ROBERT K. CARSTEN, PSA
Robert K. Carsten, PSA, is a highly successful pastel painter and popular workshop instructor. He is a regular contributing writer to The Pastel Journal magazine where his own work was featured in the December 2004 issue. He is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, "Copley Artist" in the Copley Society of Art, Artist member in the Academic Artists Association, Vermont Pastel Society and others. Awards include the Joseph V. Giffuni Memorial Award at the 2005 Pastel Society of America exhibition at the National Arts Club, The "Best in Show" at the 2005 Thorne Sagendorph Regional Biennial, The Irene Hunter Award at the 2004 Artists in the Garden Exhibition, and others. He was invited to be the Awards Juror for the 2006 Northeast National Pastel Exhibition.

Elemental Pastel
March 17 & 18, Friday & Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio II
Serving as both an introduction class for beginners and a review class for those with some experience in pastel, this workshop will give you a firm footing in the medium allowing you to create successful pastel drawings and paintings. Materials and techniques will be thoroughly investigated. Lots of fun, information, hands-on practice and encouragement!
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$130 members/$155 non-members

Flowers and the Birds and Bees
May 18-20, Thursday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio II
In its visual poetry the May garden is a glorious thing and we will paint its abounding beauty! From still lifes to garden scenes, inclusive of the intriguing wild life and insects that frequent a garden, we will explore the endless colors, textures, forms and composition of flower painting. Pastel with its range from extreme delicacy to powerful vibrancy is perfectly suited to the task. All techniques will be demonstrated and discussed, group critique, lots of painting time with personal assistance when needed.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$180 members/$205 non-members

Exploring Contemporary Still Life and Interiors
July 25-29, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
This workshop explores many ways that you can bring still life painting alive with excitement and contextual meaning, distinguished by study, intuition and insight. The contemporary still life provides a platform of immense possibility for investigation, statement and self-expression, allowing you to create pastels that resonate with beauty. A natural extension of the still life into room interiors provides us with yet more possibilities to explore form, space, light, color and composition. Demonstrations, discussion, group critique, lots of painting time and attention to personal artistic advancement. Included will be a tour of the instructor’s exhibition at SVAC.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$260 members/$285 non-members

Impressive Reality/The Amazing Vermont Landscape
August 29-31, Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio II
Vermont themes abound in this landscape workshop that will explore a variety of pastel painting techniques from impressionism to realism. We will give particular emphasis to the expression of atmospheric conditions such as gentle mists, rain, humidity etc., light effects and composition. Demonstrating and encouraging painterly craftsmanship, we will work with under-painting, broken color, sculptural strokes, layering, glazing and more. An outstanding opportunity to focus on expanding and improving your pastel landscape paintings.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$180 members/$205 non-members

Autumnal Beauty
September 30, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio II
Much can be said of Autumn in Vermont but why not say it like it is in pastel? Express the exquisite beauty of a blazing autumn mountainside, the quietude of a woodland brook, and more. A day of rapturous beauty capturing fleeting moments for all time. Demonstration, techniques, group critique and lots of fun.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$70 members/$90 non-members

Winter Wonderland
November 4, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio II
The magical wonder of capturing a gently falling snow in a pastel! We will concentrate on images that contain a figure(s) in action such as sleighing, skiing, skating, chopping wood etc. set against rural architecture, such as barns, village houses, porches etc. Celebrate this coming winter in a fun and informative workshop. Demonstration, techniques, group critique.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
$70 members/$90 non-members

PHYLLIS LEE
Drawing for Beginners
September 5-8, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Studio II
This class will learn to observe a subject and create a drawing of it. Charcoal, pencil, pen and brushes will be used on various surfaces. Landscape, still life and figures will be used as subjects. The class will work on quick sketches and more developed drawings. Space, scale, light and shadow, gesture and composition will be discussed. Weather permitting, there will be some work outside. The goal of the class is to get an overview of different methods of drawing, possibly to find a favorite method, and to feel confident in continuing to draw.

