Fabulous "Brushwork and Sauce" Workshop with Randy Blasquez this weekend

The Patris Studio once again was alive with creativity and learning this weekend as Randy Blasquez showed participants different techniques and ideas for the Brushwork and Wash Method.

Students from near and far came to the studio to learn about brushwork and the secret "sauce" used for the wash method.

Lots of individual attention, creative camaraderie amongst each other, and a great group of artists learning, practicing and growing together.

Thank you Randy for the fabulous weekend workshop.  We look forward to the next workshop here at the studio in the near future.

Announcing: Capital City Plein Air Workshop + Bonus Week with Elio Camacho

• May 26- May 30  Painting on location at various locations throughout Sacramento. 

• June 2 - 6  Bonus of week of just plein air painting with Elio and artist friends while we cover the valley in paint.

•  Workshop cost: $550 (including bonus week of painting)

The workshop will be held during the first week and you will experience the things that students have grown to expect.   Demos, Demos and enough information that will push you beyond your expectations.

The rest is simply fun and if you can stay for an extra week of just painting together-- great!



 Some of the things we will cover are:

• Time management and capturing the moment
  
• Forget formulas and learn to see nature as paint.
• Color temperature
• Harmony
  

Each day will end with a group critique.

 

Two ways to register for the 5-Day Elio Camacho Plein Air Workshop

1. Sign up directly on his website here

2. Sign up with Patris 

 

Happy Plein Air Painting!

A Very Fun Valentines Paint and Sip

Rachel Cate leads the group through a step by step process during our Paint and Sip. 

Everyone enjoyed themselves and discovered they had a little bit of an inner artist as their paintings of Starry, Starry Night began to emerge. 

A little paint, a few brushes, lots of laughter, smiles makes a fun time for all.

The thing I love most about our Paint and Sip events is that we are helping put art making back into the hands of people who for whatever reason thought that only certain gifted genius kind of people could pick up a brush and create something.  We all have the ability to create and sometimes it just takes a fun event like Paint and Sip to get people to try their hand at some art.

Intro to Plein Air Painting Workshop with Philippe Gandiol

Click here to download the flier for Phillipe Gandiol Intro to Plein Air Painting Workshop

New to Plein Air Painting?  Wondering how to begin painting outdoors?  If you answered yes, then the Phillippe Gandiol Workshop is the perfect place to begin learning what it takes to go outside and work "alla prima" or all at once in the fresh air, face to face with the world in front of you! 

In this Intro to Plein Air Painting Workshop, Phillipe will demystify and simplify the outdoor painting  approach.  A perfect place to begin your journey en plein air!!!

Phillipe Gandiol plein air painting.  Join us to learn techniques, ideas and approaches to help artists build skills needed to work outdoors.

Kids Paint and Sip --Sunday Feb 9

click here to buy tickets at paintandsip.blogspot.com

A fabulous encaustic workshop with Paco Benitez

Internationally known encaustic artist Francisco "Paco" Benitez from New Mexico began the workshop by sharing about the tradition of the encaustic medium and the Fayun Portraits of ancient times. 

Using a limited color range vary similar to the Zorn palette, he began developing this portrait painting with wax and using heat tools to manipulate the application of wax onto the board.

Students worked from a live model as they applied the encaustic approach to working from life.  It was a great workshop with a fantastic group of people determined to learn this approach.  Everyone worked so hard and expended so much energy that a well deserved break after the workshop should be mandatory!  Thank you Paco for coming to California and we look forward to having you come back again.  Thanks everyone who participated in this amazing 3-day workshop.  Make Art!!!!!

Great art energy flowing today during POP UP Friday long pose model session!!

A really great long pose session today during POP UP Friday.  Such a diverse range of styles--it's so much fun to see everyone doing their own creative thing and watch the artwork develop through the short 3 hours that we have to work from the model.  Thanks everyone for making the studio such a vibrant place for art!  

REMINDER: NO SESSION NEXT FRIDAY 1/24/14
FRANCISCO BENITEZ ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP FRIDAY - SUNDAY
see you on Friday January 31!