Updated 2/8/2021
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. 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
“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
“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
“WATERCOLOR UNLEASHED: SPRING IN THE DESERT”
Dates/Times: March 23 – April 13, 2021, 4 Tuesday afternoons, 1-4PM
Medium: Watercolor
Details: The desert in bloom is a marvel. With rain, the sand, rocks and desert vegetation become a backdrop for a riot of color. During this class, paint rocks, rocky formations and desert plants using unexpected hues to express this prickly subject through the excitement of color and juicy watercolor washes. Desert landscape scenes will be used for the demo paintings and a photo will be provided for your use, but you are always welcome to paint from your own reference material whenever you wish.
There will be demos, instruction at all levels and individual critique throughout the Zoom class. 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 Only 6 spaces in this class!
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: 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
“Watercolor Unleashed! MOUNTAIN STREAM” – Online Zoom Class
Dates & Times: April 20 to May 11, 2021, 1 – 4PM, 4 Tuesday afternoon classes
Medium: Watercolor
Details: Paint a mountain stream with a water cascade. Learn how to make water look wet, reflective and splashy! Painting water that looks wet requires some basic knowledge of the dynamics of how water flows and splashes. Study 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!
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: $210
Register: HERE Suggested Supply List: 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: 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
“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.
“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!
