Workshops

    Saturday, January 14th,  Try It..You Might Like It Series: Acrylic and Collage Susan’s Way,  10-4 PM. $95
    includes all materials.

    Experiment with acrylics without buying anything! We’ll be working with different surfaces, several brands and
    consistencies of acrylic, mediums to add or change the look of the acrylics – as well as how to effectively
    utilize the metallic and interference acrylics. We’ll also add collage. Be prepared for fun and a lot of learning.
    Just bring and apron and your lunch. Call Susan to register (651-353-5045) or svoigt@visi.com.

    Saturday, January 7th,  Experimental Ink and Acrylic, 10-4, $125 includes all materials.
    Create GORGEOUS paintings with a unique combination of inks and acrylics. During class you will create 12
    mono prints and complete three boards and assemble a collage of mono-prints with embellishments. No
    experience is necessary, but you will need to be willing to experiment and have fun... Bring an apron and lunch.
    Please call or email Susan to register: 6512-353-5045 or svoigt@visi.com.

    Saturday, December 3,  Experimental Ink and Acrylic, 10-4, $125 includes all materials.
    Create GORGEOUS paintings with a unique combination of inks and acrylics. During class you will create 12
    mono prints and complete three boards and assemble a collage of mono-prints with embellishments. No
    experience is necessary, but you will need to be willing to experiment and have fun... Bring an apron and lunch.
    Please call or email Susan to register: 6512-353-5045 or svoigt@visi.com.

    Saturday, December 10,  Experimental Ink and Acrylic, 10-4, $125 includes all materials.
    Create GORGEOUS paintings with a unique combination of inks and acrylics. During class you will create 12
    mono prints and complete three boards and assemble a collage of mono-prints with embellishments. No
    experience is necessary, but you will need to be willing to experiment and have fun... Bring an apron and lunch.
    Please call or email Susan to register: 6512-353-5045 or svoigt@visi.com.
February 2012 Workshops
January 2012 Workshops

    Saturday, February 11, 10 AM-4PM        Water-Miscible Oil Painting, $110 (Includes everything but canvases.)  
    Paint with the most luscious paints ever for fantastic results—even if you have never painted before! These
    are professional quality paints!  No solvents are used.  No fumes, nothing toxic to breathe, no dangerous rags
    to dispose of.  Come and join me for a day of fun, creativity, information and demonstrations. Bring two
    canvases, no larger than 11x14 factory primed for acrylic or oil. All paints will be provided. Bring and apron &
    lunch.Call to register: 651-353-5045 or email: Susan Voigt@visi.com.

    Saturday, February 11, 10 AM-4PM        Water-Miscible Oil Painting, $110 (Includes everything but canvases.)  
    Paint with the most luscious paints ever for fantastic results—even if you have never painted before! These
    are professional quality paints!  No solvents are used.  No fumes, nothing toxic to breathe, no dangerous rags
    to dispose of.  Come and join me for a day of fun, creativity, information and demonstrations. Bring two
    canvases, no larger than 11x14 factory primed for acrylic or oil. All paints will be provided. Bring and apron &
    lunch.Call to register: 651-353-5045 or email: Susan Voigt@visi.com.
December 2011 Workshops

    Saturday, February 11, 10 AM-4PM        Water-Miscible Oil Painting, $110 (Includes everything but canvases.)  
    Paint with the most luscious paints ever for fantastic results—even if you have never painted before! These
    are professional quality paints!  No solvents are used.  No fumes, nothing toxic to breathe, no dangerous rags
    to dispose of.  Come and join me for a day of fun, creativity, information and demonstrations. Bring two
    canvases, no larger than 11x14 factory primed for acrylic or oil. All paints will be provided. Bring and apron &
    lunch.Call to register: 651-353-5045 or email: Susan Voigt@visi.com.

    Saturday, February 18, 10 AM-4PM        Rescue Failed Paintings, Don't throw it away - Fix it!! $95 Bring your own
    failed paintings.  Learn how to fix watercolor and acrylic paintings with many products, including: watercolor
    texture mediums, gouache, acrylic mediums and paints, collage, watercolor crayons and pastel. Don't throw
    away those failed paintings - make them new and exciting. You've already invested in the paper, paint and
    effort - now add the pizzazz and make it work. If you can't rescue it, cut it up and add it to another painting.
    There will be many examples to see. Bring and apron and lunch and your failed "stuff".  Call to register: 651-
    353-5045 or email: Susan Voigt

    Saturday, February 4th,  Experimental Ink and Acrylic, 10-4, $125 includes all materials. Create GORGEOUS
    paintings with a unique combination of inks and acrylics. During class you will create 12 mono prints and
    complete three boards and assemble a collage of mono-prints with embellishments. No experience is
    necessary, but you will need to be willing to experiment and have fun... Bring an apron and lunch. Please call or
    email Susan to register: 6512-353-5045 or svoigt@visi.com.

    Friday, Sat, & Sun., January 20, 21 & 22nd,  Watercolor on Everything BUT Paper. Cal DeRuyter and Susan Fryer
    Voigt are teaming up to present a weekend workshop at Susan’s Studio at the Northrup King Building.

    Fee: $175
    Supply list upon registration. $75 to hold seat. Remainder due by December 20th.
    Register with Susan at 651-353-5045 or email svoigt@visi.com.

    This workshop is for people who:
    •        Love to paint with watercolor
    •        Want to lift paint easily
    •        Want to frame without glass

    Friday, January 20, 6-9 PM, Saturday, January 21, 9-4 PM, Sunday, January 22, 9-4 PM

    Expect lots of demos and painting time with Watercolor on:
    •        Ampersand Clayboard Textured
    •        Fredrix Watercolor Canvas
    •        Yupo
    •        Transparent watercolor on white gouache
    •        Watercolor on canvas Cal’s way, plus finishing with wax!

    Learn the do’s and don’ts for each surface and how to finish these pieces – most without glass!!!

    Saturday, January 28th,  Pastels Wet and Dry,  10-4 PM. $95.

    You’ll be using pastels – hard to soft to create beautiful paintings with stunning color. Bring your pastels or
    purchase at a discount from the Dock 5 Art Supply Store. We carry Jack Richeson hard pastels and Unison
    and Sennelier soft pastels. You’ll receive samples of several different surfaces including: Canson Paper, Kitty
    Wallis Paper, Sennelier LaCarte Paper and Ampersand Pastel Board for the dry process.

    Then, the wet process……….

    Add pastel shavings on a wet surface and using steam to adhere the pastels to the surface on canvas
    surfaces. Those paintings can then be framed with glass or varnished and framed without. If you would like to
    try the technique on bring one canvas no larger than 11” x 14”.  Bring and apron and your lunch.

    Call to register: 651-353-5045 or email: Susan Voigt