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The La Veta School of the Arts |
| These workshops can fill quickly, so you are encouraged to register as soon as possible to reserve your space. Register online in a secure platform by clicking on the "Buy Now " button for your desired workshop or workshops. If you have any questions, please call the Class Administrator Lana Thomas Wachterman 719 742-3421, or fax at 719-742-5194, or e-mail: LVArtSchool@yahoo.com. | You may register by mailing your check or money order to LVSA, PO Box 33, La Veta, CO 81055. Should you prefer to register online, our secure online payment option (PayPal) will charge a 2.9% processing fee. NOTE: When you make a "DEPOSIT" for a workshop, PAYPAL will indicate it. |
| PROGRAM: Unless you have been notified to the contrary, classes will meet from 9am to 4pm with a one-hour lunch break. All classes will be held at The La Veta School of the Arts, 105 W. Ryus, across from the park. | MATERIALS: You will be sent a materials list when you register for a class. Some classes may have a modest materials fee, or Model fee - which is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. |
| MEALS: Reasonably priced sandwiches and salads may be ordered daily and will be delivered. No host dinners can be arranged upon request. | ACCOMMODATIONS: A listing of places to stay will be sent upon request when you register for classes. This and more information can be obtained from the La Veta Chamber of Commerce at PO Box 32, La Veta, CO 81055, or on their web site: www.lavetacucharachamber.com |
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Peggy Zehring |
May 14th - 18th |
$375.00 |
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You will have five days (or, if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago’s abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her internationally award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, several museums, and several publications, including 6 books. For over 30 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and The Whitmore Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta.. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Peggy Zehring | May 21st-25th | $375.00 |
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You will have five days (or, if you sign up for both May classes, 12 days) to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago’s abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her internationally award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, several museums, and several publications, including 6 books. For over 30 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and The Whitmore Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta.. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Mary Cooper | June 16th & 17th | $150.00 Lab Fee $30.00 |
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Learn how to mold, sculpt, texture, set stones and finish original copper pieces with the new medium, COPPRclay. This flexible material is fired in a kiln and can be used to express your own unique sense of design for jewelry and/or additions to other types of art and sculpture. Extra supplies will also be available at the class for cost payable to instructor at beginning of class. |
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Mary Sewell Cooper is a jewelry artist and abstract expressionist painter, who brings originality to her jewelry design. She has studied BRONZclay, COPPRclay, and PMC jewelry making at Rio Grande, and Education in Motion classes in Albuquerque, NM. Her jewelry can be found in several galleries in the Southwest and online at www.etsy.com/marysewellcooper. |
| Raquel Dimond | June 23rd - 24th | $150.00 |
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| “Learn technique and then dispense with it.” Render leaves, flower petals, grasses, branches and all manner of wildlife. This class will begin with a short explanation of the origins of brush or Sumi painting and the materials needed. By midmorning, students will be exploring the art of ink on rice paper. Colored inks are an option. The lab fee will pay for all the materials needed for this class, payable to instructor at beginning of class. |  |
Raquel Dimond studied Japanese brush painting in New York City with Paul Siudzinski. She continues in her Colorado studio creating paintings, bead work and weaving. She also has experience with life drawing and design, having worked in the art departments of various art magazines, including Vogue. |
| Sheigla Hartman | June 30th & July 1st | $150.00 Lab fee $40.00 |
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| This class (offered twice) features a live model for two days of exercises designed to unleash each participant’s free expression of the human figure. A variety of techniques will be explored. Learn to make your drawings more exciting and expressive. No experience is necessary. Lab fee pays the live models, model fee is payable to instructor at beginning of class.A supply list will be sent when you register for the class. |  |
Sheigla Hartman began her career as a professional artist in a show at the Denver Art Museum in 1967. Since then, her work has appeared in 9 one-person shows and 83 group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, the West Indies, Korea, Morocco, Scotland and Canada. She draws, paints, makes prints and sculpts as well. She has a fine arts degree from Doane College, and has received many awards and scholarships. She has studied in Denmark and has a MFA equivalent from her study and teaching in France. |
| Peggy Zehring | July 6th - 8th (Fri. 6-9pm, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-3) |
$185.00 |
