Roberta Rogers specializes in watercolor landscapes and buildings of the southwest. Roberta is a 3rd generation watercolorist and holds a Master’s Degree in Art from California State University at Fresno. Roberta has been teaching the art of watercolor for over twenty-five years. View works by Roberta at http://robertarogerswatercolors.com

• ALL CLASSES: Please come with watercolor materials i.e. brushes, watercolors, palette, paper and paper towels
• Each Class $45.00 members; $55.00 non members
• Each Class 9:00AM – 12:00PM

"Yes You Can Watercolor"
October 4, 2011
This class is a wonderful introduction to the world of watercolor. Roberta will debunk the myth that watercolor is the hardest; mistakes are ok and are required! Come and enjoy the freedom to paint as a beginner without the fear!

"Landscape Investigations"
October 11, 2011
Landscape Investigations will provide students the opportunity to paint our natural world. Come explore creative ideas for the same old landscape by manipulating color and exploring new techniques!

"Easy Figures for Fun"
October 18, 2011
Come explore color and shape, learning successful watercolor techniques for figures and portraits.

"Florals and Artisterariums"
October 25, 2011
In this workshop students will explore the juicy colors, variations of shadows and the manipulation of light through an expressive technique that will loosen up the subject to allow a more creative expression.

"Ann and the Singing Jaguar"
by instructor KayeGuerin, terra cotta clay

Kaye Guerin's art and life intertwine in a story of adventure and exploration. Every experience became a journey of understanding, from living in new cultures to traveling across vast spaces to explore historic trails. In the midst of a life lived richly in the moment, carved deeply by tragedy, love, humor and wonder, her imagination grew wings. Always seeking the unusual and extraordinary, she painted miles of canvas, showing sensitive portraits, landscapes and still life's. The Frye Art Museum in Seattle showed her Russian paintings, the Charles Russell Museum carried her bronze series of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and numerous galleries sold her work. Today her work is in many private collections across the United States, including the Jonas Salk collection.

"Portrait Sculpture in Terra Cotta Clay"
November 2, 3, 4 2011
$240.00 members; $265.00 non-members
9:00AM – 3:30PM (bring lunch)

Join us for a three day workshop in which you will sculpt a portrait bust in earth clay. You will be introduced to this ancient process in a one hour powerpoint overview of the step by step procedure, then starting with your own clay, be guided through the whole process. You will be shown how to sculpt the features of the head and face. You are encouraged to work from your imagination, but if you wish to try to sculpt a particular person, that's fine too. The focus of this workshop will be to understand the forms that create a convincing head and face, and to work with earth clay to create a permanent, finished sculpture. Safe drying and preparation for firing in the kiln will be covered, as well as where you may have your sculpture fired to make it permanent.

Angie is originally from Wisconsin and Minnesota and has lived in Tucson for 2 years. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Arizona in Art Education and is also completing her teaching certification. She received her BFA in printmaking from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The art mediums she enjoys the most are relief printing, screen printing, intaglio, encaustic painting, paper making, artist books, and drawing. Angie has exhibited her work locally in Minneapolis and Tucson while teaching a variety of workshops over the last 9 years.

9:00AM – 12:30PM
Single workshop: $70.00 members; $85.00 non-members
All three workshops: $180 members; $210 non-members

Come get your hands wet in this workshop series which features several techniques in creating art with paper fibers. We will work with Thai Kozo, recycled papers, wood, and other collage and organic materials. These workshops are appropriate for any age and easy to learn. Each workshop will include demos, examples, and descriptions of the properties and versatility of various paper fibers while providing ample time to explore with the materials. You may attend one, two, or all workshops. Please be available one day after each class to pick up work that has to dry overnight – we are in the desert so the projects will dry much faster than usual.

"Paper Making and Paper Sculpture"
January 18, 2012
Learn how to process Thai Kozo fibers to create beautiful, natural, papers that can compliment many drawing materials. The paper fibers will also be used to create paper lantern sculptures using natural materials. The lanterns sculptures will be made by using a technique of sewing muslin around a wood/stick structure and pouring pulp inside. As it dries the muslin is removed and the paper is formed around the structure.

