Julie Gilbert Pollard

Phoenix-based oil painter, watercolor artist, teacher and author

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Class & Workshop Schedule

Updated 12/10/2020

ATTENTION:  Due to the corona virus 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. At this time my Barcelona, Spain, May 2021, info/registration “Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard”, remains scheduled – “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     

January – July 2021 Jan – Jul 2021
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Jan
5
Tue
2021
“WATERCOLOR UNLEASHED: PAINT FLOWERS!” – VIRTUAL CLASS @ Shemer Art Center
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Jan 5 @ 1:00 pm – Jan 26 @ 4:00 pm
"WATERCOLOR UNLEASHED: PAINT FLOWERS!" - VIRTUAL CLASS @ Shemer Art Center

“WATERCOLOR UNLEASHED: PAINT FLOWERS!” – Zoom Class @ Shemer Art Center

Dates/Times:  Jan. 5th-26th, 2021, 1-4PM, 4 Tuesday afternoon classes

Medium:  Watercolor

Details: Watercolor is considered to be the most challenging medium. This class will focus on painting a floral bouquet using techniques critical for watercolor. The goal of this class will be to paint fresh, vivid flowers in a rainbow of colors, set off by rich vibrant darks. The techniques and procedures presented will be suitable for advanced and novice painters alike.

For my Zoom live-online studio-at-home painting classes, photos and other class materials to be used are sent by e-mail. Students are welcome and encouraged to paint from their own reference material whenever they wish. During class time there will be instructional demonstrations presented full-screen.

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:  $140.00   Limited Class Size!

Register:  HERE

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“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
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Jan 5 @ 6:30 pm – Jan 26 @ 8:30 pm
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”

“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”

“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:  Jan. 5, 12, 19,26, 2021, 4 Tuesday evenings, 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

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Feb
2
Tue
2021
“Watercolor Unleashed! PAINT SEDONA” – Zoom Online Classes @ Scottsdale Artists' School
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Feb 2 @ 1:00 pm – Mar 9 @ 4:00 pm
"Watercolor Unleashed! PAINT SEDONA" - Zoom Online Classes @ Scottsdale Artists' School

“Watercolor Unleashed! PAINT SEDONA” – Zoom Classes @ Scottsdale Artists’ School

Dates/Times:   Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 and March 2 and 9th, 2021, 6 Tuesday afternoons, 1-4PM

Medium:  Watercolor

Details: Paint Sedona in watercolor. Beautiful and inspiring scarcely defines the soaring cliffs and formations in Arizona “Red Rock Country”. Paint this magnificent subject – your painting vortex awaits! For accomplishing depth in the formations, we’ll study the use of light, airy washes to achieve radiance in the sunlit planes, with rich clean darker values to enhance form and structure.

For my live-online studio-at-home painting classes, photos and other class materials to be used are sent to you by e-mail. (You are also welcome and encouraged to paint from your own reference material whenever you wish.) During class time you will see instruction demos presented full-screen. You will have your own painting time during class and individual critique.

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:  $210

Register:  HERE

 

 

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“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard” @ Julie Gilbert Pollard
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Feb 2 @ 6:30 pm – Feb 23 @ 8:30 pm
"Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard” @ Julie Gilbert Pollard

“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:  Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021, 4 Tuesday evenings, 6:30-830PM.

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

 

 

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Feb
25
Thu
2021
“STREAM IN A MEADOW” – Live Online V.I.E.W. @ V.I.E.W. - Virtual Interactive Escapade Workshops
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Feb 25 @ 11:00 am – Feb 27 @ 2:00 pm
"STREAM IN A MEADOW" - Live Online V.I.E.W. @ V.I.E.W. - Virtual Interactive Escapade Workshops

“STREAM IN A MEADOW” – Live Online Virtual Interactive Escapade Workshop

Dates/Times:  Thur-Sat, Feb. 25, 26, 27, 2021, 11AM-2PM AZ/MST (10AM-1PM PST), 3 daily classes of 3 hours each = 9 hours

Medium: Watercolor

Summary: Paint a stream with a small waterfall set in a grassy meadow. Learn how to paint water that looks wet and splashy as it cascades over rocks and boulders. 

Complete Details:  HERE

Tuition:  $249, all 3 days, a total of 9 hours class time

Register:  HERE

 

 

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Mar
2
Tue
2021
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
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Mar 2 @ 6:30 pm – Mar 30 @ 8:30 pm
"Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”

“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:  March 2-30th, 2021, 5 Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM

Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic

Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 5-class month is $100.00.

Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE

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Apr
6
Tue
2021
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
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Apr 6 @ 6:30 pm – Apr 27 @ 8:30 pm
"Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard"

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:  April 6-27th, 2021, 4 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

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May
4
Tue
2021
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard”
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May 4 @ 6:30 pm – May 25 @ 8:30 pm
"Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard"

“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:  May 4-25th, 2021, 4 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

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May
16
Sun
2021
“Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard” @ Barcelona, Spain
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May 16 – May 23 all-day
"Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard" @ Barcelona, Spain

“Oil and Watercolor Plein Air Painting Workshop in Spain with Julie Gilbert Pollard”

Dates:  7-day workshop, May 16-23, 2021

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 16-23, 2021 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!  

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Jul
12
Mon
2021
“Watercolor Unleashed – Paint Vibrant Water Scenes in Brilliant Color” @ San Diego Watercolor Society
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Jul 12 @ 9:00 am – Jul 15 @ 3:30 pm
"Watercolor Unleashed - Paint Vibrant Water Scenes in Brilliant Color" @ San Diego Watercolor Society

“Watercolor Unleashed – Paint Vibrant Water Scenes in Brilliant Color”

San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Workshops are held in our beautiful, light-filled education center in the SDWS Gallery, The ARTS DISTRICT, Liberty Station, 2825 Dewey Road, Bldg #202, San Diego, CA 92106.

Dates/Time:  July 12-15, 2021, Monday-Thursday, 9AM-3:30PM. 
Note: included is a Demonstration by Julie Gilbert Pollard, Workshop Instructor, on Sunday afternoon, July 11, 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:  TBA

Class Size:  Workshop size will be 12 to 22 students, only. Register early as this is a popular event.

Tuition:  TBA

Discounts: Tuitions are discounted for SDWS Members. To receive the discounted price, a) if you are not a member or your membership has expired and you would like to receive the discounted price, renew your membership or join SDWS prior to registering for the Workshop, b) if you are a member please log in, then choose Workshops to find the Julie Pollard workshop, register and receive the automatic discount.

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January – July 2021 Jan – Jul 2021
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My Teaching Philosophy

My goal is to individualize instruction as much as possible. I introduce the basics to the beginning student and work with the more advanced student in gaining a more solid knowledge of those same basic techniques, along with the all-important principles and elements of design. I always try to present material in a logical, practical manner, along with a large dose of encouragement with emphasis on motivation and personal taste. In class, beginning painters will work in a structured manner and ALL levels are encouraged to experiment and practice as much as possible in order to build confidence and experience with methods and materials. Workshops generally focus on a method or subject, while weekly classes may offer basic technique or independent projects with guidance as needed and “class projects” as requested. Whatever the venue, my over-riding objective is to support and assist each person in his or her search for individual artistic personality.

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Email: JulieGilbertPollard@cox.net
Phone: 623-849-2504
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