Art Classes

with Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic, Mixed Media Collage & Image Transfer

3-Day Mixed Media Intensive

Sept 4, 5 & 6, 2010

Renew your art spirit with color and wet-into-wet water media techniques that offer the amateur and professional painter the broadest expressive range. Innovative, non-traditional methods will build self-confidence and nourish the intuitive power of self-expression. Enhance technique and nurture your individual artist's voice.

Studio on the Mesa, Bolinas, Marin County, California (1-hour north of San Francsico)

Sundays, 1/2-day, 11 AM-3 PM, $40,

Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, Nov 7, 14, 21, 2010

Mixed Media Intensive, $270, September 4, 5, 6, 2010

Private Art Lessons, 1-day, 10 AM-4 PM, $180

Private Art Lessons, by the hour, $30

Call or email for details and to discuss your interest. Series discounts and lodging available. To enroll mail check to Carol Duchamp, PO Box 1103, Bolinas, CA 94924. You will receive date confirmation, suggested art supply list, directions and lodging info.

About Art Trek

Wet-into-Wet Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic and Mixed Media Art Classes with Carol Duchamp. Destinations include California, Arizona, New Mexico, France, Italy, French Polynesia.

American Art Safaris & Art Trek Int'l Destinations 2011

California, France, Italy, French Polynesia

Schedule In Brief

Northern California

Umbria, Italy

Tahiti/Huahine, French Polynesia

Collioure, France

Carcassonne, France

Art Classes 2010-2011

West Marin County, Northern California

Studio on the Mesa, Bolinas, Marin County, California (1-hour north of San Francsico)

Sunday, 1/2-day, 11 AM-3 PM, $40, Sept 12, 19, 26, 2010

Oct 3, 10, 17, Nov 7, 14, 21, 2010

Mixed Media Intensive, $270, September 4, 5 & 6, 2010

Private Art Lessons, 1-day, 10 AM-4 PM, $180

Private Art Lessons & Feedback, by the hour, $35

Umbria, Italy

July 27 - August 10, 2011

A two week art-making extravaganza! Full time access to studio-chapel. Excursions to off-the-beaten track Umbrian hilltowns. Umbrian country cuisine. Expert art instruction!

Northern California Coast

Mixed Media course covers non-traditional wet-into-wet watercolor, fluid acrylic and mixed media image transfer and collage techniques. Class demonstration and discussion will include wetting the paper or canvas, color, brushwork, edge tinting, compositional energy, atmospheric and textual effects, and the nurture of each artist's visual voice. Individual and group instruction.

Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic and Mixed-Media Collage & Image Transfer Art Classes

Studio on the Mesa, Bolinas, Marin County, California (1-hour north of San Francsico)

Sunday, 1/2 day, 11 AM-3 PM, $40, Sept 12, 19, 26, 2010

Oct 3, 10, 17, Nov 7, 14, 21, 2010

Mixed Media Intensive, $270, September 4, 5 & 6, 2010

Private Art Lessons, 1-day, 10 AM- 4 PM, $180

Private Art Lessons, by the hour, $35

This class is ideal for beginners, teachers, therapists, caregivers and artists seeking a fresh start. Whether your painting moves in a realistic or abstract direction, innovative teaching methods will build self-confidence and enhance your skill.

Umbria, Italy

July 27 - August 10, 2011

Mixed Media Art Class with Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic & Collage Techniques

Join Carol Duchamp for a two week art class at La Romita School of Art in Umbria, Italy. Our 16th c. renovated monastery accommodations and the well-lit chapel studio enhance our sense of place as we explore art making in Umbria. This beautiful, relaxing and nurturing environment will provide homespun respite from plein air excursions to nearby off-the-beaten track hilltowns and better know locations such as Assisi, Spoleto, Orvieto and Perugia. The Mixed Media course of study includes a wide range of techniques - from a thorough exploration of wet-into-wet watercolor and fluid acrylic painting to image transfter and collage. Students will be encouraged to keep a sketch journal and discover their individual mode of expression as artists. All levels of skill are welcome, from beginner to professional.

Tahiti & Huahine, French Polynesia

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Polynesian Island Water & Mixed Media Art Class

with Carol Duchamp

Paint daily from the exotic inspiration of the South Seas while enjoying comfortable accommodations and sweet exposure to local Polynesian culture. Class includes watercolor painting and watercolor monotype, fluid acrylic and image transfer collage techniques for the beginner and practicing artist. All levels of skill welcome.

Collioure, France

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Mixed Media Art Class with Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic & Image Transfer Techniques

Picturesque and billed as the laid back St. Tropez of the Vermilion Coast, this small fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea just north of the Spanish border once hosted Fauve artist Henri Matisse. Enjoy authentic Mediterranean life at its finest! Budgeted with choice of accommodation options. Class fee, tba.

Carcassonne, France

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Mixed Media Art Class with Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic & Collage Techniques

Enjoy a fairy tale enclave of turrets bathed in breathtaking light, a sail on the Canal du Midi and excursions to the precipitous and romantic Cathar castles of the Languedoc/Roussillon region of southwest France. Budgeted with choice of accommodation options. Class fee, tba.

Instructor

Carol Duchamp

Watercolor, Acrylic & Collage

Carol Duchamp's teaching style encourages experimentation and self-discovery in a supportive environment that nourishes the intuitive power of self-expression. Her paintings 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 or canvas, color flooding and gradation, brushwork, compositional energy, atmospheric effects, edge tinting, textual elegance and the use of watercolor crayon and acrylic inks. Wet-into-wet techniques are emphasized. Painting with acrylic wet-into-wet on raw canvas and sculptural collages are among her specialties. Carol holds an MA from the University of Strasbourg, France in French and Sociology. Carol brings to her classes a wide range of techniques and focus on the development of the individual artist's voice. She has additional training in healing, transformative and expressive arts.

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Poems and scribbles for art inspiration.

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 with an emphasis on wet-into-wet technique and the development of a personal style. Participants paint in a warm and supportive environment that nourishes self-expression. I have added wet-into-wet acrylic painting and mixed-media collage to my teaching repertoire. Join me for art inspiration and practice.

My Studio on the Mesa classes in Bolinas, Marin County, California, continue to be popular with San Francisco Bay Area locals. If San Francisco is your destination, do not hesitate to add a painting day in West Marin to your itinerary.

My own foray into acrylic painting on both raw and primed canvas has proved to be as exciting and rewarding as my passion for watercolor. Understanding the watercolor phenomenon is an excellent basis for work with fluid acrylic and mixed media collage techniques. Students begin with a thorough exploration of watercolor techniques, then move on to acrylic or collage if desired.

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

Art Trek travel/study workshops are designed by artists for artists. 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. I invite you to give me a call. I enjoy discussing my studio classes and travel workshops.

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

Carol Duchamp, Artist/Director

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