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  • Workshops and ongoing classes are held in my studio at  Hunter's Point Shipyard Studio unless location is noted otherwise.
  • All paints, gels and mediums are supplied.
  • My studio is fully equipped with lights, tables, easels and great music!
  • Your process is supported in a fun and creative environment!
  • Bring a brown bag lunch.  A fridge and microwave are available.
  • You will receive a map and materials list when you register. 
  • You can also visit the links page to register at other locations.

WEEKLONG INTENSIVES: Tesia Blackburn's Studio 
Abstract Painting Techniques - Large format welcome!
  • February 15-20, 2010  11 am to 5 pm  (no class on Friday 2/19/10) $450.00  FULL
  • April 5-10, 2010  11 am to 5 pm  (no class on Friday 4/9/10) $450.00 FULL
Join me in my studio for a weeklong painting intensive designed to stretch your creative muscles.  Allow yourself to explore your imagery in long uninterrupted stretches of painting time in a fully equipped studio. I will provide guidance and technical support, along with indepth critique as well as demonstrations of boundary-breaking techniques I use in my large format pieces.  Explore practically everything Golden has to offer including OPEN, Digital Mixed Media, gels and mediums and grounds.  Bring your toughest questions and your most ambitious projects! 

Suitable for intermediate to advanced.  All paints, gels and mediums provided.

Class is limited to 5 so sign up early!  
Tesia 415 822 5939
$450.00  per five day session
 
 

 
Abstract Painting Classes: Tesia Blackburn's Studio
Weds evenings Jan 13, 2010- Mar 17, 2010 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm  $288.00 FULL
No class February 17, 2010
9  weeks  Max Class size 5.    Location:  Tesia's studio.
 
Abstract Painting Classes: Lafayette Studio
Tuesday afternoons Jan 12, 2010- Mar 16, 2010 12:15-3:15 pm  $256.00 FULL
No class January 26 or February 16, 2010
8 weeks  Max Class size 10.    Location:  Lafayette Studio. Lafayette Studio


Come and stretch your boundaries; artists of all disciplines will benefit. Explore abstract art, pure form on the painted surface. Class supports your process, from accessing your creative source and gathering ideas, to developing your concepts and visual vocabulary. All levels welcome.   Paint and Mediums included




Amazing Color Two Day Intensive!  Tesia Blackburn's Studio San Francisco
January 23-24, 2010  11-5 pm  $150.00
Max Class size 8.    Location:  Tesia's studio. FULL

Amazing Color One Day!  Riley Street Art Stores
Riley Street San Rafael   February 28, 2010 11 am to 4 pm  $75.00
Riley Street Santa Rosa   March 6, 2010  10 am to 4 pm  $85.00
Max Class size 8.    

Become a color guru!   In the ONE DAY you will create an intense color wheel which illustrates how everything about color mixing fits together as a whole, and gives an astonishing range of colors from only 3 primaries. Learn essential information about color pigments, transparency vs. opacity, mixing clean colors, glazing, and using mediums to alter the paint and control the drying time.  In the expanded TWO DAY you will follow up with info and exercises that further hone your ability to mix any color you see as well as working from still life and reproductions to put into practice what you learned in the first day. 

Amazing Color!
One Day  - Riley Street San Rafael
February 28, 2010 $75.00
 
Amazing Color!
One Day  - Riley Street Santa Rosa
Riley Street Santa Rosa
March 6, 2010 $85.00




Mastering Gels and Mediums  Two Day Intensive - Tesia Blackburn's Studio San Francisco
March 27-28, 2010  11-5 pm  $150.00
Max Class size 8.    Location:  Tesia's studio.

Mastering Gels and Mediums  Two Day Intensive - Napa Valley Art Supplies, Napa, CA
March 13-14, 2010  11-5 pm  $150.00
Max Class size 8.    Location:  Napa Valley Art Supplies, Napa CA.

Exploring Gels and Mediums One Day Survey - Riley Street Art Stores
Riley Street San Rafael  March 21, 2010 11 am to 4 pm  $75.00
Riley Street Santa Rosa August 21,  2010  10 am to 4 pm  $85.00
Max Class size 8

Demystify all those acrylic gels and mediums! This class is an intense, in depth primer for all the gels and mediums that Golden makes.  In the ONE DAY you will have the opportunity to make lots of samples of all the different gels and mediums so that you will understand their properties.  I will have many dried samples for you to compare in a wet-to-dry comparison. In the expanded TWO DAY in addition to making the samples on day one, you will have the opportunity to use the gels and mediums in your own work-in-progress and/or prep canvases and boards to work on at home. 
 
Mastering Gels and Mediums
Two Day Intensive - Tesia's Studio
Date: March 27-28, 2010
$150.00
 
Mastering Gels and Mediums
Two Day Intensive - Napa Valley Art Supplies (formerly Cartons and Crates), Napa, CA
Date: March 13-14, 2010
$150.00 (Note: Your Paypal invoice will show "Cartons and Crates")
  
Exploring Gels and Mediums
One Day Survey - Riley Street San Rafael
Date: March 21, 2010 11 am to 4 pm
$75.00
 
Exploring Gels and Mediums
One Day Survey - Riley Street Santa Rosa
Date: August 21, 2010 10 am to 4 pm
$85.00
 
 

Monoprint with Golden OPEN One Day Workshops 
Lafayette Studio, Lafayette CA  April 25, 2010 11 am to 5 pm  $85.00 Lafayette Studio
Riley Street Santa Rosa, CA April 24,  2010  10 am to 4 pm  $85.00 Riley Street
Blick Art Store, Berkeley, CA May 15, 2010 11 am to 5 pm Blick Berkeley
Riley Street San Rafael, CA  May 15, 2010 11 am to 4 pm  

Max Class size 8

This workshop will introduce this exciting and versatile medium. The monoprint is created by painting directly onto a plate and hand burnishing. This is a unique method of working in multiple images, incorporating the immediacy of painting with printmaking methods. By repeating and reworking personal imagery and symbols, a rich rapport develops between the artist and the print. This unique workshop will focus on innovative techniques to enable printing without using a press. Class time will be spent exploring transfer, embossing, stamping, rubbing, and texture. No prior experience necessary>

All Golden paint, gels and mediums provided.

Space is limited to 8.  Register early!
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Monoprint with Golden OPEN Two Day Intensive 
Tesia's Studio San Francisco
May 29-30, 2010  11-5 pm  $150.00
Max Class size 8.    Location:  Tesia's studio.

In the expanded version of this workshop you will not only be introduced to this exciting and versatile medium, but you will have ample time to print multiple images. Learn how to work a print in multiple drops. Work with reverse line imagery and collagraph techniques. Many exciting and innovative techniques to make this a medium you will love! 

This unique workshop will focus on innovative techniques to enable printing without using a press. Class time will be spent exploring transfer, embossing, stamping, rubbing, and texture. No prior experience necessary.

Golden Acrylic Colors, gels and mediums, various items to print with, some extra plexiglas, burnishers, provided by instructor.

Check Tesia's website for materials
http://www.blackburnfineart.com/scheduleinfo.html

Monoprint with Golden OPEN
Two Day Intensive - Tesia's Studio
Date: May29-30, 2010   
$150.00
 





Tesia Blackburn Fine Art
415 822 5939
Mail: 601 Van Ness Avenue #E3524
San Francisco, CA 94102
Studio: Building 101-2315 Hunter's Point Shipyard Studios