"Colored Pencil Potential: Exploring Novel Surfaces for Colored Pencil"
February 15-16, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.)
The Villages, FL
 
Colored pencil can appear lightly textured and transparent or dense and downright “painterly”. Learn techniques for colored pencil paintings (as such works are aptly called) that make such art glow with lush color. From delicate, translucent effects to jewel-like intensity: Kristy will demonstrate and guide participants in color-layering, burnishing, line-impression, solvent-marker and colorless pencil blending, heat-blending, as well as various methods of easy highlighting and color-lifting. Artists of all levels will learn valuable techniques at this workshop, with demonstrations, samples, and ample opportunities to experiment with various colored pencils and related products. Kristy Kutch is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and is also the featured artist in the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics.
 
Contact Linda Hammons; 352-430-0976; or visit www.artworkshopsinthevillages.com

"Whet Your Appetite for Watercolor Pencils!"
February 17-18, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.)
The Villages, FL
 
Watersoluble pencils and wax pastels (watercolor crayons) offer a "bridge" between the control of drawing and watercolor's fluid grace. Many watercolorists use them for embellishing and enhancing their watercolor paintings. This medium offers an abundance of possibilities- neatly packaged within a highly-pigmented point. Whether it is color which is light, fluid, and transparent- or perhaps rich, dense, and saturated, watersoluble products deliver! Create an underpainting, followed by complementary glazes, resulting in "veils" of vibrant color. Apply the pigment as a dry drawing; dissolve it with a damp brush for smooth, fluid color. Grate or spatter pencil pigment for dramatic effects. Kristy will offer such techniques for watersoluble products, as well as sample supplies. Come and be surprised, intrigued, and inspired!
 
Contact Linda Hammons; 352-430-0976; or visit www.artworkshopsinthevillages.com

"Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencils"
March 20-21, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Northbrook, IL
 
Join us for an inspiring weekend art workshop at the Village Green Center in the heart of Northbrook, IL. Discover the "pointed potential" of colored pencil! Kristy Kutch, author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and the featured artist in the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics, has taught colored pencil workshops nationwide. She provides an informative, supportive, and enjoyable atmosphere. Both "traditional" (wax-based or vegetable oil-based) and watersoluble pencils will be included, with fascinating "painterly" techniques for both types of pencils. Watersoluble crayons will also be featured. There will be demonstrations, individual attention, many materials to sample, and a generous cache of take-home supplies for each student. Enjoy an unforgettable workshop in a top-notch studio atmosphere! Cost: $175.
 
Contact Bonnie Siegel; 847-921-5239; or visit www.northbrookarts.org

"Portable, Painterly Colored Pencil"
May 1-2, 2010
St. Joseph, MI
 
Published author, accomplished artist and nationally traveling workshop presenter, Kristy Kutch will present at the Krasl Art Center this spring. Save the date or register today. Explore the beauty of working with the versatile colored pencil on a variety of surfaces. Achieve brilliant results as you learn to paint with wax-based colored pencils. Sunday is dedicated to exploration of working on colored surfaces which provide brilliant results and are very suitable for landscapes. RSVP by April 16. Cost: $150 for Krasl members/ $165 non-members.
 
Contact Julia Gourley; 269-983-0271; or visit www.krasl.org

"Vibrant Painting in Colored Pencil"
May 24-28, 2010 (9am- 4pm; Friday, 9am- 1pm)
Boone, NC
 
Discover the "pointed potential" of colored pencil! Kristy Kutch, author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and the featured artist in the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes- Beyond the Basics, has taught colored pencil workshops nationwide. She provides an informative, supportive, and enjoyable atmosphere. Both "traditional" (wax-based or vegetable oil-based) and watersoluble pencils will be included, with fascinating "painterly" techniques for both types of pencils. Watersoluble crayons will also be featured. Explore a wide range of compatible papers and boards which lend themselves beautifully to this dynamic medium. There will be demonstrations, individual attention, many materials to sample, and a generous cache of take-home supplies for each student. Enjoy an unforgettable workshop in a top-notch studio atmosphere! Cost: $395.
 