Phyllis Lee earned her B.F.A. at Cornell University and went on to study fashion illustration at the Parsons School of Design, sculpture at the Alfred Van Loen studio and painting with Robert Reed, the distinguished Professor of Painting at the Yale School of Art. She’s exhibited frequently throughout the region since 1994; her first solo show at the Arts Center was in December of 2005. Professionally, Ms Lee was a design instructor at the Isabel O’Neil Studio in NYC and an Instructor of Decorative Finishes at the Parsons School of Design Extension on Long Island.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 10
$110 members/$130 non-members

Oil and Acrylic Painting

SHARON CARSON
Landscape Painting in Oil
September 26-29, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Studio I
Would you like your landscape paintings to be more personally expressive? Emphasis in this workshop will be on creativity over realism. The four-day workshop will be a combination of outdoor and indoor work. The first and third days we’ll paint outdoors and the second and fourth days we’ll work in the studio. On-site, students will do creative exercises; that is, many small studies for the purpose of gathering ideas about their selected subject(s). Indoors, during group critiques and individualized instruction, we’ll take a look at those studies, and explore how simplifying, exaggerating, lively brushwork, color harmony, rhythm, values, shapes and line work can be used to create a more expressive painting. Then, students will work on a larger painting in the studio. By analyzing their painting process in this manner, students will develop the confidence to make artistic choices that suit their personal vision. Sharon will give a painting demonstration each morning, talking about her painting process as she composes and captures color, shape, and line in a loose, painterly style. The indoor/outdoor schedule may be modified, depending on the weather. Students should bring photos to work from in case of rain. The workshop is appropriate for all levels. Students may work in oils or acrylics. Demonstrations will be in oils.

Sharon Carson has been painting and teaching in oils, watercolors, and acrylics for more than 30 years. One of only a few living Cape Ann artists selected to show their work in the historic exhibition "The Legacy of Cape Ann," held at the Canton Art Institute in Canton, Ohio, Ms Carson was also selected for an artist residency program sponsored by Les Amis de la Grande Vigne in Dinan, France; one of her paintings is now included in the museum’s permanent collection. Her paintings have also been included in invitational or juried shows at Symphony Hall in Boston, Boston Design Center, The Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, The Copley Society of Boston, Rockport Art Association and North Shore Art Association.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 12
$280 members/$305 non-members

DAVID DUNLOP
Paint on Location in Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor
August 15-18, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
Learn to paint landscapes using the techniques and traditions of "Old Masters", from the 17th century Dutch traditions of Rembrandt to the ideal Italian landscape vision of Claude, from the 19th century naturalist visions of Constable, Turner and Corot to the plein air oil sketches of the Hudson River School painters like Gifford and Church and, finally from the colorist techniques of Monet and the Impressionists. Our outdoor landscape painting class will cover centuries of historic techniques (many lost and forgotten) through demonstrations in oil, watercolor, and how these traditions might be translated through acrylics. In addition to each day’s lecture/demonstration, all participants will receive personal counsel as they paint; beginners through advanced painters are welcome. We will explore a variety of landscape ideas and locations for our painting. Bring your painting and sketching materials as well as a camera. A suggested supply list will be provided. Your instructor wishes you to experience the pleasures of painting beautiful landscapes.

David A. Dunlop is an artist and faculty member of the Silvermine Guild Art Center in Connecticut. Dunlop received his MFA from Pratt Institute and has studied art and conducted painting and art history courses in Europe and Japan. He is represented by numerous galleries across the United States and his work is in scores of Fortune 500 corporate collections (IBM, Ersnt & Young, Solomon Bros. Delta Airlines, U.S. State Department) as well as private and public collections. Dunlop is currently exhibiting a selection of his paintings, "Skyscapes," at The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, CT. He will be lecturing on the history of landscape painting at New York’s Metropolitan Museum on April 9th this year as part of his lecture/workshop schedule.
Minimum 7 students; maximum 12
$580 member/$605 non-members


CHARLES GRUPPÉ
Oil and Acrylic Painting Workshop
July 18-21, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
Beginners to advanced students can complete a new, controlled, impressionistic painting every day during this five-day workshop. Charles Gruppé shares his unique techniques in which he uses a palette knife and brush in a rapid, wet-on-wet approach with tonal colors. The results are quick and exciting. A combination of impressionistic clean color and a sense of detail produce a wonderfully loose painting in either oils or acrylics. There is a demonstration of these techniques each day and the instructor provides individual assistance for each student daily.

