Updated 4/10/2021
ATTENTION: Due to COVID19 and community safety concerns, until further notice, most classes and workshops are VIRTUAL, using Zoom as the live, online platform where you will see the demo in full screen mode. Zoom classes have been successful and feedback has been very positive. Exceptions to VIRTUAL classes are any plein air workshops for 2021; please see the schedule for updates.
Questions? Please go to Contact Me HERE. You can Register for classes and workshops where the Register link is posted.
Be well, be safe and Happy Painting. Julie
P.S. My Barcelona, Spain, workshop HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MAY 14-21, 2022! Info/registration “Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard”. “Nos vemos en Barcelona!”
Supplies: each painter provides her/his own personal painting supplies unless otherwise noted. Emails: add your name and email address HERE to be placed on Julie’s Constant Contact “Class & Workshop List” for notifications of upcoming events. Your comments HERE will be appreciated. Thank you so much, painters, for attending my Classes & Workshops! Julie
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL. Participate in lessons and demos, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online. Tuesday evenings, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Dates & Times: June 1 – 15th, 2021, 3 (Three) Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 3-class month is $60.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL. Participate in lessons and demos, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online. Tuesday evenings, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Dates & Times: July 6th, 20th, 27th, 2021, 3 (Three) Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 3-class month is $60.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“Watercolor Unleashed – Wet & Wild – ZOOM WORKSHOP”
This will be an online Zoom class. Paint from the comfort of your own studio.
Dates/Time: July 12-15, 2021, Monday-Thursday, 9AM-3:30PM.
Note: included is a Demonstration , via Zoom, by Julie Gilbert Pollard, Workshop Instructor, on Sunday afternoon, June 13, 2021, of about 75 minutes beginning about 2:00PM. The demo is a part of the SDWS monthly General Meeting, which begins at 1:30PM. Workshop participants are welcome.
Class Description: Learn how to make water look wet, reflective and splashy! With stunning waves, waterfalls or intimate woodsy creeks as your model, study water in motion and glassy reflection. Painting water that looks wet requires some basic knowledge of the dynamics of how water moves and how objects are reflected in its mirror surface. In addition to traditional watercolor methods, learn to use “acrylic underpinnings” to set the stage for vibrant colors in your “waterscape” paintings. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating and challenging subject!
Reference photos will be supplied, or you may use your own.
Lessons will focus on:
- Cascading, splashing water
- Reflections
- Negative painting exercises for the watercolorist
- “Acrylic Underpinnings” for both watercolor and acrylic Note: the small amount of fluid acrylic necessary for this technique will be supplied.
- Color theory, simplified – “using color as value”
There will be demos, instruction at all levels, critique and lots of painting time. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all. All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting!
Class Size: Workshop size will be 12 to 22 students, only. Register early as this is a popular event.
Tuition: Members $250, Non-members $275
Register: a) Members please log in HERE then choose Workshops to find the Julie Pollard workshop, Register and make payment, b) Non-members, or your membership has expired, join or renew HERE prior to Registering, then Register and make payment.
Supply List: HERE
“Watercolor Unleashed! WET & WILD OCEAN” – Online, via Zoom/Scottsdale Artists School
Dates/Times: July 20 to Aug. 31, 2021, 1-4:00PM, 6 Tuesday afternoons (NO class on Aug. 17th)
Medium: Watercolor
Details: Paint the misty, crashing, salty ocean waves and learn to apply the “anatomy” of an ocean wave to a watercolor painting. A reference photo will be provided but you are welcome to use your own if you prefer.
For this virtual online painting workshop we will use a photo and other class materials that will be sent to you by e-mail. (You are welcome and encouraged to paint from your own reference material whenever you wish.) During class time you will see demos with painting demo shown full screen through a dual camera set-up. You will have your own painting time during the class with individual critique throughout.
There will be demos, instruction at all levels as needed, one-on-one critique and lots of painting time. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all. All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting!
Tuition: $315
Register: HERE
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL. Participate in lessons and demos, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online. Tuesday evenings, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Dates & Times: Aug. 3rd, 10th, 24th, 31st, 2021, 4 (Four) Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 4-class month is $80.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“Watercolor Unleashed!” – ONLINE “LIVE” STREAM WORKSHOP
Dates/Times: Aug. 16-18, 2021, 9AM-3PM (PDT), Monday-Wednesday Workshop; includes Online Demo, Sunday, Aug. 15th, 1:30PM (PDT).
Medium: Watercolor & Acrylic
Details: THIS IS AN ONLINE “LIVE” STREAM WORKSHOP. Through demos, instruction, one-on-one critique and lots of painting time, students will learn the techniques that will help them to make water look wet and splashy as it cascades over rocks and boulders. We will focus on the “anatomy” of a waterfall, negative painting and the creative use of color. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating and challenging subject! Additionally, you will learn to use “acrylic underpinnings” to set the stage for vibrant colors in your paintings. he benefits of this method are numerous and is a unique approach to both watercolor and oil that will add considerably to your repertoire of painting techniques. Skill level: Beginners and up are welcome.
Included: ONLINE DEMO: Sunday, August 15, 2021 @ 1:30 pm (PDT)
Tuition: Non-Members: $300.00 Members: $250.00
Register (Limited Class Size): HERE
Supplies List: HERE
“Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
Dates: 7-day workshop, May 14-21, 2022
Join Julie Gilbert Pollard for a wonderful week of plein air painting on the beautiful coast of Northern Spain, the Costa Brava, near Barcelona!
Let Spain seduce you! Costa Brava, where the mountains meet the sea, is the setting of this exciting painting tour in the province of Gerona. Craggy cliffs, sandy coves, pristine beaches but also medieval villages and botanical garden, all await to be painted and experienced. This region was also the home and setting for the surreal world of Salvador Dali. The magical Barcelona will also be part of this unique plein-air painting workshop in Spain.
Class Description: In this plein air workshop, you will visit inspiring locations, learning to interpret them into your personal visual expression. Expect sight-seeing, photo-sketching, sketching and “light” plein air painting using minimal equipment that is easy to carry in a medium-size backpack”.
“During the plein air sessions, I will alternate watercolor-on-paper and watercolor-as-prep-for-oil painting demos on canvas boards pre-coated with Watercolor Ground. I will demonstrate and coach you through methods and techniques that have proven invaluable in learning to distill a scene into its most simple format, leading to studio paintings that retain that illusive “plein air feel”.
All levels are welcome. Classes will be small, so Julie will have ample time to help students work toward individual goals.
Note: photo courtesy of French Escapade, our tour operator.
Registration/Pricing/Complete Details: about “French Escapade“, our painting host tour company, and my Costa Brava/Barcelona, May 14-21, 2022 plein air painting tour/workshop (Instruction, Itinerary, Accommodations, Price/What is Included, How to Book, etc.) see all pages and tabs HERE.
This will be a small group of 6 to 12; start making your plans, now! See you on the Costa Brava!
