Patrick Howe’s
Open Studio Painting Classes
Where: Artist and Craftsman Supply.4350 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105. In the U-District under Petco.
When: This is an on-going course, you pay by the month. See payment below.
You can attend any one of the following dates:
Thursday days, 2pm to 4:30pm
Thursday evenings, 5pm to 7:30pm
Friday mornings, 10am - 12:30pm
You can attend any one of the following dates:
Thursday days, 2pm to 4:30pm
Thursday evenings, 5pm to 7:30pm
Friday mornings, 10am - 12:30pm
Medium
Oils
Supplies
You must bring your own supplies. I can recommend some excellent supplies if you want. No toxic fumes allowed in class. For a paint thinner replacement I recommend Gamsol.
Level
Intermediate level. The Open Studio is not for the absolute beginner. You already have some painting experience.
How it Works
Come ready to paint! There is no formal structure in the Open Studio format. Bring a painting you are working on and I will give you tips throughout the class. Or, you will be given a subject to paint, either from a photo or from life. I have a great collection of reference photos.
Each week I will do one or some of the following:
Demo an oil painting or something
Have critique session
Discuss color theory
Discuss Composition & design
Explore painting techniques: such as scumbling, stippling, palette knife and others
Or we will discuss other aspects of the creative process
Also, sometimes students will be given a 15 to 20 minute small painting or drawing challenge that I will have prepared in advance. It is not required that students do the painting challenge but most students find them fun and educational.
Registration/ Payment Options
Registration/Payment appreciated one week before the first class so I can prepare materials for you. Call or email to register: Options: Call my studio (206-322-5540) with your credit card number, or to tell me a check is in the mail. Or pay with cash. Or pay online.
Cost:
My website
Bio for Patrick Howe
Patrick Howe is an artist and author. His artwork hangs in many corporate and private collections including Providence Medical Centers, Safeco, and the Weyerhaeuser Corporate. He graduated with a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, OR, in 1974. In 1975 he was selected the exhibit at the Northwest Annual Art Show at the Portland Art Museum. In 1975 he became the Head Preparator at the Portland Art Museum. From 1976-1980 he performed artist in residencies and participated in art exhibitions sponsored by Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, in Denver, CO. In 1981 he had a one man show at the Loveland Art Museum, in Loveland, CO. In 2004 he was the winner of the Best Artist Award at Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, Bellevue, WA. From 1980-2000 he was also an award winning graphic designer and art director for Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Safeco, Eddie Bauer, REI, and Boeing. In 2006 his painting instruction book “Dramatic Light” was published by North Light Books. In 2013 his art theory book “The Awakening Artist: Madness and Spiritual Awakening in Art” was published by John hunt Publishing, UK. The book was nominated in 2014 for the Robert Motherwell Book Award for outstanding and original thinking on the topic of Modernism in Art. From 2004 to 2014 he was the owner of Patrick Howe Gallery, in Seattle. There he exhibited his artwork and taught classes. Patrick was born in Portland, OR and has been living in Seattle since 1981.
Sample of Galleries
Group shows: Fountain Head Gallery, Portland, Or 1975
Group shows: Global Art Venue, Seattle, WA, 2006
Group shows: Rodes Stringfellow Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR, 2004
Group Shows: Matskie Runnings Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1985
Award Winner, Eastside Fine Art Association Annual Show, 2013
Group shows: Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle WA, 2014
"Who Are You” Exhibition, CoCA, 2014