Painting with the Pros, En Plein-Air: Watercolor Painting

Instructor: George Woollard and Hiroki Morinoue
Assistant: Miho Morinoue
Saturday's Thompson's Hale Host: Mina Elison
Schedule: 
Saturday, November 13 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM @ Hookena Beach 
Sunday, November 14 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM @ the Mill
# of Sessions:  2
Level/Prerequisite: Beginners - Intermediate (some experience with watercolor painting preferred)
Tuition: $225 Member / $280 Non Member
Supply: $28
  
Class Description:
En plein air is a French expression that means “in the open air.” It is used by artists to describe the art of outdoor painting, capturing landscapes and views in natural light. Join the pros, George Woollard and Hiroki Morinoue on the beautiful oceanfront and historical site of theThompson’s hale at Hookena Beach and explore various approaches of landscape watercolor painting. Saturday’s session will be dedicated to an outdoor investigation of nature and watercolor techniques and Sunday’s session will be at the Donkey Mill Art Center, focused on studio explorations, demos and continuing the work from the day before.
 
Class will be split into two groups and will be rotating between George and Hiroko. Class will culminate with a share out and critique with the whole group.

Instructor bios: 
A native of Hawaii, Hiroki Morinoue received his BFA from California College of Art with high honors in 1973 and studied Sumi-e Painting and Mokuhanga Printmaking in early 1980s. Over the course of his 40+ year career, he has worked in a variety of media and received numerous awards for outstanding work in his field. He has traveled to Japan for an intensive artist-in-residence program sponsored by the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory and attended the 2nd International Mokuhanga Conference 2014 and Satellite Program in Tokyo. Hiroki is one of the founders and the volunteer Artistic Advisor of Donkey Mill Art Center, the home of Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Culture. He was designated a Living Treasure of Hawaii by the Honpa-Hongwan-ji Mission in 1996, also awarded as the Distinguished Artist by Honolulu Printmaking Organization on their 85th Annual Exhibition and Honolulu Japanese Chambers of Commerce in 2013.
 

George Woollard grew up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His father was a  geophysicist and a devoted teacher and his mother had a deep appreciation for beautiful things. Woollard received a BA in painting and then an MFA in printmaking at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. After traveling abroad he got a teaching fellowship at the Lacoste School of the Arts in southern France. 
George Woollard received fifteen Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Art purchase awards, Pillsbury artist’s fellowship to Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris, France, Russel Davenport award at the Artists of Hawaii (top painting award), Best in Show award by Hawaii Watercolor Society, Artists of Hawaii, Jim Winters three dimensional award (top award in sculpture), John Young Award (top award in printmaking), Honolulu Printmakers Annual Exhibition award and others. georgewoollard.com
 

The Mill will provide:
Watercolor Paper - Arches 140 cold press and  hotpress 22” x 30”  ($12 per sheet)
Water container
Masking Tape
 
Students should bring:
- Healthy lunch, snack and something to drink
- Sun screen
- Hat
- Bathing Suit (Optional if you want to take a dip in the afternoon)
- Butcher Tray Palettes (travel size - 7½'' × 11'') or any pallet you have at home
- Small bath towel (optional)
- Watercolor: (Please provide a list of colors you will be working with)
- Your own watercolor brushes: Flat Wash brush, Size 1-½” (39mm long / synthetic), Size 14 round brush and any brushes you may already have at home