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Check out the Painting Partners blog, which features work by Maggie Price and Bill Canright, and includes descriptions of technique, materials, and the challenges of painting in pastel, oils and acrylics.
MAGGIE PRICE
Maggie Price is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of New Mexico (Distinguished Pastelist), Plein Air Painters New Mexico, and a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York, the IAPS Master Circle, the Pastel Society of the West Coast and the Great Lakes Pastel Society. She is the President of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) and serves on its Board of Directors. She was a co-founder and former editor of The Pastel Journal, a national magazine for pastel artists, and has written over a hundred articles about pastel art and artists. She is the author of Painting with Pastel (2007) and Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastel (2011), and two instructional DVDs (click here for more information about books and DVDs).
Maggie emphasizes personal instruction in a supportive and friendly atmosphere during her workshops. Discussion of the subject during daily demonstrations, along with personal assistance at each artist's easel, gives her an opportunity to share information gained from years of experience painting in pastel, as well as that gathered through writing about art and artists. Her husband, artist Bill Canright, gives occasional demonstrations on specific techniques or subjects, and assists artists as needed and generally helps make the workshops run smoothly.
Contact Maggie regarding scheduling a workshop in your area.
BILL CANRIGHT
Bill Canright has been painting in pastels since 2003. His work has been accepted and received special recognition in over 20 national juried pastel exhibitions. He has produced notable landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes. Always open to challenges, he has also painted divers subjects such as trucks, cars and animals.
Bill is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of New Mexico, a member of the International Association of Pastel Societies' Master Circle, and a member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, Southeastern Pastel Society and Northwest Pastel Society.
He began his art career as a self-taught oil painter at age fourteen. He continued working in oils, pen and ink and pastels into his early twenties. By the time he was ready for art school, the focus was on non-representational art, which did not interest him. He turned to a career in product illustration, and then to art direction and creative design and writing in advertising.
Now, as a full-time artist, he concentrates on painting in the studio he shares with his wife, Maggie Price, in New Mexico, and traveling to teach workshops and enjoy painting around the world. For more information, please see his web site.
For general class information, payment information and more, click here.
2012 WORKSHOPS:
March 23-25, 2012
New York City, NY
Three day indoor technique-intensive workshop, focusing on improving your paintings done from photographic reference. We'll cover techniques specific to pastel as well as concentrating on important elements such as value, color temperature, aerial perspective, composition, design and compensating for the flaws of photography. Sponsored by the Pastel Society of America.
April 13-15, 2012
Conroe, Texas
This three-day indoor workshop will focus on pastel techniques in painting the landscape from photographic reference. We'll work on underpainting techniques and focus on creativity rather than copying your photo, as well as concentrating on important elements such as value, color temperature, aerial perspective, composition and design. Sponsored by the Conroe Art League; email Vickie Volz to register, or call her at 936-446-9060.
August 2-4, 2012
Brea, California
This three-day indoor intensive workshop will be held at the City of Brea Gallery just prior to the opening of the IAPS juried exhibition. The focus will be on pastel techniques, underpainting techniques, as well as composition, design, use of color, value and temperature, and much more. Some of the exercises will involve painting the landscape from photographic reference, and at least one will be painting flowers from life. Download registration form.
September 21-23, 2012
Roseburg, Oregon
Three day indoor technique intensive workshop sponsored by the Pastel Society of Oregon. We'll work on techniques of making paintings done from photographic reference lively and interesting, moving beyond the mere copying of a photo, paying attention to value, color temperature, aerial perspective, composition, design and compensating for the flaws of photography. Email Lora Block to register.
October 3-13, 2012
ITALY (Tuscany)
There are still a few spaces left in this workshop—but don't delay!
The trip will begin with three days in Firenze (Florence), for museums, a walking tour, sight-seeing, an optional painting session or two (weather permitting. Then we'll relocate to a lovely retreat (above right) in the Chianti region of Tuscany, about 12 km northeast of Siena. We'll paint on the grounds and in nearby villages, with day trips to Siena and other locations for painting. Artists are welcome to work in any medium; demonstrations will be in pastel and possibly oil if enough oil painters attend. Download the pdf flyer for details; download the registration form to sign up. Contact Maggie Price if you have questions or to check availability.
October 22-26, 2012
Central Florida
This five day workshop is sponsored by the Pastel Society of Central Florida. We anticipate a combination of indoor technique instruction and plein air painting, weather permitting. Email the society for more information or to register.
NOW BOOKING FOR 2012 and 2013 —
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