Member Workshops and Classes

Nancy Patrick Carney will be leading 2012 Winter/Spring Weekend Workshops at Gallery G.

January 14 – 15, 2012
USING YOUR PHOTOS TO DESIGN GREAT PAINTINGS
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

January 28 – 29, 2012
WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

February 11 – 12, 2012
FIGURES WITHOUT FEAR
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

March 10 – 11, 2012
TECHNIQUES FOR PEN-AND-INK WITH WATERCOLOR
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

March 24 – 25, 2012
CREATING A MULTI-MEDIA VISUAL JOURNAL
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

April 21 – 22, 2012
WORKING WITH COLOR
Saturday 9:30am to 4pm, Sunday 12 noon to 4:pm.
$125 for 10 hour class.

For full class descriptions, please email Nancy at natmpc@yahoo.com for a class brochure. All work-shops are held at Gallery G in the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street NE, Studio #256, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Please pre-register early as these classes can fill up quickly and space is limited. Your check will reserve your space. For questions or additional information please call 612-961-7075.

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CeCeile Hartleib has an ongoing Wednesday morning watercolor class in her studio in St. Paul. For information about this class call 651-647-6078 or (cell) 651-592-187

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Carol Spohn will be teaching two classes for beginner painters for this Spring. For full details visit Carol's Website at www.carolspohn.com

1. SECRET GET-A-WAY:
Saturday February 18, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The detailed cat offers a strong contrast to the color and texture of the wrapping paper. Several wet into wet techniques will be taught to create texture. You will need a board to support your painting. This is a beginner level class with step by step instructions. We will use a line drawing to transfer the design.

Cost is $60 and include watercolor paper, pattern packet, photo of finished painting, and misc. supplies. Bring your watercolor pallet or for an additional $5 you can buy a paint pallet from me. Bring your regular watercolor supplies.

Call or email Carol to reserve your spot. Space is limited. Remember to bring your lunch.

2. FRAN’S IRIS:
Saturday March 24, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  This is a beginner level class. We will use a line drawing to transfer the pattern. Bring your regular watercolor supplies.

Cost is $45 and includes watercolor paper, pattern packet, photo of finished paintings, and misc. supplies. Bring your watercolor pallet or for an additional $5 you can buy a paint pallet from me.

Call or email Carol to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Both classes will be at Carol's house:

384 Saratoga St. So.
St. Paul, MN 55105
Contact info:
651-698-6444
Carol@carolspohn.com

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Karen Knutsen workshop:

Workshop - Painting Illusionary Watercolors (As if you can see through objects!)

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Knutson www.karenknutson.com

LOCATION Sangamon Watercolor Society, Springfield, Illinois

DATE April 13 - 16, 2012

HOURS 9:00AM - 4:00PM

COST $275 for members, $300 for nonmembers

CONTACT Mary Selinski

EMAIL mselinski@aol.com

Students will learn how to make their subjects look as if you can see through them. Also they will learn how to use clean, pure, transparent watercolor washes. They start out with Small Color Study paintings, where students will learn how to get glowing colors, on the first day. Then, they will increase the size and add new techniques the next day. They will pick a familiar subject and paint it in a totally different way, using everything that we’ve learned on the first day. Students will make their ordinary paintings into extraordinary paintings. Check out “Pear Illusion” and “Orchid Dreams” on Karen’s website to see the type of paintings that we’ll be doing.

Member Announcements/Exhibitions

• Marilyn Jacobson’s painting “And He Shall Be Called Jesus” was accepted into Seeing God, the Juried Exhibit of Sacred Art at the St. Paul’s Monastery Gallery.  The public opening will be Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7-8 p.m. at the Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery, 2675 Benet Rd, St. Paul, MN 55109.
  
  
• Marine Watercolors by Cheng-Khee Chee 10/22/2011 - 01/15/2012 at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona). The MMAM’s website is www.minnesotamarineart.org



• Kathy Braud, RRWS, received a “Best of Show” award at the Blaine City Hall for her painting “Long Purple Shadows Rule.” The show was in conjunction with a large community social gathering to enjoy winter activities in Blaine. Kathy’s fish painting was included in a 2011 calendar with works featuring Minnesota artists by the Fond du Luth Casino. She was also awarded a Five Wings Arts Council Individual Artist Grant. See her work at kathybraudartistwebsites.com. Kathy is a member of both NWS and MNWS.