Charles Gruppé comes from a family dedicated to art for several generations. He studied at Yale and Columbia Universities and the National University of Mexico. He also painted on a Fulbright Fellowship in Italy where he received the Italian Government Award. He is represented in over 5,000 private and public collections and has been commissioned by many companies, organizations and individuals. He is listed in "Who’s Who in American Art."
Minimum 8 students; maximum 18
$275 members/$300 non-members

SERGE HOLLERBACH
The Figure in a Landscape
July 11-15, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Studio I
A five day acrylic workshop, The Figure in a Landscape will cover figure sketching in one color, in full color, the basic principles of landscape painting in acrylic, the figure in the landscape and many figures in the landscape; composition, light, and shadow will be stressed. Mr. Hollerbach will give several demonstrations per day and critique each student’s work individually. Work will be from a model, indoors and outdoors, and from photographs.

Still in his teens, the Russian born Serge Hollerbach was captured by the Nazis toward the end of WWII, liberated by the Allies at war’s end, and ultimately graduated from the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. After immigrating to the United States in 1949, Hollerbach attended the Art Students League of New York and the American Art School. A respected author and thirty-year veteran Academician at the National Academy of Design in New York City, Hollerbach’s work has garnered hundreds of awards – the Gold Medal from Allied Artists of America, National Society of Painters in Caesins and Acrylics’ and Audubon Artists among them – and hangs in museum collections around the world.
Minimum 7 students; maximum 15
$350 members/$375 non-members

BARBARA PAFUME
Painting Your Way
July 11-26 and August 1-30
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30p.m.
Studio II
This is Barbara’s 26th year teaching at SVAC. Her enthusiasm for her students, respect for their artistic journeys, and dedication to teaching them how to achieve their very best work, continues to inspire beginners through advanced artists. All are encouraged, motivated and effectively taught to develop their own expressive style in watercolor, oil, acrylic or pastel. Students learn every aspect of what makes a successful painting with her lessons on composition, color, values and perspective. Students also learn how to creatively interpret subject matter to enhance the light and drama in their paintings. At the end of each day, everyone is invited to participate in a critique of all work, completed or still in progress, first focusing on what worked and then discussing any concerns students may have encountered.

On the last class day in August, students go on a day-long field trip to one of the regional art museums in the area. Students are given a few specific things to look for and to comment on as they tour the special exhibit, which serves as their "final exam." At noon, students will gather under the trees for a gourmet picnic and the traditional awards and recognition ceremony.

Barbara is an award-winning artist and signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society. She studied at the Art Institute in Chicago, Silvermine Guild in Connecticut, and with several well-known artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel. She developed her realistic style over the years to capture dramatic and poignant moments in life that inspire her. For over 30 years, Barbara has conducted workshops and taught classes privately and for art organizations in Vermont, Illinois, Connecticut, Georgia and Maine. She has had many solo exhibits and her work is hung in public and private collections in many Vermont locations, across the US, and in Europe. Her home and studio is in Fairfax, VT.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 18
8 lessons - July or August
$450 members/$475 non-members
16 lessons - July & August
$900 members/$950 non-members

THOMAS TORAK
Still life Oil Painting Workshop
August 22-26, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30p.m.
Studio I
The goal of this workshop is to make still life come alive. We will start with a discussion and demonstration of how to begin a painting, focusing on rhythm and design. As the students paint, critiques will cover aspects of drawing and representation of form through light, shade and atmosphere. Traditional methods and techniques will be demonstrated. There will also be a discussion of the abstract elements within a realistic painting. All levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome. Several still lifes will be available to paint and students will be encouraged to work at their own pace. The instructor will work alongside the students, demonstrating when necessary.

