2008
May 2-31 2008 Melanie Parke-Solo Show at Modern Arts Midwest
Modern Arts Midwest Lincoln, Nebraska
June 6,7,8 2008 Open Studio Show at the Studios of Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman. Opening reception June 6 5-8pm. Email us for more information or call 231.889.6134
July 10, 2008 Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman at Tvedten Fine Art,
Tvedten Fine Art Harbor Springs, Michigan
August 8,9,10, 2008 Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman/ 9th Annual Summer Art Exhibition
The Old Art Building, Leland, Michigan
Oct 4, 5, 2008 Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman " at Water Street Gallery
Water Street Gallery Douglas, Michigan
2007
Oct 12- Nov 3, 2007 Richard Kooyman at Laurel Tracey Gallery Red Bank, New Jersey To go to the LTG website click this link ....Laurel Tracey Gallery
Sept 14- Oct 12, 2007 Richard Kooyman at Bennett Street Gallery Atlanta, Georgia
Bennett Street Gallery
August 10,11,12, 2007 Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman/ 8th Annual Summer Art Exhibition
The Old Art Building, Leland, Michigan
July 7- August 7, 2007 Richard Kooyman at Betsie Bay Furniture
Frankfort, Michigan
Opening Reception July 7th 6-9pm
July 13- August 13, 2007 Melanie Parke at Bennett Street Modern Atlanta, Georgia
Bennett Street Modern
June 8- July 20, 2007 Group Exhibition featuring Melanie Parke
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
William Havu Gallery
Dec. 7 - 10, 2006 Bridge Art Fair-Art Basel, Miami
Gebben Gray Gallery
Nov. 11 - 30, 2006 - New Work
Gebben Gray Gallery, Fennville, Michigan
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2008 Summer Class Schedule
For further questions...email Richard or Melanie at info@parkekooyman.com
Painting Retreat with Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman
A Painting Retreat at Camp Tosebo in Onekama, Michigan with Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman has been scheduled for September 25-28, 2008. This will be a 4 night 3 day Landscape Painting ( in Oil ) retreat on the grounds of the historic Camp Tosebo in Onekama, Michigan www.tosebo.com
Much more than a workshop this retreat will include lodging and fresh, delicious chef prepared meals. The retreat will focus on three full days of painting on the beautiful grounds near Portage Lake, with demonstrations, personal instruction from Melanie and Richard, and a visit to their nearby studios . Each evening we will gather after scrumptious dinners to build a fire in the fireplace, recap the days work with a glass of wine, discuss art, and watch slide shows or DVD’s on contemporary and historical artists. Accommodations provided offer private and semi-private bedrooms and baths and three chef prepared meals. The cost for this unique retreat is $1200 which includes all meals and accommodations. Check in will be at 4 pm on September 25th with a class orientation and dinner and end on the 29th after a send off breakfast. If you would like to sign up to reserve a spot please email us at info@parkekooyman.com
2008 Summer Class Schedule
Melanie Parke Summer Class
Gouache: Looking at Flowers, Finding Form
July 14,15,16 10-4pm - $300
Old Art Building, Leland
Introducing gouache to all skill levels. Like
watercolor, gouache is water based, has a wide range
of transparency and allows easy transport and clean
up. Unlike watercolor however, it offers greater body
for layering, opacity and brilliance. This intensive
course will draw upon lush showy blooms and flowery
bouquets in and out of the studio starting with quick
drawings in the morning and developing individual
projects in gouache as the day progresses. This class
will stress observation and investigation- searching
form, line, shape and color in loose, expressive and
fresh ways. Come prepared to experiment with design
and abstraction.
The days are full with stimulating exercises,
demonstrations, individual attention, and exposure to
traditional and contemporary genres.
To enroll contact Judy Livingston at...- The Old Art Building
Materials List
The Following materials can be found mostly online and in the catalogues of Utrecht or Jerry’s, however several other resources are also listed at the end of these pages.
Gouache:
PLEASE MAKE SURE IT IS WATER BASED, NOT ACRYLIC. Holbein is preferred, but Winsor & Newton is also high quality. Please get one 15 ml tube each of the following with the exception of white - you’ll need at least two.
