2016 WORKSHOPS CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 13-14 - Intermediate Watercolor - Suzanne Siegel Studio, Guilford, CT
MARCH 12-13 - Painted Paper Collage - Suzanne Siegel Studio, Guilford, CT
MARCH 26-27 - Beginning Watercolor - Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
APRIL 9-10 - Contemporary Approaches with Watercolor - Suzanne Siegel Studio, Guilford, CT
APRIL 23-24 - Abstraction with Oil & Cold Wax - Suzanne Siegel Studio, Guilford, CT
JUNE 3-5 - Guest Artist Elizabeth O'Reilly - Outdoor Watercolor Workshop, Guilford, CT , information soon
JUNE 11-12- Contemporary Approaches with Watercolor - Beach Studios, Newport, RI
JULY 18-22 - Intermediate Watercolor at Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
JULY 27-29 - Beginning Watercolor at Artists Association of Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
AUGUST 15-19 - Painted Paper Collage at Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
SEPTEMBER 23-25 - Introduction to Oil & Cold Wax with Abstraction at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village, MI
OCTOBER 28-30 - Guest Artist Jeanne Rosier Smith, pastels - Interpretive Landscape Painting from Photos:
Taking Control of Your Vision, more details soon
NOVEMBER 18-19 - Open Studios Weekend at Suzanne Siegel Studio, Guilford, CT
DECEMBER 2-4 - Beginning Watercolor, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
Please scroll down for more information & registration form
2016 STUDIO WORKSHOPS:
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR
2 DAY WORKSHOP, Saturday & Sunday, February 13th & 14th, 9:30-4:00 - $250.
SUZANNE SIEGEL STUDIO
2351 BOSTON POST RD. - GUILFORD - BUILDING 2, SUITE 210
This lively and stimulating workshop is geared for those with some experience with watercolor, or some experience painting in other mediums. In this workshop we will explore transparent layering, mingled washes, and a myriad of traditional and non- traditional ways to use the lovely, fluid medium of watercolor. Students can explore abstract or representational ideas, or both, on a variety of papers. Students who want to, will be encouraged to experiment with some less traditional approaches to watercolor, one of the most versatile and portable mediums to work with. Whether you use watercolor exclusively, or as a tool for studies in another medium, this energizing workshop will definitely get your creative juices up and running!
Materials list upon registration.
PAINTED PAPER COLLAGE WORKSHOP - ALL LEVELS
2 DAY WORKSHOP, Saturday & Sunday, March 12th & 13th, 9:30-4:00 - $250.
SUZANNE SIEGEL STUDIO
2351 BOSTON POST RD. - GUILFORD - BUILDING 2, SUITE 210
By nature, collage is a playful process, and can lead to more original and expressive ideas. Paper collage is a wonderful way to energize your work with new ideas, re-think design and color, take risks within a small format, produce quick studies for larger works – and the collages are genuine art works in their own right!
We will focus on color attributes and relationships, and elements of composition, especially shape, color, and texture. We will look at the work of several well-known contemporary and historical collage artists in a slide presentation, there will be demonstrations of each step of the process, and students learn to use the collage process in innovative ways to generate original ideas. This is a perfect workshop for anyone who wants to create/explore strong compositions and explore new color ideas. Group critiques and discussions will be held each day.
Each student should bring a pair of sharp scissors for cutting paper shapes, a large old towel or two, and a few reference images that they can use for ideas. For reference images, I suggest drawings, paintings, your own photos and/or good quality images by two or three well-known museum artists. All other materials will be supplied. Materials fee, $40.
CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES WITH WATERCOLOR - ALL LEVELS
2 DAY WORKSHOP, Saturday & Sunday, April 9th & 10th, 9:30-4:00 - $250.
SUZANNE SIEGEL STUDIO
2351 BOSTON POST RD. - GUILFORD - BUILDING 2, SUITE 210
Joachim Bandau
Play and experimentation with water-based mediums are our priority in this workshop. With a variety of papers, watercolor paints, gouache, water-soluble graphite, watercolor crayons and watercolor pencils, we will take risks with spontaneous and intuitive approaches as we explore the luminous and unique qualities of transparency and opacity in water-based mediums. Whether you work representationally or abstractly, or anywhere in between, you will learn several new approaches to creating more contemporary and meaningful paintings. Through guided exercises, slide presentations, individualized instruction, and group critiques, you will come away with new toolbox of ideas to use! Some materials will be provided, materials list upon registration.
Koen Lyaebert
2 day workshop, April 23-24, 9:30 – 4:30 - $250.
SUZANNE SIEGEL STUDIO
2351 BOSTON POST RD. - GUILFORD - BUILDING 2, SUITE 210
Oil and Cold Wax – Abstraction, Composing Paintings with Structure
Join us for a lively and instructive workshop exploring ways to use the wonderful medium of cold wax with oil paint, pigment powders, oil sticks, charcoal, and other media. Through a series of exercises, we will experiment with tools and marks, balancing intuitive and intentional approaches with the elements of design, including shape, value and color, as we compose abstract paintings with an understanding of structure. Students will receive individualized instruction, as they are encouraged to develop their own unique vision of abstraction, using both observed and non-objective forms. There will be slide presentations and group discussions with attention to each student's personal journey. Some materials will be provided, materials list upon registration.
