Hello
Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #63, Workshops
Last week I received some good news that I know some of you are going to enjoy hearing. I get emails now and then asking me if I will be teaching a workshop in different parts of the country or at a
certain workshop venue, most of the time I have to say no. But the news I got last week was that I am starting my own BeckerArt traveling workshops. I will be working with a travel agent to set up some of my future workshops.
Since my layoff almost 3 years ago I have been desperately trying to get back into the workshop circuit. Back In 2001, I had finally gotten into the workshop circuit with the help of a friend, Austrailia watercolorist Robert
Wade. Robert couldn't come to the US anymore because of health insurance problems so Robert set me up with all the big name workshop places he had taught at and had told them they should hire me to take over his spot at their workshop venue. All would have gone great but then 9/11 happened and all my workshops that year were canceled. I was about to teach at the
Hudson River Valley
School,
Scottsdale Artist School,
Dillman's,
Coastal Maine Art Workshops and a few watercolor societies but instead headed back
into illustrating and only doing a couple of workshops a year.
In 2014, I was doing only 1 or 2 workshops a year because of my illustration job, but that year I was also laid off so I immediately tried getting back into those big name workshop venues. Unfortunately, most places don't take on many new artists since their rosters are already full. About 6 months ago I was about to give up on getting back into the circuit and head back into storyboard
illustration but then I got a call from a lady over at Cheap Joe's. She told me that Joe Miller wants me to teach at his place.... Bingo, that was the news I needed after all the rejections I had gotten since I was laid off work.
I now will be doing 1 to 3 big name workshop venues and the rest will be run by yours truly, along with my wonderful travel agent Patty, from Crystal Lake Travel. I plan on asking all my students where they would like to take a workshop and
then I will ask Patty to make it happen.
Here's a BeckerArt Travel Workshop for 2017
If your group or art venue ever needs a watercolor instructor, please contact me at david@davidrbecker.com
Today's newsletter
goes into what to expect if you were to take one of my overseas cruise workshops
In 2 weeks I teach in Vermont, at Holbein's Vermont Art Event. These classes are a little different, in that you don't have to bring art supplies with. Holbein and I supply you with everything you need for these classes. You pay for a 3-hour class and you can mix and match teachers, mediums, and times. I usually take a class myself from one of the other great instructors.for
information on the classes go to
VERMONT ART EVENT
This week I finally saw my sign-up page on Cheap Joes site for my class on Oct. 9th thru the 13th of 2017
You can already sign up for that workshop
at
Cheap Joes. I hear so many good things about that workshop space, I can't wait to teach there.
Hope you're having a great summer!
David
Yes to CLASS this coming Thursday, July 14th at the Civic Center in Libertyville.
Yes to CLASS this coming Saturday, July 16th at The Studio in McHenry.
I will NOT be teaching at the Civic
Center in Libertyville July 21st, and 28th
However, Susan Macfarlan will be substituting for my classes on July 21st and 28th
No classes in McHenry at The Studio July 23rd and 30th