School of Living Arts for Creativity and Ecological Culture

2002 SCHEDULE AND PROGRAMS

STUDY PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN

CRESTONE, COLORADO

Learn the approach to outdoor landscape painting that Claude Monet used to create his impressionistic masterpieces. Classes will take place at the School of Living Arts in beautiful Crestone, Colorado set at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains in the San Luis Valley.

Monday, September 9 through
Friday, September 13, 2002

Instructor Chuck Ceraso studied with the American impressionist, Henry Hensche. Hensche, who died in 1992, at the age of 92, taught exercises for developing the ability to see and mix color. Based on the work of Monet and Charles Hawthorne, Hensche taught his students how to see beyond color expectations, prejudices and preferences. In this, the student develops the ability to capture the “color key” and depict radiant light effects in his painting.

Ceraso continues to develop and teach these exercises in his studio in Lafayette as well as at the Denver Art Museum. His work can be seen in his gallery in Lafayette, Colorado.

“Chuck Ceraso opened my eyes to the glory of light and color around me and gave me the tools to create vibrant landscape paintings.

I encourage anyone, at any level, to take this course -- it will change the way you perceive color and enrich your life.”

--Angela Manno, Landscape Painter; Director, School of Living Arts

Tuition: $325 if paid in full before May 20th/ $350 thereafter (does not include accommodations or art supplies). Please register early to insure a place in the workshop. Deadline for payment in full is August 1st. All deposits/tuition are refundable 45 days prior to the workshop; cancellation within 45 days of the workshop results in loss of deposit/tuition unless the space can be filled. If minimum enrollment is not met, the workshop will be canceled and full tuition refunded. Upon receipt of registration, we will send you a list of local accommodations, logistical information and art supplies to bring. Please note that lodging in Crestone fills up quickly in the summer, which makes it doubly important to register early. Sorry we cannot accommodate pets.

For additional information, please call 719-256-4611 or email amanno@amigo.net. To register, kindly mail your 50% deposit (or full tuition by August 1st) to Angela Manno, PO Box 316, Crestone, CO 81131.

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