Annie Strack Workshops
Next Workshop:
- 2 half-sheets (approximate size) 140# or heavier cold pressed watercolor paper, either blocked or with a sturdy board
- Graphite paper to transfer drawing
- Several smaller scraps or a small pad of watercolor paper, for practicing brush strokes
- Watercolor palette
- Watercolor easel (optional)
- Removable masking fluid and applicator brush
- HB pencil
- White plastic/vinyl eraser
- Two water containers
- Sponge (optional)
- Paper towels
- 1" flat watercolor brush
- Round brushes in approximate sizes: #16, #10, #8, #4
- Assorted stiff brushes for scrubing and lifting
- Paints: Indigo, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue (green shade/hue), Payne's Grey, Sepia, Olive Green, Sap Green, Violet, Yellow Ochre, and any other colors you like to use.
Painting Architectural Portraits in Watercolor
Workshop Materials list
Participants in this workshop will learn the tecniques to draw and paint portraits of homes, buildings, and other structures. They will learn how to create perspective in their compostitions, draw and paint trees and landscaping elements, and depict architectural features such as siding, stucco, brick, shingles, windows, etc. Participants will work from their own photos or blueprints, which must be sized to correspond to their watercolor paper.
Materials List:
- 2 quarter sheets (approximate size), 140# or heavier, cold pressed watercolor paper, either blocked or with a sturdy board,
- Several smaller scraps or a pad of watercolor paper for praticing brushstrokes.
- Watercolor palette
- Removable masking fliud and applicator brush
- Lightbox and extension cord
- Ruler
- White plastic/vinyl eraser
- Two water containers
- Sponge
- HB pencils
- Paper towels
- One inch flat watercolor brush
- Round brushes in approximate sizes: #16, #10, #4, plus any other brushes you like to use.
- Assorted stiff brushes for scrubing
- Paints: Bring an assortment plus the usual colors for landscapes.
Besides being an internationally renowned maritime artist, Annie Strack is also a commercial artist specializing in Architectural Renderings. Her renderings are in the collections of numerous architects, builders, contractors, and home owners, and have been published in dozens of periodicals and magazines.
Art Business and Marketing Workshops
Art Business and Marketing workshops can be tailored to fit the needs of any group, and the length of the workshop can be adjusted according to the topics that the group would like to learn. Topics include: writing (resume, bio, artist statement, cover letters, proposals, press releases), Business planning (creating business goals, pricing, budgeting, scheduling), Marketing (setting budgets, tracking, creating promo materials, branding, inventory tracking,), Gaining credentials (choosing shows, entering, how to win, techniques of getting name recognition), Organizing the studio, customer relations and selling, and other related topics. Students will need to bring their existing promotional materials for critiques, and paper and pencils to work on new materials during the workshop.
All registered participants in the Art Business and Marketing workshops will recieve a complimentary copy of Strack's informative book, Business & Marketing for Artists.
Since 2005, Annie Strack has shared her extensive knowledge and experience of art business and marketing through her monthly columns and feature articles in Art Calendar Magazine, the premier national business magazine for professional artists.
Workshop coordinators can click here to request information about hosting an Annie Strack workshop in your area!
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