Date Change

Ian Ramsay's Saturday workshop is not being held on April 16th, but APRIL 23RD!  Please make changes to your calendar.  Doors open at 9:00!

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WORKSHOP MATERIALS & INSTRUCTIONS

     Please come prepared to the workshop, with your drawing carefully laid out on a piece of watercolor paper to the size of 11” x 15”” or larger.  Use good quality W.C. paper (Arches or Fabriano); 140 or 300 pound, either cold press or rough.  The paper should be secured to a firm board with tape, staples or both.

     You will need a variety of good quality brushes, large and small, for washes and details respectively.  Also, bring along a stiff bristle oil painting ‘Fan’ brush for some special techniques.

     As to paints, a wide variety of colors can be used and adapted to our needs.  I will be using, specifically:  yellow ochre, hansa yellow, raw sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber, cadmium red, quinacridone rose, deep scarlet, sap green, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue and thalo green (blue shade).  I also use other colors, but more than enough can be done with those enumerated.  In addition to these watercolors, you will need a white gouache…preferably permanent white.

Chinese white watercolor would also be acceptable.

     Please bring along a good natural sponge for softening and correcting mistakes.  Yes, we can fix a watercolor painting!  We all make mistakes and I will show you how to deal with them.

     Be prepared to relax and have fun.  This won’t be the Spanish inquisition…  Ian.

Ian Ramsey's Recent Workshop

What an amazing artist Ian Ramsey is and the attendance at his most recent workshop was full of eager students learning from his remarkable teaching skills.   A relaxing environment at the Tyler Library in Midvale,  Ian provided detailed demos throughout the day.  He took the time to view each students work several times during the workshop, to critique and give constructive feedback.  This is a very gifted artist/teacher and if you get the opportunity in the future to take one of his many workshops, I would encourage you to get signed up the minute you hear about one, as his workshops sell out quickly!

January Meeting Highlights

We had a fantastic turnout for our guest artist: Ian Ramsey last night!  I didn't count heads, but I would venture to guess there were around 25+ people who got the opportunity to watch Ian demonstrate his gifted painting talents.  His 35 years of experience clearly shows in his comfortable style and method of applying color.  A wonderfully relaxed atmosphere surrounded all the viewers and Ian keep us enthralled.  More to come after we participate in his Saturday workshop.

On other notes: a few people brought Show N' Tell based on the Jan. challenge.  Just a few words about these challenges:  they are just for fun!  If you want to play along, great!  If you want to explore painting options that are not in your usual bag of tricks, great!  If you have the time to play along, great!  If you don't play, that's Okay too and if you would like to bring something you are working on to share with us, that's great too!
The February Challenge will be up soon. 

Thanks everyone for getting those dues paid and for signing up for Virginia's February workshop-Celebrating Chinese New Year.  (Year of the Horse)  If you have never tried this unique style of painting, now is a wonderful time to experience it with friends. 

Reminder: The Sandy Senior Center is closed this coming Monday for Martin Luther Kings Day.

One more important thing to mention:  On the right side of this blog, in the section called the "sidebar", please note I have added a page titled: Our Bylaws-2014.  Please take a moment to click on this title and read the information.  It covers our Mission Statement, Membership, Leadership, etc.  Thanks!

Ian Ramsey's SOLD OUT Workshop

If you have signed up for the "SOLD OUT" "Ian Ramsey's Workshop" on Jan. 18th and you need an 11" x 15" image for your drawing, please e-mail me at: artists4ever@gmail.com (Cindy Powell) and I will e-mail you the image on 2 sheets as an attachment, so you can print them out & tape them together.  (No need to go buy an enlargement unless you don't have a printer).  I will also be bringing a few copies of these image sheets to the Senior Center on Monday afternoon, during the painting group.  Let me know if I need to bring extras. 
Thank you Yvonne for getting your software working and sending me the information about Ian's workshop!  I will have a printed copy of the enlarged image for you on Monday.   
The supplies needed are:
1. A Jug of Water-a waste water bucket will be supplied, 2. The image provided, "lightly" sketched in pencil at a size of 11" x 15" or larger on good quality paper-please secure this to a board, 3. a variety of watercolor brushes and the following pigments: cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, sap green, thalo green, yellow ochre, permanent yellow deep, carbazole violet, quinacridone rose, cadmium red, burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw sienna and quinacridone gold.  (Or similar colors).
The library does not permit food in the room so we will be taking an hour for a "lunch break". 
*NOTE: Ian will have some of his paintings available to purchase!  So bring those checkbooks!  :-D