2008 Calendar at a Glance

International

St Jeannet , Cote d'Azur, south of France
Watercolor for Self-Expression with Carol Duchamp
July 18 - 27, 2008 (Fri-Sun / 10 days)

Tahiti & Huahine Islands, French Polynesia
Island Watercolor with Carol Duchamp

August 7 - 17, 2008 (Thur-Sun / 11 days)

Tahiti & the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Chasing Gauguin: Island Watercolor
Dates: tba 2009

Dordogne, France
Watercolor for Self-Expression: Castles, Gardens & Cave Art
Dates: tba 2009

Domestic (North America)

Northern California Watercolor (Coastal Marin County / San Francisco Bay Area)

Watercolor for Self-Expression

Studio on the Mesa/Bolinas, California - Watercolor Day Long
Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 29, April 26, 2008 Saturdays 10 AM-4 PM

Studio on the Mesa/Bolinas, California - Watercolor Weekend Intensive(Sat-Sun)
Jan 5-6, Feb 9-10, Mar 1-2, Apr 12-13, 2008 Sat 10 AM-4 PM, Sun 10 AM-3PM

Private Classes / $50 per hour (call to schedule)

Art Supplies / $35 one-day, $55 two-days (pre-book)

Open Studio / Carol Duchamp Watercolors

Sat, Mar 22 & May 10, 2008 / 1-4 PM

Sun Valley Art Center/Ketchum, Idaho
September 2008 / Dates tba

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Watercolor for Self-Expression with Carol Duchamp
Dates: tba 2009

*All classes taught by Carol Duchamp unless otherless indicated.

Watercolor Instructor
CAROL DUCHAMP, BA, Otterbein College, Ohio, M.A., University of Strasbourg, France, has been leading outdoor watercolor painting classes in the U.S. and abroad for 20 years. Her teaching style encourages experimentation and self-discovery in a supportive environment that nourishes the intuitive power of self-expression. Her own watercolors are rich in color, lushly saturated and sensual in form and have been described as 'cosmic, flowing and full of light." She has been showing her watercolor abstracts in and around the San Francisco Bay area for more than 10 years at Commonweal, the Bolinas Museum and Café Trieste among other locations. You may view selections of her watercolor paintings on the painting gallery page of this website. Carol teaches for University of California Santa Cruz Extension, Art Trek and at her Studio on the Mesa in West Marin County.

French Polynesia

Tahiti & Huahine Islands

Island Watercolor

Watercolor for Self-Expression
with Carol Duchamp

August 7-17, 2008 (Thurs-Sun/11 days)

Class Fee and Land Cost: $3,695
Includes: workshop orientation, six 3-hour watercolor painting classes, one-on-one instruction & art party; luxury accommodations based on double occupancy (2 nights Tahiti Sheraton/7 nights Te Tiare Beach Resort); all breakfasts (sumptuous buffet); arrival and water-taxi transfers; excursions to Gauguin Museum & Harrison Smith Botanical Garden on Tahiti and motorized outrigger canoe excursion and motu picnic on Huahine; gala buffet dinner and Polynesian dance festivities on Huahine ; bi-lingual leadership; hotel & departure taxes; planning & operational costs. Roundtrip Airfare on Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Papeete is estimated at $1128. Inter-Island airfare on Air Tahiti is estimated at $238.

The Islands
The Polynesian Islands of Tahiti and Huahine are enchantment itself. Volcanic peaks rise above lush and rugged valleys; tropical fruit and flowers grow in abundance. White sand beaches, blue-green lagoons and exquisite sunsets add to our palette of colors. We journey to these islands to explore the beauty of the tropics and the watercolor phenomenon. Our odyssey begins on the idland of Tahiti where we visit the extensive Botanical Garden and adjacent Gauguin Museum.

Often called the garden isle. Huahine is home to fascinating archaeological sites and retains the best of old Polynesia. Delight in the beautiful smiles of local Polynesians. Enjoy the slower pace of island life, gardens full of exotic blooms and spacious Tahitian style bungalows. Paint daily, learn new skills and enjoy all the pleasures of island life. Swim, snorkel, paddle outrigger canoes and kayaks, and relax in this little bit of paradise. Tuck a sweet smelling Tiara Tahiti gardenia bud behind one ear, don a pareo (lenght of Polynesian cloth), and you are ready for the day! Friends, spouses and family members of workshop participants are welcome and may join the trip at the travel fee level.

