CCAA’s Regional Visual Artist Workshops

The Charles County Arts Alliance and the Corner Studio announce spring workshops:

o Friday, March 23 – Rose Beitzel – Conté drawing, $35 ($25 for CCAA members), 12 noon – 4 pm (supplies to bring: Conté crayons, kneaded eraser, rag)

o Saturday, March 24 – Sandra Germann – Faux Finish Techniques, $45 ($35 for CCAA members), 10 am – 4 pm (supplies to bring: brushes)

o Wednesday, April 18 – Jung Lea Smith – Oriental Painting with watercolors, $40 ($30 for CCAA members), 10 am – 4 pm (supplies to bring: watercolors and watercolor papers)

o Saturday, May 19 – Ray Ewing – Pastel on watercolor, $40 ($30 for CCAA members), 10 am – 4 pm (supplies to bring: previous watercolor paintings that you want to enhance with pastel colors, and the pastel colors)

Classes are limited to a maximum of 15 participants. Please register by calling the Charles County Arts Alliance at 301-392-5900 to insure there is still space in the class. If so, you will be asked to send a check for payment to CCAA, PO BOX 607, White Plains, MD 20695. Classes will be held at the Corner Studio in La Plata. Ask for directions when you register.

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* On March 23, 2007, Rose Beitzell will be teaching a workshop in Conté Drawing. Conté is a traditional medium used for hundreds of years to create extraordinary works of art. It is more stable and much easier to work with than pastel since it is essentially a pure pigment mixed with a relatively hard binder. Conté is ideally suited for loose sketching and for intricate drawing. It is worked just like charcoal and deals with monochromatic work.

* In response to several requests for more Saturday classes, Sandra Germann has stepped forth to teach a class in faux finish techniques on Saturday, March 24, 2007. The focus for this particular class will be on “ragging.” Sandra, the owner of INTERIOR ARTSCAPES, specializing in murals and faux finishes for residential and commercial clients, lives in Charles County. You can see some of her mural work on the walls of Three Brothers Italian Restaurant near Office Depot in Waldorf.