Contact Edwina May; 800-227-2788; or visit www.cheapjoes.com

"Amazing Colored Pencil Potential"
June 7-9, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Grand Marais, MN
 
Enjoy "painting from a point"! Draw and paint with both waxy and watersoluble colored pencils- even richly-pigmented crayon-like products. Featuring an abundance of colored pencils, art surfaces, and related materials (many of them free), this course is full to the brim with demonstrations and techniques. Kristy is the author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and is the featured instructor in the Artist Palette Productions DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics. Lovely Grand Marais, MN is a clean, charming, art-friendly community on the north shore of majestic Lake Superior- perfect for an inspiring, refreshing summer art getaway.
 
Contact Amy Demmer; 218-387-2737; or visit www.grandmaraisartcolony.org

"Coastal Colored Pencil"
June 21-25, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Bernard (Acadia National Park), ME
 
Experience the unsurpassed beauty of Acadia National Park, Maine, while enjoying the art of colored pencil! Kristy Kutch, a seasoned workshop instructor and author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, will guide the class through techniques for waxy/oily colored pencils, watersoluble pencils, and even watersoluble crayons. Kristy will provide numerous demonstrations, a supportive, informative atmosphere, and generous take-home sample products. This workshop will feature a combination of plein air and studio days.
 
Contact Gail Ribas; 207-244-9742; or visit www.acadiaworkshopcenter.com

"Luminous, Lustrous Colored Pencil"
July 28-29, 2010 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
McMinnville, OR
 
This workshop features abundant techniques for vivid non-toxic colored pencil. Kristy Kutch, nationally known instructor and author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, offers demonstrations and access to a generous supply of sample materials. Students explore a multitude of colored pencil enhancing techniques. Incising, burnishing, blending, lifting, texturizing, non-toxic solvent hints: Kristy and her class will apply these to their colored pencil paintings. Using saturated, intense colors that fairly glow, students will be amazed at art that is so startling that it fairly jumps off the page! Venture into colored pencil painting (with either type of pencil) on a wide range of surfaces: Bristol board, colored pastel papers, multiple-medium art boards, and watercolor papers. Cost: $150.
 
Contact Kathleen Buck; 503-435-1316; or visit www.currentsgallery.com

"Draw, Brush, Flow, and Spatter with Colored Pencils"
July 31- August 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Gearhart (near Astoria), OR
 
Spend an exciting weekend on the magnificent Oregon coast, exploring a wealth of colored pencil and watersoluble pencil techniques. The workshop will be led by Kristy Kutch, experienced workshop instructor, author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and the featured artist on the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics. Kristy is a supportive, upbeat instructor who offers frequent demonstrations and generous individual attention. Learn techniques for enhancing textures, layering, blending, and lifting, both with wax-based and watersoluble colored pencils and crayons. Explore different colored pencil- compatible surfaces, too. Each student will also receive an abundance of free samples of pencils, papers, and related materials. This promises to be an exciting weekend for artistic exploration! Cost: $120 for early enrollment (by May 31), or $150 after May 31.
 
Contact Ellen Zimet; 503-861-0718; or visit www.trailsendart.org

"Lush and Lively Colored Pencil"
August 3-6, 2010 (9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Newport, OR
 
Majestic coastal Oregon is calling! Kristy Kutch, author and longtime workshop instructor, invites you for four fascinating days, exploring the remarkable range of colored pencil painting techniques. Waxy and watersoluble colored pencils, plus watercolor crayons, will be featured, even combining them for "painterly" results. Giving frequent demonstrations, Kristy acquaints students with an abundance of colored pencil-related materials. Students receive a generous supply of products, including new items on the market. Classes are held (ocean-view classroom) at the Newport Visual Arts Center. (Contact Kristy to register, not the V.A.A.) Kristy Kutch is the author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics. Fee includes welcome lunch. Cost: $250.
 
