1 Day Workshop 10:00-3:00 Sat, Sept 27

1 Day Workshop 10:00-3:00 Sat, Sept 27  
Palette Knife Workshop:Fall Trees  
Spruill Art Center 770 394-3447

5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, 
Dunwoody, GA 30338

130.00 or 110.00 for members

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In this fun and quick-paced course, students explore techniques used to create expressive paintings with a palette knife. Working with a palette knife to create a broad range of textures, students learn the nuances of value, working wet in wet and layering in order to keep colors rich and vibrant.  There will be an emphasis on color missing and keep you colors clean (no muddy colors) This course will begin with a demo to cover the basic approach.  Demonstrations will continue as well as working one on one with the students as you work on your paintings. All levels welcome. Appropriate for beginners. The class will be taught using oils. Please contact instructor at dawn@dawnart.com with any questions.

Upcoming Classes - Happy painting!                           

Complete list of Fall Classes

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Sept 23  Tues Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 4 or 8 weeks DawnArt Studios

Sept 27  Palette Knife Workshop: Fall Trees Spruill

Sept 28  Color Confidence 1 Painting Workshop DawnArt Studios

Oct 1   Wed Painting Studio 6:30 - 9:30 - 6 Weeks  Callanwolde

Oct 10 - 12 Weekend Plein air workshop - Parker Ranch in Clayton GA * Fall Trees Should be Beautiful*

Nov 1 Palette Knife Workshop : Landscape Callanwolde

Nov 2 - 9 Splash Week, Elizabeth City, NC . Week long painting event Plein air & Studio****More info soon****

Nov 22 Color Confidence 2 Painting Workshop DawnArt Studios

Dec 13 Capture the Light Spruill 

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Using your Values to building a composition

I just finished teaching a workshop on painting landscapes and I thought I would share a few tips.

Original photo. This is a scene in France that I am working on.

I often like to make a black and white copy so that I can just focus on the values and not be distracted by the color.

I forgot to photograph Step 1 which was a  monochromatic value study. This is Step 2	.

Step 2: now that you have blocked in the large areas of light and dark, check to make sure you like the design of your composition. This is the time to make adjustments. You can know start to build on the information you have down.

Step 3

 Step 3: Working within in the pattern of your light and dark values, start to build the color.

Step 4

 Step 4: continue to build the color, still mindful of your values. You can now begin to add details

Step 5

Step 5: Adding more detail and adjust the colors. If you keep your colors in the correct value range, you will keep the compositional design.

Step 6

Now for the fun to start - laying in the details and rich color. At this point, you are free to paint. You have your foundation set, so have fun.

 I will post the finished painting ASAP

Cheers, Dawn

Paintings from the Still Life Workshops last week

 I had 20 wonderful artist join me this past weekend for a palette knife work shop. I had a class  of 10 both days. Below are the demonstrations I completed in class to show the different steps of building a painting. The students were great and really got a lot of work done.

Thanks to all of you wonderful artist for coming out and spending the weekend with me. I hope to see you again!

Still Life #1 - This is my husbands favorite and he wants to hang it in the house. Very Cool

Still Life Demo #2 12 x 16

Still life #3 12 x 16 It is always interesting to see the variety of paintings you can get from one still life. The flowers are still fresh enough, so I started a 36 x 48 of the same still life. I'll post a photo soon. I Will be offering one more work shop on the Palette Knife Still Life Saturday, February 18, 10 - 3 pm Spruill Center for the Arts 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody More info Cheers! Dawn

Winter Painting Classes

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dawn Art Winter classes start up soon I hope everyone has  enjoyed the holiday season.  As much as I've loved  the time to catch up with friends and family,  I'm really looking forward to the start of new classes. I've included the workshops, day and evening classes I'll be teaching winter quarter. I would love for you to join me if you can. Happy Painting, Dawn Day Classes  Wednesdays, January 11 – February 1 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 4 weeks  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Painting Impressionistic Landscapes 404.872.5338 980 Briarcliff Rd Atlanta GA more info Wednesdays, February 15 – March 7 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 4 weeks Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Guided Painting Classes 404.872.5338 980 Briarcliff Rd Atlanta GA more info... Workshops Saturday, January 14  10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 1 Day Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Palette knife workshop : Still life 404.872.5338 980 Briarcliff Rd Atlanta GA more info... Saturday, February 18  10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1 Day Spruill Center for the Arts Palette knife workshop : Still life 770.394.3447 x 0 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Atlanta, GA 30338 more info... Evening Classes January 10 – March 6  Tues  6 – 9pm.   8 Weeks  SCAD Atlanta Painting Studio Classes 404.253.3299 more info Febuary 15 – 29   Wed  6 – 8pm.   3 Weeks GA Tech Special Options Palette Knife Painting 404.894.2805 Email:tasha.myers@stucen.gatech.edu Midtown Atlanta more info... Please contact me with any questions about classes, supplies, or just to chat at dawn@dawnart.com Hope to see you soon, Dawn Dawn Art's Facebook page Updates about painting classes Unsubscribe dawn165.dawndog1414@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Dawn Art 180 B 11th St NE Atlanta, GA 30309 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2011 Dawn Art All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile

Feature students of the week!

                                                             Kathryn Bomar

                                                            Debbie Ezell  

Both of these students finished a painting in just 3 classes. Congratulations Kathryn and Debbie!!

Well, we have finished classes for the summer.  When classes start back in the fall, I think it will be fun to feature different students every week. Something to look forward to.

Classes will begin at Spruill on September 16th and will still be on Tuesday from 1:00 - 3:30.

                                                            

                                Artist hard at work on the last class at Spruill Annex.

I want to thank you all for your hard work this summer. Have a great 4th of July and I will see you in September.

Cheers!