SUMMER MODEL HORSE ART CLASSES with KAREN BEESON!
July 10 - August 20, 2013
Thanks to a surprise opportunity, I will be doing what I most love, and offering MODEL HORSE ART classes at my home in St. Charles, IL for the next six weeks, from July 10 - August 20!
My finishwork and Arabian tack have received countless NAN Top Ten Awards and Championships.
Join me for some classes to fast track your own work to a higher level!! Please check out my blog post at http://karenbeeson.blogspot.com/2013/07/congrats-to-my-art-student-lisa-clarizio.html to see what my students can do!
NEW! This set of classes will differ from previous
sessions in two important ways...
...classes will be tailored to ONE participant (rather than a group...), so you will be able to schedule the class that YOU want when YOU want it! (But if you want to come with a friend, multiple participants will be welcome!)
...OPEN SCHEDULING is available, so you can schedule your class on a weekend, weekday, or in the evenings! You choose the time and date that fits you best!
Available Classes and Additional Details
CLASS DURATION: How long would you like to work with me? Come by for a two hour class (minimum), a stretch of several hours in one day, a few separate meetings over the six week period, or choose to book a solid weekend of my time for your projects.
SUBJECT MATTER: What do YOU want to learn? You choose the subject-matter. Classes can be of a formal instructional style, in which I will plan the lesson for you, or of a looser consultation style, allowing you to bring your works in progress and discuss and implement improvements and enhancements. Request your own class and subject, or choose from the following ideas:
- Prepping Models (try all of the common tools and materials, as you start to prep one or more horses for you to later paint! 2+ hours)
- Panting a Horse from Start to Finish (you choose the color and medium)
- Painting a Leopard Appaloosa From Start to Finish (8+ hours required)
- Appaloosa Pattern Basics (no painting, but deep discussion/lecture) of what is right and what is wrong as you begin your appy painting journey - 2 hours or more)
- Applying Pinto Patterns and White Markings
- Painting Hooves
- Painting Eyes
- Working in Oils
- Working in Acrylics
- Working in Pastels
- Using mixed media - what to use where and why (2+ hours or more, depending on if you wish to just sit back and discuss the topic, or try out the techniques on a model)
- Improving your Previous Work (Discuss and Implement improvements!)
- Mix and Match the Above, or create your own class!
or choose to make some tack...
- Make a Syrian Style Native Arabian Halter & Lead Rope Set (6+ hours required)
I have taught and/or planned the curricula for all of the above classes, so feel free to e-mail me for further details about the above classes. Detailed class descriptions are available for some. Don’t forget that I’m also pleased to work in multiple topics or additional subjects not listed, based on your needs.
General Scheduling and Registration Information
PRICING: $15 per hour per participant.
Dates and Times: All classes will take place between July 9 and August 20, 2013. The availability of classes after this date into the fall, or in the future, is unknown at this time. As of this writing, my schedule is wide open during this period. Classes can begin as early as 8 am and run until 9 pm. For classes of five hours or longer, I do ask that participants leave the premises to take a 1 hour lunch or dinner break, to allow me to clean up from the earlier hours and prepare for the remainder of the class.
Subject Matter: Prior to registration, please e-mail me to discuss the subject matter that you would like to cover, including the class length that you would prefer. Remember, the only limits to the topics we can cover are your imagination and the techniques that I use or have used in my work! After you send this information, I will be glad to confer with you about what the class syllabus may look like, and how much time we will be able to dedicate to each topic you wish to cover. Please remember that a class covering multiple topics (such as four hours, discussing hooves, eyes, and white markings) will not permit us to delve as deeply and spend as much time discussing and practicing each one.
Required Supplies:
Prepping classes will require at least one (ideally a few) Breyer, Stone, or resin models to work on.
Most painting classes will require at least one fully prepped classic size adult (ideal, but please inquire if you wish to work on a different size or a foal) model to work on. I can send detailed prepping instructions if prepping is new to you. Alternatively, I can prep a Breyer classic model for you to use for a reasonable cost. You can have the model shipped to me, allowing at least one week for me to do the prep work, or I can pull one from my body box (however there will be no choice of which model comes from my body box - sorry!).
Painting classes will also requires a small list of supplies, most of which will be a small number of brushes (chosen for both quality as well as reasonable prices that won’t break your bank!). All supplies will be available at your local art or craft supply store such as Michaels, JoAnn, or Hobby Lobby.
Arabian Tack Making Class will require a small list of inexpensive supplies which can be found at any craft or sewing store.
Registration Procedure
- E-mail me at karbee9@aol.com with your choice of topic, date/s, and time/s.
- I will write back to confirm your date/s and time/s, and to answer any questions that you may have.
- To confirm your registration, send your completed registration form (far below), payment or downpayment (as discussed in the payment section below).
4. I will send confirmation of your registration including: detailed information about (and pictures of) the required supplies, a listing of where to buy supplies, my phone number, and a map with directions to my home.
