Intensive Watercolor workshops in San Miguel Allende, Gto. Mexico

Edina Sagert - offering watercolor classes and workshops in San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca, Mexico

Edina Sagert and Brian Care will be hosting four intensive drawing and watercolor workshops in San Miguel de Allende in 2008:

February 4th - 9th, February 18th - 23rd
August 4th - 9th, and August 18th - 23rd

Art is a Verb

Think

Create

Draw

Paint

...a 6-day workshop...3 hours/day
...in 2 parts:

Thinking and Creating through Drawing with Brian Care, Educational Consultant and Visual Arts Specialist

Exploring and Creating through Watercolor with Edina Sagert, Watercolor Artist and Instructor

Is your ability to draw holding you back from exploring your potential as an artist? We all have the ability to draw. Many of us, however, have never had the right opportunities to develop a positive drawing self-concept. This part of the workshop will engage you in creative activities and practices that will allow any level of student to change how you see yourself as an artist.

The first 3 days will be packed with a variety of experiences designed to activate, renew and reshape your perceptions of the world around you through thinking creatively and drawing. The focus will be on simple line contour drawing...to encourage the artist to capture the essence of the subject...no shading required or allowed.

Using ideas, techniques and strategies developed in Days 1 to 3 working with Brian, you will integrate these into 3 days of exploration in painting through the medium of watercolor. Edina will introduce you to a variety of techniques that maximize the potential of the fluid attributes of this medium, challenging you to see things clearly, yet differently. You will be encouraged to continue to think and work creatively, producing works that are free and expressive.

Throughout the 6 days, students will be encouraged to participate in opportunities for self and peer reflection.

Times: 10am to 1pm
Cost: $450 USD

Materials Required: Sketchbook (The Larger the Better)
Watercolor paper (Hot Press 140lb)
All other Materials provided by Instructors

Target Audience: Beginner to more advanced

Prerequisite Experience: None

Enrollment: Limited to maximum of 8 to ensure individualized attention

Location: Our Estudio/Galería in La Aurora: Centro de Arte y Diseno
La Aurora is an exciting, creative environment in a former textile factory, now the home of artists, designers, home décor and artist and artisan galleries, as well as a first-class café and restaurant. It is also an easy 10 minute walk from San Miguel's central Jardín.

Any questions for:
Part 1: Contact Brian - jbcare2learn@aol.com
Part 2: contact Edina - edinasagert@yahoo.com

Workshop cost: US $450 for 6 days.
All materials, excluding paper will be supplied for the workshop.
The paper you bring must be HOT PRESS.

Please also send a brief résumé / background.

We require your check for the complete workshop-fee at least 6 weeks in advance of February 5 or February 19th to participate in workshop I or workshop II, respectively.

Checks must be made payable to Edina Sagert. The mailing address is located on the contact page.

For those who require accommodations, we have made reservations at the Hotel Quinta Loreto, located in the central historic district of San Miguel de Allende.

Hotel telephone: 011 52 415 152-0042.
US $35 per night for double occupancy
or you can make other arrangements
You will pay for your hotel stay upon arrival.

Other arrangements can be made for similiar or upgraded hotels or B&B's.

For more information, please contact edinasagert@yahoo.com

NOTE: $200 of the workshop fee will be non-refundable if cancellations are made less than 3 weeks prior to the workshop.