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| ELISE BEATTIE, MARCH 19, 20 and 21, 2012, KWS Elise is a professional, award winning artist from New York, now residing in Paducah, KY, working in watercolors, acrylics and mixed media on paper and canvas. She fuses abstraction with representation and creates patterns by pouring and adding liquid acrylics along with collage and other techniques to create her award winning paintings, a perfect blending of chaos and control. Elise is in "Who's Who in American Art and has won many Awards with the National Association of Woman Artists and won a solo show in NY from the Blanchette Hooker Rockerfeller Foundation. She has been published in "Best of American Watermedia Artists, Volume 2" and in the 2012 "Splash 13- Alternative Approaches". For more info go to www.embart.com. Her 3 day workshop includes many demos, individual help, slide shows and individual critiques of your own art. If you want to learn how to create a painting that speaks of who you are as an individual as well as challenge yourself to create a dynamic painting (plus have fun) then this is the class for you! WHERE and WHEN: KWS Gallery, Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center, 9-4. REGISTRATION and FEES: $225 members, $250 nonmembers before March 1, 2012, lunches included. Send all or half of payment to Sue Hinkebein, 2015 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40205. Make checks out to KWS. |
| TED NUTTALL WORKSHOP - LESSONS IN SEEING AND EDITING PAINTING THE FIGURE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS September 25-28, 2012, KWS Ted Nuttall is a signature member of A.W.S., N.W.S., The Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West and Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. He is a figurative watercolorist whose painting expression was born out of his observation of people, his experiences with travels as a youth in a career Air Force family and a twenty five year career in graphic design. Ted is the quitessential people watcher, a habit that has engendered an ituitive ability to capture in Ted is the quitessential people watcher, a habit that has engendered an ituitive ability to capture in his paintings the quiet, underlying character of his subjects. His work continues to win awards in juried exhibitions and his workshops and classses have benefited many through his personal and insightful instruction. approachable as a stil life or landscape and brings with its accomplishments in a unique satisfaction and reward. Ted will discuss the pitfalls and plusses of painting from photographic reference as well as how to achieve spontaneity, character and life in your paintings. Class will include daily demonstrations and one-on-one interaction with class members. As he shares his approach to figure and specific techniques he uses to bring excitement to his work, you will find your paintings taking on a new life and you will have great fun in the process. TIME AND PLACE: 9-4, KWS Gallery, Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center REGISTRATION AND FEES: $345 members, $360 nonmembers before August 15, 2012; $25 late fee, includung lunches. Send at least half of fee to Sue Hinkebein, 2015 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40205, CHECKS made out to KWS. Please call Sue for more info- 458 5043. |
| "Realism to Abstraction", KWS Carol Cooper will have a series of inspiring watercolor challenges on hand for this wonderful 3 day workshop. Carol will show the class several different approaches to abstraction. This enlightening workshop will include design and composition challenges and working some with textures. Our paintings will vary from loose realism to abstraction to non-representation. Most projects will be small, although students may work as large many sources. Beginners are welcome to jump in and go for it and intermediate and advanced painters will find the work invigorating and restorative. Carol hopes that everyone will have fun! Carol is a nationally recognized watercolor artist who teaches art at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonille, AR. and conducts watercolor workshops nationally and abroad. She is the author of No Experience Required! Waterxcolor (North Light Publishers) and has participated in over 50 group and solo exhibitions, including Watercolor USA. TIME AND PLACE: 9-4, KWS GALLERY, MELLWOOD ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER REGISTRATION AND FEES: $235 members, $260 nonmembers before May 1, 2012; $25 extra fee after this date. Please send at least half of fee to register to Sue Hinkebein, 2015 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40205 with check made out to KWS. This icludes lunches. Please call Sue at 502-458-5043 for more information. |
| chosen for Splash 13 Elise Beattie |
