David N. Kitler workshop

Society of Animal Artist David N. Kitler announces a workshop.

 

"Wildlife in Acrylics" Workshop

From artist David N. Kitler

September 10-12, 2010

Arts Desire, Vancouver, WA

 
While working on a wildlife subject of your choice, David will review drawing and painting basics, while teaching techniques that are specific to acrylics. Learning is further facilitated by live demonstrations and slide shows. The class is open to artists of all skill levels.

For more information or to register, visit www.bevelar.com or email artsdesire@bevelar.com.


 
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Kelly Dodge’s “Friends of Mine”

A book by Society of Animal Artist Kelly Dodge.

 

Friends of Mine.... an artist's inspiration.

Limited Edition hardcover

by Kelly Dodge... artist and naturalist

 

Limited to an edition of 100 hardcover books,
Friends of Mine is in full color,
hand-signed and sequentially numbered by the author and artist.

 
Little did Canadian artist Kelly Dodge foresee how an encounter with a lost Carolina Wren one winter would change her life forever. This book is about that first life changing blessing and includes touching stories and photographs of Dodges intimate relationships with a variety of wildings along with the art inspired by them. 

For more information go to visit Kelly on the internet at www.kellydodgeart.com/book.html

 

Congratulation to Joy Kroeger Beckner

Congratulations to SAA artist Joy Kroeger Beckner for all of recent achievements and awards!

Joy Kroeger Beckner's bronze "Sweet Roll" SS (Standard Smooth), earned the Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, in the 96th Annual Show of Allied Artists of America.

The 1:6 Scale "Sweet Roll" earned the Best Sculpture/Metal, in the Seaside Art Gallery, 18th International Miniature Art Exhibition, Nags Head, NC.

 

Joy's bronze "Sunnyside Up" (longhaired version), earned the Best Sculpture/Metal, in the 19th Annual International Miniature Art Show at Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC.

 

Joy's bronze "Siesta" SS (Standard Smooth), earned The Agop Agopoff Memorial Award in the 79th Annual Exhibition of The Hudson Valley Art Association, NY. See it through July 30 at the National Arts Club, 15 Grammercy Park South, New York, NY. "Siesta" SS may also be seen in Art on the Avenues, Wenachee, WA, through April 2011.

 

Joy's bronze medal, "Inspiration" may be seen in two medallic art shows this summer:

Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d' Art, FIDEM XXXI Congress and Exhibition, The Tampere Museum, Tampere, Finland. Through August 29.

AMSA with The ANA (American Medallic Sculpture Association with The American Numismatic Association), Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, MA. August 10-15, 2010.

 

To learn more about Joy's work, please visit www.joybeckner.com .




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Nature of the Beast

SAA Signature Artist John Banovich's ongoing exhibition at the Wildlife Experience

 

The Wildlife Experience Presents
Nature of the Beast
Works by John Banovich
May 22 – July 25, 2010

 
The Wildlife Experience adds to its summer exhibition line-up with Nature of the Beast: Works by John Banovich, an exclusive one-man show presented only at The Wildlife Experience. This exhibition consists solely of museum and private collection oil paintings by this internationally renowned artist.

"There is an ancient mystery in the eyes of the beast.
Looking deep within, we come face to face with ourselves.
For they are the windows to our past, and the prophecy of our future."

 

 
John Banovich is an internationally recognized artist best known for his depiction of exotic species from across the globe. With acrylics and oils, Banovich creates memorable scenes from the dramas that play themselves out daily in the natural world, just as they have for millions of years. This limited engagement, one-man exhibition, features 30 major paintings that are a tribute to the wildlife and natural places Banovich depicts so beautifully in his art.


As an award winning artist, Banovich hopes his art will inspire us to protect our wildlife and ensure its survival; his work perfectly complements the mission of The Wildlife Experience. He is on the board of the Society of Animal Artists, and the Board of Craighead Environmental Research Institute, a featured judge for The Artist's Magazine and is Master Artist - teaching workshops internationally. His life and work have been featured in countless international publications, including Africa Geographic, Wildlife Art, Big Sky Journal, Western Art & Architecture, the Artist's Magazine, and many others, as well as on various television programs aired on the Outdoor Channel, Entertainment Tonight, Versus and PBS.