Permanent White 40 ml
Lemon Yellow,Permanent Yellow,Permanent Yellow Orange
Naples Yellow,Yellow Ochre,Burnt or Raw Umber
Burnt Sienna,Brilliant Pink,Pink,Flame Red
Prussian Blue,Violet,Aqua Blue
Cobalt Turquoise,Ultramarine Blue Light.Cerulean Blue
Leaf Green,Cadmium Green,Moss Green,Jet or Ivory Black
Other Colors of Interest if Your Budget Allows:
Raw Sienna,Winsor Newton Naples Yellow
Permanent Yellow deep,Juane Brilliant # 1.Juane Brilliant # 2
Magenta,Alizarine Crimson.Rose Violet
Katsura Blue,Cobalt Violet.Cobalt Green Pale
Indigo,Smalt Blue,Turquoise Blue,Cadmium Green Pale
Olive Green,Rose,And any other colors you love...
Brushes:
Brushes do not have to be as expensive as fine Kolinsky Red Sable. But do get a variety of shapes and sizes. Try at least one of Taklon, Sable Blend, Sablette, and Camel Hair brushes to get a feel for what you like and how they respond for your purposes. Sablette, Taklon, Sable Blends and most synthetics will offer the most spring and retention for control. However, we also want to lose control! Natural fiber brushes such as Camel, Squirrel, Hake, Sumi will happily take you to more unexpected places. The long skinny brushes are wonderful for elegant drawing lines.
Big:
Squirrel Wash 1 1/2”
Mop ( medium - large )
Flat Hake 1 - 1 1/2”
Rounds:
Any 4 or more of the following:
#2,#4,#6,#8,#!0 ,#12,#14
Sumi:
One of Any between #2 - #14
Long Skinny:
These are called One Stroke, Riggers and Liners
One of Any Between #2 - #6
Palette:
When choosing a watercolor palette for the studio as opposed to the field, you are looking for a generous mixing surface. Jerry's Catalog has the largest selection. Any one of the following will provide a lid and would be appropriate.Robert E. Wood,Tom Lynch,John Pike Jones
Paper:
When selecting watercolor papers you will notice they are distinguished between hot, cold, and rough. Hot Pressed uses a heating process to create a very smooth surface, Cold offers a slight texture, and Rough is heavily textured. The more texture the more the water absorption. I recommend cold and rough here because they allow for more flexibility with washes, bleeds and loose handling. Hot pressed is typically used for more controlled uses such as in illustration and design. Pads are glued on one edge, Blocks are glued on all edges to help reduce buckling. The following are suggested sizes and brands in 140lb. papers. Again, try a sampling of cold and rough in about 3 pads or blocks or loose papers in a few sizes ranging medium to large (10 x 14” - 22 x 30”). We’ll probably use 3- 8 sheets a day to give you an idea of how much to buy.
Cartiera Magnani Acquerello Water Pads 12 x 12”
Cartiera Magnani Acquerallo Blocks 12 x16”, 14 x 20”
Arches Blocks 10 x 14”, 12 x 16” , 18 x 24”
Arches 140 lb. Sheets and packs 16 x 20”, 22 x 30”
Artistico 140 lb. Sheets 22 x 30”
Strathmore Blocks 18 x 24”
Fabriano Acquarello Pad 10 x 14.5”, 14.5 x 19”
Misc:
Drawing board, 1/4” smooth surface luan underlayment or masonite about 24” X 32”
3M Brand 3/4” Watercolor Masking Tape
Water Containers- Yogurt, Margarine Tubs or the like- about 3
!2 oz. Squeeze bottle - Drinking water squirt top is fine
Spiral bound sketchbook, nothing fancy
Bulldog clips or clamps to attach loose paper to board
Cotton Rags or Paper Towels
1 old T.V. tray or compact folding table
Hat
Smock/apron
And whatever makes you happy...or that you wish to share...
Resources:
Utrecht Art Supplies www.utrecht.com 1 800-223-9132 Free shipping on orders over $150.
Jerry's Artarama www.jerrysartarama.com 1800-827-8478 One of the largest mail order art supply houses. They carry just about every brand of paint and supplies available. They usually have a 10% off or a free shipping sale once a year.
