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Renowned Artists, Robert Lemler and John Poon Teach Offsite Workshops
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 29, 2009) – Scottsdale Artists’ School announced two painting workshops this summer to be hosted off-site at Mackinac Island, Michigan. Instructor Artists, Robert Lemler and John Poon will be teaching the workshops, with students lodging at the old-fashioned Murray Hotel in June and July.
Robert Lemler will be teaching Plein Air Painting on Mackinac Island June 22 – June 26. With an endless variety of subjects to discover on the island, the class will explore subject matters that include Victorian style architecture, historic churches, coastal vistas and quiet harbors. Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher educated at Northern Arizona University. His award-winning paintings are exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in numerous corporate and private collections.
From July 13- 17, John Poon will be teaching Landscape Painting in Oil on Mackinac Island. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of composition, color and value as the basis for painting successful landscapes. Working from both photo references in the studio and from life out on location, it is the aim of the instructor to help each individual develop greater skills of observation, greater competency in studio, and successful plein-air techniques. John Poon has been a working artist for the past 20 years. He graduated from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, winning numerous student awards and scholarships. John Poon’s paintings can be found in various public and private collections across the country.
To find out more about these Mackinac Off-site summer workshops, visit www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org. or www.4mackinac.com. To register, visit us on our website at www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org and search for these workshops under “2009 Summer Workshop” and search by Artist name or call the school at (480) 990-1422.
About Scottsdale Artists’ School
Founded in 1983, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit art institution located in the Arts District of Scottsdale, Arizona. Dedicated to artistic enrichment, the School teaches the fundamentals of representational art to artists and aspiring artists who attend the School from all 50 States any many foreign countries. With a visiting faculty of about 140 of the nation's best teaching artists, the School offers over 200 workshops and classes a year to approximately 3,000 students with all levels of competency in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, and drawing.
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Contact: Heather Grant
480-990-1422
hgrant@ScottsdaleArtSchool.org
Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in the Scottsdale Arts District (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school's parking lot
For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.
About Scottsdale Artists' School
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists and community leaders, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit school of traditional
fine art offering workshops and courses in oil painting, drawing, watercolr, pastel and sculpture. The School attracts
more than 3,000 students each year from all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also provided by Scottsdale Cultural Council and Scottsdale League of the Arts.