Leaves Of Grass 12x6 Oil and cold wax on deep cradled wood panel.
Saturday
Tuesday
3 Day Figure Workshop in February
A three-day workshop with Susan Carlin-
The
Narrative Figure Inside.
When: Friday,
Saturday, Sunday February 20, 21, 22 with a welcome reception the evening of
Thursday February 19.
Where: Whistle
Stop Corner, 330 Lamar, San Antonio, TX 78202
Fee: $365.
Includes instruction, model fees, reception and lunch each day
Who: For artists who want to feel more comfortable and better equipped
in painting the figure, both from photographs and from life. This workshop will
focus on telling a story with our paintings. Workshop limited to 12 artists. Artists
may work in the medium with which they are most familiar. Susan will be
demonstrating in oil. This particular
workshop is for intermediate artists (or for advanced artists for whom this
subject matter may be newer).
Welcome Reception
Thursday: Come hungry Thursday evening and party! Enjoy plentiful
refreshments and wine, meet the other artists, choose your spot in the studio
and set up your easel and supplies.
Friday: Artists will have the opportunity to practice
photographing the model in a variety of poses in order to create references for
narrative paintings where the setting and situation in relation to the figure
create a story for the viewer to enjoy. Although not a requirement, artists
will especially benefit from this workshop by bringing along a laptop or iPad and
a camera in order to practice editing the images and preparing them to be
painting references. Much of the first day will be spent in this way.
Composition is key.
Saturday: After a demonstration by Susan, artists will
be painting from the references they prepared. Each artist may choose whether
to make many small painting ‘starts’ or to work on one painting all day.
Artists may work from their monitors or from photographs made from their references.
We will focus on improving accuracy in drawing and value, relating the figure
to the surroundings by color and shadow to create a mood or feeling response in
the viewer.
Sunday: In two long sessions, artists will be working
from the live model in poses to create narrative paintings. Photographs may be taken from each artist’s
perspective in order to continue work on the painting after the workshop.
We can host up to 8 artists in our guest rooms at Whistle
Stop Corner. $180. for three nights in Guesthouse, $240. for three nights in
Cottage. Contact us for availability: us@whistlestopcorner.com
210-602-8562
Saturday
Whistle Stop Corner- our first workshop!
Today the last of our guests headed back home after a magical five day workshop led by Carol Marine. We now know we are truly going to love our new life- as artists who will open our studio and guest house to other artists a few times a year for workshops and retreats. We had 18 unique and enjoyable artists in the studio, and 9 of them staying with us in the guest house and cottage this week. Our meals were crazy good- prepared by Sue Bown, the incredible owner of Bide-A-While in Dickinson, TX. The double whammy of fantastic instruction and great food had each artist smiling and grateful they were among the lucky few who were able to attend. Carol's waiting list for this workshop exceeded 100. In the realm of art workshops, we opened Whistle Stop Corner at a pinnacle.
We'll likely host smaller scale workshops in the future, but let me tell you: It was a thrilling way to begin our new (ad) venture!
We'll likely host smaller scale workshops in the future, but let me tell you: It was a thrilling way to begin our new (ad) venture!
Monday
This blog is to help folks find my other blog!
Because I was silly enough to name my blog "susansartjournal.blogspot.com" vs. "susancarlin.blogspot.com", I felt I needed to start this one and use it to help folks find me. Sigh.
So, since you're here, let me tell you about our Nueva Street Gallery website, too. Ugur did an incredible job designing and piecing together all its thousands of parts. I hope you'll take a minute to poke aroud and see the artists' work. I think you'll really understand why we're so happy to be there each day. If you fall in love with an artwork, there's a way to make it your own.
Artists and art in a gallery in San Antonio's La Villita by the Riverwalk... Can it get better than that?
I'm busy at my easel painting FOR ME (!!!) these days. Of course, those paintings go to the gallery to wait for the perfect persons to come along to claim them for their own. I've decided to release myself from the rigid schedule of Wednesday evening online painting broadcasts, and go to a looser, as-the-spirit-moves, impromptu approach. If you'd like to be notified when I'm online painting, please subscribe on the Studio page on the new website, or on the Calendar page on my personal website. I hope you'll join us sometime... it's always fun.
See you online!
Susan
507 E. Nueva St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-229-9810
210-602-8562
Tuesday
Looking for Susan Carlin's blog?
If you've come here looking for my blog, go to: http://susansartjournal.blogspot.com
What was I thinking back in 2005? I didn't use my full name in my blog address, but used susansartjournal instead. Like there was only one Susan out there. Sheesh. Come visit me!
What was I thinking back in 2005? I didn't use my full name in my blog address, but used susansartjournal instead. Like there was only one Susan out there. Sheesh. Come visit me!
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