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Upcoming Classes in 2009
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NEW LOCATION!
"Illustrated Watercolor Journaling"
at The Crafter's Studio
504 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA
January 30, 2010
10am - 4pm
$125
Get a watercolor journaling day-long infusion! All day drawing, watercolor, and journaling workshop held at a new lovely location in downtown Santa Cruz. directions
To register, go to The Crafter's Studio wonderful website and click on the register link under "Water Color Journaling" from the home page. Or you can call and register over the phone at 831-421-9605.
What am I going to learn?
- Learn different ways of seeing
- Left versus right brain drawing exercises
- Different ways of sketching, sighting, contour and quick sketch
- Lettering/headling/page design techniques
- Fresh and quick color techniques
- Basic color theory, color wheel, primaries, secondaries,
complementaries and neutrals
- Watercolor tricks and techniques
- Ideas to help get your own journal or theme journal started
Perfect for the artist who says "I can't draw a straight line!" and the experienced artist who is looking for some new techniques.
Materials will be provided for use during the class. If you would like a list of materials to purchase, please ask for the materials list when you register. We will have some materials for sale on the day of the class as well.
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"Illustrated Watercolor Journaling"
at Palace Art & Office Supply
Capitola Store on 41st Ave., CA
March 5, 12 & 19, 2010
1pm - 4pm
$100 for all three classes
Palace Art & Office Supply have expanded their store to include a new bright teaching space at 1501-K 41st Ave, Capitola, CA, and they have asked Gay and Christina to teach their class "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling." Our first class in October 2009 was popular and filled up quickly! Make sure to sign up soon.
To register call Palace at 831-464-2700 or
www.gopalace.com - click on the colored pencils for more information about Palace.
Cost: $100.00 for all three classes
You can pay with a credit card over the phone, or cash/check in person.
What am I going to learn?
- Learn different ways of seeing
- Left versus right brain drawing exercises
- Different ways of sketching, sighting, contour and quick sketch
- Lettering/headling/page design techniques
- Fresh and quick color techniques
- Basic color theory, color wheel, primaries, secondaries,
complementaries and neutrals
- Watercolor tricks and techniques
- Ideas to help get your own journal or theme journal started
Materials
Students will be given a list of simple materials they will need to purchase for the class. You can also use your own watercolor supplies if you have them already.
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Channels Islands 3 day Art Retreat aboard Vision
Retreat Cancelled
May 24-26, 2010
Due to the low number of registrations this year and the high cost of the boat charter, we are cancelling the Channel Islands Art Retreat for 2010. We will look at May 23-15, 2011 and hope that we get enough registrations earlier in the year!
Interested in knowing what it is all about?
Please think about joining us in 2011!
What is it? This is a very special art retreat off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA. These islands are virtually uninhabited and always provide an amazing location to draw and paint while hiking and on the boat. There is lots more information here.
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Our class at Skyland Church (top), practicing the sighting technique on the back deck at Skyland Church (middle), and student Collette Streight showing one of her journal pages (bottom). |
"Illustrated Watercolor Journaling"
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
June 26, 2010
10am - 4pm
Register Online
Get a watercolor journaling day-long infusion! All day drawing, watercolor, and journaling workshop held from 10am until 4pm at a Whitaker Hall at Skyland Church in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.
Skyland Church is located at 25100 Skyland Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033 (directions)
Cost: $125.00, includes all materials. Bring a lunch. Register Online
What am I going to learn?
- Learn different ways of seeing
- Left versus right brain exercises
- Different ways of sketching, sighting, contour and quick sketch
- Brief demonstrations on how to make your own watercolor journal
- Fresh and quick color techniques
- Basic color theory, color wheel, primaries, secondaries,
complementaries and neutrals
- Watercolor tricks and techniques
- Ideas to help get your own journal or theme journal started
Perfect for the artist who says "I can't draw a straight line!" as well as the experienced artist who is looking for some new techniques. |
Various collage pages by Christina Lopp and Gay Kraeger
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"Collage & Journaling"
One-day Workshop
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
Saturday, October 16, 2010
10am until 4pm
Register Online
In this class we experiment with new ways of playing with your journal. We will teach our latest collage techniques including blender pen transfers, wax resist, spackle texturing, watercolor rubber stamping, tape transfer, and more!
