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The Dynamic Floral
The painted floral requires a balance of spontaneity and accuracy, a perfect subject to practice adding energy to all of your paintings. Patrick will demonstrate the process of simplifying the subject and moving to finish as rapidly as possible in order to add more excitement to your painting. Learn about choosing a subject, composition, values, color temperature, simplification, how to start, and when to stop.
Each day will begin with a short lecture and full demonstration, followed by one-on-one instruction with students. We will work from both cut flowers and photographs in the studio. The class is highly tailored for each individual student. Class size is limited, so that each student can receive the maximum amount of interaction with the instructor. Patrick's CAL workshops ALWAYS fill up, so register quickly. A suggested materials list will be provided prior to the class.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 17-19
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Madeley Fine Art Gallery
Cost $550
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This popular, one-day workshop with Ken Roy will focus on the introduction and demonstration of three practical, functional approaches to sketching the figure using personal graphic language, proportion, and landmarks of the body to establish within three to five minutes a line of action, gesture, the point of balance, and the integration of the major masses of the body. This workshop is for all experience levels, ages 18 and over. Please note: Anatomically correct illustrations of the human body will be referenced during the workshop, and drawing will be from photo references or internet references rather than from a live model.
Schedule
From 10 a.m. to noon:
Session I: Definitions, Methodology, Process, and Tools
From noon to 1 p.m.:
Lunch
From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.:
Session II: Stacking Boxes
Session III: Circles, Ovals, Ovoids, and Eggs
Session IV: Lots of Lutz, Conclusion, and Resources
$60 for CAL members; $100 for non-members
Class size is limited to 8.
This workshop always fills quickly.
Don't miss out!
Supply list
Paper: Newsprint, rough or smooth, 12" x 18" or 18" x 24". Pad of 50 sheets. Drawing boards and easels, both floor and table models, will be available if you choose to use them.
Measuring tool: your drawing implement, a chopstick, or a knitting needle will work fine.
Drawing implement: your preference of charcoal pencil (2B of 4B), Nitram Fine Art Charcoal or similar product (HB or B), willow charcoal, pastel pencil or stick (hard), or Cretacolor lead holder, with either sanguine oil or Nero drawing leads. A marker is not a good choice because it will bleed through the paper, and this will make the reverse side unfit for drawing.
Optional: kneaded eraser or chamois; sand block or Nitram sanding paddle.
This three-day studio workshop will focus on painting "alla prima" (all at once) as well as developing greater skills of observation, simplification, and painting "wet on wet" to create strong "painterly" paintings. The workshop will also discuss techniques to quickly transfer the elements of your reference to the canvas with the goal of creating an artistic painting that accurately relates the important forms of a composition rather than simply copying everything in a photograph.
The first morning of the workshop begins with a discussion of painting basics (from materials to paint handling) and will also address the fundamentals of color, value, edges, perspective, and other "practical" elements that make a successful painting. Each day participants will work on a series of timed painting exercises incorporating the techniques discussed while developing their skills of observation, simplification, bold brushwork, and painting in a "decisive" and "intentional" manner.
Each morning of the workshop will include a short painting demo by Dan with an explanation of his process. Dan will provide plenty of one-on-one individual instruction throughout each day of the workshop.
This workshop is designed for intermediate to advanced painters in both oil and acrylic mediums; however, proficiency in basic drawing is required. Participants will be able to choose from a wide variety of reference photos supplied by the instructor for their painting exercises.
CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER SOON!! Suggested supply list is below.
Dan Graziano is an award winning, nationally exhibited artist whose paintings capture the hidden beauty found in the ordinary and unexpected fleeting moments of everyday life. Incorporating dramatic light, shadow, color and perspective, his compositions feature a diversity of subjects - from a simple still life to rugged coastlines, active urban life, lively cafes and bars, small rural towns and forgotten roadside relics. His work has been featured in numerous publications and is in the collections of private and corporate collectors throughout the world. He also keeps an active schedule teaching workshops at galleries and art organizations throughout the nation.
His artistic vision began taking shape in the 60's, during America's explosive political, cultural and artistic awakening. His first formal training focused on advertising and illustration, but a career opportunity in architecture and urban planning altered his original direction.
When he returned to painting, he was drawn to the rich complexity of the urban landscape inspired by Edward Hopper and other urbanist painters. As an accomplished blues guitarist (his other great passion), he found the city streets, time worn buildings and multiple layers of decay and repair a visual parallel to the spirit and culture of the music. He has received formal training in the traditional techniques and principles of classical realism painting from The Florence Academy of Art.