Contact Kristy Kutch; 219-874-4688; Kristy Kutch Colored Pencil Workshops, 11555 West Earl Road, Michigan City, IN 46360

"Pick up a Pencil and Paint!"
August 30- September 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
Springfield, IL
 
The Prairie Art Alliance invites you to historic Springfield, Illinois for an amazing journey into the world of colored pencil. Experience the many tools, surfaces, and surprisingly effective techniques which yield stunning, vivid colored pencil paintings. Waxy and watersoluble colored pencil/watercolor crayon techniques will be included, along with a vast array of colored pencil-compatible surfaces, many of them free. Kristy Kutch is a seasoned, supportive teacher who aims to provide an informative and very enjoyable workshop experience. She includes frequent demonstrations (questions welcome and invited!), individual attention, and numerous take-home samples. The author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, Kristy is also featured on the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics.
 
Contact Jane Johnson; 217-544-2787; or visit www.prairieart.org

"Lush and Lively Colored Pencil"
September 13-16, 2010 (9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Lake Geneva, WI
 
Prepare for 2010 workshop fun in historic Lake Geneva, Wisconsin- after the summer rush but still during the mild September weather. Kristy Kutch, a seasoned, supportive workshop teacher, is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil and is featured in the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics. Included will be many aspects of this vibrant medium and its compatible surfaces. Create effects ranging from soft, transparent, and aqueous to dense and dramatic. Best Western Harbor Shores, located on Geneva Lake, offers fantastic student discounts. Guests receive continental breakfasts and rooms featuring mini-fridges and microwaves. (Lodging reservations should be made separately: 888-746-7371. Mention this workshop for discount.) Plan for this memorable fall workshop vacation! Cost: $275.
 
Contact Kristy Kutch; 219-874-4688; Kristy Kutch Colored Pencil Workshops, 11555 West Earl Road, Michigan City, IN 46360

Positively Beautiful: Solutions for Negative Space and More
October 9, 2010 (10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Milwaukee, WI
 
Explore the possibilities that can be drawn from the point of a colored pencil, including some surprisingly easy techniques for beautiful backgrounds. With choices of surfaces, blending tools, and techniques, colored pencils can yield a tremendous range of effects. Shimmer and shine? Soft glow or dazzling highlights? Saturated intensity? Fluid, transparent effects? Earthy and textured- or even delicate and wispy? Kristy, an experienced instructor, will explore such possibilities, yielding a surprising range of effects. This promises to be an enjoyable day in an outstanding state-of-the art store with a gracious, helpful staff. Experiment with a wide array of materials- including some new products. (There will be generous take-home samples). Come and explore the ever-expanding range of the colored pencil!
 
Contact Nora Hackenberg or staff; 800-722-7450 or 414-442-9100; or visit www.artistanddisplay.com

Whet Your Appetite for Watercolor Pencils!
October 10, 2010 (10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Milwaukee, WI
 
Watersoluble drawing materials offer a "bridge" between the control of drawing and watercolor's fluid grace. This medium offers an abundance of possibilities- neatly packaged within a highly-pigmented point. Do you want color which is light, fluid, and transparent- or perhaps rich, dense, and saturated? Consider an airbrush-like background effect, done with inexpensive supplies. How about underpainting, resulting in "veils" of vibrant color? Expanding the range of this medium, watersoluble crayons are richly-pigmented, easy to apply, and fun. Kristy will present tips and techniques for watersoluble pencil/crayon effects, as well as generous samples. She will also present two unique types of pencils, aquarelle colored graphite pencils and vibrant watersoluble ink pencils. Come and be surprised, intrigued, and inspired!
 
Contact Nora Hackenberg or staff; 800-722-7450 or 414-442-9100; or visit www.artistanddisplay.com