OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP by MAXINE JOHNSTON Maxine …
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OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP by MAXINE JOHNSTON M axine Johnston is a signature member of Oil Painters of America and American Academy of Women Artists. She is an instructor at Scottsdale Artists' School, where she teaches Basic Drawing and Oil Painting.Her subject matter includes floral still life, Southwestern landscapes, Indian artifacts, pottery, and wildlife. Maxine's work is found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, England and Europe.Some of her collectors are: University of Arizona, Del Webb Corporation, Surge Dairy Equipment Company in Chicago, Wells Fargo Bank, Thunderbird Bank, and Paul Harvey, News Commentator. Maxine's paintings have been reproduced in commercially published prints, greeting cards, needlework designs, and collector plates. She has worked for many years with designers, architects, corporations, and individuals, creating art for spe- cific environments. Her paintings can be viewed at Di Tommaso Galleries on Main Street in Scottsdale. Class Description: This class will deal with the fundamental concepts of basic shapes and accurate drawing, arranging an exciting and interesting still life set-up, preparing your canvas and the initial lay-in, creating a strong focal point, and understanding when and how to use hard, soft and lost edges. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of learning to really see your subject matter, and the importance of understanding light how it reflects on different planes of objects, and how cast shadows help to create excitement and energy in a painting. Maxine will encourage your individual painting style and show you ways to improve and grow within your own technique. She will also do a one-hour painting demonstration. The workshop fee is a $100.00 donation to the AAG building fund. This workshop will be Saturday, September 18, 2004, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the Arizona Artists Guild building, 8912 North 4th Street, Phoenix (2 blocks south of Dunlap). To register for this workshop, email [email protected], or telephone Rita Goldner at 480-948-6547.
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OIL PAINTING WORKSHOPby MAXINE JOHNSTON
Maxine Johnston is a signature member of Oil Painters of America and American Academy
of Women Artists. She is an instructor at Scottsdale Artists' School, where she teaches
Basic Drawing and Oil Painting.Her subject matter includes floral still life, Southwestern landscapes,
Indian artifacts, pottery, and wildlife.
Maxine's work is found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada,
Central America, England and Europe.Some of her collectors are: University of Arizona, Del Webb
Corporation, Surge Dairy Equipment Company in Chicago, Wells Fargo Bank, Thunderbird Bank,
and Paul Harvey, News Commentator.
Maxine's paintings have been reproduced in commercially published prints,
greeting cards, needlework designs, and collector plates. She has worked for many
years with designers, architects, corporations, and individuals, creating art for spe-
cific environments. Her paintings can be viewed at Di Tommaso Galleries on Main
Street in Scottsdale.
Class Description:
This class will deal with the fundamental concepts of basic shapes and accurate
drawing, arranging an exciting and interesting still life set-up, preparing your canvas and the initial
lay-in, creating a strong focal point, and understanding when and how to use hard, soft and lost
edges. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of learning to really see your subject matter, and
the importance of understanding light how it reflects on different planes of objects, and how cast
shadows help to create excitement and energy in a painting. Maxine will encourage your individual
painting style and show you ways to improve and grow within your own technique. She will also do
a one-hour painting demonstration. The workshop fee is a $100.00 donation to the AAG building
fund.
This workshop will be Saturday, September 18, 2004, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the Arizona Artists Guild building, 8912 North
4th Street, Phoenix (2 blocks south of Dunlap).
To register for this workshop, email [email protected], or telephone Rita Goldner at 480-948-6547.
