Workshops 2010

Change the way you see, feel, think and create!

The Art of Journal Making: Finding our Story through Journey, Adventure and Discovery

Instructor Mary Scrimgeour                                        May 23 to May 29, 2010

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2. In this class you will see the importance of observation, experience creating in an inspirational environment and will how to use your journal or sketchbook to create paintings from. You will experience the thrill of wandering through old, beautiful medieval villages, taking time to sit, sketch, think and discuss. Through this process of exploring, observing and recording in our books, we will discover our story from which we create paintings. Every painting has a personal narrative. It is through observation that we learn how to find our story and create art that is meaningful and satisfying on many levels. I will share with you my process for creating art, and my way of finding inspiration and staying inspired. Each participant will create a series of paintings and complete exercises that will loosen up the creative process. There will be one-on-one instruction as well as demonstrations.
   

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Limited to:

1. 12 guests
   

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Instructor Bio:

1. After majoring in Fine Arts at the University of Colorado, Mary worked as an art director for several national magazines, and as a clothing designer.  In 1990, she started her pursuit of painting full-time and developed the series she calls her "Notebook Paintings", inspired by her father's work and the discovery of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks.  Her worldwide travels have continually enhanced and nourished her work. Experiences from her childhood journey, combined with her world travels has become an analogy for her philosophical views of life and the journey that we all take through it.
   

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3. Mary’s work can be found in various public collections including John Stewart’s, “The Daily Show,” Denver office. Children’s Hospital, Denver,CO, Armstrong Oil and Gas, Denver, CO Centennial Airport, and Xjet in Denver, CO. Her work can be found in numerous private collections nationally as well as internationally.
   

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5. She is represented by Art & Soul Gallery in Boulder, CO, Abend Gallery in Denver, CO, Gallery Mar in Park City, UT.  Select Exhibitions Include: The Denver Art Museum, “Salon du Musee”, 2008, “From Here to There” Solo show. Art and Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO, “The Best of Colorado” Denver International Airport, Denver, CO, “Urban Legends”, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Publications Include: Southwest Art Magazine, Artists to Watch, Boulder Daily Camera, “Five Questions for an Artist”, Petoskey News Review, “Michigan Memories” 
   

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Syllabus:

1. Day one will be an overview of painting basics and loosening up exercises. Days two through five will include: daily assignments, excursions into medieval towns, group discussions, studio work, critique and a final exhibit of work created throughout the week.
   

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Supplies to Bring:

1. A good sketchbook with lots of blank pages, pens, pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolor paints, 12” x 12” sheets of watercolor paper, small bottles of acrylic paints, small set of water mixable oil paints, and a selection of small to medium sized brushes for water mixable oils and watercolors. We also suggest a portable Base Chair if you are not comfortable sitting on stone ledges for an extended period of time.
   

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Itinerary: (Rated: physical walking requirements are light to moderate).

1.     Sunday Sept. 27
   

2. •12:30 pm Meet at the Rome airport. Shuttle departs at 12:30pm. The meeting point and other details are included in your Workshop Handbook which is sent after your reservation is confirmed.
   

3. •Orientation, dinner at the abbey followed by a social with the instructor.
   

4.     Monday Sept. 28
   

5. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
   

6. •9:00 am Workshop class with Mary at the abbey, under the Grand Gazebo.
   

7. •Lunch at the abbey.
   

8. •Afternoon excursion to explore the villages and ruins of Amelia and Orvieto, with dinner in Orvieto.
   

9.     Tuesday Sept. 29
   

10. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
    

11. •9:00 am Workshop class with Mary at the abbey.
    

12. •Lunch at the abbey.
    

13. •Afternoon, easy hike to the caves where St. Francis of Assisi meditated.
    

14. •Explore Assisi and visit Giotto’s frescoes in the Basilica with sketch pads.
    

15. •Wine tasting in nearby Montefalco and dinner in Assisi.
    

16.     Wednesday Sept 30
    

17. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
    

18. •All day excursion to Siena. There will be time for sketching and discussion/ instruction with Mary. There are many things to see including the Antiques market at La Lizza, and the Palazzo Pubblico.
    

19. •Dinner in Siena.
    

20.     Thursday  Sept. 31
    

21. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
    

22. •All day excursion to explore Florence, the Uffizi Museum and Academia with Michelangelo’s David. Discussion and instruction time with Mary throughout the day. (We travel by train on this day).
    

23. •Lunch and dinner in Florence
    

24.     Friday  Oct. 1
    

25. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
    

26. •9:00 am  Workshop with Mary at the abbey in the Gardens.
    

27. •Lunch at the abbey followed by free time. Take advantage of the spa services or visit natural springs!
    

28. •5:00 pm Informal final exhibition with wine and cheese, followed by a farewell dinner at the abbey.
    

29.     Saturday Oct 2
    

30. •7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast at the abbey.
    

31. •11:00 am Shuttle van departs the abbey for the Rome airport.
    

Included:

1. Transportation: Pick-up from and delivery back to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci, (Fiumicino) Airport in our luxury passenger van.
   

2. Delivery to and pick-up from scheduled “Excursions,” as outlined in the Workshop Itinerary above.
   

3. Accommodations: A Standard Room with Single bed, double occupancy; is shared with a roommate of the same gender. All rooms are non-smoking. Upgrades to Private rooms, or Private Suites are subject to availability at the time of registration. For more info. please visit our Accommodations page.
   

4. Meals: 3-meals per day, including a continental breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the common areas you will find fresh fruit, snacks and self-service beverages like coffee, tea, water and juices are easily available throughout the day at no extra charge.
   

5. Wine tasting, critique sessions, final exhibition party, art history guide and informal Italian language lessons.

   

   
   

Price:

1. €2,750 (EUR) payable by credit card or PayPal.
   

Availability:

1. All workshops are subject to availability. A Reservation Request Form can be submitted from this website by clicking on the “Register Now” button, and a response will arrive within 24 hours, Monday through Friday. If you do not receive a response to a request, please click here to contact us directly.
   

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