In this workshop we will focus on providing solutions to the most common roadblocks to successful landscape painting, including: how to get “the look” of sunlight, composition: THE most common pitfall, how to get emotional content through painterly edges, how to avoid THE MOST COMMON COLOR ERRORS, how to create “the look” of realism, and how to improve your drawing. We will use presentations, demos, exercises, group critiques, and lots of time for painting both in the studio and outdoors (en plein air) to develop and advance your command of the essential foundations for successful landscape painting.

Bill Fletcher is a Kentucky resident gaining a national reputation for his landscapes and still lifes. His workshops are a constant sell-out. He has a great love for the land and enjoys helping others pursue theur personal excellence through art.

To learn more visit: www.billfletcherstudio.com

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How many of us can turn out a quick masterpiece for an audience. I do it all the time - albeit my definition of masterpiece may be different from another person's!

Has this ever happened to you? You are in a workshop, and the instructor says, "At 12 we break for lunch and at three, we have a critique of your painting".

"Yipes"--you think--"this is nuts!"

The pace of a typical American Academy of Equine Art workshop can be tough for tortoises--the slow poke painters. Oil is traditionally though of as a slow medium--but nothing is slow at the beautifully landscaped Keeneland Racing and Sales Facility in Lexington KY. You will be outdoors, in the racetrack paddock-- taking in all the flavors of this exquisite location and painting to beat the band, for an audience. So gather your equipment and head to Lexington.

The tradition of speed will be reinforced as a virtue. You will have simple exercises, and two critiques a day. Your "up front and personal" instructor will keep your progress on track and a masterpiece of Equine art will emerge before your very eyes. You will go home with some grand new techniques. It's not important how long it took, but more that the results are good.

Saturday October 23rd - A Day at the Keeneland club house with box seats. This is dress-up day when you will have the opportunity to get your photo references and just have fun.

Sunday October 24th Paint in Paddock and other specified locations

Monday October 25th No races-paint in paddock

Tuesday October 26th No races-paint in paddock

Wednesday October 27th Paint in paddock and other specified locations

Thursday October 28th Final Day of painting and final Critique

Contact Frances Clay Conner for details

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This workshop will guide students in building a small equine figure through a systematic approach based on anatomical principles. Informal talks on anatomy will offer an understanding of basic skeletal and muscular structure as it relates to form and movement. As requested, she can also concentrate on heads and legs, for those who wish to do so. The class will progress from the building of an appropriate armature to the development of a complete structure in clay with students receiving individual attention.

Kathleen Friedenberg began her professional career as a veterinarian in England. She spent ten years as a freelance medical illustrator, during which she began to study sculpture. Her reputation as an equine sculptor is particularly strong in regard to correct anatomy, lively action, and often, humor. She is a Full Member of the AAEA and holds memberships in the Society of Animal Artists, the National Sculpture Society and the American Artists Professional League.

To learn more visit: www.bronzealive.com

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Six days in Aiken, South Carolina - Nothing could be finer than to be in sunny Carolina on Valentines week! Join us for a fun-filled winter week of the best painting this side of the Mississippi—in the finest horse and hunt country available at that time of year.

The talented Booth Malone will be our instructor, and the gracious Louise Mellon will be our hostess! Grab your brushes and paints, and join this exciting class to cure your winter time blues.

Materials list - from Booth, 2 stained canvas or panels, 16 x 20 or larger, Camera, Brushes, rags, Oil Paints, Solvents and clean-up furnished

Winter walking clothes, and boots. Rain gear and a smile. Optimism, helpful!

Booth Malone, instructor: In 1994 he first exhibited in Saratoga and the following year was invited to membership in The American Academy of Equine Art (A.A.E.A.) where he has subsequently served as a painting workshop instructor. He has been a regular at Rolex CCI**** since 1997 and in 2002 made his international debut with the prestigious Frost & Reed Gallery. He has been the official artist for numerous steeplechase meets, as well as The Virginia Gold Cup and the 2006 Breeder's Cup, and you find his work regularly on the covers of The Chronicle of The Horse and other equestrian magazines and catalogs. He enjoys a close association with The United States Pony Clubs (USPC) and The United States Equestrian Teams (USET). He is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the Portrait Society of Atlanta (PSOATL). His most recent one-man show was at The Aiken (SC) Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.

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