WELCOME TO FAIRFIELD CREATES

GET YOUR ART ON! JULY 19 - 31, 2010

Fairfield Iowa has a wealth of creative energy and several local galleries and instructors are teaming up to share that energy. This is your opportunity to take a mini art vacation and study with some of the most talented instructors in the region. Take time to relax, focus on your creativity and expand your artistic experiences in a variety of styles and mediums.

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For more information, click here or call the CVB at 641-472-2828.

Class sizes are limited so be sure to register early!

WATERCOLOR with John Preston

Learn from one of the Midwest’s best watercolorists. Demonstrations and individualized instruction will be included. If weather appropriate, some class time will be spent outdoors. Materials list will be provided after you pre-register.

Location:
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
200 N. Main St., Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$140.00 per person for each 3 day session

THE ART OF FRAMING with Ken Dubin

This workshop will explore basic framing solutions of ones art, collectables or just about anything you may want to frame. Discussed will be materials used for preservation framing and why its important, designing the frame your artwork will be put in, considerations artists will find useful for exhibiting their work, tips for the do-ityourself framer, where to find materials and more.

Location:
ICON Gallery/Teeple Hansen Gallery
Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$35.00 per person per session

THREAD PLAY - FIBER ART with Wendy Read

Explore the techniques needed to create rich, textural fiber art. A descriptive list of materials will be provided upon pre-registration. For Intermediate to Advanced Quilter.

Location:
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
200 N. Main St., Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$95.00 per person for each 2 day session

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING with Bill Teeple

Focus is on the fundamental knowledge one needs to proceed with drawing. Beginning and experienced artists will find this course will fill in the essential basics that often get skipped over in art education of today.

Location:
ICON Gallery classroom
58 N. Main St., Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$85 includes all 5 sessions & all materials

INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING with Bill Teeple

This workshop will focus on painting fundamentals that leave an artist handicapped without them. Beginning and experienced artists are invited to participate.

Location:
ICON Gallery classroom
58 N. Main St., Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$85 includes all 5 sessions & all materials

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE & NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY w/Ken West

Capture beautiful landscape and nature photographs with your digital camera. This workshop will be oriented toward beginner and intermediate photographers. In addition to these scheduled classes, there will be an optional field session (weather permitting) in which Ken will guide students taking landscape and nature photographs on the Jefferson County Trail.
Dates & Times
Class | Fri, July 23 | 8 PM - 9:30 PM
Class | Sat, July 24 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Critique of Photo Assignments | Sat, July 31 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM

Location:
Teeple Hansen Gallery
108 W. Broadway, Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$65 for all 3 sessions

DRAWING CARTOON PEOPLE with Donna Colby

Learn how to exaggerate and emphasize features and figures to create cartoon people that come alive.

Location:
Flying Leap Art Space
54 1/2 N. Main (on the west side of the Square), Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$25 includes all materials

MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES with Donna Colby

Using watercolor, ink, and collage, create a balanced work with rhythm, a range of tone, and images that are meaningful to you.

Location:
Flying Leap Art Space
54 1/2 N. Main (on the west side of the Square), Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$25 includes all materials

SOFT PASTEL with Gin Lammert

Gin will share her techniques in creating vibrant soft pastel works through individualized attention & artist demonstrations. Class supplies to bring: Soft Pastels, 3 sheets MiTentes anson paper, 9X12” or 12X16” (no white or extreme colors),masking tape, paper towels, masonite drawing board & table easel if you have.

Location:
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
200 N. Main St, Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$95 for both days

CUT PAPER DESIGN with Donna Colby

Inspired by Matisse’s vibrant cut paper works, create a design using colored paper cut into imaginative shapes.

Location:
Flying Leap Art Space
54 1/2 N. Main (on the west side of the Square), Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$25 includes materials

FLOWER AND LEAF FORM with Donna Colby

The class will begin by studying Matisse’s brilliant use of these natural forms in his paintings and drawings, and then you will create a composition of your own using paint (watercolor or gouache) and/or ink.

Location:
Flying Leap Art Space
54 1/2 N. Main (on the west side of the Square), Fairfield, IA

Cost:
$25 includes materials

Our Instructors:

Donna Colby is the owner and director of Flying Leap Art Space. She received her education in painting and illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and has been an artist, writer, and art teacher for decades.

Ken Dubin started STUDIO 210 in the West Loop area of Chicago. Clients include the Spertus Museum, Chicago Holocaust Society, Adler Planetarium, Chicago Historical Society, Chicago Architecture Foundation, New Orleans Art Institute, the Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin, PS1 in New York.

Gin Lammert has been working with soft pastels since 1995, creating award winning portraits, Landscapes and still lifes. She is member of Mid America Pastel Society.

John Preston, a very well know midwest artist, is a master of watercolor and pastel. John has works in many private & corporate collections and exhibits regularly at Olsen Larson Gallery in Des Moines.

Wendy Read is an accomplished fiber artist. She is a member of Iowa Art Quilters Guild, Professional Art Quilt Alliance, America Quilters Society & International Quilt Association.

Bill Teeple is one of the most popular art teachers in Fairfield. He has been teaching all levels of art from beginning to college graduate level in Fairfield since 1998.

Ken West teaches digital photography at the college level and last year was invited to teach a workshop at the National Center for Nature Photography.

Check out the dates and topics. Sign up for one or more! With classes available for beginners to experienced artists, an art vacation provides the time and freedom to be creative without distractions.

Note:
Participants are invited to meet other artists over coffee at 9:00 am every morning. For lodging specials, contact The Mainstay Inn .

Fairfield Creates is a project of the Fairfield Iowa Convention & Visitors Bureau