Introduction to Flickr: Edit and Post Your Art Online

Introduction To Flickr:
Edit And Post Your Art Online
(for all visual artists, all media: photography, paintings, sculpture)
Susan Giannantonio, lucholiz@gmail.com. 281 347-9043

Saturday, February 16; 9:30am – 3:30pm; $50
Watercolor Art Society-Houston, 1601 Alabama, Houston, TX  77006

Flickr is a free online service where you can
1) Share your artwork with the world!
    -Learn about "tags" that identify your work so that others find it
    -Learn about "groups" where you interact with other artists (networking)
2) Keep a chronological history of your artwork
    -Record each painting when you finish it, along with its size, medium, etc.)
3) Edit your photos so that they display as close to the original artwork as possible
4) Organize your artwork into sets of your choice: mediums, styles, composition types (landscapes, figures, etc.)
5) Interact with artists and art lovers all over the world--art without boundaries!
6) Be inspired by other artists.  Interact with them if you wish, or just view their work.

Bonus!
Web Links every artist should know about!  Wonderful free online resources for artists:  museums, galleries, instructional videos.

To register for this class, click HERE
To take an online tour of Flickr, click HERE

Supply List:
No laptop computer or android/Ipad device is required, but you may bring one along.  Wireless Wi-Fi is available.  Individuals who need further support after class may contact Susan (contact info above).

Post Impressionism Class 2013 at Watercolor Art Society-Houston

Post Impressionism:  Freedom of Color and Design
Artist Instructor:  Susan Giannantonio
Semester 2:  March 19, 26, April 2, 9,  $150
Watercolor Art Society-Houston
1601 West Alabama, Houston, TX  77006, 713 942-9966
Questions about the class content?  Contact Susan at:  lucholiz@gmail.com
To register:  click here and scroll to bottom of brochure

Artists such as Derain, Van Gogh, Vlaminck, Bonnard unleashed color and pattern in unprecedented ways.  Their work is loose, gestural and inspires us all.  This class not only gives us a chance to investigate some of the most colorful and exciting paintings ever created, it gives us a chance to hold onto their brush and try our hand at painting their styles.  Practicing their ideas and investigating their techniques may well unleash some surprising spontaneity as you approach your own future paintings!  

Class includes observing famous artists' work, discussion and demo of techniques,  fast paced exercises.  Homework and critiques are offered and encouraged.

See posts below for examples of student work from previous semesters!  (Incidentally, some fabulous pieces below were painted by students who had never owned a brush & palette before this class!)

Impressionism/Post Impressionism Class at WAS-H Coming Up Feb. and March 2012

Exploring Impressionism and Post Impressionism in Watermedia
Location:  Watercolor Art Society-Houston  (WAS-H)
1601 West Alabama
Houston, TX  77006
Tuesdays, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Session 1: February 14, 21, 28, March 5  $150
Session 2: March 25, April 3, 10, 24 (will not meet April 17)   $150
Click here for registration form.

Do you love the masters of Impressionism an Post Impressionism:  Sargent, Homer, Van Gogh, Bonnard and others?  Apply their magic to your own work!  Demos, discussion and fast paced, fun exercises offered each week, alternating between acrylics and watercolors.  You use whichever medium you like!  Homework and critique encouraged; all levels and abilities welcome.  Questions?  Call WAS-H at 713 942-9966 or email Susan here.

Final Fall 2011 Watercolor Class Session, Mayville NY

Mayville, New York.  A final 4 weeks of WATERCOLOR CLASSES at Chautauqua Lake, Tuesday evenings September 27 thru October 18 , 6:30 to 9 p.m.  $125 paid in advance includes art supplies for 4 weeks.  Beginners and intermediate/advanced painters welcome.  Classes are customized to each student using the best art supplies money can buy.  Contact Susan by clicking here: lucholiz@gmail.com or
call (716) 753-5243 for more information.   Space is limited. 
Don't forget to check out Susan's artwork at www.artandstrings.com.

Watercolor Classes in Mayville, Summer & Fall 2011

Mayville, New York.  Tuesday evenings throughout the summer months through September, 6:30 to 9 p.m.  $125 paid in advance includes supplies for 4 weeks; join anytime during the summer to begin your 4 week sessions.  Beginners and intermediate painters welcome.  Contact Susan by clicking here: lucholiz@gmail.com or call 753-5243 for more information.   Space is limited.  Don't forget to check out Susan's artwork at www.artandstrings.com.

Private Music Lessons

Susan occasionally has openings for beginner or intermediate level piano and violin students, in her private studio in Katy, Texas.  If you are interested, please email Susan and she will contact you.

Watercolor Art Society-Houston Classes

Exploring Impressionism in Watermedia, Hands On
January 18 thru March 8, 2011
Tuesday afternoons, 1 to 4 p.m.
$300, or $150 for 4 sessions (1/2 semester)
Detailed information:
Do you love the paintings produced by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist watercolor painters Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Paul Signac, Childe Hassam, van Gogh and others?  Let us explore the tools and techniques used by these masters and discover ways to add freshness and spontaneity to our own paintings.

The Impressionists developed new techniques to convey a "different way of seeing." It was an art of immediacy and movement, of candid poses and compositions, of the play of light expressed in a bright and varied use of color.  They often explored plein-air painting in order to recreate the sensation in the eye that views the subject, rather than attempt to recreate the subject.


In this course we will project paintings of these masters to take a close-up look at a few of the techniques they used.  A weekly demo of specific techniques will follow.  Then, together, we will recreate the feeling of plein-air in the classroom.  Each week, together we will paint a projected, large photograph of reference material provided by the instructor.  This will give students an opportunity to experience, first-hand, the spontaneity and freshness of these master painters by making brushmarks and colors that depict their own impressions.

Demonstrations will alternate: one week in watercolor, then the following week in acrylics.  Students are welcome to try both, or stay with one medium for all classes.  Because the art supply industry has produced many innovative materials since the early days of Impressionism, we will have an opportunity to enjoy the advantages of these fine materials.

A homework assignment will be given weekly and a brief critique of one painting will begin each class, for those who wish to participate.  Tuesday afternoon classes begin January 18 and end March 8, 2011, 1:00-4:00 p.m..


To register:
http://watercolorhouston.org/media/pdf-folder/workshopapplicationrev.pdf