GREAT NEWS!

We are now having our meeting at the Appleton, we meet there on Wednesday (the second Wednesday of the month) and all workshops will now be held there on the Thursday and Friday following the demonstration.  

Just a reminder that we still have workshops with plenty of room in them. Below is a link to the workshop pdf. for you to look over and sign up.

A deposit will hold your seat.  

Workshop PDF

For more information regarding the following workshops, please contact:

Terry O'Brien
Phone: (352) 625-3496

Lian Zhen Master Watercolorist Workshops

This workshop is hosted by our friends at The Villages and need a few more workshop sign ups. Since OAG does not have a workshop scheduled in March, some of you might be interested. Check out the website, the work of this artist is very interesting.

Please visit Lian Zahn's website to see more of his work: http://www.lianspainting.com/dmOw.htm  

Please contact Juanita at (352) 753-3035 to register by phone. Call Linda at (352) 430-0976 or Bev at (352) 753-1383 for informations. Their website is http://www.artworkshopsinthevillages.com/  

Workshop Dates: 

     March 1st-3rd, 2010

     Workshop Price: March, 1-3, 2010 session, $205

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     March 4th-5th, 2010

     Workshop Price: March, 4th-5th, $145

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     Special Chinese Painting Workshop

     March 6th-7th, 2010

     Workshop Price: March, 6th-7th, $145

     Material Fee: $45, for authentic Chinese Watercolors and paper

Virginia Chen Watercolor Workshop

Demo Date: May 12th, 2010 at noon following the OAG Meeting

Workshop Dates: May 13th from 9:30am-4pm and 14th from 9:30am-4pm

Where: Appleton Museum

Demonstrator: Virginia Chen

Medium: Watercolor  

Price: $100 for OAG Members

Price: $150 for Non-OAG Members

Virginia Chen has been painting and exhibiting her work in Gainesville area since 1980. Although she studied science in college, earning a Bachelor Degree of Science from Iowa State University, her real love was art. Virginia pursues her love of art by taking lessons from well known artists, studying art books and also participating in painting workshops led by nationally well known artists. Watercolor is Virginia's first choice of expression. She finds the media provides the unique qualities of transparency, clarity, freshness, and pure spontaneity. Her choice of subjects includes florals, landscapes, buildings, boats, wildlife, etc. Her use of light and color transposes the viewer to a simple place & time and also inspires feelings of joy, peace and harmony. Most of her work grows out of a sense of beauty and desire to impart visual pleasure to the viewer. Over the past 18 years, Virginia won many awards at local and regional art festivals including the best Cedar Key Scene 1991, and her works can be found in numerous private and corporate collections.

Mary Jane Volkmann Plein Air Workshop

Demo Date: September 8th, 2010 at noon following the OAG Meeting

Workshop Dates: September 9th from 9:30am-4pm and 10th from 9:30am-4pm

Where: Appleton Museum

Demonstrator: Mary Jane Volkmann

Medium: Plein Air Painting

Price: $100 for OAG Members

Price: $150 for Non-OAG Members

On September 8th, 2010 Mary Jane Volkmann will do a Plein Air demonstration and the following 2 days, the 9 & 10th, she will do an outdoor workshop on the Grounds of the Appleton Museum. This is very exciting. We will have classroom discussions inside the Appleton Museum, painting outdoors and share Mary Jane’s vast knowledge of Plein Air Painting.

Mary's Website:http://www.maryjanevolkmann.com/index.htm