Plein Air Workshop Workshop Dates: October 27 - 31, 2008 (5 Days Workshop) Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm Cost: $550 Location: Laguna Beach, California June 13, 2008. This workshop is currently Full. You may still sign up in my waiting list and sign up workshop list for my future workshop to me by email. Thanks. Enrollment: First come, first served, space is limited to 15 students per workshop. If you are interested, please email your address to me. Upon receiving your email, I will send the registration form by mail to you for enrollment in the Plein air workshop. Thank you. This workshop is created for all skill levels. Beginners to professional painters are welcome. I will have demonstrations showing how to finish a Plein air painting, from beginning to end. I have set enough time for me to work with each individual student to share ideas, suggestions and comments about the student painting. My focus will be to build up a strong composition and design while capturing the changing light and shadow. Learn how to use warm and cool colors. Differentiate between values; move between pure and gray hues. Different subject matter requires different brushwork. Students will learn how to finish a painting in a limited time frame because the outside environment is always changing. Finally, enjoy the sunshine and beach of beautiful Laguna Beach, California! Please bring your own breakfast, lunch and painting supplies to the Plein Air workshop. Pet not allow bring to the workshop. After I receive your registration form, I will send the following: a confirmation letter, a map, suggested list of what you need to bring to the workshop, and information of hotels in Laguna Beach for your convenience in making your own hotel reservation. Demonstration at workshop in Laguna Beach, California Teach at workshop in Laguna Beach, California Lecture at workshop in Laguna Beach, California Thank you so much for a great workshop! Not only did I learn a lot, but I really enjoyed you frienship and warmth.You are really work well as a team. I admire you dedication to paintings, especilly during such a strange weather week with all the fires. You are a wonderful mertor Michael, and I wish you continued success in you career. Take care. -K.F Thank you for a great week in Laguna. Your workshop was the best I've ever attended. I really enjoyed studying with you and appreciated how well you organized the workshop. -S.K Michael, I cannot thank you enough for your help with my paintings and your positive comments about my work. I'm so excited about getting back to my studio paintings and applying what I learned from you to these paintings. You are a wonderful teacher-you are so very giving to your students and you really, really helped me with my work. I will "hear your voice" as I paint now-saying "little bit warmer...little cooler...simplify...work on your COMPOSITION!!!" These are very nice words to remember-and from a very gentle teacher. -L.H I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the workshop last week. You did a great job! And Annie did too! You are a master of painting and it was inspiring to watch you create your work. I learned a great deal from you and I'm anxious to get busy doing more paintings. I am pleased and proud to have a Michael Situ painting now in my plein air collection. I hope to aquire another in the future. -W.G I thank you so much for an outstanding workshop. You are both a master teacher as well as an exceptional artist. I feel very fortunate to have been in your class and to touch a pierce of heaven on earth. your class was unbelievable. you helped everyone so much and your critiques were way beyond any critiques from other teachers I have been in class with. You are not only a master artist but master painter and I feel so blessed that I could borrow you for a moment in time. -S.K Balboa Mini Market 12x16 Oil on Canvas Panel Judge's Critque: Planned spontaneity and fresh execution came to mind when I viewed this piece. The directional leads into the painting, believable colors of the atmosphere, water, boats, distant land fall, and the structure plus the balanced light and shadow are all in harmony. The accents that kept me looking and looking are...the blue broken water that evolves to green, the light color on the side of the building, the white sail's angle, the blue writing on the banner over the railing, the red flag and electrical lines became the WOW accent elements for me. Beyond merely viewing this captured moment I could hear, sniff, taste and feel this scene which made it a winner for me. AWESOME. All images and written materials copyrighted © by Michael Situ 2000 - 2008. All rights reserved.