Thomas Torak studied at the Art Students League of New York under Robert Beverly Hale and Frank Mason. He has won numerous awards, shown his work in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S. and is a member of the Academic Artists Association, Allied Artists of America, American Artists Professional League, Audubon Artists, Oil Painters of America and the Salmagundi Club.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 12
$285 members/$305 non-members

Watercolor

TONY COUCH
Watercolor Workshop
June 20-24, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30p.m.
Studio II
This will be a thorough workshop with Tony doing a full sheet demonstration painting each morning, plenty of time for you to paint in the afternoon, and a critique at the end of the day. Tony will unravel a lot of the "mystery" about design while he shows you how to make your paintings fresh and crisp – and he’ll make color much simpler for you. Many students have said they’ve learned more in one day at one of these workshops than in four years of art school.

Tony Couch received a B.A. in art from the University of Tampa, did further work at Pratt Institute in New York while an artist for Associated Press, and for years freelance/studied with Edgar A. Whitney, ANA. The winner of more than 70 national awards and the author of three best-selling instructional books, Couch has been elected to membership in the Academic Artists Association, Allied Artists of America, the Hudson Valley Art Association, the Knickerbocker Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the Society of Marine Painters, Watercolor West, the Whiskey Painters of America and the Pittsburgh, Georgia, Southern and Midwest Watercolor Societies.
Minimum 18 students; maximum 22
$455 members/$480 non-members

ANN LINDSAY
Landscape in Watercolor
September 26-29, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m-4:00 p.m.
Studio II
Our yearning to connect with our world and express its beauty is natural and vital. Painting the landscape in watercolor offers us a way to feel that connection and experience our place in the world. This workshop is especially geared to early painters who want to begin (or get more comfortable) painting the landscape in watercolor. Working from your own photographs or the workshop reference file, you will explore basic composition ideas, cropping, values, value studies, skies, foregrounds, brushwork, perspective, sighting angles and more, in a relaxed and non-judgmental atmosphere.

Ann Lindsay has been teaching drawing and watercolor since 1989 throughout the U.S. as well as in Provence, France. She is the author of Watercolor: A New Beginning: A Holistic Approach to Painting, and has won numerous awards and shown her work in galleries throughout the region.
Minimum 8 students; maximum 12
$325 members/$350 non-members

ROBERT J. O’BRIEN
Robert J. O’Brien has been painting in watercolor for more than 30 years. "One of my main objectives in watercolor painting," O’Brien says, "is to create light through the use of shadow. In painting ordinary images, I find a fascinating interplay between the two. The transparency of the medium helps in bringing shadows alive while allowing the light to glow." O’Brien has studied with James Whatford, Tony Couch, and the late Marshall Joyce and is affiliated with the Academic Artists Association, the Central New York Watercolor Society, the Chester Art Guild, the New England Watercolor Society, the North East Watercolor Society, the Southern Vermont Artists and the Vermont Watercolor Society.

Landscape Painting in Watercolor
July 25-29, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
Beginning and intermediate watercolor painters – with at least some drawing experience, please – will learn glazing techniques, color theory and mixing, composition, painting light and shadow, wet on wet technique and other methods integral to the creative process of watercolor painting, with O’Brien offering both lectures and live demonstrations for each step in that process. Work will be done both in the studio as well as en plein air, or out-of-doors. Group critiques will be held, as the instructor finds that students can and do learn much from each other’s efforts and comments.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 20
$250 members/$275 non-members

Plein Air Workshop
September 22-23, Friday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
This class will explore the methods of plein air painting of the Vermont landscape. Each class will start with a demonstration by the instructor followed by class painting at a different location each day. The instructor will provide hands-on assistance to each student and there will be a critique at the end of the day. The course will emphasize composition and painting light and shadow.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 20
$125 members/$145 non-members

