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2008-2009 Watermedia Classes: Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Collage

Northern California

Studio on the Mesa Bolinas (1-hour north of San Francisco)

SAT, 1-Day, 10 AM-4 PM, $95 / Oct 18, Nov 15, 2008

Jan 24, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16, 2009

SAT-SUN, 2-DAY Intensive, 10 AM-4 PM Sat/ 10 AM-3 PM Sun, $180

Weekend Intensive Oct 18-19, 2008 & Mar 21-22, 2009

Tahiti & Huahine Islands

December 27, 2008 - January 5, 2009

Dordogne, Southwestern France

Jun 7 - 17, 2009

Northern California Coast

Watercolor for Self-Expression 2008-2009:

West Marin Saturday Studio Classes 10 AM-4 PM

Oct 18, Nov 15, 2008 & Jan 24, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16, 2009

West Marin Weekend Intensive Studio Classes

Oct 18-19 , 2008 & Mar 21-22, 2009

Private Watercolor Classes / Studio on the Mesa (call for details)

Open Studio / Carol Duchamp Watercolors

December 6, 2008 / 11 AM-4 PM / Studio on the Mesa, Bolinas

Holiday Art Sale and New Work Open Studio

Tahiti & Huahine, French Polynesia

December 27, 2008 - January 5, 2009 (10-days)

Island Watercolor with Carol Duchamp

Includes: Watercolor for Self-Expression workshop orientation, six 3-hour watercolor classes, one-on-one instruction and art party.

Includes: luxury accommodations (2 nights Tahiti Sheraton / 7 nights Te Tiare Beach Resort), arrival and water-taxi transfers, Gauguin Museum excursion, motorized outrigger canoe excursion (motu picnic, pearl farm, drift snorkeling), Gala welcome and Christmas eve dinners and Polynesian dance festivities, hotel & departure taxes, planning and operational costs, bi-lingual leadership.

Antibes, France

tba 2009

Watermedia and Printmaking with Carol Duchamp & Dominique Prévost

Atelier du Safranier / Monoprint, Etching & Collograph Relief Methods

Watercolor and Acrylic on location in Antibes

Mediterranean life at its finest!

Dordogne , France

June 7 - 17, 2009

11 days/10 nights

Sun-Wed

WaterMedia for Self-Expression with Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media & Collage

Includes: workshop orientation, seven 3-hour watercolor classes, one-on-one instruction and art party.

Instructors

Carol Duchamp, Watercolor

Dominique Prévost, Printmaking

Carol Duchamp's teaching style encourages experimentation and self-discovery in a supportive environment that nourishes the intuitive power of self-expression. Her watercolors are rich in color, lushly saturated and sensual in form, and have been described as 'cosmic, flowing and full of light." She is an exhibiting artist with twenty years of experience in creating visionary art classes to exotic destinations. Class demonstration and discussion include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, atmospheric effects, edge tinting, textual elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. Wet-into-wet techniques are emphasized. Whether moving in a realistic or abstract direction, class methods for exploring the poetic spontaneity of watercolor will be appreciated.

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Read Travel Essays by Carol Duchamp

Tahiti's Mr. Horn, French Passion Flower, Picasso's Press, Dinner Party, and Napoleon's Red Hot Bedroom.

Dear Artist and Traveler,

Traveling with a group of artists is an exciting event. For the past twenty years I have designed inspiring watercolor painting classes for artists and art lovers. My classes offer instruction in non-traditional watercolor painting techniques with an emphasis on wet-into-wet and helping artists develop a personal style. Participants paint in a warm and supportive environment that nourishes self-expression.

I am pleased to be returning in 2008-2009 to two of my favorite haunts - the tropical islands of Tahiti and Huahine in French Polynesia and southern France. My Studio on the Mesa in coastal Bolinas, California (just north of San Francisco along the coast) is a favored haunt as well! I am expanding the number of Saturday studio classes per year (now 7) and have added two weekend watercolor intensives and private classes to my repertoire.

I am adding to my own repertoire as well and have moved into wet-into-wet acrylic painting on raw or primed canvas. This new foray into acrylic painting is as exciting and rewarding as my passion for watercolor. I am just beginning to share new acrylic techniques with my students, so stay tuned and don't hesitate to request a demo during one of my watercolor for self-expression classes.

With a passion for sharing my passion and skills in the world of watermedia painting, I am also enhancing my skill as a transformative artist and teacher. The healing power of art is no secret to most people and creativity in the workplace increases joy and productivity. I am currently a student myself in an MA in Transformative Arts program, so I have even more tips and techniques to share in addition to those I have developed for my own work and as a teacher.

Please check out my new acrylic paintings on the Gallery page of this website. And enjoy!

Art Trek travel/study workshops are designed by artists for artists. Our custom arrangements provide time for painting daily, in-depth experience of local culture and landscape, and the sharing of our art work. The warm and supportive atmosphere of the workshops and the stimulating visual environments we encounter enhance our creative energies and make for unforgettable art experiences. The camaraderie as we paint, travel and discover together is extraordinary. Our well-paced, innovative itineraries and comfortable accommodations are orchestrated and selected with an artist’s eye. Art Trek welcomes beginner to professional levels of skill. Photographers, friends and spouses of workshop participants are welcome. We invite you to give us a call. We enjoy discussing our programs. Early enrollment is recommended.

I hope you can join us for an unparalleled art experience!

Carol Duchamp, Artist/Director

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