LINKS TO WORKSHOPS IN OTHER LOCATIONS
Guilford Art Center Guilford, CT - Beginning Watercolor, March 26-27, 2016
Truro Center for the Arts Truro, MA - Intermediate Watercolor, July 18-22 and Painted Paper Collage, August 15-19, 2016
Artists Association of Nantucket Nantucket, MA - Beginning Watercolor, July 25-27 , 2016
Beach Studios, Newport, RI - to be announced soon
Three Pines Studio Cross Village, MI - September 23-25 - Introduction to Oil and Cold Wax
Abstraction and Composing Paintings with Structure
The Glory of Color and Approaches to Composition - Level I
2 or 3 day workshop, 9:30 – 4:30 dates tbd
It is said that value does the work, and color gets the glory. While there is truth in this idea, it leaves out the fact that color has intrinsic value, and this is a really important concept for all artists who work with color. In this workshop, we will examine three properties of color – hue, saturation, and value, and experiment with interactions of color, in depth. Through a series of exercises with mixing paint and painting small compositions, students will learn to see how color and value work together, and how to use the attributes of color to compose paintings that glow with their own inner light and keep the viewer interested in looking, and looking again and again. Students may work with oil, acrylic, or gouache, whichever medium they are most comfortable and familiar with. We will work on paper and canvas or panels. Hand-made, acrylic value scales will be available for purchase @ $10.- they are perfect for accurately assessing the value of a color in any medium.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
Suzanne is extremely prepared for her workshops, and her ability to help each student
wherever their artwork may be is a testement to her great teaching ability.
You will leave any of her workshops with many new tools. Thank you, Suzanne, for the knowledge you share.
Judy Chaves - judychaves.com
to try things I never had before without judgment but understanding.
As I progressed she was always able to push me further.
- David Schumann
I've taken many classes and workshops with Suzanne over several years. I totally enjoy her style of teaching.
I'm about to use several adjectives to describe Suzanne, and I'm selecting them with great thought...
She is calm, creative, prepared, a problem-solver, and very encouraging.
Suzanne has helped me greatly to progress in my art. No matter where I am in my art journey,
I always like to spend time with her and learn from her.
Anne Coffey - annecoffey.com
Suzanne is a talented teacher and coach who generously combines her vast knowledge and well-honed skills
to guide her students into a deeper understanding of the medium.
Her workshops are filled with loads of information and skill practice, then move on to skill application
that I find very satisfying. I delight in studying with her and do so at any opportunity.".....klhoffman
Suzanne is an inspiring instructor. She prepares well, sharing relevant materials and demos,
and supports participants with considerable individual attention,
generously sharing her art knowledge and experience... S. DalPonte
Suzanne's classes go way beyond the fundamental techniques of making art.
She is generous with helpful information that provides students with background and context
to develop individual and meaningful work.
Marj Jensen - marjoriejensen.com
I have participated in a number of Suzanne Siegel’s Workshops.
She is extremely well organized providing invaluable information and presenting it in such a way
that it is inspiring weather you are a beginner or a seasoned artist.
I started painted much later in life. I love the excitement of creating but yearned to know more
about composition, color, and overall good design.
Suzanne provides this information in a way that is understandable
and then follows up with a painting exercise that illustrated the concept.
I always leave with a sense that I learned so much and had fun along the way.
Sandi O'Brien
Workshops for your group can be scheduled in my studio in Guilford, Conneticut
I am also available to teach workshops at your venue.
Please contact me if you are interested in any of these workshops, group or private instruction, or art mentoring.
ART MENTORING
I am offering an art mentoring/critique program via email and phone conversations, beginning in mid-September.
The goal is to give artists individualized feedback on their artwork and help them to focus and develop a cohesive body of work. The artist will send me several images of their work by email. I will spend some time with the images and we follow that with a telephone conversation - up to 45 minutes - to discuss the work. Our conversation might focus on the process, the direction, the techniques, the elements of art, the body of work, etc. There are many possible areas to focus our discussion. The idea is to determine what the goals of the artist are and to work toward achieving those goals. Once a week brief emails in between telephone sessions are included, or if preferred, all conversations can be via email. The sessions can begin during any month.
I ask the artist to send me an artist's statement, their website if they have one, and to write out their short term goals for their work in a form that I will provide. They are asked to commit to a minimum of 3 sessions, one every 4-6 weeks is usually good. The cost for all 3 sessions @ one a month is $300. I will be able to work with a limited number of people at a time, so if you are interested in starting within the next 3-6 months, please let me know. For artists within 1.5 hours of New Haven CT, the mentoring sessions can take place at your studio.
contact: suzanne@suzannesiegel.net
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