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Spring 2024 Workshop with Richard Stephens
Our NFWS SPRING 2024 WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP was
Lighten up, Loosen Up with Richard Stephens!
May 14 – 17, 2024 at the Castiglia Art Center at the Historic Roycroft Campus, 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY.
Richard was as promised – an awesome, inspiring, person and artist. This workshop was terrific! Here are a few photos. As we collect more from the participants, we will post them here.
SAVE THE DATE! NFWS Spring 2024 Workshop with Richard Stephens will be May 13 – 17, 2024.
The Workshop “Lighten Up, Loosen Up” will be held May 13 – 17, 2023 at the Castiglia Center on the Historic Roycroft Campus. Registration Forms will be available here on our website on Monday, February 19th, and will be emailed to all NFWS Members on that date. 
Fall Workshop, “Intuitive Painting with Gouache and Watercolor” with Stan Kurth
Dates: Wednesday October 11 to Saturday October 14, 2023
Location: Taylor Theater Meeting Room at The Kenan Center in Lockport, NY (behind Kenan House – accessible ramp)
433 Locust Street Lockport, NY 14094
Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch: 12:15 – 1:00 pm (Bring lunch or order daily through the workshop)
Fee: Members: $350 Non-Members: $390
Stan Kurth Workshop Registration Brochure
Workshop Description:
The aim is to teach all levels of students to paint intuitively, starting without preconceived notions or outcome. There will be no preliminary planning or drawing. Process will dictate direction as students use watercolor and gouache to implement elements and principles of design. Painting will start with random marks, then color is added using a mixture of watercolor and gouache to create a library of design elements. The instructor will offer regular comments and evaluate work in progress regarding relationships between design elements and principles. It is entirely possible finished work may be representational, but the goal is work which is compositionally pleasing and aligned with each artist’s personal aesthetic.
General Plan: The instructor will demonstrate every day of the workshop, usually first thing in the morning. The rest of the day will be spent with students as they work on that day’s assignment (based on the morning demonstration). On the first day of the workshop after introductions, Stan will give an overview on the elements and principles of design, then an explanation of intuitive painting as he sees it. On the last day of the workshop critique time will be allotted in the afternoon based on the number of students in the class.
About the artist:
Artist and workshop instructor, Stan Kurth, has drawn and painted most of his life. An aunt, who was an artist and art instructor, influenced him even before he began school. Stan lives with the conviction of “fear not” and that same attitude permeates not just his life, but his art. His focus and dedication to his work have earned him signature member status in several watercolor societies including the National Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies – Master. He currently lives in Arizona.
“My paintings are expressions of my life experience, everything which has touched and moved me along a path to the latest work. If the work fails to speak visually, no amount of esoteric rhetoric here will change it. Painting is a discipline which requires practice, passion, devotion, focus and a steadfast spirit of pursuing something which will never be attained.”
See Stan’s website: https://stankurth.com for more images.
Mary Whyte Workshop The Best of Portrait and Figure in Watercolor
We hope everyone who took part in the workshop left exhausted and inspired, and from what we hear that is the case!. Here are some photos from Michele Patti Kasimor and Jennifer koury.
This in-person workshop was held in the spacious sanctuary of the lovely Marienthal Inn, nestled in the rolling picturesque hills of Western New York. For those wishing to stay overnight, the inn offers comfort- able accomodations. Breakfast was included with booking. Stay is separate from the workshop fee. Gourmet deli- cacies – No need to travel. Niagara Falls or Letchworth Park, the Grand Canyon of the East, are 55 minutes driving.
The Best of Portrait and Figure in Watercolor with Mary Whyte will cover all aspects of drawing the figure, mixing flesh tones with watercolor pigments, getting a likeness, creating dynamic compositions, correcting mistakes and creating paintings with emotions. Mary’s round table discussion includes tips on marketing your work with a personal Q and A time, including framing applications.
NFWS Workshop Marienthal Country Inn
5107 Langford Road North Collins, NY 14111
716 – 337 – 0160 marienthalcountryinn.com
May 19 – May 21, 2023
9:00 AM – 4 PM
NFWS Members $750 (US Funds) Nonmembers $800 (US Funds)
Email questions to Jennifer: jennifer@jenniferKouryart.com
Fall 2022 Virtual (Zoom) Workshop with Glenn Blue! The link to the Registration Form has been posted.
Glen Blue will be our teaching artist for the Fall 2022 Virtual (on Zoom) Workshop.
You can review and print the Registration Form here:
Glenn Blue Workshop Registration Form
Location: Your home via ZOOM
Dates: Tuesday, October 18th – Thursday, October 20th
Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1 pm
Fee: Members $250; Non-Members $300
About the Artist: Glenn Blue
Glenn Blue learned art at a very early age. By his teenage years he was selling paintings professionally. Through the years, Glenn has trained in fine arts and shown in countless local, regional, and international shows. He has travelled Europe painting and collecting art and has taken classes from countless artists including, Joseph Zbukvic, Alvaro Castagnet, Nita Engle, David Taylor, Gregg Allen, Tony Couch.
Glenn captures the artistic impression and atmosphere of his subjects. His paintings are representative without being photographic. He showcases the flow and glow of watercolor.
