Last few days to sign up for the April Mike Beeman Workshop

Mike Beeman Workshop
"Having Fun Painting Still Lifes"

"Blue Sugar Bowl" Pastel by Mike Beeman

April 6-7, 2013
9 am - 4 pm

Location: Cheyenne Artists Guild

1701 Morrie Avenue

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009

The cost is $125 for Artists Guild members and $150 for non members.  If you have any further questions, or are ready to sign up please contact the Cheyenne Artists Guild at 632-2263 or check out the website to register online at  http://cheyenneartistsguild.weebly.com/mike-beeman.html

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You will spend an intensive two days learning the basics in creating still life paintings with your favorite medium. This workshop will cover the following technical and fundamental applications of various media and artistic considerations using demonstrations and practice sessions.

STUDENTS WILL LEARN :

• Setting up a still life
• Using thumbnails for problem solving and developing color notes

This workshop will assist students in obtaining a certain level of confidence in their painting ability and acquiring skills that can be used with any painting medium.

Students may bring their own materials for the still lifes. 

For more about Mike and his work check out his website at  http://beemansfineart.fineartstudioonline.com/workshops
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MATERIAL LIST: 

Bring what you use at home as your preferred materials in pastel or oil paints. Examples of materials Mike uses in his works are as follows:

LIST OF MATERIALS FOR PASTELS: 

A selection of soft and hard pastels like Terry Ludwig’s, Rembrandt, Grumbacher, Schmincke, Unison, Art Spectrum, NuPastels, etc.
PASTEL PENCILS: Carb Othello or similar brand of pastel pencils….black*, white*, warm*, and cool gray*
PAPER: 2-3 sheets of 9” x 12” paper or board of your preference.  Mike will be using a textured surface, such as Belgium Mist Wallis paper, LaCarte Pastel Board or a gray Canson.
BOARD: Pastel support/drawing board for 9”x 12” paper
A small sketchbook, any size (8” x 10”, 7” x 9”, etc.) or a few pieces of paper for sketching.

 LIST OF MATERIALS MIKE USES FOR OIL:

Oil Brands: Mike usually uses Gamblin, Rembrandt’s, or Winsor Newton Pigments:

TOR Transparent Oxide Red

Burnt Sienna

Yellow Ochre

Cad. Yellow Light 

Cad. Yellow Deep

Cad Red lt

Cad Orange

Alizarin Crimson

Cad Red Deep

Ultramarine Blue

Cobalt Blur

Winsor Newton Titanium White

Rembrandt’s Warm and Cool Gray OR Gamblin’s light, medium and dark gray

Solvents- Gamblin odorless or any other odorless Turpentine… Do not bring any solvent that you can smell!

Brushes-  Small, medium and large flat or Filbert one medium round

Palette Knife

Palette

5” x 7” canvas boards

Paper towels**

CAG hours of operation
 Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 pm. and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm

 1701 Morrie Ave. in Holliday Park, Cheyenne, WY