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Visions of the Southwest
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AWA Master Class
Time is quickly approaching for the AWA Master Class with nationally renowned artists Stephanie Birdsall, Kim Casebeer, Joni Falk, Gay Faulkenberry, Donna Howell-Sickles, Star York, Carol Swinney and Linda Tippetts. Don't miss an opportunity to paint or watch these prestigious instructors at work in this beautiful desert setting. The Master Class is offered as part of a three day Celebration of Art which also features the AWA Annual Member Show and Juried Competition Exhibition, a Plein Air Paint Out and the Opening Reception of the AWA Museum Show, "Visions of the Southwest." The events will be held in Tucson and Tubac, Arizona November 2-4, 2012.
The Master Class includes a Plein Air Paint Out on November 3rd at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Participants can paint or watch other artists at work throughout the 21 acre nature preserve, zoo and botanical garden. The Paint Out is followed on Sunday by a day-long atelier where Master Artists will offer demonstrations and critique. The atelier will be held at a private studio location, offering sweeping Sonoran Desert views of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Whether watching demonstrations, participating in critique sessions, engaging in Q & A or taking advantage of the natural scenery to paint on their own, members of the 2012 Master Class will have an unparalleled opportunity to learn from exemplary women artists doing what they do best.
Cost: $125 - includes the museum entrance fee for the Paint Out on Saturday and a gourmet box lunch during the Master Class on Sunday.
Reduced rates for lodging are available upon registration. Address and directions for the Sunday atelier will be provided upon registration. This event is only available to members of AWA. Non-member cost: $185 and includes $60 AWA Associate membership fee for 2012. Must register by October 15, 2012.
Associate memberships are $60 per year and are open to women artists who are 18 or older and living and working in the United States, Mexico or Canada. More information about joining at the Associate level is available at www.americanwomenartists.org
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AWA Master Class Instructor Program Outline
All eight of our stellar instructors are featured here along with an image of their current work.
Each one has outlined in detail how they will structure their demonstration session. Feel free to look over their websites to get an in-depth overview of their professional approach to their art. You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from the Masters of American Women Artists.
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Master Class Instructor - Joni Falk - Landscape
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Emerging Sunlight 10"x 10" Oil
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"Working from a photo, I will demonstrate my way of creating a stronger painting by sharing my method of incorporating dramatic lighting effects, as well as how I am able to direct the viewer to the local area. Creating a mood and telling a story are elements for a better, more compelling painting." Joni has more than 35 years teaching experience. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, and American Artist. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Desert Caballeros Museum. She is represented by Legacy and Settlers West. See more here. |
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Master Class Instructor - Linda Tippetts - Landscape "en plein air"
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Waterfall En Plein Air
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"During the demonstration, I will emphasize how to lay out the composition and keep it fluid. I will also show the importance of good drawing, no matter the subject. Simplifying middle tones will be stressed in order to relate to the lightest lights. Take your time to see all the components such as how nature or any subject translates to color. The painting will naturally finish itself as you begin to understand these points.
Linda Tippetts is one of Montana's best plein air painters. See more of her work here.
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Master Class Instructor - Stephanie Birdsall - Still Life
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Soft Light, Pastel, National Arts Club Award Winner.
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"I will demonstrate how to work with pastel the same way I work with oils. My approach is based on a limited pastel palette based on Richard Schmid's oil palette. It involves layering and a very light touch. It's about mixing as opposed to using many different colors. This technique is perfect for plein air as well as studio. I will work with a still life that includes flowers."
Birdsall received her training at the City and Guilds of London Art School and has exhibited widely throughout the years.She has won many coveted awards. See more here.
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Master Class Instructor - Kim Casebeer - Landscape
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Desert King 14x11 Oil on Canvas.
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"I will be painting a plein air demo on location at Stephanie Birdsall's studio in Tucson. I love long distance views with atmospheric perspective, and there are many magnificent scenes from this location. As any plein air painter knows, mother nature will have a hand in the decision."
Kim Casebeer is from a fourth generation farm family and has felt a connection to the landscape for a long time. Whether painting mountains or plains, Kim's goal is to capture the quality of the light and atmosphere that draws her to a location. First and foremost, it's about having an emotional connection. Kim travels throughout the western US painting plein air studies for use in larger works.
See more here.
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Master Class Instructor - Carol Swinney - Palette Knife Painting
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Autumn Journey 11x14 Oil on Canvas
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"I will be demonstrating how my style of painting a landscape with palette knives differs from a brush painting. I will be showing how I "sculpt" the paint, starting with the sky and/or distant mountains and then work my way to the foreground. I will also be showing a lot of knife handling techniques that are effective in portraying different textural areas of the landscape."
Carol Swinney paints with a palette knife exclusively for many reasons, mostly for her love of texture. She has received many awards over the years and was recently featured in the 2010 January issue of Southwest Art. See more here.
