Time: 9am-4pm

Place: Starlight Ranch, 680 State Rd 344, Edgewood, NM 87015

Fee: $240 per student

Contact Deb Matthew for information: 505-281-6839

In this class students will work indoors using photos and the notated sketch for information and inspiration. Students will learn color strategies to make their paintings stand out in the crowd, and explore the dimensions of color and how they relate to any subject. You will learn how light and color describes form and how color can express mood.

The first morning we will cover the notated sketch, with ideas for developing value patterns and color notes. We will discuss important points to look for in the landscape when sketching and photographing outdoors, and in the afternoon explore Starlight Ranch and neighboring areas to gather information for the following days' work. In the class room students will work up small color studies from their sketches and photographs in preparation for larger paintings, proceeding to their larger work with confidence in their personal vision. Look for lots of individual attention and demonstrations from the instructor.

David Schwindt studied color theory and basic design at two western universities before completing a degree in art in 1971, with minors in music and humanities, at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. He has been painting and exhibiting for more than 30 years and has introduced middle school students as well as adults to the world of color in the twenty years that he has been teaching workshops. His article, "The Value Solution" was published in the February 2003 issue of "The Artist's Magazine." In 1999 David was one of 15 artists selected by The Grand Canyon Trust to raft the Colorado River and paint the Grand Canyon for ten days. He is known for his landscapes of the Southwest and presently lives in Tucson.