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| Free yourself with this productive weekend. In this class, which emphasizes creativity and originality, you will find your own unique style. Also you will begin to learn the language of abstraction. You will experiment with many different materials and mediums and learn the psychology of color, line and form. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
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| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago’s abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her internationally award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, several museums, and several publications, including 6 books. For over 30 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and The Whitmore Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta.. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Kathy Hill | July 13th (2-5pm) July 14th (9-noon and 2-5pm) July 15th (2-5pm) |
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| Learn to loosen up while preserving your love of detail. Watercolor’s natural spontaneity can free you to enjoy the serendipitous while manipulating the medium to your own purposes. Basic watercolor techniques as well as how to create strong compositions, using color temperatures and understanding values will be included. Ask about the optional material fee when you register at least 3 weeks in advance. |  |
Kathy Hill studied painting at the University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts in Champagne-Urbania, and graduated from The American University, Washington, DC, with a BA in Art Education. Her love of the Spanish Peaks region can be seen in her many watercolors of the area. She has received numerous awards and her work is included in many private and corporate collections.Visit her web site at www.KathyWHill.com |
| Kenny Schneider | July 16th - 20th | $375.00 | Make your Deposit Here |
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| This fun, 5-day class in film making will introduce and demonstrate the technical foundations of film and video production. The student will learn the differences between digital and analog media. Camera work, editing and aesthetics will be demonstrated by creating a class film to be viewed by the public after the class is concluded. |  |
Kenny Schneider has a Bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, and a Master’s Degree in art from Adams State College in Alamosa, CO. He is teaching and has taught art at several major universities in this country. His filmography includes membership in the Film Maker’s Cooperative, numerous screenings, producing and directing shorts, commercials and directing a feature film in the summer of 2002. |
| Kathy Hill | July 27th (2-5pm) July 28th (9-noon and 2-5pm) July 29th (2-5pm) |
$150.00 |
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Learning to draw is mostly learning to see. Improve your drawing skills at this 3-day workshop that fuses seeing your world with basic drawing skills, interpreting the world of black, white, and shades of gray. Drawing skills build your confidence and provide you a calming, inexpensive hobby in a chaotic world. Ask about the optional materials fee when you register at least 3 weeks in advance. |
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Kathy Hill studied painting at the University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts in Champagne-Urbania, and graduated from The American University, Washington, DC, with a BA in Art Education. Her love of the Spanish Peaks region can be seen in her many watercolors of the area. She has received numerous awards and is included in many private and corporate collections. Visit her web site at www.KathyWHill.com |
| Paul Biron | August 4th & 5th | $150.00 |
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This 2-day workshop will introduce students to the various aspects of digital photography: from different types of cameras (point-and-shoot, dSLR, etc) and lenses, to exposure, lighting and composition. The bulk of this workshop will be hands-on, so bring your camera (and manual). lenses and tripod (if you have one). Film, as well as digital, shooters are welcome. Note: this workshop will NOT cover digital processing, that is covered in my PROCESSING AND MANAGING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS workshop. |
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Paul Biron has been photographing the natural world for 40 years. He uses his camera to help him connect with the spirit of the things he loves most: wildlife and scenic beauty. His photographs have won many prestigious awards including Semi-Finalist in North American Nature Photography Association’s Annual Showcase, and “Best of Show & 1st Place Color” in Pueblo Art Guild’s Annual Photography Show. Visit website at http://photo.sparrow-hawk.org |
| Robert Buckner | Aug. 6th - 10th | $375.00 Lab Fee $60.00 for Model |
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A five-day workshop sculpting the human head (and shoulders) in waterbased clay. Finished work will be life size. Reference will be from a life model. Fees will cover all materials and modelling fees. Instructions for firing the completed works will be given. Gesture and individual style will be encouraged. |
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Robert Buckner has been making art for over 27 years. His art has won numerous awards nationally and internationally. He has been published in International Art Magazine and in a book sold internationally through International Artist Publishing Inc. He attended Kansas State and Wichita State Universities and studied with Louis Maestas in New Mexico. |
| Paul Biron | Aug. 11th & 12th | $150.00 |