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Master Class Instructor - Donna Howell Sickles - Figurative
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Sorting Fact from Fiction at Bear's Head Creek charcoal on paper 22x30.
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Texas artist, Donna Howell Sickles, was charmed by an vintage postcard, circa 1935, when she was a junior at Texas Tech. The postcard image depicted a cowgirl seated atop a horse with a caption that read, "Greetings from a Real Cowgirl from the Ole Southwest." Donna was attracted instantly by the confidence of the woman in the image and set out to incorporate this type of image into her own artwork.
This Cowgirl icon soon became the central theme of her mixed media compositions which include paper and canvas with a mix of charcoal, pastel, and acrylic. See more here.
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Master Class Instructor - Star Liana York - Figurative Sculpture  | |
Blessingway 6' x 3'
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"In my demonstration, I will be working on a Native American figurative sculpture in clay which will cast in bronze at a later date. My focus will be on expression as reflected in face, hands, and body gesture. I will also demonstrate and discuss the techniques of how to achieve this in sculpting."
Star Liana York tells the story of her own discoveries through her art. While her career as a professional sculptor began over twenty years ago, much of the recognition she has achieved comes from a body of work created after moving to the Southwest in 1985. This collection reflects her introduction to the Western narrative and native peoples of the area, as well as her inspiration that comes from raising and training quarter horses, and experiencing wildlife and unique rock art.
In the tradition of American Art of the West, her work succeeds in capturing authentic aspects of the past and interpreting historic figures with convincing realism. See more here:
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Master Class Instructor - Gay Faulkenberry - Landscapes
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"My workshop will include a demonstration and cover the basics of painting "en Plein Air." Emphasis will be on capturing the beauty of natural light, value and color relationships and their importance in creating the feeling of time, place, and mood in your painting. In addition, I will present a short introduction to my palette and how I use those colors in my mixtures." Oklahoma artist, Gay Faulkenberry, was raised throughout the west and has traveled widely in Europe. Luminous color made an imprint on her, while she worked in watercolors during her childhood and into her college years. Faulkenberry later transitioned to oils after studies with Sergei Bongart. See more here. |
Visions of the Southwest, an American Women Artists exhibition of work by Master Signature and Signature members will open Nov. 3, 2012 at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. All of the artwork in this museum exhibit will be of a Southwest theme. There will be a paint out on the museum grounds Saturday morning with all members, Master, Signature, and Associate invited to participate.
We are pleased to announce our guest artists for the museum show: Nancy Bush, Jane De Decker, Gay Faulkenberry, Louisa McElwain, Joan Potter, Sherry Salari Sander, Linda Tippetts, and Star Liana York.
American Women Artists 15th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition - Master Signature and Signature Exhibit / Associate Members Competition--will be held simultaneously at the K Newby Gallery in Tubac, AZ. See more at our website.
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Member Spotlight
Master Signature Member - Joan LaRue
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Trabaccolo of Chioggia.
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Oklahoma artist, Joan LaRue has been invited to show at:
Collectors Reserve, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, November 1, 2012. LaRue will participate in the Small Works, Large Wonders Exhibit at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 16, 2012.
American Women Artists is proud to have Joan LaRue as a Master Signature Member. See more here.
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Member News
Rosetta, along with other animal sculptors and friends, spent 2 weeks in June on her fifth photo safari in Africa. Read more about Rosetta in the spring issue of the National Sculpture Society's
Sculpture Review Magazine, an impressive 14 page profile. Rosetta has recently joined 2 galleries, Cornerstone Gallery, in Salt Lake, and the Frank Howell Gallery in Santa Fe.
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Member News
Margret Short won First Place at the Summer Potpourri Exhibit,
Salmagundi Club, Amaryllis, 40x40, Oil on Linen
Patricia Rohrbacher received the Lester and Virginia Clark Memorial Award for her painting, Tulips and Siberian Iris, at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center in Breckenridge TX. Carol Swinney, was chosen as one of 11 artists to represent Grand Teton National Park in a new book titled, Art of the National Parks, curated by Jean Stern and text by Susan Hallsten McGarry. Each artist will have 5 pages with 6 images. The book will be available at all National Parks, Amazon, and major book stores. In addition, one of Swinney's oirginal oil paintings was purchased this past July for the permanent collection of Grand Teton National Park. Please send announcements to be included in the next AWA newsletter by November 20th, 2012 to mshortfineart@aol.com.
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| AWA Board and Officers 2012 |
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Carol Swinney, President, Tucson,AZ.
Joy Beckner, Chesterfield, MO
Judy Crowe, Spring, TX
Kathrine Lemke Waste, Sacramento, CA.
LaNell Arndt, Brenham, TX
Margret Short, Lake Oswego, OR.
Bethanne Kinsella Cople, Alexandria, VA.
Nancy Boren, The Colony, TX
Ann Larsen, Edinburg, NY
Debbie Leeuw, Consulting Director, Dallas, TX
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