Great Gatsby Impressionist Workshop
September 11 - 16, 2010
LEVEL: Intermediate - Advanced (Master Level)
Sutton Studios & Gallery, San Francisco
Photographs from Earlier Great Gatsby Impressionist Workshops
Sutton Studios & Gallery: Map and Directions
Visitor Information: Where to Stay, Eat, and Visit
"Summer Afternoon" by Jeremy Sutton
Experience an Impressionist Immersion
Become a Gatsby Impressionist! Using photographs you take at the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, a magnificent 1920s/30s themed event that takes place at the Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate in Oakland, California, you will learn impressionist painting techniques, on and off the computer. Learn to paint the atmosphere, light, movement, mood, people and music of an unparalelled visual feast. The workshop includes a '20s Charleston swing dance lesson from instructor Angie Major, the 2007 Miss Art Deco, and a fully catered elegant and delicious Champagne Picnic Luncheon at the Gatsby Summer Afternoon event, alongside an Artists' Corner Impressionist Art Exhibit. Enjoy dancing to the Don Neeley's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, seeing the Deco Belles dance troupe perform and viewing vintage automobiles. This workshop will be the perfect opportunity to bring your spouse or significant other along for a fantastic week in San Francisco at the best time of year to be there, during the heart of the Indian Summer.
At the end of the workshop you will take home a lovely impressionist style painting on canvas created during this workshop, and enough wonderful images and memories to keep you busy painting for many years to come!
Great Gatsby Impressionist Workshop 2008
The 2007 Gatsby Impressionists and their paintings and their instructor.
Cheers!
The spread!
The class size is limited to eight, small enough to ensure that every student recieves personal one-on-one attention and assistance. Book early to ensure yourself a place in the workshop.
What You'll Learn
- Introduction to the history and techniques of the Impressionist painters
- How to translate the approach of the French Impressionists such as Monet and Renoir, into techniques you can apply using Corel Painter 11 and acrylic paints
- Techniques for capturing and depicting impressionist scenes
- Observation and depiction of light, atmosphere and space
- Color choice and color mixing strategies and techniques
- Corel Painter 11 impressionist brush combinations
- Brushwork techniques, digital and non-digital
- Palette knife techniques with acrylic paint (post-print techniques)
Henk working on a waterlily painting inspired by the Japanese Tea Garden.
Warming up with still life painting...
Arthur applying palette knfie painting techniques
Details from Ginny's painting
Who this Workshop is For
This class is aimed at intermediate to advanced Painter users who have studied with Jeremy (the Painter Creativity Seminar is ideal preparation for this workshop) or have followed his training in the Painter 11 Creativity: Digital Artist's Handbook (required textbook for the workshop) and/or the DVD How to Paint from Photographs Using Corel Painter X.
What You'll Need to Bring With You
Equipment
You'll need to bring your own computer, Mac or PC, with the latest version of Corel Painter 11, a Wacom tablet, plenty of free hard drive space, lots of RAM, and a DVD writer for backing up all your material. Bring a digital camera,with extra memory cards and batteries. Please ensure all batteries are fully charged before the Gatsby Summer Afternoon event. There are no electrical outlets!
Clothing
Please bring loose comfortable clothing and comfortable shoes with leather soles that slip on wood for the dance lesson. For the Gatsby Summer Afternoon the dress code is "afternoon attire" in the style of the 1920s/30s, or some approximation to it. Visit the Art Deco Society of California "Whatever shall I wear to the Gatsby" page for handy closet tips. Have fun with the dressing up!
Dressed to the nines!
Class Fee
The Great Gatsby Impressionist Workshop fee is $2,500. This fee includes:
- all instruction,
- the workshop binder,
- the Gatsby Summer Afternoon entrance,
- an elegant and delicious Champagne Picnic Luncheon (drinks included),
- a wonderful Royal Society Jazz Orchestra music CD,
- art materials used during the week (canvas, inks, paints, crayons, experimental courtesy print, etc),
- a '20s Charleston dance lesson from Angie Major, Miss Art Deco 2007, and
- membership of the Master Forum.
Guest social program fee: $225 (inlcudes the dance lesson, the Gatsby Summer Afternoon entrance and the catered Champagne Picnic Luncheon).
The Artists' Corner table setting.
The course fee does not include Jeremy's book or DVD sets, travel, lodgings or meals, with exception of the Great Gatsby Picnic which is included in the fee.
Dancing to the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra...
Experimental Courtesy Print
The course fee includes one courtesy experimental canvas print (approximately 20 x 24 inches) of an image created during class. The courtesy print is only intended as a study to provide a practice surface for experimentation and is not a substitute for a professionally proofed and color corrected image. No guarantees are provided regarding the quality of the courtesy print. No proof prints or reprints will be made and no prints will be printed after the class is over.
Class Hours
Saturday — 2pm - 5pm 1920s Charleston swing dance lessonwith Angie Major
Sunday — 1pm - 6pm Gatsby Summer Afternoon
Monday — 10am - 5pm image selection and preparation
Tuesday — 10am - 5pm digital painting
Wednesday — 10am - 5pm digital painting
Thursday — 10am - 4pm post-print painting
Special Guest Teacher
In addition to your instruction by Jeremy Sutton, you will also enjoy the input of Peggy Gyulai, professional oil painter trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the official painter in Residence of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
Sutton Studios & Gallery: Map and Directions
Visitor Information: Where to Stay, Eat, and Visit
Photographs from Earlier Great Gatsby Impressionist Workshops
Laurie, Jeremy and Rick in front of Jeremy's portrait of Laurie and Rick.
The 2008 class at the Legion of Honor
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