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This 2-day workshop will introduce students to digital photography: from basic operation of a digital camera (camera-phone, point -and-shoot or digital SLR), file formats. "digital darkroom" techniques to optimize photographs (color correction, cropping, noise reduction, etc.), printing to managing the storage of digital photographs (searching, metadata, etc). Students will need a camera (and manual), a laptop and editing software such as Photoshop Elements or Lightroom. Demo versions of editing software will be available. |
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Paul Biron has been photographing the natural world for 40 years. He uses his camera to help him connect with the spirit of the things he loves most: wildlife and scenic beauty. His photographs have won many prestigious awards including Semi-Finalist in North American Nature Photography Association’s Annual Showcase, and “Best of Show & 1st Place Color” in Pueblo Art Guild’s Annual Photography Show. Visit website at http://photo.sparrow-hawk.org |
| Carla Knight | Aug. 13th - 17th | $375.00 |
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This five-day workshop includes a lecture to give an overview of the molding process. Students will learn how to set up, weigh and mix rubber, plaster, and dismantle for cleaning. There are many steps to learn, with notes provided for later use. This is a chance to learn by doing the work, while the instructor oversees your progress. The completed workshop will yield a fully functioning mold that serves the requirements of the lost wax process of bronze casting. Lab fee: small (12" or less) $75.00; medium (12" to 15") $135.00; large (15" to 20") $180.00. These prices are based on one gallon of Poly Fast rubber costing $60.00. |
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Carla Knight studied art education with a five-year apprenticeship, under the tutelage of sculptor George Carlson. She began making molds in 1968. Over the years, she has sculpted, molded, cast in bronze, and entered national juried art shows. Carla has won several prizes for her sculpture, one being the Grand Prize at the American Women Artists show in Scottsdale, AZ, in 1998. Her bronze, "the Rice Ritual", is part of the permanent collection of the High Plains Arts Council in Benson Park, Loveland, CO. |
| Sheigla Hartman | Aug 18th & 19th | $150.00 Lab Fee $40.00 |
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| This class (offered twice) features a live model for two days of exercises designed to unleash each participant’s free expression of the human figure. A variety of techniques will be explored. Learn to make your drawings more exciting and expressive. No experience is necessary. Lab fee pays the live models, payable to instructor at beginning of class. A supply list will be sent when you register for the class. |  |
Sheigla Hartman began her career as a professional artist in a show at the Denver Art Museum in 1967. Since then, her work has appeared in 9 one-person shows and 83 group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, the West Indies, Korea, Morocco, Scotland and Canada. She draws, paints, makes prints and sculpts as well. She has a fine arts degree from Doane College, and has received many awards and scholarships. She has studied in Denmark and has a MFA equivalent from her study and teaching in France. |
| Peggy Zehring | Sept. 10th - 14th | $375.00 |
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You will have five days to discover and explore your own unique style. Emphasis will be on creativity and originality and having fun with your art. Using tools, charcoal and paint, you will explore mark-making, paint possibilities, making sense of nonsense, trusting your own vision and the psychology of line, form and color. You will also begin to learn the language of abstraction. No experience is necessary. A supply list will be sent when you register. | |
| Peggy Zehring studied with Elaine deKooning and with Chicago’s abstract painters: disciples of Wassily Kandinsky. She has a fine arts degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her internationally award-winning work is included in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, several museums, and several publications, including 6 books. For over 30 years, she has lectured extensively and taught in a variety of college and workshop settings. She is represented by Montserrat Gallery in New York City, and The Whitmore Fine Arts Gallery in La Veta.. Visit her web site at: www.PeggyZehring.com. | ||
| Doug Anderson | Sept. 15th & 16th | $150.00 | Make your Deposit Here |
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| This intensive two-day class will give you a hands on introduction to gas and mig welding techniques for creating found objects and mild steel sculpture. You will also learn common methods for cutting steel. Various other commonly implemented arts metal techniques will be discussed in detail as well as basic welding safety. On day two, the instructor will assist you in creating a sculpture from found objects that you have brought for that purpose. Class limited to 7 . |  |
Doug Anderson started young as an artist studying art and illustration through high school and college before he was drafted and trained as a welder/metal fabricator. He graduated at the top of his ship fitter class in Ft. Eustis, VA, before being sent to Vietnam. In 1985, he established an art welding/fabrication shop called the Iron Horse in Evergreen, CO where he created art pieces designed around Indian artifacts and ornamental railings using flat bar steel. In 2001, he brought his Iron Horse business to Walsenburg. He collaborated with artist Laura Audrey on a large outdoor sculpture in front of the music building at UC Boulder called "Stop & Rest". |
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