Artist Spotlight: Calvin Liang
Artist Spotlight — Calvin Liang Calvin Liang joins Carmel Visual Arts each year to lead a plein air painting workshop. He talked about his process with our Director, Rich Brimer. Read the highlights below. Calvin Liang became fascinated by the beautiful California landscape and transformed himself into a fine artist, painting themes of his choosing. Now his well-known sailboats crashing through waves, to the rocky California coastline, to Spanish missions of centuries past, Calvin Liang’s masterful oils never fail to impress and inspire....
read moreWe are Back! Creating Art Experiences
In May/June 2021, we had our first round of in-person workshops and it was so good to be back in Carmel with everyone. Below are some great photos that I made from some of these workshops.
read moreArtist Spotlight: David Lobenberg — Watercolor Portrait Artist
Carmel Visual Arts: David, we are excited to welcome you back for another California Vibe Watercolor Portraiture™ workshop with Carmel Visual Arts. This time we will be exploring embellishing these vibrant portraits with fun and experimental techniques you will be showing us. Since we were not able to host a workshop with you in 2020, we are excited to catch up with you in this new Q&A format. We have a few questions that have come up for you. Here we go… Your style of work, “Happy Vibe” portraits is...
read moreArtist Spotlight: Photographer Alan Ross
There are only a few spots left for the upcoming Alan Ross photography Workshop 2021. We are excited to host Alan for his fifth return to Carmel. Recently, Carol Henry, photography director at Carmel Visual Arts asked Alan a few questions. You may be interested in reading what he has to say. We also hope you can join us for this legendary photographer’s return. Ocean Sunglint Big Sur, ©Alan Ross Rocks and Mist ©Alan Ross Redwood Grove, Old Coast Road ©Alan Ross Double Tree ©Alan Ross Rock Formation, Pt. Lobos ©Alan Ross Erosion Big Sur ©Alan...
read moreArtist Spotlight: Huihan Liu — Outdoor Figurative Painting
Huihan Liu returns to Carmel Visual Arts May 16–18, 2021 to lead his upcoming workshop Outdoor Figurative Painting. Huihan Liu is a master oil painter and generous instructor. His atmospheric narrative figure work has brought him accolades around the world. Born in Guangzhou, China, he trained from 1972 to 1975 at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art. In 1989, Huihan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art College of San Francisco. According to him, his strongest influences during his studies...
read moreArtist Spotlight: Mike Hernandez — Digital Painting Expert
Mike Hernandez brings us our first digital painting workshop designed to help artists of all mediums. We have had a number of people inquire about having one, so here is your chance to learn from one of the best instructors I know to teach such a class. Mike Hernandez has over 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, creating environments for digitally produced feature films such as Sinbad, Spirit, Over The Hedge, Shrek 4, Puss In Boots, Bee Movie, Monsters Vs Aliens, and Turbo. Mike returns to lead this workshop after instructing two previous...
read morePaul Kratter! The workshop is September 19–21, 2021
PAul Kratter—Our favorite plein air jester and awesome painter—is joining us again in September 2021 for his highly anticipated plein air workshop on the Monterey Peninsula called Fresh & Direct landscape Painting
read moreNew 2021 ZOOM Workshops available at Carmel Visual Arts
We are announcing some exciting workshops that you will be able to take from the convenience and safety of your own home or studio. With the COVID-9 pandemic lingering into the beginning of 2021, we have three ZOOM-Cast workshops coming up with more to follow in the coming months. Mike Hernandez • March 27, 28, 2021 Angus Wilson • April 8–11, 2021 David Lobenberg • April 15–18, 2021 To start off the new year, Mike Hernandez offers a Digital Painting workshop on March 27 & 28, 2021. Mike is well known for his MAD digital skills from years...
read moreBring on 2021! Our Schedule is Growing
Since opening Carmel Visual Arts — seven years ago — Carol Henry and I have been building “community” through our studio and gallery. Since then we have hosted over art 30 exhibitions in Carmel, with well-over 100 workshops and dozens of public art demonstrations. We are extremely happy to share that more than one thousand artists have taken these workshops with top professional instructors in both painting and photography.
read moreNews and Reviews for March 2020
With all of the latest news from WHO, the Federal Government, and all the way down to state and local jurisdictions, we are scrambling to forecast some future dates for some of our scheduled workshops and events at Carmel Visual Arts. We are working on that this week. For now, know that our April 2020 workshops are being moved to later dates and we will likely be doing the same for some of the May dates as well. In the meantime, you can keep in touch with us on Facebook and visit our YouTube page for some painting demos that we have posted...
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