Day 1, Depart Los Angeles or JFK on Air Tahiti Nui/Arrive Tahiti (Overnight Tahiti Sheraton); Day 2, Tahiti (Overnight Tahiti Sheraton); Day 3-9, Huahine (Te Tiare Beach Resort); Day 10, Evening departure Huahine & Tahiti; Day 11 Arrrive Los Angeles or JFK in the morning.
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Course Outline
This watercolor painting class is ideal for artists and non-artists alike. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, sclass methods for evoking the transparent magic of watercolor will be appreciated. Using a full range of wet-into-wet techniques, we will explore the dialogue between artist, water and pigment. Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, atmospheric effects, compositional energy, edge tinting, textural elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. Innovative methods will build self-confidence and maximize the spontaneity inherent in all forms of watercolor painting. From the moment we wet our paper to the final sweep of form and color, we will attempt to evoke the presence of each artist in his or her work, discovering the personal palette of colors, shapes and subject matter unique to each of us. Discover the poetic nature of watercolor shile painting the exotic flowers and turpquoise lagoons of the tropics!. All levels of skill are welcome. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. Credit available through UCSC Extension.

To enroll in the Island Watercolor class (as a workshop participant or friend, spouse, family member), simply mail a deposit check made payable to Art Trek in the amount of $1200 to the address below with a note containing class name/date, your address, phone number, email and skill level or a printed copy of the reservation form that appears under reservations on this website. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com. You will receive a confirmation packet and detailed pre-departure information.

St. Jeannet, Cote d'Azur, France

Itinerary
Art Trek is pleased to offer this new, off-the-beaten-track watercolor class in a pristine hill village with vistas of the Mediterranean Sea. Hosted by a lively French couple who speak fluent English, we will be spoiled with the many delights of living in a small untouristed village yet with access to the fun of being on the Cote d'Azur. Day 1, Depart San Francisco or hometown for Nice; Day 2, Arrive Nice and transfer to accommodations in St. Jeannet; Day 3-8, Morning painting class and afternoon excursion (St Jeannet wine-tasting, St. Paul de Vence and the Maeght Foundation, Vence and Matisse Chapel, Antibes and Picasso Museum, regional villages; Day 9, at leisure or optional excursion to Nice for Matisse and Chagall Museums; Day 10, Depart Nice and Paris / Arrive USA.

Classes
Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, atmospheric effects, edge tinting, textual elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. A full range of non-traditional and experimental watercolor-painting techniques will be presented. Wet-into-wet will be emphasized in order to take advantage of the transparent magic that is watercolor. Beginners and all levels of skill are welcome. Academic credit available through UCSC Extension.

To enroll in the Watercolor for Self-Expression class (as a workshop participant or friend, spouse, family member), simply mail a deposit check made payable to Art Trek in the amount of $1200 to the address below with a note containing class name/date, your address, phone number, email and skill level or a printed copy of the reservation form that appears under reservations on this website. Early registration by January 1, 2008 is requested. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com. You will receive a confirmation packet and detailed pre-departure information.

Dordogne, Southwestern France
Castles, Gardens & Cave Art

Dates: pending 2009

Class Fee and Land Cost: tba
Includes: workshop orientation, six 3 hour watercolor painting classes, one-on-one instruction and art party; all accommodations (double occupancy); all breakfasts and some meals (including regional gourmet); excursions to Sarlat, Lascaux, Les Eyzies, Font-de-Gaume, St. Amand de Coly and Chateau de Losse among others; bi-lingual leadership. Travel fee does not include international airfare.

Itinerary (Sample)
One of France's most beautiful regions, Dordogne embodies French country life at its most delightful. From the warm hospitality of its villages of golden stone to superb cuisine, this land of vineyards, castles, oak forests and medieval towns is sure to enchant and inspire. The verdant Vallée de la Vézere in Southwestern France shelters the greatest concentration of Upper Paleolithic art in the world. Witness 15,000 year old paintings of horses, bison and reindeer in the limestone caves of Lascaux II and Font-de-Gaume. Paint from life and/or the imagination as we enjoy the beauty of consummate French countryside. Lovely accommodations, garden visits and regional specialties enhance our journey. The opportunity to view the majestic paintings of our art ancestors is not to be missed. Enjoy local wines and cuisine, charming accommodations, fully equipped studio and fabulous plein air painting sites. Day 1, Depart San Francisco or hometown; Day 2, Arrive Paris and Sarlat; Day 3-10, classes and excursions; Day 11, at leisure; Day 12, Depart Sarlat and Paris / Arrive USA.

Classes
We will be traveling through the land where the first evidence of what we call art was discovered; the first evidence of humans giving voice to the mystery and beauty of being. This was our "first voice" and in this workshop the lessons will be weighted toward the exploration of our own "first voices". We will experiment with natural materials (charcoal, and earth pigments) and explore modern icons, the continuation of 30,000 years of symbolic thought. As part of the artistic process, we will experiment with letting go of the idea of the painting we want and paint directly from the inner voice. In the process, we will explore a full range of non-traditional watercolor techniques, the watercolor phenomenon itself.

Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, edge tinting, textual elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, class methods for exploring the poetic spontaneity of watercolor will be appreciated. Using a full range of wet-into-wet techniques, we will encourage the 'inner artist' to create a personal visual language, discovering the colors, shapes and subjects unique to each of us. Expressive, energy based methods for making art will be explored. Practices will include creating the illusion of texture, drawing into prepared surfaces, working directly with pigment and refining chance occurrences. Create a visual language that is uniquely yours and enjoy a fresh start in making art.

To enroll in the Dordogne Watercolor Visions class (as a workshop participant or friend, spouse, family member), simply mail a deposit check made payable to Art Trek in the amount of $1200 to the address below with a note containing class name/date, your address, phone number, email and skill level or a printed copy of the reservation form that appears under reservations on this website. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com. You will receive a confirmation packet and detailed pre-departure information.

Tahiti & the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Chasing Gauguin: Watercolor for Self-Expression
with Carol Duchamp

Dates: tba (Sat-Thurs / 13-days)
Marquesas Inter-island Cruise Dates: tba (7-days)

Travel Fee: tba
Includes: all accommodations (double occupancy), most meals, Marquesas Inter-island Cruise; selected excursions; bi-lingual leadership.

Class Fee: tba
Includes: workshop orientation, six watercolor painting classes, one-on-one instruction and art party.

Note: Minimum enrollment of 7 students. Dates will be selected once the minimum enrollment has been reached.

Itinerary

Designed for the artist with a sense of adventure, this watercolor journaling class offers painting inspiration and a glimpse of the contemporary crossroads between a remote culture and the modern world. The best way to explore the raw beauty of the Marquesas Islands is by comfortable cruise freighter. Rugged volcanic peaks, picturesque villages, artisans, and mysterious stone tikis await those who venture onto the five remote islands we circumnavigate. Visit Paul Gauguin's grave at Atuona, Hiva-Oa and the site of his bungalow. Prepare for your trip by reading Herman Melville, Jack London, Robert Lewis Stevenson and Thor Heyerdahl - all of whom spent time in the Marquesas. We will visit charming Marquesan villages; view archeological sites, local crafts and village museums; and participate in a new eco-tourism venture that brings economic well-being to these islands. Lavish on shore Polynesian buffet lunches add local specialities to our diet including lobster, river shrimp, breadfruit, coconut delicacies and tapioca deserts. Enjoy lush tropical vegetation by day and southern skies by night. Discover the intoxicating beauty of these tropical islands on a working cruise freighter that links time past with time present. This is an unforgettable South Pacific adventure! Friends, spouses and family members of workshop participants welcome!

Day 1, Depart Los Angeles or JFK/Arrive Papeete, Tahiti (ovenight Tahiti Sheraton); Day 2, Tahiti - Excursion to Gauguin Museum and Harrison Smith Botanical Garden; Day 3-5, Atuona, Hiva Oa - Explore and paint in the village where Paul Gauguin spent the last two years of his life; Day 6-11, Board the Aranui III cruise freighter and debark for shore excursions and painting classes on Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Ua Huka and Nuku Hiva; Day 12, Fly from Nuku Hiva to Papeete and board an evening flight to LAX or JFK; Day 13, Morning arrival in LAX or JFK.

Classes

Six watercolor sketch and journaling classes will be held in the Marquesas during our stay in Atuona, Hiva and during excursions interwoven with the Aranui III ship activities. These classes create the groundwork for further painting and watercolor sketching on one's own. A non-traditional approach to small format watercolors will be explored. Students will experiment with backgrounds, collage and wet-into-wet watercolor techniques that build confidence and nurture self-expression. We will use Paul Gauguin's journal Noa Noa (the word for fragrance in Tahitian) and the copies of his paintings on view in Atuona for additional inspiration. Enjoy the sea breeze from the top floor of Gauguin's reconstructed bungalow where we will hold one of our classes. On going sharing and discussion of our paintings and journal work will take place in an ambiance of camaraderie among artists.

Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, atmospheric effects, compositional energy, edge tinting, textural elegance and the use ink and watercolor crayon. Artists will be encouraged to keep a small illustrated journal of our Chasing Gauguin journey.

Instructor

This will be Carol Duchamp's fourth trip to the Marquesas, her second on the Aranui III.

To enroll in the Marquesas Islands Watercolor Journaling class, simply mail a deposit check made payable to Art Trek in the amount of $1200 to the address below with a note containing class name/date, your address, phone number, email and skill level or a printed copy of the reservation form that appears under reservations on this website. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com. You will receive a confirmation packet and detailed pre-departure information.