• MNWS member, Christine Halverson, won a Special Merit award for her painting, "Reflection of Light" at the Extremely Minnesota state-wide Exhibit, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale. The Exhibit will be open from Nov. 5th to Dec. 15th, 2011.

Call for Artists

*TIP* A great resource and place to get information about local artists is at www.mnartists.org. They also have a current call for artists list that is updated regularly.

• Art 4 Shelter call for artists
  Attention artists!! You are invited to exhibit and donate your artwork to the second annual Art 4 Shelter benefit for Simpson Housing Services homeless shelter. This fun, high profile, high energy event at beautiful Burnet Gallery in downtown Minneapolis will bring together hundreds of artists and collectors for a special evening of complimentary D'Amico Catering appetizers, free wine, conversation, and art buying! Your 5 x 7 inch work on paper can be any medium (no mat or frame required)!
  
  For more information, please go to our Website : http://www.art4shelter.org
  
  Art 4 Shelter
  Burnet Gallery, Le Meridien Chambers Hotel
  
  
  
• 2012 Red River Watercolor Society's Annual National Juried Water Media Exhibition. For info and a prospectus click here
  
  
• Visual artist opportunities at BPAC (Burnsville Performing Arts Center). Artists and Art organizations interested in displaying their work are encouraged to apply for the following opportunities: 1. Exhibit proposals 2. Art around BPAC 3. Art donations. For full details and application forms, visit the BPAC Website.
  

Links of Interest

• Bloomington Center for the Arts  www.bloomingtonartcenter.com
  
  
• The Edina Art Center www.edinaartcenter.com
  
  
• American Frame Corporation is a leading online source for custom picture frames, framing supplies, custom mat boards, and fine art printing on papers or canvas. Serving professionals and amateurs alike since 1973, they feature solid woods and Nielsen metal moldings, Crescent and Bainbridge mat boards, and supplies at low direct wholesale prices. Easy online design tools let you see your frame and mat selections before you purchase. They offer FREE CUSTOM CUT MAT with any frame purchase up to 30” x 38”. You can also follow their blog “A Good Frame of Mind” at www.americanframe.blogspot.com for news, views and preannouncements of sales. Since the MN watercolor society is a member of their Alliance Program already, we receive quarterly rebates based on purchases MNWS members make. www.americanframe.com
  
  
• Madeline Island School of the Arts  www.MadelineArtSchool.com                                                             
  From May through October, MISA offers week-long workshops taught by nationally recognized instructors in painting, writing, photography, quilting and other genres.. There is no standing faculty—instructors and students come to the school for the duration of their session. The variety of workshops offered is extensive—from broad introductory workshops to those covering a single technique.
  
  Be inspired, relax and renew in the peaceful, prairie meadow setting of a restored Wisconsin dairy farm on an island in Lake Superior. Stay on-site in new mission style cottages with private baths. Register online.
  
  
• Interlochen College of Creative Arts (ICCA) offers a series of engaging programs for adults to help them learn new art forms or express an existing talent. These programs deliver the kind of high-quality educational experiences you would expect from Interlochen. Classes are based on the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, in the woods of northern Michigan. www.interlochen.org/college/college-creative-arts-programs
  
  
• Passion for Art Passion for art in Waseca MN has a beautiful, bright classroom, gallery and studio that will easily accommodate 16 students. Some artists who have taught workshops here include Andy Evansen, Karen Knutson, Charlotte Laxen, Dar Brooks, Lana Grow, Richard Graves, Steve DeLaitsch, Bonnie Broitzman, and Kelly Sadler. www.pfawaseca.com/classes or e-mail passion4art@deskmedia.com
  
  
• Art Association of Jackson Hole  www.jacksonholeworkshops.org
  
  
• Northstar Watercolor Society www.northstarwatercolorsociety.com
  
  
• Hopkins Center for the Arts http://www.hopkinsmn.com/_hca/