UPDATE Aug 18, 2020 Carmel Visual Arts Director, Rich Brimer talks about recent changes that have been made due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our 2020 workshop schedule has been a moving target so we have decided to postpone the rest of our scheduled workshops to 2021. Please view our updated workshop list here. We were only able to host 4 out of the scheduled 18 workshops for 2020. I never imagined that we would have to cancel or...
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Announcing the opening of an art destination with Space to Create If you have always wanted to paint in a place that has the green hills of Ireland, horses and whiskey then join Carmel Visual Arts in launching their second location in America’s heartland to paint and photograph in Kentucky. Rich Brimer and Carol Henry have acquired a beautiful 1871 manor in the rolling hills of Springfield, Kentucky less than 15 minutes from the...
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Carmel Visual Arts is proud to announce a special one-day class coming up in January 2020. Per Elof Nilsson Ricklund will be coming for a one day Figure class in Jan 2020. At the age of twenty one, Per Elof became the Director of Anatomy at the Florence Academy of Art, where he has since taught drawing, painting and sculpture. We are very happy to have him with us. This mixed-media figure class is only one day; Sunday, January 12,...
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Have you been wanting to get outside of your comfort zone? Do you want to learn to take risks and explore new ideas but just couldn’t get away from that comfort zone? It is with excitement that we announce a new Derek Penix Workshop to help you LOOSEN UP! Please join us when we bring this award-winning artist and painting instructor to Carmel, CA in August 2020. Register at https://www.carmelvisualarts.com/derek-penix/ Derek...
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Painting by Matt Smith Workshop Roster for in 2020 Sean Cheetham | Figure (Studio) | April 2020 Angus Wilson | Still life (Studio) | April 2020 Huihan Liu | Figure (Plein Air) | April 2019 Calvin Liang | Landscape (Plein Air/Studio) | May 2020 Matt Smith | Landscape (Plein Air/Studio) | May 2020 Derek Penix | Still-life (Studio) | August 2020 Tiffanie Mang | Gouache Landscape (Plein Air) | August 2020 Terri Ford | Pastel Landscape...
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Our DEMO NIGHT Series continues this week with Jim McVicker. Jim is coming from his home in coastal Humbolt County, so he is no newbie to seascapes. This is what his upcoming workshop will feature. However, on Sunday night, August 4th, 2019, Jim will be in the studio for all to see. Please join us while Jim paints a portrait of his sitter — Carmel Visual Arts’ Director — Rich Brimer. Jim said to CVA Director, Rich Brimer...
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