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NOTE! New Technology equals New Website for Manzanita Muse Studio, Dianne Bersea, now with Blog and all the latest bells & whistles.
CLICK HERE FOR NEW SITE!
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Art Workshops and Art Retreats with Dianne Bersea cspwc, AFCA
2011 Season
Join Us on Cortes Island & the Canadian West Coast in British Columbia's
spectacular Salish Sea (Gulf of Georgia).
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You can also visit Dianne's New Website and Blog CLICK HERE.
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2011 Workshop Descriptions |
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September 24 - 28,2011
Saturday - Thursday
Five full days!
Firesign Art & Design Studio
Quadra Island
British Columbia
Some watercolour experience is recommended, but artists of all skill levels will find this workshop beneficial.
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The Artistic Study in Water Colour
Dianne's approach is guaranteed to enhance your watercolour painting skills, reduce visual clutter and give your paintings an energetic boost! In a vigorous atmosphere of demos and hands-on, create quick, loose studies to see colour as tonal value, plan artistic compostions and use large shape to give watercolour its freedom. With humour and positive feedback, Dianne shows how to select elements to build stong watercolour paintings whether working from photos or plein air. Above Dianne endorses a fun learning environment where everyone can feel comfortable and enjoy the process.
Working outside (en plein air) as much as possible or indoors from still life sets, this is an ideal workshop for the artist who wants to loosen up and feel more confident with watercolour.
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Friday, Saturday & Sunday
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Tonal Value in Watercolour Painting
Recognizing tonal value and seeing tonal value as colour is the key to simplifying and empowering our watercolour paintings. Dianne has an excellent technigue to assist in seeing and identifying tonal values. With a surprising exercise that is conducted with randomly selected colours, Dianne demonstrates how to see colour as tonal value. "If the tonal value works, the whole painting will work no matter what colours you use."
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Contact Dianne for Information
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Do you have an idea for a workshop or an art retreat? I'm always interested in new ideas and new challenges. Send me an e-mail. For current workshop and art retreat images and and information go to Dianne's New Website and Dianne's Blog. |
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| Throughout the Year
Art Retreats
In-Studio Mentoring
Small Groups or Private Sessions, by the hour, day or week
Manzanita Muse Studio
Cortes Island,
British Columbia
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It's your call. Tell me what techniques or topics interest you and join me for an Art Retreat on Cortes Island. I can accommodate up to four people, although one-on-one is the ideal situation. Suggested schedule: Three hours of direct instruction in the morning, free time in the afternoon to work on your projects with opportunities for questions, critiques and mentoring throughout.
Stay with us in our cozy self-contained, self-catered Island Rest Bed & Breakfast suite and immerse yourself in the creative process! Design your own Art Retreat with access to studio space and/or private classes in watercolour, acrylic, landscape, plein air sketching, developing an image from a study with Dianne, or work in local natural materials with Jodi Forster
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Dianne Bersea cspwc, AFCA
elected member
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
signature member
Federation of Canadian Artists
click photo for bio and exhibition record (Note that my bio and exhibition record are much in need of updating. Coming soon!)
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Dianne is an accomplished watercolour artist, an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (cspwc) and signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Bright colours and strongly drawn images rendered in a distinctive style have marked Dianne’s watercolours since she began painting in the northern Gulf Islands in 1996. A solo show at the Campbell River Public Gallery in 1999 confirmed her originality. A workshop instructor for twelve years, Dianne has developed a supportive, effective teaching style. She has conducted workshops at numerous locations including eleven seasons at Hollyhock retreat centre on Cortes Island, three seasons at the Malibu Arts Retreat on the Sunshine Coast,seven seasons at Firesign Art & Design on Quadra Island. Recently she has been invited to Fort St John, Prince George and other central BC locations.
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Dianne is known for her supportive approach. She shares her skill, and encourages the most subtle creative spark with warmth, clear direction and open communication. Her knowledge of the creative process, her joyful enthusiasm and spontaneous humor creates a lively learning environment.
What participants are saying.
accommodations
For workshops - Hollyhock and Cortes Island
Photo Album of previous workshops
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| Dianne Bersea, artist, landscape artist, acrylic artist, watercolour artist, watercolor, art workshops, plein air workshops, watercolour workshops, the "art of the study" workshops, art workshop facilitator, classical drawing techniques workshops, drawing workshops, Art Retreats, Art Retreats on Cortes Island, Cortes Island Art Retreats, northern Gulf Islands, Discovery Islands, British Columbia, BC, Canadian west coast, Salish Sea, Gulf of Georgia. |
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