Cheap Joe's www.cheapjoes.com 1 800-227-2788
Black Horse www.black-horse.com 1800- 790-2552 Specializing in Holbein.
Pearl www.pearlpaint.com 1 800-451-7327 Free shipping on orders over $200
Daniel Smith www.danielsmith.com 1 800-426-6740
**Plan to bring a lunch or order something from one of the great restaurants nearby. We will spend lunch together expanding on discussions from the morning and looking at art books. If there is time I will share some of my recent work.
Please feel free to call or e-mail me if you have any questions at all. I am really looking forward to getting acquainted with you and your work.
Melanie Parke
7325 Chief Road
Kaleva, Michigan 49645
231-889-6134
info@melanieparke.com
www.parkekooyman,com
Richard Kooyman Summer Class
Oil: Painting on Location/ Going Small, Simple and Beautiful
June 16,17,18 - 10:30-4:30 $300
Old Art Building, Leland
Working on location in Leland and the Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore this class will emphasize working poetically small using as simple and portable a set up as possible.
Each day we will start with discussing what makes the landscape in front of us unique and how an artist best captures the feeling of each place. With sketch books we will spend time doing small drawings which help solidify ideas and teach us to look closer at what we are seeing. The rest of the time will be spent working up as many small paintings as time allows. Discussion about art and being an artists and historical references will be stressed. A National Park vehicle pass will be needed to paint on the days we go into the park. Some light walking in soft sand may be included. The first day of the class we will meet at the Old Art Building and will be painting in Leland. Materials and work can be stored at the Old Art Building over night for the duration of the class.
To enroll contact Judy Livingston at....- The Old Art Building
Below is the material list for Richards summer class
Painting on Location / Going Small, Simple and Beautiful
June,16,17,18 10:30-4:30
The Old Art Building, Leland ...Old Art Building
Please feel free to email him for any questions... e-mail
Here is my suggested materials lists for the class. The Old Art Building has storage for all your painting materials during the class as well as an area to clean up each day. Bring a lunch or there are quick options available in Leland.
Paint
I recommend and use the following brands. Utretch (www.utrecht.com) is a good moderately priced paint. Holbien is similar in texture to Utretch with a bit more color saturation. Williamsburgs is some of the best paints around, has beautiful earth tones and excellent color saturation though their paint can be more stiff than what you may be use to. Gamblin is good and Winsor Newton has consistent colors and is widely available. Don’t waste your time or money with lesser quality brands or “student series” lines of paint. Cheap paint is mostly filler and the results will disappoint and frustrate you.
I have pared down the colors need to some basic colors. If you have or prefer to work with other premixed colors by all means bring them.
Basic list.
37-40 mil tubes (one of each) Cadmium Yellow Lemon, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Deep (or Extra Deep) or Permanent Yellow Deep, Quinacridone Red, Cobalt Blue, Pthalo Blue, Pthalo Green, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Naples Yellow, Ivory Black, Alizarun Crimson.
You will notice that certain colors are available in various names. Yellow Deep is available as Cadmium YD and Permanent YD. ‘Permanent’ colors are synthetic versions of the original ‘cadmium’ color. The Permanent colors will cost you less but will not be as strong when it comes to using them to mix colors.
150 mil tube
Titanium White
Some additional colors you may want to consider are: Zinc White( large tube) Brilliant Pink or Light Magenta, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Permanent Green Light, Mars Orange, Neutral Grey, Cobalt Violet or Manganese Violet, Burnt Umber, Violet Grey, Naples Yellow Light, Unbleached Titanium White.
Brushes
A variety of natural white bristle brushes(size 6-12). Filberts and Rounds. Nothing smaller than size 4 . They don't have to be fancy.
A sample selection would include-
1-#4 Filbert,2=#6 Filbert,2-#8 Filbert,1-#4 Round
1-#6Round,2-#8Round
Several cheap white bristle brushes from the hardware store 1/2” -1”. Also known as chip brushes. Usually available under a dollar.