Payments
Class Payments: Payment may be made in full at registration, or with 50% down at registration and the balance due upon (or any time prior to) arrival at class. To save the date, your deposit is due within five days of confirming your registration with me.
Supply/Body Payments: are due upon ordering.
Accepted Payment forms: Payments may be made by paypal sent to karbee9@aol.com , personal check or money order (sent by mail - address will be supplied upon registration), or cash (only for payments made in person upon arrival to class).
Cancellation/Refund Policies
If you wish to cancel your registration, you must e-mail or call me prior to the time that the class begins. Cancellations made prior to that deadline will receive 100% of monies paid as credit toward rescheduling or future registrations. Cancellations made after the class begins (but before the time that the class was scheduled to end) will receive 50% of monies paid as credit toward future class registrations. No credit or refunds will be given for no-show participants.
I personally will only cancel/postpone a class due to extreme circumstances (such as emergency, illness or extreme weather), but if I do, you will have your choice of the following: enrolling in the same class on a rescheduled date (rescheduling will take place as soon as possible), credit toward future class registrations, or a full refund of monies paid.
Supply/body payments are fully refundable if you do not attend class or if the class is cancelled or postponed.
Registration Form
1. PRIOR to filling out this form, please E-mail me at karbee9@aol.com with your choice of topic, date/s, and time/s.
- I will write back to confirm your date/s and time/s, and to answer any questions that you may have.
- To confirm your registration, please COPY AND PASTE the registration form into an e-mail and send to karbee9@aol.com . Please also send your payment or downpayment (as discussed in the payment section above).
4. I will send confirmation of your registration including: detailed information about (and pictures of) the required supplies, a listing of where to buy supplies, my phone number, and a map with directions to my home.
Personal Information:
Name:
e-mail address:
Preferred phone number:
Secondary phone number:
Street Address:
City, State, and Zip
*If you are under 18, please also include the name and contact information of a parent. Non-participating parents are welcome to stay for the duration of the class, but I regret that due to space, drivers/companions/friends of participants over 18 will be asked to spend their day exploring lovely Saint Charles and Geneva.
Class Registration:
Date/s and Time/s of Class/es:
Total Price of Class/es:
(Remeber not to include the time for the 1 hour lunch/dinner break if the class is
5+ hours long on one specific date).
# of Hours __________ X $15 per hour = Total Price: ________________
Please Check one: _____Paying Full Amount Today _____Paying 50% deposit today
Amount You are Paying Today:_____________
(This leaves the following balance due upon (or prior to) arrival at your class/es: _____)
Prepping and Body and Orders:
Would you like to add a prepped classic scale Breyer adult body to paint during your class?
You may either choose to have a classic scale adult Breyer body shipped to me for prepping (from your Breyer dealer, from a MH$P seller, or perhaps even from your own body box) OR you may choose for me to pull a classic scale adult Breyer from my own body box to prep for you (sorry, there will be no choice of a specific body in this case).
The order deadline for your body/ies to arrive to me for prepping OR for you to order a prepped body from me is one week prior to the class date.
Will you be ordering any prep work or prepped bodies from me? ______Yes _____No
Will you have your body/ies shipped to me? ______Yes _______No
If your body/ies will be shipped to me, they must arrived to me no less than one week prior to your scheduled class.
Please add prepping for __________ (number) of classic scale adult bodies that you will have shipped to me. Prepping will be $30 per model = _________ Total cost of prepping on your bodies.
If you wish for me to prep a classic scale body from my body box for you (sorry, no choice of body), please add _______(number) of prepped classic scale adult bodies at $39 each = _________ Total cost of bodies with prepping.
Overall total amount added for prepping and bodies _________
Payment for all bodies/prepping is due at the time of registration. Please include this amount with your registration payment.
Summary of Today’s Payment
Total amount that you are paying for classes today = ________________
(Balance for classes will be due upon, or prior to arrival at class = _______________)
Total amount that you are paying for bodies/prepping today = _______________
Grand total of Today’s payment = _________________
Check One for Today’s Payment:
_______________paypal sent to karbee9@aol.com (marked in paypal as
“services”)
_______________personal check or money order mailed to my address
(provided upon confirming your class date)
Please send payment in any of the following forms: paypal sent to karbee9@aol.com (marked as “services” rather than “goods” as instruction is different from merchandise) or personal check mailed to my address, provided upon confirmation of registration . Your payment is due within five days of reserving your place in class.
I will e-mail you to confirm my receipt of both the completed form and your payment, and I will include additional information such as a map and directions, my phone number, and specifics about which supplies are required and where to buy them.
Thank you! See you at Class!
Still have questions?
Please e-mail me at karbee9@aol.com. I’m very glad to answer any questions that you may have!
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| A few of my works that competed at NAN 2010 (some dating back to the 1990's!) that I own or was proxying for the owners and their awards. |
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