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Hello Friends, Associates and Fellow Art Enthusiasts,
We're back! I've been a bit remiss in keeping up with the newsletter these last few months, but now I'm back on track.
 Spring is in the air here (along with every bit of pollen ever produced!). Charles is prepping his plein air supplies, I'm charging the camera batteries and we're looking forward to lots of great things.
Over the last few months we spent a great day with Rembrandt and Charles has had a painting accepted into the 2012 Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art. He's got classes and workshops scheduled through the end of the year and loads of great stuff coming off the easel. We hope you enjoy these highlights. We welcome your comments and suggestions, and would love to hear from you.
Thank you for your support,
Heather Walls |
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Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art
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Still Life Painting Accepted as Finalist
"Tomatillos and Terracotta" has been accepted into the 2012 Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art. Although only in its second year, this prestigious exhibition exploded onto the scene last spring amid tremendous buzz. The list of the 155 artists included in this year's show reads like a who's who of the representational art world. From over 1200 painting submissions from across the country, the jurors only accepted 187, and Charles' was one of them!! Hosted by The Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale AZ, the Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art "will feature the finest in representational figurative, portrait, still life, floral, landscape, interior, wildlife and western themes ... and will utilize the 10,000 sq. ft. upper level of the gallery." The Salon opens April 20 and will remain in place through May 20. The entire exhibition is now available online on their website.hosted by Scottsdale AZ 85251
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Painting the Beautiful Outdoors en Plein Air
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Upcoming Paint-Outs in the Atlanta Area
Spring is here! All that yellow dust everywhere means that it's time to unpack the outdoor painting gear. There are several plein air events coming up in the Atlanta area:
March 31 - April 1, 2012
Marietta GA / Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
Plein Air Paint Out in Historic Marietta
March 31 - April 1, 2012
Suwanee GA / North Gwinnett Arts Association
3rd Biannual Plein Air Event
April 13 - 14, 2012
Buford GA / Tannery Row Artists Colony
6th Annual Plein Air Festival
May 26, 2012
Indian Springs GA / Generations Gallery
3rd Annual Memorial Day Weekend Plein Air Paint Out
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"Rembrandt in America" Exhibition
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Discovering the North Carolina Museum of Art
 Over the New Year holiday, Charles and I made our way to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh to view "Rembrandt in America," touted to be the largest exhibition of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in the U.S.
It was an amazing exhibition and well worth the trip - highly recommended. (If you didn't catch it in Raleigh, it's currently hanging at the Cleveland Museum of Art until May 28, then it will move to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, June 24 - Sept. 16, 2012.)
But while we were there, we also discovered ... the North Carolina Museum of Art! They have a beautiful new building housing a spectacular permanent collection. A sculpture court filled with Rodin is surrounded by sky-lit expansive galleries housing all kinds of treasures, from the monumental 17th century formal portraits by van Dyke to a small gem of a painting by Sargent we had never seen before.
 We weren't allowed to photograph the Rembrandts, but some pictures from our day are available on Charles' Facebook page.
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| Upcoming Painting Workshops | | A Deeper Exploration of the Visual Language
We have 2 workshops on the schedule so far this year for the Atlanta area: a beginner's intensive focused on the still-life, and Charles' very popular figure workshop covering the essentials of anatomy and design.  He is offering these weekend workshops as a way to allow artists who can't be a part of his regular classes to be immersed in the in-depth artistic principles which are rarely taught by others and to challenge themselves to more deeply explore the visual language of art. June 9-10, 2012 Beginning Still-Life: getting started with oil paintThe Art School at Binders, Atlanta GA more information forthcoming visit their website
September 6-9, 2012
The Essentials of Figure PaintingThe Art School at Binders, Atlanta GA more information forthcoming
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| Painting - Design and Technique |
| Ongoing Oil Painting Classes in Atlanta Metro Area
Serious art classes that impart true working knowledge are hard to find this far from New York - don't pass up this opportunity. Charles' aim is to teach the fundamental principles of design and technique utilizing still life and live models, providing participants with a good solid core of knowledge on which to build their own artistic vision.
Painting - Design and Technique
Tuesday afternoons (1-4 pm) or evenings (6-8:30 pm)
$140 for six weeks
Next sessions:
May 29 - July 3, 2012
July 24 - August 28, 2012
September 11 - October 16, 2012
October 30 - December 11, 2012 (no class Nov. 20)
The Art School at Binders
Piedmont Peachtree Crossing 3330 Piedmont Road Suite 18, Atlanta GA 30305 www.BindersArt.com
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We hope you enjoyed this most recent issue of Charles' quarterly newsletter. We look forward to keeping you informed on a regular basis of all the exciting news and goings-on in his studio.
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Sincerely,
Heather Walls
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