"Collage and Pulp Painting"
January 19, 2012
Paper fibers are strong and adhere to other papers, fabrics, and natural materials. Pulp painting includes constructing and image out of different colors of paper pulp and you can add to the image with other drawings, photos, and collage items. Each participant will be provided a frame with glass on which to construct their image. We will also explore ways of building a composition and layering images and materials.

"Paper casting on Woodcuts"
January 25, 2012
Similar to embossing, this technique picks up every detail on a surface, including wood grain. The result is a subtle, beautiful, and intricate artwork that is somewhat thick like cardboard. Each participant will select and carve different varieties of wood and construct their own pulp using multiple colors and additives like tea leaves. The desert air will do most of the work for us overnight when the water slowly evaporates out of the pulp and sinks into the surface of the wood. Depending on the size you want to work with each participant can make more than one.

Jason J. Horejs
"Starving" to Successful Fine Artists’

Jason Horejs has been immersed in the art world since childhood (his father, John Horejs, is an established artist who supported their family of nine solely through his art sales) and has worked in galleries since the age of 17. In 2001, he opened Xanadu Gallery. He has written two books (the second is scheduled to be released later this month), and spoken to thousands of artists and artist groups across the United States and Canada, helping upcoming and established artists to achieve their career goals and go from “starving” to successful!

January 27th, 2012
10:00AM – 3:00PM
$49.00/ members (includes electronic workshop materials)
$59.00/ non-members (includes electronic workshop materials)

Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, is proud to present “Starving” to Successful, an informative five-hour artists’ workshop designed to help both established and emerging artists achieve their professional goals and learn about the business side of the art world. Topics covered include: how to get into more galleries with the correct approach and presentation, what marketing paths lead to success and which are a waste of time and money, how to price and display work effectively, increase revenue and productivity, getting organized in the studio, and individualized attention and possible representation by art circuit veteran, author and gallery owner J. Jason Horejs.

10AM-4PM
February 16, 17 2012
$200.00 members; $225.00 non-members

In this mixed media experimental workshop, experienced artists and novices alike will explore the versatility of incorporating encaustic wax paint into art that reflects their personal style and vision. With patience and encouragement, artist, Karon Leigh will guide you through the basics of encaustic painting and challenge you to explore your personal artistic boundaries.

What is encaustic?
Getting started.
Tools, supports, safety.

Mixing it up:
Oil & Wax
Photo Transfer
Encaustic on Paper
Collage
Mixed Media

Most tools and supplies provided. Additional suggested materials list provided to registered participants.

10:00 am - 2:00 pm option of running late

$65.00 members
$75.00 non-members

Jasper Ludwig & Julia DeConcini of Tucson Community Darkroom
Jasper Ludwig & Julia DeConcini, natives of Maine and Arizona, respectively, both majored in photography at The Evergreeen State College in Olympia, WA. Fascinated by chemical reactions and the endless possibilities of light sensitivity, they independently began dabbling and continue to pursue lessons in chemistry, art history, film, and alternative photographic processes. They have taught an amalgamation of these things in elementary schools, high schools, and colleges, and both pursue their own unique methods of creating photographs. In March 2011, they co-founded Tucson Community Darkroom, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving traditional photographic processes. Tucson Community Darkroom offers rentals, education, exhibition opportunities, and youth programming in Pima County and beyond.

In this fun and informative workshop, participants will learn to build and use their own custom pinhole cameras. Instructors will touch on the historical applications of pinhole cameras and the camera obscura, while presenting examples of the enormous potential of pinhole photography. Images will be processed in the darkroom, giving participants an overview of contact printing, photo enlargement, and darkroom chemistry. No experience necessary.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own containers (Oatmeal tin, shoebox, suitcase, hat box, spam can, pumpkin, etc. as long as it can be cut and painted) to turn into a camera (containers will also be provided).

10am- 3pm

$265.00 members
$295.00 non-members

This class will see how to set and light a pose for dramatic effect. Douglas will begin with a demonstration exploring the practice of laying out the composition. Students will practice this timeless approach while being provided with constructive criticism. Each student will receive insight into the basic information for obtaining a successful likeness in the fine art tradition of portrait drawing from a live model. Emphasis will be placed on articulating the perceived 3-dimensional subject on to a flat service, training the eye to see in 2-d.Local color and expression will then follow with surprising results!

