Workshops at
The Artists Gallery

You are cordially invited to attend the 2010 Workshop Series at The Artists Gallery. This year we are offering even more innovative workshops including: Drawing, Life Drawing, Painting, Encaustic Monotype, Digital Photography and an After School Program for Youth. All workshops will be held onsite at The Artists Gallery.

Read more about our workshops, use the links for more information and to download the registration form. Contact the instructor for available dates and times.

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Encaustic Sampler Workshop

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net

En-caus-tic - 1. painted with wax colors fixed with heat. 2. a work of art produced by an encaustic process.

Mon-o-type - 1. a one of a kind print. 2. a print made without a repeatable matrix.

Come and explore the seductive media of Hot Wax. The Encaustic Monotype is an exciting, contemporary process with a painterly approach to printmaking. This process is experimental, freeing, and can be used successfully with a wide range of imagery and styles. Encaustic Mixed Media is fun and experimental. Encaustic paint is beautiful and durable. Made from beeswax, pigment and damar resin it offers endless possibilities for astonishing surface qualities. The layering process offers beautiful depth and transparency. The creative potential with this media are endless.

Cost: $75.00 (All materials included)
Limited to ten participants.
More information: Encaustic Sampler Workshop. (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net. Use this Registration Form.

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Life Drawing Workshop I & II

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net
Workshop schedule: Ongoing, contact the instructor to register.

Student level: Adults over eighteen, some drawing experience

In this 8-week workshop, students will practice representation of the human body using gesture, contour, and modeling. We will be focusing on the natural approach to drawing, based on close observation of your subject. We will focus on drawing from the live models in the studio. The purpose of this workshop is to help students obtain the necessary skill of drawing the human form, including anatomy, observation of the human form and fundamental exercises in gesture, contour, outline, and tonal modeling.

Cost: $400.00 ($360.00 if paid in full by first class) plus model fee

Life Drawing Workshop Information (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net. Use this Registration Form.

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Painting Workshop:
Beginner & Intermediate

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net
Workshop schedule: Ongoing, (now offering Saturday and evening classes) contact the instructor to register.

In this 8-week workshop, students will study and apply basic painting techniques in water-based media. This is a beginning/intermediate workshop with emphasis on painting. This course introduces students to classical and contemporary painting, techniques and concepts, with emphasis on the understanding of its formal language and the fundamentals of artistic expression. Painting from still-life, landscape, and from observation will be geared towards realism; at the same time, various other painting styles will be explored. Color theory, linear perspective, pictorial composition, figure/ground relationships, visual perception, spatial concepts, and critical thinking skills will be introduced. Our main emphasis will be to encourage and nourish individuality and creativity.

Cost: $400.00 (10% discount if paid in full by first class)
Painting Workshop Information (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net.
Use this Registration Form.

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Drawing Workshop:
Beginner & Intermediate

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net
Workshop schedule: Ongoing (now offering Saturday and evening classes). Contact instructor to register.

In this 8-week workshop, students will experience a hands-on approach to the techniques, styles, and mediums of drawing, including the difference between looking and seeing as it relates to this valuable art form. One of our eight days will be spent in the gallery discussing and drawing some of the displayed works.

The class will allow students to explore a variety of styles & techniques in a richly informative environment.

Cost: $400.00 (10% discount if paid in full by first class)
Drawing Workshop Information (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net.
Use this Registration Form.

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Digital Photography Workshop

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net
Workshop schedule: Ongoing, contact the instructor to register.

Student level: Adults - novice to some photo experience
Materials: digital and/or film camera and peripherals

This 6-week course is designed to introduce and develop a sound understanding of the basic principles, materials, and processes of photography and to promote individual creativity in a student's search for and discovery of expressive images. Students will also learn the concepts of downloading, lighting, design, composition, and content. Students will learn about Photoshop, the elements and principles of art and design, and printing techniques. They will also concentrate on presentation techniques. All students will be encouraged to discover their own individual means of producing images. All students will actively participate in critique sessions of their work and other student's work. There will be an additional fee per print for printing images.

Class Fee $300.00 ($270.00 if paid in full by first class)
Digital Photography Workshop Information (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net.
Use this Registration Form.

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After School Art Workshop
For Youth (11-15 years old)

Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer, martine4art@cox.net

This 8-week workshop will provide innovative visual-arts education to young artists who want to be creative in their free time. Students will experience a hands-on approach to the techniques, styles, and art media including the difference between looking and seeing. One of our eight days will be spent in the Gallery discussing and using some of the displayed works as a starting point to create an original work of art. Other projects we will explore are 3D sculpture with wire, recycling household materials to create an art installation, and a graphic novel. The class will allow students to explore a variety of styles and techniques in a richly informative environment. All materials are provided.

Cost: $400.00 (10% discount if paid in full by first class)
After School Art Workshop Information (Word doc)
To register: call (757) 428-3176 or e-mail martine4art@cox.net.
Use this Registration Form.

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