Michael Chesley Johnson - Landscape En Plein Air Painter in Pastel , Oil

2010 Plein Air Workshops

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January - March, 2010	*Sedona, Arizona - Mentoring Workshops*	All Media	Int/Adv - Mentoring
Feb 20 - Mar 27	Sedona, Arizona (SAC)	Pastel Only	All Levels - Weekly Class
April 12-16	Ivins, Utah	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
April 19-23	Marble Canyon , Arizona *(SAC)*	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
April 29 - May 1	*Springfield, Illinois*	Pastel Only	All Levels
May 3-5	Valparaiso, Indiana	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
May 8-9	Montpelier, Vermont	Pastel Only	All Levels
June - September	*Campobello Island, NB*	All Media	All Levels
June 23-25	Saint John, NB	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
July 10 (Saturday)	Eastport, ME	Pastel Only	Beginners - Studio
July 24 (Saturday)	Eastport, ME	Oil Only	Beginners - Studio
August 2-6	Lubec, ME - Doug Dawson Workshop	Oil & Pastel	Int/Adv - Mentoring
August 9-13	*St Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick*	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
September 22-25	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
September 27-Oct 1	*Mount Desert Island, Maine*	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
October 18-20	*Waxahachie, Texas*	Oil Only	All Levels
October 23-30	*Sedona Plein Air Festival (AZ)*		Demos Only
November 29-Dec 3	New Braunfels, Texas	Oil & Pastel	All Levels
Important Workshop Information

January -March, 2010:
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Join Michael in Sedona for weeklong plein air workshops, based on the same format as his successful Campobello Island ones. These will be mentoring workshops. You must have prior plein air experience and be comfortable painting outdoors. Suggested for Intermediate to Advanced and Professional artists. Unlike the regular workshops, in these mentoring workshops you'll be expected to paint in the field without assistance. However, you'll be painting right alongside Michael, and he'll offer plenty of mini-demonstrations, critiques and "art talk, " as well as the opportunity to enjoy some very scenic locations. The workshop will be very small with no more than 4 students. Like the Campbello Island workshops, these are half-days only. Learn and paint half the day and then explore "Red Rock Country" the other half! 5 half days. Michael will work in oil & pastel, but all media are accepted.

Here are the dates for Winter 2009/2010:

2009

Dec 14-18, 2009
Dec 21-24
(4 days @ $750, tuition only @ $250)
Dec 28-31
(4 days @ $750, tuition only @ $250)

For the two 4-day weeks, bring a companion (must share your room) for only $250 extra!

2010

Jan 4-8
Jan 11-15
Jan 18-22
Jan 25-29
Feb 1-5
Feb 8-12
Feb 15-19
Feb 22-26

2010

Mar 1-5
Mar 8-12 - FULL
Mar 15-19
Mar 22-26 - FULL

Also: Weekly Pastel Class with Sedona Arts Center (Feb 20-Mar 27, 2010, Saturdays)
Grand Canyon Field Expedition through Sedona Arts Center (April 19-23, 2010)

For much more on these workshops, please see www.PaintSedona.com.

Price: $1000 (includes six nights lodging plus breakfast and lunch) $300 extra for companion (painter or non-painter) sharing same room. Take $100 off for you and a friend if you both sign up for private rooms! (Normally, it's $1000 each for a private room. With this "two-fer" deal, you each pay only $900!

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Join Michael at the Sedona Arts Center for a weekly studio class in pastel. Michael will teach many different approaches to pastel painting so you can discover which is best for you. In addition, you'll learn to make the unique properties of pastel work to your advantage, whether painting the landscape or still life. Finally, weather permitting, you'll even paint outside! All levels. Pastel only. 6 Saturdays.

Join Michael in Ivins, Utah, for a week of painting in the beautiful southern Utah landscape. Home to Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins is a thriving art town. We'll be based at Blue Raven Studio, a gallery and working art studio, in the Coyote Gulch Art Village. We'll also pay a visit to Zion National Park during the week. All levels welcome. Oil & Pastel.

Join Michael and artist David Haskell on this Sedona Arts Center Field Expediton. Painting near historic Marble Canyon Lodge provides a diverse wealth of beautiful subjects from river views and historical buildings to the stunning Vermillion Cliffs. One of the days will be spent upriver at a select location. David Haskell (oils) and Michael (pastels) will guide the group in plein air painting strategies and techniques from dynamic composition and color, to achieving effective depth in your work. David Haskell is a nationally collected painter known for his Grand Canyon paintings. Like Michael, David is a regular participant in the Sedona Plein Air Festival. All levels welcome. Oil & Pastel - Michael will be working in pastel.

Included: Workshop, lodging (April 18 - 22) breakfast and dinner at Marble Canyon Lodge each day, studio space for afternoon work and demonstration/discussion, one day boat excursion up-river to a scenic painting location.

