Workshops & Events
2011
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JANUARY 2011
- Jan. 26, 27,28 WORKSHOP – Designing in Watercolor with the Figure. Conroe Art League. Location, Woodlands Art League Gallery, Woodlands, Texas
april, 2011
- April 30th – Versailles Arts Alliance: Painting demonstration; Lights, camera, action! Actors from the Art Village will perform and pose while I paint and talk about art and creativity. Times & venue TBA
may 2011
- May 6th (My birthday!) Various appearances at the Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs, KY
- May 7th – Various appearances at the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, KY
June 2011
- June 6, 7, 8, 9- WORKSHOP – 3 KEYS TO THE ART OF PAINTING HORSES. Art Academy of Fredericksburg, Texas. Contact Karen Labach of the American Academy of Equine Art to schedule. (labach.karen@gmail.com.)
- June 16 PEARL FINCHER MUSEUM FINE ARTS. ONE-PERSON SHOW: Friends of the PEARL FINCHER MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS will be hosting a post-Derby reception evening. I will be telling the story of my own art/Derby adventure with slide show and art. You are welcome to join us and I’ll tell you the incredible story of the ups and downs, trials and triumphs during my artistic adventure and "Kentucky Derby trail". Ladies, feel free to wear a hat! (R.S.V.P. TO PEARL if you need a seat.)
SEPTEMBER 2011
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September 15th: (England, UK) GUEST SPEAKER: AAA CHARITY DINNER: The Association of Animal Artists will be hosting a Charity Dinner, starting at 7 p.m. at The Villa, Wrea Green, Lancashire. I will be sharing my Kentucky Derby adventure, along with slide show. Everyone will have a chance to win a signed Kentucky Derby Poster. Looking forward to seeing all my British friends! Enquire/book table at
www.associationanimalaartists.co.uk.
OCTOBER 2011
- October 17th, 1:30 p.m.: HORSE PAINTING DEMO: Brenham Fine Art League, Brenham Art Gallery, Brenham, Texas.
2010
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FEBRUARY 2010
- 27th -CONROE ART LEAGUE – Demo
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MARCH 2010
- 4th, 5th, 6th, WORKSHOP – Watercolor Art Society, Houston: Using live models and vintage references, artists will explore creativity and design using watercolor and acrylics.
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JUNE 2010
- 3rd and 4th: WORKSHOP – American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY. Direct oil painting the equine subject. Discover powerful alla prima techniques for painting from photos or from life.
- 7th, 8th, 9th: WORKSHOP – American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY. Creative design in water media: Painting the equine image and excavating personal style using exciting, powerful design.
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SEPTEMBER 2010
- Various demonstrations plus workshops in England. Details to be announced soon
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2009
JANUARY 2009
- 12 – Houston Art Society: Demonstration/How to paint beautiful horses
- 19 – Houston Art Society: Workshop/How to paint beautiful horses. Learn how to see and paint beautiful light on the horse in a landscape
FEBRUARY 2009
"Kindly Old Teacher" 14 x 11 acrylic (from old photo).
- 14 – 11:00 a.m. Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, TX: Demonstration of figure from life; grisaille technique in acrylics. I will be posing my daughter in front of a 17th century masterpiece.
- 24, 25, 26 – Brazos Valley Art League, College Station, TX: Designing with the Live Figures and Vintage Photos: We’ll earn how to draw and paint the figure from life; explore exciting & fun techniques in various water media and oil; and compose beautiful paintings using your own, precious, vintage/black & white photos.
APRIL 2009
15, 16, 17 - North West Art League, Cypress, TX: The Figure In Beautiful Abstraction: Using a variety of media, this workshop is designed to help you excavate and create strong ideas and design them into beautiful compositions from interesting, live models. We will "dig for gold" as we excavate our unique ideas; discover new ways to explore our favorite media, and discover new ones including gold, watercolor, charcoal and oil.
4 through 10th – Lampros Gallery, Woodlands, TX: Just Figures Art Show: Get a close look at my "improvisation" method; Painting figures from life, then weaving an abstraction full of emotional content.
Sat. 11th – Tomball Art League – Demo: Horses on gold.
22 through 30th: Artist In Resident/Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event: See me at the Horse Park doing my thing, capturing life in the moment during this exciting, fabulous event. I will be situated in the Rolex tent some of the time, at the American Academy of Equine Art, and around the Horse Park at others.
May 2009
Figure From Life, On Gold Demo: Sat. 9th – Lone Star Art Guild Convention, Brazos Center, College Station, TX: Improvisational abstract technique, on gold, from live figure or sketch.
11-15 – American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY: Designing with the Horse. Exciting, 5-day workshop using live models, refs., and inspiration at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park. Strong emphasis on creativity and design; fun and exploratory.
JUNE 2009
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas: The Six Figure Painters – June 29th through July 30. Reception July 24th. Howie Doyle, Marty Hatcher, Liz Hill, Fred Hulser, Dawn McKelvy and myself will be presenting 6 points of view of one model.
JULY 2009
"Pulling Their Weight" Exhibition. Mackinack Island, Michigan.
SEPTEMBER 2009
- 24, 25, 26 – Salmesbury Hall Exhibition & Sale: Equestrian and figure painting en plein air. Art show and sale
DECEMBER 2009
- New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY: Several works available