Northern California

Bolinas, California
Watercolor for Self-Expression
with Carol Duchamp
Studio on the Mesa Day Long
1-day Saturday / 10 AM - 4 PM

Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 29, Apr 26, 2008
Class Fee: $95

Course Outline
This day long watercolor painting class is ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists and artists working in any medium who are seeking a fresh start. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, class methods for evoking self-expression through the transparent magic of watercolor will be appreciated. By using a full range of non-traditional and experimental watercolor painting techniques, we will encourage 'the inner artist' to see and create a personal visual language. From the moment we wet our paper to the final sweep of form and color, we will attempt to evoke the presence of each artist in his or her work, discovering the personal palette of colors and shapes unique to each of us. All levels of skill are welcome.

Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, edge tinting, and the use of watercolor crayon. Innovative methods will build self-confidence in this medium and facilitate the spontaneity inherent in watercolor painting. We encourage our imagery to dance in a playful way. Wet into wet will be emphasized in order to take advantage of watercolor's transparent magic. Instruction is individualized. Class size is limited to 6 participants. Early enrollment is suggested.

A suggested materials list, confirmation letter and directions to Studio on the Mesa in West Marin County (1-hour north of San Francisco along the Pacific coast) will be mailed to enrollees.

To enroll in a Watercolor for Self-Expression class, simply mail a check made payable to Carol Duchamp in the amount of $95 to the address below with a note containing class date, your address, phone number, email, skill level and what interested you about the class. If you are a practicing artist, please bring one or two samples of your work. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com.

Studio on the Mesa Watercolor Weekend Intensive
Sat 10 AM-4 PM, Sun 10 AM-3 PM

Jan 5-6, Feb 9-10, Mar 1-2, April 12-13, 2008

Class Fee: $180

Course Outline
This weekend intensive watercolor painting class is ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists and artists working in any medium who are seeking a fresh start. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, class methods for evoking self-expression through the transparent magic of watercolor will be appreciated. By using a full range of non-traditional and experimental watercolor painting techniques, we will encourage 'the inner artist' to see and create a personal visual language. From the moment we wet our paper to the final sweep of form and color, we will attempt to evoke the presence of each artist in his or her work, discovering the personal palette of colors and shapes unique to each of us. All levels of skill are welcome.

Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, edge tinting, textural elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. Innovative methods will build self-confidence in this medium and facilitate the spontaneity inherent in watercolor painting. We encourage our imagery to dance in a playful way. Wet into wet will be emphasized in order to take advantage of watercolor's transparent magic. Instruction is individualized. Class size is limited to 6 participants. Early enrollment is suggested. Recommend for those new to watercolor or artists working in other mediums.

A suggested materials list, confirmation letter and directions to Studio on the Mesa in West Marin County (1-hour north of San Francisco along the Pacific coast) will be mailed to enrollees.

To enroll in a Watercolor for Self-Expression class, simply mail a check made payable to Carol Duchamp in the amount of $180 to the address below with a note containing class date, your address, phone number, email, skill level and what interested you about the class. If you are a practicing artist, please bring one or two samples of your work. Questions? Call 415 868 9558. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com.

Santa Fe & Abiquiu, New Mexico

Southwest Watercolor

Watercolor for Self-Expression
with Carol Duchamp
Dates: tba 2009

Class Fee: tba
Includes: workshop tuition; 6 nights lodging (double occupancy);some meals; ground transfers Santa Fe to Santa Fe; excursions to Chimayo Sanctuary, Ojo Caliente Hot Springs; visits to O'Keeffe & Folk Art Museums & Santa Fe galleries; Abiqui, Georgia O'Keefe's home and Ghost Ranch.

Course Outline
A vast and dreamlike horizon stretches over the high mesas of Indian country. Incredible landscapes of high chaparral and red rock canyons display remnants of the Golden Age of the Pueblo Indians. Luminious skies, earth pigments and folk traditions add to our palette of colors. We visit the healing sanctuary of Chimayo, delight in the healing waters of Ojo Caliente and enjoy Santa Fe's Folk Art and O'Keeffe Museums and Canyon Road Galleries. In Abiquiu we visit Georgia O'Keefe's home and paint on location at some of her favored painting sites including Ghost Ranch.

This watercolor painting workshop is ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists and artists, working in any medium, who are seeking a fresh start. Non-artists wishing to explore watercolor as self-expression are welcome. Whether your work moves in a realistic or abstract direction, class methods for exploring the poetic spontaneity of watercolor will be appreciated. Using a full range of wet-into-wet techniques, we will encourage 'the inner artist' to create a personal visual language, discovering the colors, shapes and subjects unique to each of us.

Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, atmospheric effects, edge tinting, textual elegance and the use of watercolor crayon. We will experiment with the beauty of accidents, back-up puddles and capillary action. Class size is limited to 7.

To enroll please mail a $800 deposit check made payable to Art Trek. Mail to Carol Duchamp, Art Trek, P.O. Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email carol@arttreks.com. You will receive a confirmation packet and detailed pre-departure information including suggested materials list.