Materials needed
easel
drawing board
3 sheets of sand or light gray toned pastel paper 20x28"
set of 30 professional grade portrait pastels
vine charcoal

Douglas Weber is a mid career professional portrait painter. His studies began at the Boston museum school of fine arts in the late 80's where he developed his expressionist skills and continued in Florence Italy adding classical naturalism to his mannered style of perception. Douglas is currently touring the United States on his Facebook national portrait tour drawing people from his past and making friends for the future. His family home has always been Prescott AZ.

March 6, 7th and 8th 2012

$75.00 members
$85.00 non-members

Marlene Sampsel is a 2 and 3d artist, living year round in Green Valley, AZ. Previously she has had rug workshops in Salida, CO. She has worked with this particular method of felted wool for ten years.

This three day workshop will introduce students to the art of designing and making a recycled penny wool rug, a method used since the 1800s. A small felted wool piece will be made during the workshop. Marlene will provide students with a kit to create these beautiful art pieces that will last generations to come.

Materials needed
Large Eye Needles
Pins
Sharp Scissors

March 21, 2012

$75.00 members
$85.00 non-members

Jasper Ludwig & Julia DeConcini, natives of Maine and Arizona, respectively, both majored in photography at The Evergreeen State College in Olympia, WA. Fascinated by chemical reactions and the endless possibilities of light sensitivity, they independently began dabbling and continue to pursue lessons in chemistry, art history, film, and alternative photographic processes. They have taught an amalgamation of these things in elementary schools, high schools, and colleges, and both pursue their own unique methods of creating photographs. In March 2011, they co-founded Tucson Community Darkroom, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving traditional photographic processes. Tucson Community Darkroom offers rentals, education, exhibition opportunities, and youth programming in Pima County and beyond.

In this workshop we will explore the albumen process, a process in which we create our own light sensitive emulsion using egg whites, sea salt, and silver nitrate to create beautiful photographic prints. Albumen prints were the dominant form of creating photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the 20th century. We will explore the history of the albumen print, and look at examples of the many fine and varied applications of the process. Instructors will begin the class with a portrait session, in which they will document each participant with 4x5 sheet film. The large format negative will be used to produce a positive albumen print during this class, and can also be used in cyanotype and vandyke brown printing. If you, as a participant, have any B&W negatives at home (larger negatives of your own or negatives passed down through the years) this is an excellent opportunity to print them and revisit a piece of your history.

March 22, 2012

$55.00 members
$65.00 non-members

Cyanotypes & Van Dyke Brown Printing: Create your own artwork & greeting cards utilizing a simple and beautiful alternative photographic process.

Learn to coat paper, fabric, or any other absorbent and material with brilliant light sensitive chemicals to create beautiful Prussian blue & deep brown photographic prints. We will use transparencies (you’re welcome to provide images beforehand by emailing them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and desert flora to make positive contact prints in the sun. We will delve into the historical relevance of cyanotypes and explain the magical chemical reaction which creates insoluble photographic images.

If you are specifically excited about utilizing the cyanotype (Prussian blue) process in fiber arts or quilting, we recommend bringing your own fabric and paying an additional fee of $30 for your own bottles of chemistry, which you will be able to bring home with you. (Fabric is much more absorbent of the chemistry then other substrates used with this process)

April 2012

Roberta Rogers specializes in watercolor landscapes and buildings of the southwest. Roberta is a 3rd generation watercolorist and holds a Master’s Degree in Art from California State University at Fresno. Roberta has been teaching the art of watercolor for over twenty-five years. View works by Roberta at http://robertarogerswatercolors.com

• ALL CLASSES: Please come with watercolor materials i.e. brushes, watercolors, palette, paper and paper towels.
• Each Class $45.00 members; $55.00 non members
• Each Class 9:00AM – 12:00PM

"What to Paint"
April 3, 2012

"New Materials"
April 10, 2012

"Plein Air- Painting a Spring Day in Tubac"
April 17, 2012

"Finishing Touches"
April 24, 2012