You might want to bring some photos, scraps of memorabilia, etc. that you'd like to make into a particular theme page. We will be working at a size of 5.5 inches x 7.5 inches – the same size as our normal watercolor pages. We'll have all sorts of things to play with: old magazines, lots of scraps of wall paper, tissue paper, pens, watercolors, stamps, various mediums, crayons – lots of things to add texture to your pages. There will be lots of time to create and explore…
Class will be held in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California at Skyland Church in Whittaker Hall.
Skyland Church is located at 25100 Skyland Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033 (directions)
Cost: $125.00, includes all materials. Bring a lunch. Limit 20 students. Register Online
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November 2010
Dates To Be Announced
We have been looking to have a retreat like this for years! This is for those of you who would like to spend more time learning drawing, watercoloring and journaling through the techniques we teach in "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" over an entire weekend.
We will be staying at the lovely and historic Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. Check-in is 3pm on Friday. We will have a short class on the first evening. We will have a full day of instruction, demos, on Saturday, including plenty of time to explore the grounds and get some great pages into your journals. On Sunday we are planning a group field trip to the Aquarium (or possibly to Point Lobos). We will have final instruction on Monday morning, including time to complete pages in your journal and share with the class. Check out is on Monday at noon.
Cost: $650, includes class instruction, double occupancy accomodations for three nights at Asilomar, meals throughout the weekend, and use of class art supplies. Doesn't include wine/beer with meals. Does not include entrance fees for Aquarium or state park, should you decide to go. Upon registration, please note in the comment field if you are signing up with a friend with whom you would like to share a room. Otherwise a roommate will be assigned. Only 20 spaces available.
This retreat is for beginners who have never taken one of our classes before AND/OR previous students or more advanced studetns who want to sharpen their skills in a beautiful setting.
Art materials will be provided for use during the weekend. We will also have a materials list, if you wish to purchase your own, as well as supplies for sale during the weekend.
Bonus online info: Learn about the amazing architect, Julia Morgan and her designs at Asilomar and beyond.
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Creating the color wheel in class
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Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Beginning
Ever want to take one of our classes over a period of a few weeks, so that you can try your skills out and come back for more? We have just the thing! Note, this class is our original class that we have been teaching at the Rec Dept for over 5 years. If you are interested in some new information, scroll down to our new Advanced class.
We teach a six-week "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" class through our local Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation department in a classroom setting. The content is much the same as the day-long class, but with some additional homework, and a few new tricks up our sleeves.
Come to get those drawing, painting and journaling skills really moving! Get lots of feedback (the non-scary kind!), get lots of practice, see your progression, and start filling in those journal pages!
A $15 materials fee is payable to the instructors at the first class.
WINTER 2010 Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Beginning
Jan 15 - Feb 26, 2010 NO CLASS 2/19/2010
3:30pm-5:00pm
LG Adult Recreation Center Room #3, 208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030
(this is the old Neighborhood Center building- the building's name is changing at the beginning of 2010)
See registration and more information below.
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NEW!
Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Advanced
Our long time students have been clammoring for a more advanced class to improve their skills, so we have added this new class to the roster.
Take your watercolor journals to the next level with our advanced skills class. Gay and Christina will be teaching advanced drawing, painting and writing techniques like drawing and painting people, negative space, landscapes, more on hand-lettering and writing, color themes, page layout/design and more based on the interest and requests of the class. This class is meant for students who have already taken "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling" and are wanting to expand their skills. We will also meet for a class or two in a cafe in Los Gatos so that we can experiment drawing together in public.
NOTE: Please bring your own portable watercolors, pens, brush and journal to class. If you don't have any materials, we will have them for sale at the class.
WINTER 2010 Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Advanced
Jan 15 - Feb 26, 2010 NO CLASS 2/19/2010
1:30pm-3:00pm
LG Adult Recreation Center Room #3, 208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030
(this is the old Neighborhood Center building- the building's name is changing at the beginning of 2010)
See registration and more information below. |
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Registration for Rec Dept Classes
All class costs $86 for residents to be paid to the Los Gatos Recreation Department. For "Illustrated Watercolor Journaling: Beginning", there is an additional $15 material fee paid directly to us, the instructors, at the first class.
NEW!! DROP IN to our Rec Department classes.
You can drop-in to our Illustrated Watercolor Journaling class for $20 a session payable in class. This includes your material fee for that day.
Register for any of these classes with the Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation online and clicking on the button that says "Browse Classes and Register" or by calling (408) 354-8700. |
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