Photo shoot & Workshop!

“GET GREAT REFERENCE, USE TO MAKE GREAT ART”

Photo shoot and Workshop

Jan Martin McGurie and James Gary Hines II

Hinkley and Sandstone Minnesota

June 24-26, 2011

Internationally collected artist and SAA board member JanMartin McGuire, along with her internationally published photographer husband James Hines, will be giving a very valuable workshop in a few weeks.

Wildlife artists need good reference photographs to work from to create their art – getting the best photos (and your own experiences), interpreting them, understanding how photos lie, combining reference sources are all challenges for artists.

The 3 day workshop will include 6 sessions of photography in natural settings of animals such as wolves, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, bobcat, lynx etc. including adults and also babies – provided by MINNESOTA WILDLIFE CONNECTION.  Back in the classroom Jan and James will work with you to understand your camera better, how to compose photographs, lighting etc.  And then Jan will do lectures on using photography as a tool to create your art.

Open to all levels of artists in all mediums.  The workshop is $1295 – but due to a last minute cancellation with a non refundable deposit the first person to contact Jan will get the workshop for $1045!  The photo reference alone make this a great opportunity – one painting from the reference will pay for the trip!

You can reach Jan by emailing her at McGuireandHines@aol.com or by calling 918-336-9021

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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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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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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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