Paint like Monet?

The water lilies in the ponds at the Grand Lake ski trails are almost ready to bloom.


It's always such a treat to see them.

email me at palander@rkymtnhi.com or give me a call at 531-3439 for directions.

Plein Air Workshops in Grand Lake...

...with Colorado artist Marston A. Jaquis at Arts on Park Ave. There will be 3 four day plein air landscape workshops, with 4 hours of on-site instruction followed by a daily critique.

Workshop fee is $275 for the workshop alone, or $600 for the workshop and 5 nights of lodging (double occupancy) at the Gathering Place Cabins in Grand Lake.

The dates are June 21-26, July 12-17, August 2-7, with the following schedule:

Sunday: check-in & registration noon-5pm,
6-7:30pm wine & cheese on the deck - get to know each other.
Monday - Thursday:
9:15am depart for selected site
10-2:30pm on site class & instruction
3:30-4:30 daily critique
Thursday 6-8:30pm farewell bbq
Friday morning - check out by noon

To register contact Karen Norberg at Arts on Park Ave. 941-623-3720

One Hour Painting Class

Marie Johannes has designed a one hour painting class for the busy person who has always wanted to paint landscapes in oils, but didn't think they had the time or the visitor who can spare a couple of hours. This is a "one on one" class with Marie.

This class stresses the all important fundamentals of landscape painting; the underlying principles upon which experienced and professional painters focus.

Marie will explain these principles while painting a demonstration so you can see them in action. You can participate in the demo or follow along if you like, and she'll give you handouts to back up what she says so you don't have to worry about taking notes.

You'll hear the words of master teachers like Carlson, Payne and Hawthorne. Marie will share the stumbling blocks she encountered and give tips on how to avoid them. You'll get advice on materials and framing from a seasoned oil painter.

A two hour class is available for those who have more time, want to get deeper into the subject, or have oil painting experience. This class includes all the material covered in the one hour class.

The one hour class is $50 and the two hour class is $75, checks or cash only, payable at the start of the class.

The classes are conducted "plein air" four miles from Fraser on property with the largest aspen in the county, pine and spruce trees, a boreal toad pond and views of Winter Park Ski Area and the Indian Peaks range. In inclement weather the classes will be at Marie's studio.

Art supplies for class are provided. A study guide and many informational handouts are included. You'll receive a recommended book list for further study. Small, portable material kits are available for purchase.

Marie has studied with many outstanding oil painters including Winter Park's own Karen Vance, Scott Christensen (ID), Jay Moore (CO), Mark Daily (Denver) and others. She is a member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado, the American Impressionist Society, Inc. and Oil Painters of America.

To learn more about Marie and see some of her works, check out her blog.

For questions or to schedule a class call Marie at 970-531-2906.

Member Show Info

We're really getting excited about our upcoming show! I hope you've marked your calendars for Thursday, July 2^nd from 6-8pm at the Pole Creek Clubhouse. Even if you're not in the show, we'd love to see you there.

If you're in the show and haven't sent Marie an image, please do so asap. Her email is bamjoh@yahoo.com. She's making a brochure with a picture of everyone's work and contact information which will be handed out at the show and a stack will be left at the pro-shop while the show is up.

Along with the brochure, Marie Johannes has worked very hard to create an amazing poster for the show and a great postcard. Suzie Royce has been a big help with creating them, too. Their work is much appreciated! Jill Childress at Century 21 in Winter Park helped with the printing of the posters and Century 21 helped sponsor us by printing them for free - a very generous donation.

As a reminder, the dates to drop off your work are Monday, June 22^nd and Tuesday, June 23^rd from 9-5 at the Fraser Valley Recreation office. They're located at 216 Eisenhower Drive in Fraser. (Two buildings west of the Conoco).

We're looking for a couple of people to help us hang the show on Wednesday, July 1^st at 3pm - please let me know if you're available.

You'll need to pick up any unsold work from the Clubhouse on Thursday, July 23^rd at 3pm - if you can't make it then, please let us know so we can make alternate arrangements.

Your registration fee was enough to pay for the postcards, brochures, and appetizers for the show - there will be a cash bar.

If you'd like a pdf file of the postcard invitation to send to your patrons, friends and family please email me at palander@rkymtnhi.com and I'll send it to you. Sorry, I can't send an attachment through this email - too many get rejected and sent back.

There was one glitch with the postcard - the wrong file was used for printing and a few names are misspelled - our sincere apologies! The names are correct on the posters.

With over 20 artists showing 2 pieces, this promises to be a great show!

Patty

Grand Arts Festival in Winter Park

Nancy Bjerken at the Winter Park Resort is still looking for artists for the 1st annual Grand Arts Festival. She's trying to organize a festival and tribute to the local Grand County artists. It would be for all Grand County artists to show and sell their art, and hopefully teach a little bit about their art to the public. If you're interested, you need to let her know soon! She's very excited about this, but right now she doesn't have enough artists to pull it off.

She's decided to have it as a one day event this year on July 11th. This is a free event for the local artists with no booth fee. However, there would be a schedule of free demonstrations or (very) low-cost classes running throughout the weekend with a specific tent/area for this. She especially wants to get the kids hands-on and involved with activities so there would also be a tent designated for kids’ art and maybe rotating artists through there. They could subsidize a certain amount of money per artist for supplies.

This would be a great way to get exposure and sales for Grand County artists. If you're interested, please call Nancy at 726-6563 or email her at NBjerken@zmlwp.com.

PERFECT WEATHER ! ! ! hahaha

Well, it IS perfect if you haven't sent in your entry to the AOTA Member Show! Who wants to go outside in this? Stay home, hunker down and put your entry together . . . it won't take you more that 15 minutes! Then kick back, sit down, put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for how clever you are! You're a marketing genius!

Everyone in "the valley" is gonna know your work now, baby!

It's not too late to get an image of your work (not necessarily what goes in the show) on the show poster and flyer! hint...hint.... get movin'