The goal of a Francese workshop is to teach artists of all skill levels to combine color, shape and then detail into a unique work of art.

Workshop Structure

Each day includes two demonstrations, the morning demonstration at 9 am and a second afternoon demonstration at 12:30pm. The demonstration will be 40-60 minutes in length, leaving the student to have ample time to work on their painting using the subject matter of that day’s demonstration.

About the instructor

Frank was born in Arizona, but has lived in Colorado for most of his life.  A professional artist since 1976, he achieved the groundwork for his profession while attending Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. He has been painting watercolors since 1983. Frank has been published in Watermedia Painting with Stephen Quiller, along with many prominent periodicals including magazine cover stories, articles, and calendars. He has produced two instructional DVDs as well. Frank’s numerous awards include a Best of Show award from the Colorado Watercolor Society in 2009, and was chosen for the NWS national travelling exhibition in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Frank has also served as a national exhibition judge and juror for several watercolor societies. He teaches studio and plein-air workshops nationally and internationally.

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$400

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This program will consider poetry’s role in relation to the larger social, cultural, and political issues of our time, demonstrating how to bring the critical methods of researcher, theorist, and interviewer to bear on the disciplined crafts of the creative writer. Doing so, the workshops will demonstrate how poetry can frame or reframe the human condition in all its cultural and environmental poignancies, thereby enabling writers and readers alike to construct a means for both personal and social transformations. Suitable for writers and readers of poetry as well as for anyone interested in art as a tool for committed citizenry or a means of social justice activism.

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$75

MORE ABOUT DIANE RAPTOSH

I am the daughter of a first-generation Sicilian-American mother possessed of countless eccentricities, boundless native intelligence, and an utterly singular way of seeing the world. It is in no small part due to her that I became a poet. She has been a source of strange and magnificent sayings, swatches of wisdom, and offbeat recommendations my whole life. In addition to a host of poets across place and time, she has given me the courage not merely to write poetry but to produce the kind of art that encourages conscience and seeks to transform. To this end, as poet and as simply someone alive, I keep close to me this sentiment from South African poet Dennis Brutus, who, when asked about the role of the poet in the world, said the following: “I believe that the poet—as a poet—has no obligation to be committed. What I’m saying is that I think everybody ought to be committed and the poet is just one of the many ‘everybodies.”

www.mariebergstedtartist.com

Sponsored by Key West Cakes

Arrive with an idea, concern, emotion or notion. Go home with a 2 or 3 dimensional chapter for your visual memoir. If you have memories that need to be explored, political or social comments that need to be expressed, a lively imagination, or just hands that need to make things, join Bergstedt in stirring the pot. Learn how to button up, crochet, sew, paste, or wire your ideas together into a provoking work of art.

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$80

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To paint is inspiring, frustrating, surprising, exhilarating and in all of its emotions, is purely splendid. Two specially priced, bonus sessions have been scheduled as an exclusive benefit for TSKW members to work with Artist in Residence Dabney, a landscape painter considered outstanding in her field (pun intended). If you have a passion for art, dig out the materials of your choice and join in for the fun and ca- maraderie. The class is about the process of painting and the magic of capturing the essence of what is in front of you. Open to all levels of experience.

If you are not yet a member, but would like to become one as well as register for the session(s), please call the TSKW Program Office at 305-296-0458.

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$50

Enroll in April 23 Session

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$50

April 4-5
Wednesday-Thursday, 9:30-1 PM

M $125/NM $150, supply fee $15; limit 16

Sponsored by Green World Gallery

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Public Presentation & Demonstration: April 2, Monday, 5:30-6:30 PM Members Free/NM $10

Learn to paint with dye on fabric! Discover for yourself the revolutionary method that this artist team has been exploring together for over 30 years. Perfect for those who love fabric, color and painting. Each student will create a small painted work by painting with fiber-reactive dyes on cotton broadcloth, using a water-soluble thickener, without stencils or resists. Gayle Fraas + Duncan Slade have taught workshops at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, East Bay Heritage Quilters, and the School of Visual Arts, NYC and are thrilled they will be sharing their techniques at TSKW.

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$140

Fee includes required $15 supply fee.

Sponsored by Audubon House Gallery

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Kick your landscape studies up a notch! Students will learn the techniques needed to capture a subject honestly and directly on site. They will experience the difference between direct outdoor and subsequent indoor painting, and then return to the studio and work from their observations to create freshly inspired work. Ireland will lead students through color exercises and individual and group critiques and encourage them to be inventive and take risks in order to convey emotional responses to the landscape – indoors or out.

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$150

1 Day Workshop
March 24
Saturday, 12-5 PM
M $75/NM $90 Supply fee $10; limit 12
Sponsored by Fleming Street Gallery

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Polymer clay is one of the most versatile mediums. Its ability to mold and transform color three-dimensionally is virtually unmatched, making it a popular material among contemporary jewelry makers.

In this intro level workshop, Graham will guide students through all the techniques needed to create a polymer stamped pendant that will be treasured for a lifetime. Participants will gain a foundation in color blending, texturing, basic bead making, and the Mokume-gane clay technique, leaving with the confidence and skills to continue polymer clay work independently.

Class Filled call to be placed on wait list.

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$85

Fee includes required $10 supply fee.

Sponsored by Assortment, Inc.

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Capturing a perfect image requires an alert eye and open spirit. Progress from snapping competent images to crafting truly great ones. Through field and review sessions, and individual consultations, students will receive in-depth instruction. As Director of Photography/New York Botanical Gardens, Senior Garden Photographer/Southern Living magazine, and now a popular lecturer at the International Center of Photography, Rokach has built a stellar reputation, while coauthoring 15 books. This workshop is scheduled during Rokach’s solo exhibition at TSKW.

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$240

Sponsored by JANGEORGe Interior Design

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Figurative painting is alive and thriving. An artist’s skilled hand and sensitive soul can add to the excitement of a realist painting. Gervits is a world acclaimed painter, honed by deep-rooted European traditions, and known for his mastery of figurative art. Trained at the National Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia, he has shared his classic language of visual expression, providing the highest level of instruction at the Art Students League of New York, since his arrival in the US in 1991. We are honored to have an instructor of this caliber presenting this workshop.

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$150

Sponsored by The Naked Artist Gallery

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Let your imagination unfurl with new techniques in contemporary fiber arts! Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, students will experiment with various fibers and will use heat-activated processes, painted adhesives and metallic foiling, to guide them to the creation of an original 8”x10” matted fiber art piece. Hand stitching and free motion machine embroidery will also be covered. All tools and creative supplies are provided, though students may choose to bring special fabrics or found objects that can easily be incorporated into the finished piece.

Please call the registration office at 305-296-0458 to enroll.

Price includes $35 for required supply fee.