Join Michael in Abe Lincoln's hometown for three days of a combined outdoor/studio workshop. Michael will introduce you to plein air basics on the first day. Each day will consist of a morning outdoor session followed by an afternoon indoor session. Sponsored by Illinois Prairie Pastel Society. All levels. Pastel only. 3 full days.

Join Michael for three days of plein air painting on the Art Barn's 69 acres of scenic farmland. Near Indian Dunes National Lakeshore and Indian Dunes State Park. Sponsored by the Art Barn School of Art. All levels. Oil & Pastel. 3 full days.

Join Michael for two days of pastel painting in Vermont's beautiful Green Mountains. We'll be based in Montpelier, the state's capital, located on the scenic Winooski River. Sponsored by the Vermont Pastel Society. All levels. Pastel Only. 2 full days (Saturday-Sunday).

Join Michael at his studio gallery on Campobello Island, New Brunswick (Canada) for his fifth summer teaching en plein air workshops in the Maritimes! Campobello is a beautiful place, made famous by the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose family had a summer cottage on the island. Over one-third of the island consists of parklands and provides plenty of opportunity for painting. Both oil and pastel are welcome. Workshops are half-days only. Paint half the day and then explore the Island the other half! 5 half days. All media welcome. (Michael will work in pastel and oil.)

Small workshop size! Typically no more than 4 students. Take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a small workshop - it's rare in the world of art workshops! NEW! Take $50 off if you bring a friend at full price!

For much more information on the program and to send a deposit via PayPal, please click here.

In conjunction with the Plein Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy annual exhibit at the Saint John Arts Centre, Michael will teach a 3-day plein air workshop. We'll paint Saint John's historic waterfront and architecture as well as the natural landscape.All levels. Oil & Pastel. 3 days (Wednesday-Friday.)

Join Michael for a one-day, "beginners only" studio workshop in pastel. Michael will cover a variety of materials and techniques that can be used to paint in pastel. One of the beauties of pastel is its rich, glowing color, and the fact that you can not just draw but also paint with it, just as if you were using a brush! 1 day (Saturday). Pastel only. Recommended for beginners.

Join Michael for a one-day, "beginners only" studio workshop in oil. Michael will cover a variety of materials and techniques that can be used to paint in oil. Enjoy the lushness of working with oil! 1 day (Saturday). Oil only. Recommended for beginners.

Master Pastellist Doug Dawson returns to Downeast Maine for his third year. Join Doug for a five-day, mentoring workshop. 5 full days. Doug will be working in pastel, but oil painters are welcome. Intermediate - Professional Only. For more information, visit www.dawson2010.com. (Michael will not be teaching a workshop this week but will be facilitating Doug's.)

Michael's fifth year teaching this weeklong studio/plein-air landscape workshop in historic St Andrews-by-the-Sea on Passamaquoddy Bay in New Brunswick, Canada. 5 full days. Oil & Pastel.

NOTE: This is a Wednesday-Saturday, 4-day workshop. Enjoy the fall foliage in some of New Hampshire's most spectacular settings! Old barns, farms and more. Oil & Pastel.

Michael's sixth year teaching this popular, weeklong studio/plein-air landscape workshop along the stunning coast of Maine at Acadia National Park. 5 full days. Oil & Pastel.

Join Michael for autumn in northern Texas. Sponsored by the Ellis County Art Association. 3 full days. Oil Only.

Michael returns for his fifth year to the Sedona Plein Air Festival! During the festival, Michael will be in and about the Sedona area, painting and also demonstrating. Not a workshop.

Join Michael in the beautiful "Hill Country" of Texas! 5 full days. Oil & Pastel. Accomodations offered by 1863 Farmers Road B&B, www.1863farmersroadbandb.com.

In each plein air workshop, Michael will focus on fundamentals for painting outdoors - how to begin, how to proceed and how to finish. The workshop will include demonstrations, plenty of time for student work plus group critiques. Michael gives personal attention at the easel, complete with helpful tips and suggestions. In the event of bad weather, students will paint in the studio.

Students must provide their own supplies; a supply list will be sent upon receipt of deposit. Please make sure you have everything you need, as there are no art supply stores on or near Campobello Island. Other workshop locations may have art supply stores nearby, but please check before traveling. For those flying to oil painting workshops, don't worry about bringing odorless mineral spirits, as we will have some available for purchase.

If you are signing up for a plein air workshop, you should have some prior painting experience. This doesn't mean you can't be a beginner! Serious beginners are more than welcome. It just means that you should be reasonably comfortable with handling brushes and paint or pastels. If you have never painted before or don't feel capable, we recommend that you take an introductory class and practice with your materials.