JOAN RUDMAN
Watercolors on Location
September 12-16, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
This course, given by American Watercolor Society board member Joan Rudman, continues to be a favorite 19 years after its debut. Rudman’s vibrant painting style is perfectly suited to this course which exposes students of all abilities to the broad palette of Vermont’s early fall colors. Each class begins on location with a study of a different subject or technique, followed by free paint time. Beginners are given brush drills and color studies. The class re-groups at the end of the day for a critique. (3 college credits may be earned in this workshop.)
Rudman received her MA from Michigan State University and studied at the Art Students League; also with Edgar A. Whitney and Charles Reid. She is president of the Hudson Valley Art Association._Her work may be seen in Splash 3. She authored a chapter in How to Paint Watercolor the Edgar A. Whitney Way and wrote Places in Watercolor. Her work can be seen at the Kresge Art Museum in Michigan. Joan was recently chosen to exhibit her work in the prestigious 138th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society.
Minimum 6 students; maximum 8
$275 member/$300 non-member

FRANK WEBB
Watercolor Workshop
May 23-26, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30pm
Studio II
In lectures and demonstrations, in both studio and on location, Frank Webb will clarify the use of design principles. The aim of the study is to re-create a new reality, establish unity, and to produce works which are unique. Participants are encouraged to recognize and nurture their personal vision, sharpen their craft, and awaken a critical view of various approaches. All styles of painting and levels of expertise are welcome.
A typical day begins with an hour and a half demonstration. Students then paint their own subject, with help as requested. A group critique will explore the faults and glories of each work one hour before the end of each session. Bring landscape drawings or photos that will serve as a basis for a design approach to painting. Alternatively, bring a finished painting which could be redesigned. Bring sketch paper and a soft graphite pencil for making preliminary design drawings. For en plein air use, bring basic, lightweight equipment and your usual gear. Include half sheet paper or smaller with a Masonite or foam core board cut to the same size as the paper. Bulldog clips are great to hold paper to the board.

Frank Webb is a world-class watercolor painter who has been self employed as an artist since 1958. He has authored three books on painting and design, is listed in "Who’s Who in American Art," and in "Who’s Who in the East." He is a frequent juror and has conducted painting seminars in all 50 states and in numerous locations worldwide.
Minimum 7 students; maximum 15
$525 members/$550 non-members

LIAN ZHEN
Chinese and Watercolor Painting
August 8-12, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Studio I
The first two days will be a Chinese painting session during which Lian will teach students the basic techniques of the two main Chinese painting styles, the detail style and the spontaneous style; each different not only in appearance, but also in materials and techniques. Students will learn how to use Chinese painting materials such as Shuan paper, brush, ink and color, as well as the theory of Asian art. This will then be integrated into the watercolor painting session for the next three days. Lian will teach his "color pouring and blending" techniques in two ways: paint the objects, then pour the background; and pour the background and then paint the objects. Students will also learn Lian’s special method of organizing compositions and the basic concept of using primary colors. Demos last from a few to 45 minutes with time in between for students to practice techniques.

Lian Quan Zhen was a physician in China until 1985 when he immigrated to the U.S. He received a B.A. from the University of California/Berkeley in 1992 and an M.A. in Architecture from M.I.T. in 1996. He has had many one-man shows and has works in numerous institutional and private collections. Lian has been teaching Chinese and watercolor painting since 1994 across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China. Watercolor 94 Spring, Splash 4, the Splendor of Light, Collectors, and Landscape in Watercolor have featured his work. His book, Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors is currently in its third printing.
Minimum 9 students; maximum 18
$400 members/$425 non-members

Sculpture

ELAINE FRANZ WITTEN
Sculptural Elements (3D Clay)
June 6-29, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Studio I
This is a three dimensional class using clay for new or returning students. Students will construct their choice of animal, figurative and/or abstract works. Sculptural Elements’ first four sessions will be devoted to creating sculptures which do not require armatures, the interior framework upon which a sculpture is constructed; the emphasis will be on learning sculptural elements. Later classes will introduce work utilizing simple pipe and wire armatures. Most materials will be supplied by the instructor at her cost; details on request.
Ms Witten’s bronze sculptures are recognized across the country; she is also the producer of a well received film which graphically depicts the stages of bronze sculpture, from armature to patina, employing the ancient "lost wax" casting process.
8 classes
$265 members/$285 non-members
Material fee approximately: $30