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Are you truly expressing yourself? Have you been working the same way for far too long? Do you wish you could try something new, but you’re holding yourself back?
It’s time to reinvent yourself! The market is changing; illustrators are competing for fewer jobs. Your unique style is what will set you apart. Give yourself permission to experiment and play with new media.
Our theme for the weekend is “An Illustrator Is an Artist First.” Experience a renewal of your enthusiasm while learning a different approach to illustration.
This workshop includes
- demonstration of a variety of media;
- energizing art and illustration exercises;
- a slide show presentation of “Artists Who Are Illustrators and Illustrators Who Are Artists”; and
- an illustration project designed for artistic reinvention.
Working with a graduate-level instructor and award-winning picture book illustrator, you will gain essential tools and inspiration to make your work stand out in this competitive field.
NOTE: Participants should bring a portfolio or at least some samples of their work.
Workshop Fee of $895 includes cozy, individual cabins; all meals (provided by a top-notch chef); airport pickup service, if needed; and an intimate teaching setting in the living room of the Founders of Highlights for Children!
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Melanie Hall
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Melanie Hall
Melanie is an artist, illustrator, and graduate-level teacher whose award-winning illustrations and children’s books have been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators in New York. She has illustrated more than twenty-seven books, and among her many honors are the Parents’ Choice Award and the Sydney Taylor Notable Book Award. Several of Melanie’s books have been showcased on QVC for the past few years and her illustration is featured in Charlotte Huck’s latest book to be published in 2010, Children’s Literature. The Mazza Museum of the University of Findlay has purchased Melanie’s illustration for their collection of picture-book art. Her clients include Boyds Mills Press, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner, Atheneum, and Highlights for Children.
Melanie taught children’s book illustration at Pratt Institute for more than ten years, and is currently teaching in the MFA Program for Working Professionals at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Melanie lives in the Hudson Valley town of Olivebridge, New York, with her husband, Ron, where she creates sculpture and mixed-media paintings for exhibition in galleries.
www.mhallillustration.com |