A natural history and wildlife art museum, The Wildlife Experience is located at 10035 South Peoria St., Parker, CO., one mile east of I-25 at the intersection of Lincoln Ave. and S. Peoria. For admission prices, museum and Extreme Screen Theater hours and information on special exhibits, please call 720.488.3300 or visit thewildlifeexperience.org.


 
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Morten Solberg Painting Workshop

Going on now!!!


 

Morton Solberg Painting Workshop
Bennington Center for the Arts
Bennington, Vermont
June 7 – 11 or June 9 -11

Morten Solberg , SAA Mater Signature Member is the Special Guest Artist for this year's Art of the Animal Kingdom, he will conduct a three-day or five-day workshop before the opening events of the show. The workshop focuses on allowing the students to open their minds to new or unfamiliar ways of creating art. Mr. Solberg encourages students to start a painting with nothing in mind and proceed with composition and color to arrive at a pleasing environment. Only then is a subject picked that fits that environment. Students are also encouraged to bring in a troubled painting that the instructor can review and demonstrate how he would tackle the problems of composition and color to make it a more pleasing painting. This process is especially helpful as if the piece is photographed throughout the process and later used as reference for the students following the workshop.


This workshop is in conjunction with the opening of the Art of the Animal Kingdom XV exhibition which opens June 12^th. The Society of Animal Artists is honored to have an overwhelming representation of its members in this year's exhibition. To see the list of SAA members please refer to the May 28^th posting here on the blog titled, SAA Artists in the Art of the Animal Kingdom XV exhibit.


 
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Southwest Art Magazine sponsors SAA award!

Southwest Art Magazine

Sponsors an award for the

50th Annual Art and the Animal exhibition

June 2010 cover of Southwest Art

SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE has announced that they will be sponsoring an award (possibly more than one) at the Society of Animal Artists 50th Anniversary ART AND THE ANIMAL exhibition in September. This award will be for a free ad in the magazine and will be announced at the awards banquet during the exhibition. This is a brand new award and Southwest Art has also already committed to continuing it for the 2011 exhibition. Diane Mason, president of SAA said that the magazine was so "blown away" by the quality of the work after reviewing a CD of the show that they came up with the idea for this award.


You can visit Southwest Art at www.southwestart.com, you can find them on Facebook and you can follow them on Twitter as well.


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Photo shoot & Workshop with Jan Martin McGuire

PHOTOSHOOT AND WORKSHOP

September 24-26, 2010
Sandstone and Hinkly, Minnesota

Open to all levels of artists in all media

Society of Animal Artists member Jan Martin McGuire is offering a photo shoot and workshop in Sandstone & Hinkly Minnesota, September 24-26, 2010. This is a great opportunity for all levels of artists to spend a weekend in the field photographing some amazing animals. Then how to use those photos to combine and create strong compositions for future artwork. Jan will also discuss the all important marketing and selling of your artwork and also share her techniques and offer some constructive critiques as well.


PHOTOSHOOT
Photographing 10 animals in natural habitat including:

• Wolves
• Black bear
• Red fox
• Coyote
• Lynx
• Cougar
• White tail deer
• Bobcat

Fall settings with animals in nice full coats.


WORKSHOP
USING YOUR REFERENCE PHOTOS

• How to "read" your photos correctly
• How to use to create strong compositions and ideas.
• How to combine reference photos
• Anatomy and habitat

BUSINESS OF ART
Marketing and selling your work


JAN'S TECHNIQUES
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUES


$1295 for both photo shoot and workshop.  $250 non refundable deposit required.


We hope that you can take advantage of this opportunity and for more information please visit Jan's website at http://www.janmartinmcguire.com/


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