American Women Artists Week
December 3-5, 2008
Scottsdale Artists’ School is proud to partner with American Women Artists to offer 3- day workshops by Master Signature and Signature Members December 3-5, 2008. American Women Artists is a non-profit organization dedicated to the inspiration, celebration and encouragement of women in the arts. All AWA members and Scottsdale Artists’ School students are welcome to participate in these workshops. Each workshop costs $355 and there is a $10 registration fee. For more information on the individual artists, please visit their individual websites.
Suzanne Baker
The Art of Western Art
All drawing and painting media: Beginner to Advanced
The focus of this workshop is on the elements of art (color, composition, brushwork, values etc.) using western art as our subject. You may bring your own western art resource material (photographs, studies, even still life objects!) and there will also be some provided. All 2-D artists at all levels are welcome in this class.
SUZANNE BAKER has painted professionally for over twenty years. She is known for her Western subjects, and draws inspiration from her own experience as a horse trainer and rancher in California Her work has appeared in numerous magazines including Art of the West and she is represented by Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
Ginger Bowen
Still Lifes with Personality
Oil painting: Beginner to Intermediate
This class will be fun and full of inspiration. Students will practice setting up creative still lifes with help from the instructor. Bowen will give two short demonstrations; drawing on Wednesday and painting on Thursday. The rest of the class time will be spent on individual instruction. One evening will be spent at Bowen’s studio for a group critique with refreshments. Please bring a small painting or a photo of one of your paintings from home.
GINGER BOWEN, Signature member of American Women Artists, is well-known for her playful sense of humor and whimsical subject matter. Her paintings have won awards at the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and International Guild of Realism. Bowen is represented by Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA; Gallery MAR, Park City, UT; J. Howell Fine Art, Healdsburg, CA and Gallery at Rich Designs, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Website: www.GingerBowen.com
Colleen Howe
Landscape Painting: Studio and Plein Air
Pastel or oil painting: Intermediate
This workshop is structured for the serious landscape painting artist. Students will learn and practice how to make and use value and color studies to solve problems on a small scale. This skill is very effective and will help you get excited about making a larger piece from the studies! If weather permits, we will work outdoors for two of the three days. Please bring a portable easel.
COLLEEN HOWE studied painting at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and pastels with Doug Dawson and Sally Strand. She is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America and American Women Artists. She was recently featured in The Pastel Journal and American Artist. Website: www.colleenhowe.com
Diane D. Mason
Animal Sculpture
Oil-based clay: Beginner to Intermediate
Students learn best when they are truly interested in the subject on which they are working so you may pick any animal subject you like for this class. We will cover everything from the creation of an armature, to understanding anatomy, how to select and use reference materials, composition, various clays and tools, how to create the surface details of fur, feathers, scales, etc. The workshop will be have a nurturing, fun atmosphere so all students can learn and have success.
DIANE D. MASON is a Signature member of the Society of Animal Artists and American Women Artists. She was featured in the April 2008 issue of Southwest Art and her work is in public collections in Hawaii, Michigan, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Colorado and Illinois. Website: www.ddmason.com
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