LYNDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN HOSTS PAINT LIKE YOU MEAN IT: A PASTEL INTENSIVE WITH COLETTE ODYA SMITH, JANUARY 6-9
The Lynden Sculpture Garden will host Paint Like You Mean It: A Pastel Intensive with Colette Odya Smith from January 6-9, 2011. The workshop will begin with an orientation on Thursday, January 6 from 6-8 pm, and will continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with sessions from 9 am-3 pm, followed by open studio time until 5 pm. This workshop is intended for those with a working knowledge of pastel (intermediate artists in other media are also welcome). The fee is $350 / $315 for Lynden Sculpture Garden members. Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, visit http://lyndensculpturegarden.org/education/workshops or call 414.446.8481. The Lynden Sculpture Garden is located at 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217.
This is the first in a series of workshops for adults that will be offered at the Lynden Sculpture Garden. In addition to its docent-led tours and summer camps, the sculpture garden already offers extensive educational programs for children and youth (more information at http://lyndensculpturegarden.org/education ). “We are now ready to offer specialized artist-led programming for adults,” according to Executive Director Polly Morris. “We are planning workshops that serve both professional artists and accomplished amateurs and that make special use of Lynden’s resources, particularly the landscape and the sculpture.”
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This weekend getaway workshop is designed to inspire and rejuvenate—and take your work to the next level. The evening orientation will be devoted to getting your juices flowing with instruction drawn from Colette’s work and process; delving into the concepts underlying landscape painting; and exploring attitudes and approaches towards utilizing the camera. Friday morning the group will head out to photograph on the Lynden grounds and learn how to work creatively from these and other photos you bring along to create pastel paintings that serve your vision while transcending the source images. Throughout the rest of the weekend you will identify and work toward your personal goals as you progress on your pastel paintings under Colette’s guidance. Colette will work on a demonstration painting alongside participants in order to address issues and techniques useful to the class. Sunday will include a morning group critique followed by afternoon work time to make use of the input.
Emphasis will be on furthering your individual goals in a supportive, intimate setting. This in-depth artist-led workshop promises plenty of one-on-one guidance, peer interaction and working time in the studio. Register now for an artistic retreat that will provide high potential for personal aesthetic growth.
ABOUT COLETTE ODYA SMITH
Colette Odya Smith is a widely exhibited painter whose intimate landscapes skirt the edge between realism and abstraction. A former art teacher, Smith has worked primarily in soft pastels for over 15 years, receiving many awards and honors. She currently teaches workshops at Peninsula Art School and is a contributor to a forthcoming book on pastels by Maggie Price. She is represented by the Katie Gingrass Gallery in Milwaukee, Woodwalk Gallery in Egg harbor, WI, Jack Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI, and Brio Gallery in Galena, IL.
Smith is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Pastel Society of New Mexico, Landscape Artists International, Wisconsin Visual Artists, and the League of Milwaukee Artists. Some of her major awards include: Grand Prize winner “Pastel Artist International” (now “International Artist” magazine), multiple award winner in the “Pastel Journal” Pastel 100 competitions, “American Artist”, and “Artist’s” magazines; Gold Award winner IAPS – International Association of Pastel Societies 2009 Exhibition in Santa Fe, NM; Merit Award winner Jack Richeson Art School and Gallery “Richeson75: Pastels” 2010; Purchase Award winner Wichita Center for the Arts “Pastel National” 2002 and 2010; Purchase Award winner Pastel Society of America “Pastels Only” 2000; Award winner Pastel Society of New Mexico National Juried Exhibition 2002, 2007 and 2010. She has been featured in American Artist, Pastel Journal, and Pratique des Arts.
Smith has served as juror and judge for the “Pastel Journal” Pastel 100 competition 2010, the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s National Juried Exhibition 2006 and 2009, as well as other regional exhibitions.
A native of Milwaukee, Smith is the mother of two grown children. She lives with her husband in Wauwatosa where she enjoys gardening and striking out on occasion to indulge her love of travel. You can see more of her work at www.coletteodya.smith.net.
ABOUT THE LYNDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN
The Lynden Sculpture Garden offers a unique experience of art in nature through its collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake and woodland. The sculpture garden is open to art and nature lovers of all ages on Wednesdays from 10 am to 4 pm and on Sundays from 12 noon to 5 pm. More information: lyndensculpturegarden.org.