Palette
I strongly recommend the Masterson Sta-wet Palette (Utrecht # 31783 with the blue lid) , which is really a water color palette but it provides you with a lid to seal up your paint and gives you a working surface to mix colors on. You can improvise and use a lot of different things if you need to conserve. Get a piece of 1/4 glass, or a varnished piece of 1/4 plywood( at least 12”x16” or larger) and make a simple lidded box to put it in. DON'T use (1) disposable paper palettes. You end up putting your expensive paint on the paper, they slide all over making a mess. ( 2) any type of commercial palette that gives 24 different little slots to put your paint in and only 3 square inches to mix colors on. They are totally useless. You don’t need much space to line up your paint on but you do need a lot of flat, working space to mix your colors.
Canvas
We will do 4-6(maybe more if you work fast) paintings each day. If you like to work on panels rather than canvases Utrecht sells Gessoboard( flat pre-gessoed hard board panels(the uncradeled ones). Or Cheap Joes sells their own brand of canvas cover panels which are pretty nice. Cardboard backed canvas cover panels( any brand) are fine as long as you keep them small( no larger than 9x12 or they tend to warp). The panels come in some great small sizes( 6”x6”, 5”x7”) or you can buy larger ones and cut them up.
Get a variety of shapes between these sizes- 5” x 7”,6”x6”, 8”x8” 8”x10”,9”x12”,12”x12” in either canvases or panels or mix them up.
You can also choose to work on paper if you want. Paper is great to transport, is economical( big sheets get cut down to many smaller ones) and has a nice unique surface to paint on. You will need to purchase 260lb or 300 lb smooth (not rough) water color paper and give the paper a couple coats of acrylic gesso. You can cut the paper into smaller sizes but leave a unpainted edge. For example if you want an image that is 5x7 cut your paper to 7x9 inches. That way you have a nice border that you can use to push pin the paper to a plywood surface to work on. If you use paper you’ll need a board to pin the paper to. Again, this is a option you may want to experiment with.
Sketchbook
Bring a spiral bound sketchbook with 70lb or heavier paper. Also a soft lead pencil.
Easel
You will need a small light weight easel. A french easel is fine if you have one.
You can bring a small folding stool to sit on if you need to but use a stool or camp chair, not a chair with arms and a beer can holder. We’ll be painting not watching the parade.
Misc.
Two small lidded jars that seal tightly. One for thinner and one for what will be your medium mixture. Plastic 15oz. Helmans Mayonnaise Jars are perfect.
1liter of ODORLESS Paint Thinner( Utrecht #14114) Gamblin Gamsol Odorless paint thinner may be locally available. DO NOT just buy regular paint thinner at the hardware store.
1 pint of Stand Oil, small bottle of Alkyd Medium or Winsor Newton Liquin
Cotton Rags. Bring a whole lot of them. Sam’s Club sells great white cotton terry cloth rags if you can stand to go there. Bring a whole package of those or Cut up old towels. Do NOT use paper towels.
A bunch of old plastic bags(the kind they give out at the grocery store) for putting used rags in.
Latex gloves(optional) I find you feel a little more free if your not worried about your hands getting dirty.
You will need something to transport your daily quota of panels, sketchbook, brushes, jar of medium, jar of thinner, 3-4 rags, palette, extra paint etc. I like a old milk crate (you can use it as a table) or use a canvas type tote bag. We will be walking a couple blocks to the beach so consider how you want to transport everything. I have a large carpenters tool satchel or a old back pack that holds most of my things and then I carry my easel and an old TV tray that I use to put my pallet on. Some people like rolling hand carts. The point being you will need an easel to paint on and a little table, TV tray, something portable and light that you can put your materials on or at least your palette. If you have a french easel your work space is built right in.
Also bring sunscreen, a hat with a visor and drinking water. In case of wet weather bring rain gear. We are not going to paint in the rain but we will if its just spitting a little. One side note- painting can be messy. I want you to feel comfortable to make a mess so don’t wear anything you plan to wear to dinner that night.
Reading Material
Painting is being a visual poet. The following writings and web sites might help.
http://richardkooyman.wordpress.com/
http://www.billmaynes.com/video_main.html (see the Gregory Amenoff and Lois Dodd interviews)
Hawthorne On Painting, Dover Books
Fairfield Porter: A life in Art, Justin Springs
de Kooning: An American Master, Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
Full Bloom: The Art and Life Of Georgia O’keeffe, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
If you have any guestions about any of this please contact me at info@parkekooyman.com
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