A Note on Glenn Blue’s Process:
Glenn’s approach is to demonstrate techniques that participants can practice in the workshop, and later apply to their own work. He describes the techniques as “tricks” he uses to create features such as water, reflection, shadows, fog, sky and trees. He is known for his ability to put a glow on a stream or creek.
While Glenn will probably not complete a painting from beginning to end (or expect participants to), he may combine several techniques to illustrate how they could be used together in a finished painting.
Regarding photo references, participants may wish to have landscape images on hand, particularly with water features, snow and water, and interesting skies with weather effects. He specifically mentioned the example of a creek with a zigzag, to get the shape right.
Spring 2020 Workshop with Richard Stephens has been CANCELED
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE THIS WORKSHOP IN THE FUTURE..
Fall Workshop 2019 with Iain Stewart, which was held from October 15 – 18, 2019, is completed. It was amazing!!!
Fall 2019 Workshop with Iain Stewart
OUR FALL WORKSHOP WILL FEATURE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED WATERCOLOR PAINTER AND TEACHER IAIN STEWART
The Watercolor Workshop will be held at the Kenan Center, 433 Locust Street, Lockport, NY October 15 – 18, 2019, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.
Workshop Brochure with Registration Form is available for download here.
Iain Stewart Workshop brochure
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Iain Stewart is a watercolor artist / illustrator and a signature member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies. His work has received numerous awards in international competition and he is a sought after juror and workshop instructor. He is also an architectural illustrator with an international clientele- a business he has run for the last 20 years. Iain maintains a studio in Opelika, Alabama.
Artist’s Statement
I rely on instinct a great deal and my sketchbook when selecting subjects for my paintings. The lion’s share of my work is done in one sitting as my real struggle in painting is to capture the initial vision for any given piece. I am most often motivated by capturing a definitive lighting condition and how it influences shape and value rather than faithfully representing the subject as witnessed. Watercolor is uniquely suited for this task as “light” is reserved from the first brush strokes and must be protected throughout the painting process .
The underlying narrative in my work is not based on any theme in particular but quite simply how “place” is inhabited and used daily.
I often use remembered atmospheric and lighting conditions in my work and would say that I paint from life and memory simultaneously. My watercolors are not only a translation of what I see, but more importantly, an expression of how I choose to view the world.
Web Site: http://iainstew.fineartstudioonline.com
Spring 2019 Workshop with Pat Dews
OUR SPRING WORKSHOP WILL FEATURE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED WATERMEDIA PAINTER AND TEACHER PAT DEWS.
This Spring’s Watercolor Workshop, “ABSTRACTING NATURE”, will be held at Marienthal Country Inn, 5107 Langford Road in Eden, NY, May 13 – 17, 2019, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.
The workshop is full! Registration is complete. 
About the 5 day Workshop “ABSTRACTING NATURE”:
For Pat design is everything as she creates experimental works in watermedia on paper and
canvas. The design elements: shape, texture, line, space, value and color translate what she
sees in nature. Being an intuitive painter, she delights in showing students how they also can
transform realistic imagery into well composed abstractions.
Pat will cover design elements and numerous painting techniques to help attendees learn how to create exciting and meaningful abstracts in watermedia.
We will use watercolor, acrylics and inks, as well as collage pieces, gesso, alcohol, etc. to cover such techniques as masking, spraying dripping, transfers, texturing and sgrafitto.
The daily schedule will include design talks, demonstrations, video presentations and critiques. There will be plenty of time to work on your own unique paintings (no clones) and try new techniques. Many of Pat’s students sayhow their work has grown and they will never work the same way again.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Pat Dews, a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City is a signature member and Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, National Collage Society and the New Jersey Water Color Society.
Dews creates experimental works in watermedia on paper and canvas. She paints the abstract essence of nature. The shapes and textures of flowers, rocks, water, crumbled walls, rusty objects are translated into richly layered paint surfaces. Collage is often integrated. Dews skillfully juggles organic and geometric forms, transparent and opaque paint – all held together by a basic abstract underlying shape. It is this intricate dance, rendered in strong color and value which produces her award-winning paintings.
Dews’ painting, “Overpass” received Second Place in the 33rdAnnual Artist’s Magazine Abstract/Experimental category. Pat received The Mary Bryan Memorial Medal at the 150thAmerican Watercolor Society Exhibition, 2017, the Paul B. Remmey, AWS, Memorial Award at the 148thAmerican Watercolor Society International Exhibition, 2015, the Edgar Whitney Memorial Award at the 149thAmerican Watercolor Society Exhibition, 2016 and the China Zou Yinong Silver Award – China/NWS Small Image Exhibition, 2016. Dews’ paintings were represented in the 2015 Small Image Exchange Exhibition and the 2015 Shenzhen International Biennial Exhibition, China.
Pat is the author of [the painter’s workshop] Creative Composition & Design, 2003 (ebook), and Creative Discoveries in Watermedia,1998, published by North Light Books. Her work has appeared in numerous books and publications. Dews’ videos, Designing Great Starts with Texture and Formand Let’s Get Started Finishingare available through Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff.
Pat is an enthusiastic, popular instructor, teaching workshops internationally. Dews has acted as juror for both the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. Pat lives in Hobe Sound, Florida and spends summers in Southold, New York.
E-mail: PatDews@aol.com Web Site: www.patdews.com