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• Drawing Workshops - Week 1 (Drawing - Materials & Features & Faces & Figures)

  • Start
    Mon, May 27, 2024
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  • End
    Wed, May 29, 2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    WAL Gallery and Studio, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, 77380
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    6

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  Drawing Workshop - Materials, Methods, Features, Faces and Figures 

  This Drawing workshop begins with three days of comprehensive discussion, demonstration and understanding of drawing materials, methods and concepts. Graphite and charcoal on paper will be the main drawing tools utilized and the exercises will include selected drawings from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course by Gerald Ackerman.  Each day will begin with the demonstration and explanation of key concepts followed by drawing time with help and individual guidance.

  
  

  
  

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• Thomas Jefferson Kitts - From Plein Air to Studio

  • Start
    Mon, June 03, 2024
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    9:00 AM
  • End
    Fri, June 07, 2024
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    4:30 PM
  • Location
    701 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX 77380
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  Thomas Jefferson Kitts  

  from plein air to studio

  5-Day Workshop by Thomas Jefferson Kitts

  Dates: June 3 to June 7, 2024 Level: Intermediate to Advanced

  Fee: $650 (members) | $750 (non-members)

  Media: All media welcome (Demos will be in oil)

  Location: In and around The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston) (Woodlands Art League, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380) 

  This 5-day workshop will teach you how to sketch, paint, and photograph in the field – then how to use the references you’ve gathered to produce more carefully considered work in the comfort of your studio… 

  Workshop Itinerary:

  Day 1-3 | Field – Students sketch, paint en plein air, and photograph with assistance from the instructor, and watch instructional demos that highlight important painting skills & concepts each day. (Mixing, paint application, composing on the fly, and much more) The afternoon of Day 3, we will move into the studio where students can observe Thomas execute a larger, more finished painting in the studio using field references, where he will continue to explain his methods & techniques and answer ongoing questions from the class..

  Day 4-5 | Studio – Students work on their larger painting in the studio with assistance from Thomas. To watch a video preview of this workshop visit: www.tinyurl.com/PleinAirToStudio To learn more about Thomas and his teaching methods, visit: www.thomaskitts.com
  

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• Drawing Workshops - Week 2 (Drawing - Beginning and Intermediate Form)

  • Start
    Mon, June 10, 2024
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  • End
    Wed, June 12, 2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    WAL Gallery and Studio, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, 77380
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Drawing Workshop - Beginning and Intermediate Form 

  This Drawing workshop begins with three days of comprehensive discussion, demonstration and understanding of drawing materials, methods and concepts. Graphite and charcoal on paper will be the main drawing tools utilized and the exercises will include selected drawings from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course by Gerald Ackerman.  Each day will begin with the demonstration and explanation of key concepts followed by drawing time with help and individual guidance.

  
  

  
  

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• Painting Workshops - Week 3 (Exploring Color in Oils)

  • Start
    Mon, June 17, 2024
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  • End
    Wed, June 19, 2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    WAL Gallery and Studio, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, 77380
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Drawing Workshop - Exploring Color in Oils 

  This Drawing workshop begins with three days of comprehensive discussion, demonstration and understanding of drawing materials, methods and concepts. Graphite and charcoal on paper will be the main drawing tools utilized and the exercises will include selected drawings from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course by Gerald Ackerman.  Each day will begin with the demonstration and explanation of key concepts followed by drawing time with help and individual guidance.

  
  

  
  

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• Painting Workshop - Week 4 (Still Life Oil Painting)

  • Start
    Mon, June 24, 2024
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  • End
    Wed, June 26, 2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    WAL Gallery and Studio, 701 Sawdust, The Woodlands, 77380
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  

  Painting Workshop - Still Life Oil Painting 

  This Drawing workshop begins with three days of comprehensive discussion, demonstration and understanding of drawing materials, methods and concepts. Graphite and charcoal on paper will be the main drawing tools utilized and the exercises will include selected drawings from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course by Gerald Ackerman.  Each day will begin with the demonstration and explanation of key concepts followed by drawing time with help and individual guidance.

  
  

  
  

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