Pat Dews

Great Starts, Great Finishes
August 17 - 21, 2009, Boone, NC

Learn to think and paint in more abstract ways in this exciting, intense workshop. Discover new techniques and be exposed to new ideas. Focus is on the elements of texture, shape, value, color, and the principles of design. Use unexpected materials to create a textured painting. Let a realistic picture inspire an abstract painting. Make an abstract design understructure as a basis for a painting. Create rich surfaces using acrylic paint techniques. Use collage to learn composition and as a means of change, and learn to crop for good designs. Daily demonstrations and positive critiques help take the “fear out of painting”. While creating rich painting surfaces, learning new techniques and the importance of content in one’s work, students learn to think and stretch their imagination. All painters working in abstraction or realism will benefit.

Pat is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, The National Collage Society, and the National Association of Women Artists. Pat authored “Creative Composition & Design” and “Creative Discoveries in Watermedia”. She also has a video/DVD “Designing Great Starts With Texture & Form”. Her paintings have also been featured in numerous other books and magazines. She teaches workshops both nationally and internationally and was the juror for the National Watercolor Society’s 2006 annual competition. www.patdews.com

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