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5 1/2-Day
Plein Air Workshop in Mexico
August 5-12, 2008
(Temperatures daily high 80 degrees-low 55 F)
Updated August 24, 2008
Group picture L to R: Sandra Rice, Elizabeth Wepsic,
Michael Newberry, Robin Neudorfer, Kristin Daly--and
photographer Mary Woodul
What a great
time!
Here, in the
coming weeks, I will be posting more pictures of
us and the works we painted.
Michael
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One of the
artists in my mentor program, Mary Woodul, has invited
us to to her new ranch for a week of painting. You fly
into San Luis Potosi via direct flight from Houston or
Dallas
I will guide through techniques and what to look for the
morning sessions. In the afternoon I will go out
painting for myself and anyone is welcome to join me or
do their own thing. We will be going into the heart of
Mexico!
To read more
about our wonderful host please visit Mary's art blog
here.
Program:
6 Mornings,
9:30-12:30 Plein Air painting with instruction.
5 Afternoons
I will go out painting for myself, and all of you are
welcome to join me and watch or paint yourselves.
2 painting
excursions, a day each: one to
San Miguel, the famous Artists' town. And to
Mineral de Pozos, a village with thriving artists'
colony. We will paint somewhere on the way, lunch there,
paint or shop, and dinner there.
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Price: $1,130 usd
What else is included:
6 Nights
accommodation in Mary's new Ranch, about 35 minutes from
San Luis Potosi. The Ranch has 5 guest bedrooms, and 3
full bathrooms to share.
1 Night
accommodation will be in the charming center of San
Luis--afternoon before the next day's
morning departure.
All
breakfasts, traditional American or Mexican (!), and
about half our other meals will be at the Ranch.
We will have
2 cars for transportation. That will give freedom to
those who want to sightsee or shop instead of paint in
the afternoons.
Price:
$1,130 usd, double occupancy. Limited to 10 people.
$500 deposit due upon acceptance, balance due by July
5th. If you have to cancel you will get a full
refund if your spot is filled. If the workshop is
canceled you will receive a full refund. But workshop is
on, I can only see it being canceled if there was
a medical emergency. I will be there rain or shine. :)
6
people confirmed, 4 spots
remaining.
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Your Expenses:
You would be
responsible for your flight and for meals we take in
restaurants (about 7 or 8 meals).
Note: My
roundtrip flight from New York's JFK Airport to San Luis
Potosi is $608 with one connection in Houston.
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Materials:
Depending on what you buy you will get a group
discount, its flexible somewhere between 15-20,
maybe 25% off.
Make
your list of what you need, then email me to get the
telephone number of the manager that made the deal
with us.
We
will be working with 9x12" canvas panels. Need about
20 panels.
List:
#492.9x12 Fredrix Archival Canvas Panels (splurge),
these are about $6.50 each.
or
#491.9x12 Fredrix Canvas Panels (economy), these are
3 bucks for a pack of 3.
#181.12 Wet canvas panel holder for 9x12", holds 12
wet paintings safely. (this box is really awesome,
and is very important.)....$99
#3401
Judson's compact French easel. (Or your own, if you
have.)....$99
#8092
Holbein oil 12 set, 20ml. (good range of color,
optional if you have your own oil paints.)...$80
#700AS5 Brush set of 5, it is good. ...$15
#307B
umbrella (optional). ...$39 (we will have plenty of
mexican straw hats.)
Note:
Don't bring oil painting mediums, they are not
allowed on flights.
We
will have mediums there in Mexico.
Let me
know if you have any questions.
Looking forward to this!
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Contact:
Contact me
or stay tuned here for more updates as we finalize
preparations.
Michael
Newberry
If you are
interested in taking the San Luis workshop,
contact me.
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