2020 WORKSHOPS WITH VISITING ARTISTS

Oil and Cold Wax for Abstracts -- Sharon Serrago 3 days workshop FEB 19 - 21 at MCL GRAND

Sharon Serrago is a local area artist, teaching weekly art classes at her studio in Richardson, TX. As her teaching strength lies in design and color theory, her classes always focus on strong fundamentals. Sharon’s ability to quickly spot problem areas in paintings and her adeptness at offering solutions has caught the eye of many art clubs and organizations who have subsequently invited her to present demonstrations, offer critiques of members’ works, and judge competitions. A signature member of SWS, Sharon has been accepted into numerous exhibitions including Western Federation WS, Alabama WS, Georgia WS, Illinois WS, Irving WS, Houston WS, and several others. An entrepreneur with her hand in several businesses, Sharon’s first love is her art. While she frequently paints realistically, she is most at home when painting abstracts. Her styles are as diverse as her talents, all of which goes into making her one of Dallas’ interesting artists. Sharon’s work can be seen on her website: http://www.serrago.com

2019 WORKSHOPS WITH VISITING ARTISTS

FLOW IN WATER -- Stephen Zhang 3 days workshop AUG 13 - 15 at MCL GRAND Classroom 2, 9 am -- 4 pm

Course Description:

The workshop aims to help students who have a solid basis in watercolor painting to explore the innate nature of the medium. While focusing on landscape, Stephen will introduce the process of responding to the organic development (and surprises) of the painting, while striving to portray subjects and express emotions. Almost every artist wishes to break away from what they know and to paint like a kid. This workshop will focus on this process and help students loosen up.In the 3-day workshop, the students will bring materials from their life to develop subjects to work on. They will then develop strategies of design, color scheme, and visual effects. There will be demonstration, critique and lots of time working. They should be able to produce 1 to 3 pieces. The objectives of the workshop:
Introduce loose, suggestive and expressive painting techniquesIntroduce the process that balances between controlling and letting go, and between driving toward goals and responding to surprises.

Material list:

Paper: 140 lb. watercolor paper (Arches, Fabriano, etc). Cold press, hot press or rough. 22x30”. 5 sheets.
Professional grade paints
Quality brushes: flat and rounded, medium to large. Hake brush 1, 2 inch
Reference photos
Board, large enough for the paper, painters tape