Painting the Evening Light

Details
Room
Visual Arts Classroom
Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Begins
Ends
Time
1:00 - 8:00 PM with a one hour break for dinner.
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Member tuition
$85.00
Non-member tuition

$135.00 (become a member)

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Supplies provided
No
Art Area
Visual Arts
Medium
Acrylic
Watercolor
Description

Join artist and teacher Adam VanHouten for two fun-filled evenings painting the summer light in the Grand Traverse Area. In the studio at Crooked Tree go over outdoor setup, materials to bring, and what to expect in the plein air environment. Learn about composing your image, using edges to depict depth, value scales through notan and grayscale sketches, color mixing, and much more. In the evening head into Traverse City to paint an “evening light” scene.  Students may choose to paint in any wet media; watercolor, oil, and/or acrylic.

Whether just beginning or a more experienced plein air painter, you will gain valuable knowledge during this 2 day plein air workshop.

Country Inn and Suites of Traverse City is offering a limited number of rooms at a discount for 2018 Summer Workshop students.  Call Kristi at Crooked Tree Arts Center for details  231-941-9488.

Instructor(s)

Adam VanHouten

Workshop Instructor
CTAC Traverse City
http://www.adamvanhoutenartist.com

Adam VanHouten received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Art Education from Western Michigan University and a Masters in Education from Michigan State University.  He currently is a full-time visual art instructor for Traverse City Area Public Schools, and teaches a variety of workshops and classes to children and adults. Born and raised in Traverse City, he is an artist with a commitment to share his learning through his teaching and to continue to advocate for the expansion and growth of the visual arts in Northern Michigan.  

Creating artworks in glowing layers of color and cultivating the artist within. I am inspired by the beauty that surrounds me and I use my personal vision to create.  A huge part of my art is sharing, inspiring, while guiding and nurturing other people to find their inner artist.  My life is rooted in experimentation, gaining experience by practicing skills, developing focus and concentration, working through failure and persevering.  Art should allow the voice of the artist to shine through.  Each of us has a unique statement, and mark to make, we just need guidance as we grow.  Art is within each of us.  Failure is an inevitable part of the process:  it is what we do with that failure that assists us in growing as an artist and a person.  As I continue to create, mistakes become opportunities for growth and innovation.  Mistakes should not be feared as much as respected for their ability to bring us closer to our artistic realizations.  I embrace all of these opportunities, viewing them as part of the learning process. 
 

Cancellation & Class Policies

Cancellation Policy for Multi-Day Workshops

Crooked Tree Arts Center reserves the right to cancel any multi-day, sequential-day workshop that does not meet its minimum student enrollment 30 days prior to the first workshop session.  If a workshop is cancelled by CTAC for lack of enrollment, CTAC will offer a full refund to the student in the manner in which tuition was paid. (Cash payments will be refunded by check.)

Student Withdrawal
Requests for cancellation by the student at least sixty (60) days prior to the first day of the workshop will be honored (minus a $20 processing fee).  Requests for cancellation by the student between thirty (30) and fifty-nine (59) days prior to the first day of the workshop will receive a 50% tuition refund . NO REFUNDS will be given for a student cancellation made less than thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the workshop.