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2004 Sea & Sky Artists’ Retreat Weekend Schedule
of Events
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Plein Air Oil
Painting Demonstration, Marjorie Whorf
Friday, September 17, 2 pm-4 pm
$20 members, $25 non-members
Oil painting demonstration, en plein air weather permitting. Participants
are invited to paint along with Marjorie in any medium they choose,
or to simply watch the demonstration. Marjorie graduated from the
Vesper George School of Art, and continued her studies at the Art
Students League in New York. She began working in the American Impressionist
style, light and form of nature by color, and color alone, while
studying with Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Fine Arts in Provincetown.
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Wine & Cheese Welcome
Friday, September 17, 4 pm-5 pm, Free
Join us for a chance to view the Sea & Sky Art Show, and meet
artists participating in the show and weekend retreat.
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Plein Air Watercolor Workshop, Melanie
Kozol
Saturday, September 18, 10 am-12:30 pm
$20 members, $25 non-members
The focus of this workshop will be to instruct students on the art
of creating quick watercolor sketches, journal style. Learn how
to simplify the complexities of landscape while capturing a sense
of light and place. Melanie Kozol will lead students through th
e
watercolor painting process with demonstrations and discussions.
Students should come equipped
to paint. A suggested supply lis
t
will be available. Workshop is open for students with watercolor
experience. Melanie re
ceived her BFA from Connecticut College, her
MFA from The School of Visual Arts, NY and attended th
e Skowhegan
School of Painting and Sculpture. She is a recipient of an NEA Individual
Artists
Fellowship. She teaches painti
ng at the 92nd St Y in NY.
Her work is represented by Weber Fine Art and Kathryn
Markel Fine Art<
/a> in New York.
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Portrait Painting Demonstration, John Kilroy
Saturday, September 18, 2 pm-4 pm
$20 members, $25 non-members
Win a chance to sit for
this portrait demonstration!
John will give an alla prima portrait demonstration while lecturing
on his artistic procedures. John graduated from The Art Institute
of Boston where he studied with Norman Baer and Walter Marks. He
has studied privately with Robert Bliss, John Asaro and Richard
Schmid. His teaching methods focus on painting directly from life,
incorporating accuracy of observation, combined with alla prima
painting techniques. He stresses the effect of light on the subject
and on identifying the elements of light and color that form the
visual language of the "old masters." John's work can
be viewed at www.johnkilroy.com.
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Floor Cloth Painting Demonstration,
Susan Denniston
and Sunday Brunch
Sunday, September 19, 11 am -1 pm
$20 members, $25 non-members
Join us for a delicious, casual Sunday Brunch with an added treat.
Artist Susan Denniston will demonstrate floor cloth painting, a craft
common in colonial America. Susan combines painting and printmaking
techniques to create richly layered works of art that are both beautiful
and functional. For Susan, painting floor cloths has become a wonderful
exploration of color and texture. Learn about tools, techniques, and
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Click for
Registration form (print out form and mail to Artists' Retreat Weekend,
1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA)
You may also register by calling Barbie Guild at 781-925-5433,
or emailing [email protected].
The museum is located at 1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA.
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