“In my paintings, I try to capture the hidden beauty found in the unexpected places and fleeting moments of everyday life. I continue to be intrigued by the urban landscapes of inner cities - their active streets, time worn buildings and multiple layers of decay, renewal and adaptation - that proudly display the effects of age and use, which I see as testaments to strength, character and authenticity in contrast with modern society’s demand for newness, imitation, disposability and easy duplication. My work is influenced by realists such as Caravaggio, Sargent, Hopper and the three generations of Wyeths along with California painters Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Diebenkorn.”
Suggested Supply List:
- Portable easel or tabletop easel with a paint mixing palette (Masterson plastic artist palette is a good option)
- Solvent container with a locking lid
- Cup or container for medium (if using a medium)
- Oil paint (any brand of good quality paint). Suggested colors:
Ultramarine blue
Manganese blue
Sap green
Burnt sienna
Burnt umber
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium orange
Cadmium red light
Cadmium yellow medium
Yellow ochre
Titanium white
- Brushes
I recommend hog bristle brushes or good quality synthetic brushes for oil or acrylic painting. Bring a mixture of filberts, flats, and rounds in various sizes (4, 6, 8, 10) with one sable rigger (liner). I use Robert Simmons Signet series (hog bristle) and Rosemary & Co. Ivory series (synthetic). Don't bring worn out brushes.
- Panels
You will use 3 to 4 panels per day. Your choice of panel sizes (6x8, 8x10, 9x12) - no larger than 9 x 12 for this workshop. Please bring panels rather than stretched canvas and avoid panels with too "slick" a surface.
Optional - I tone my panels with a thin wash of Liquitex Red Oxide acrylic paint wiped on with a moist paper towel.
- Medium (optional)
Graham's Walnut Alkyd Medium (a fast-drying and non-toxic product) or Gamblin Neo Megilp
- Solvent
Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol or Turpenoid). Do not bring hardware store turpentine - it is not healthy for you or the people around you.
- Paper towels and plastic grocery bags for used paper towels
- Painting clothes (please wear clothing that you don't mind getting a little paint on)
- Optional
disposable gloves
wet panel carrier
bag lunch, bottled water
Online Art Stores for Supplies and Equipment:
- Cheap Joes www.cheapjoes.com
- Dick Blick www.dickblick.com
- Art Supply Warehouse www.artsupplywarehouse.com
- Jerry’s Artarama www.jerrysartarama.com
- Triangle Coatings (Classic Artist Oils) www.tricoatstore.com
- Artist and Craftsman Supply www.artistcraftsman.com
- RayMar Art www.raymarart.com
- SourceTek www.canvaspanels.com
-Rosemary & Co. www.rosemaryandco.com
Discover the art of portrait painting in oil through a simple, step-by-step approach. This 2-day workshop is designed to guide you from the first sketch to a life-like finish, perfect for both beginners and experienced artists. Explore the fundamental structure of the human head, along with color and technique, as you develop a portrait from life with depth and character.
Dr. Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a Pakistani American artist based in Houston, Texas, known for his dynamic and expressive portrayals of the American West. He first came to the United States in the early 1990s to pursue graduate studies, earning his MFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and later a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University, Athens. Over the course of his career, he has taught at both Ohio University and the University of Houston, and he currently serves on the faculty at the Glassell School of Art in Houston.
During the past three decades, Dr. Bhatti has exhibited his work internationally, presenting more than thirty-five solo exhibitions and numerous juried shows across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including in Turkey, Italy, Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Dubai, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, China, India, Chile, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Dr. Bhatti’s Western paintings are rooted in a deep admiration for the enduring spirit, cultural heritage, and living traditions of the American West. His work often depicts cowboys, horses, rodeo culture, and Native American themes, interpreted through a contemporary, multicultural lens. Bold brushwork, intense color contrasts, and gestural movement animate his compositions, capturing the vitality, drama, and emotional resonance of Western life. His paintings reflect both observation and storytelling—honoring the landscapes, people, and histories that define the region.
His distinctive painterly style—marked by expressive color, dynamic textures, and painterly brush strokes are widely recognized and collected. His works are held in private and public collections, and he is represented by galleries in Texas, including Austin Galleries, Art on 12 in Wimberley, and Archway Gallery in Houston.
A member of the American Watercolor Society and the International Watercolor Society, Dr. Bhatti works across multiple media, creating paintings that radiate movement, cultural depth, and a celebration of human experience.
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