Current Exhibition
Kay
was chosen to be a featured artist in the Fall, 2009 issue of
American
Artist Watercolor Magazine.
Click on the image below to download the article.
Over
the past sixteen years, I have conducted watercolor and drawing
tours to Mexico,
Costa Rica, Tahiti, Corsica, France, Italy, Greece and England.
I also lead an annual
watercolor workshop in the Lakes Basin area of the Sierra Mountains
in Northern California.
Coming
: May 23 - June 4, 2010
Watercolor
Workshop in Skopelos, Greece
Skopelos
is one of my favorite destinations, and the main reason for considering
a third
trip to this wonderful, inspiring, and relaxing location. It is
also less expensive than many other
locations! Skopelos is a small, wooded island less crowded than
most of the Greek islands.
Skopelos Town is bulit upward around it's harbor on the Aegean Sea.
The town is a myriad
of tiny streets full of white houses dotted with shutters and doors
painted various shades
of blue. Flowers and gardens add accents of bright colors.Garbage
is picked up via donkey!
Unique and quaint view points of the harbor, homes, paths, colorful
flower boxes
and the sea abound.
Our
accommodation is the lovely Hotel Dionyssos, where I stayed on my
first trip to the
island. It is on the border of the lower part of town and is an
easy walk to all painting
locations in town and around the harbor. Breakfasts are included
and the hotel has a great
pool around which lunch and drinks are served. There is space for
us to meet both indoors and out.
Also, I am considering reserving two days for us at the the studio
of the Skopelos Foundation
for the Arts, where I held my second trip to the island. It will
be possible for us to paint
and print in the spacious studio that looks out over the Aegean.
During our two days in Athens
we will stay at the Cecil Hotel. It is simple, nice and located
very close to the Parthenon.
Painting
subjects will include the town and harbor, churches, boats and vistas
of other parts
of the island. Our lessons will focus on composition, use of whites
and "lost edges", skies,
reflection, and the use of pigments to create texture. Losing the
fear of painting is our goal.
The
cost
includes hotels with breakfasts, transportation from Athens to Skopelos
and back,
and art instruction. There will be 12 - 15 students.
$2600.00
(double) $3000.00 (single)
$500.00
deposit is required for registration.
415-457-3379
kay@kayrussell.com
www.skopart.org
Contact
Kay for information
415-456-2681
kay@kayrussell.com Recent trips include:
La Romita, Italy | Spring 2008 | www.laromita.com West
Dean College, England | Spring 2007 | www.westdean.org.uk Skopelos,
Greece | Spring 2006 | www.skopart.org
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