To help commemorate the state's sesquicentennial, artist Todd Williams has created paintings to represent each of the state's 93 counties. The paint-ings pay tribute to the people, land and cultures of Nebraska. The project is the subject of a NET documentary. The Fremont Area Art Association is proud to be one of nine venues that will host this traveling exhibition. The Legacy of Nebraska exhibit will be on display October 31 thru December 30. In conjunction with this exhibit, Williams will conduct a 3-day painting workshop. This is a rare opportunity to take part in a celebration of Nebraska and gain first-hand knowledge from the artist himself.

Todd A. Williams Art Workshop

The 7 Keys to Unlocking a Great Painting

November 2-4, 2017 Fremont Area Art Association

Workshop Schedule

November 2-4 (Thurs.-Sat), 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

Day 1: Power Point presentation “7 Keys to Unlock ing a Great Painting”, Artist Demo

Day 2: Student Painting Practice.

Day 3: Artist Demo, Student Painting, Group Critique and Closing Comments.

See more of the artist’s work at:

toddwilliamsfineart.com

Gallery 92 West Hosts Todd Williams’ ‘Legacy of Nebraska’ Exhibit and Painting Workshop

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Oil or preferred medium

Beginner to advanced

Instructor demonstrations

Individual critiques

Discussions and lots of individual attention

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Williams’ galleries include:

The Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX

Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA

Bayview Gallery, Brunswick and Camden, ME

The Weatherburn Gallery Naples, FL.

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After studying painting and illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute, Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Today, he excels in his ability to paint all subject matter using spontaneous brushwork and creative virtuosity. Most of the time he can be found painting en plein air. Through this discipline he has found his own recognizable voice, which is now becoming his signature style.

Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, such as the Gilcrease Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum, Montgomery Muse-um Of Fine Arts, "The American Miniatures Show", Settlers West Gallery, The Maynard Dixon Museum, Cincinnati’s Great American Artists Exhibition, and the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions where he has been honored with the prestigious status of a Signature Member.

In May of 2009 he won an "Award of Excellence" at the National OPA Exhibition in Santa Fe, NM., and in 2008, he won the "Second Place Award" from the American Impressionist Society in their National Exhibition at Palm Desert, CA.

The International Artist Magazine featured his work from “Vienna and Prague” in their Dec./Jan. 2008 issue. In Sept. 2005, Todd had a featured article in the Fine Art Connois-seur. Also in 2004, he received national and international recognition for his art through a feature article in Southwest Art and International Artist Magazine selected him for "Master Painters of the World" in the United States Showcase.

"Todd was encouraging and kind, yet honest with us where we needed improvement. He is a fabulous teacher! No question was too small. He made us feel relaxed. We had fun yet we worked hard. A dynamite workshop!" - Audrey Fiet

This workshop will be great

for all levels and media.

Todd A. Williams - A Biographical Sketch

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“GLOW OF A NEW DAY” by Todd A. Williams

Learn how to use the 7 keys from Turn of the Century Masters to transform your paint-ings into Museum Quality Works of Art!

Benefit from learning how to condition your paint and produce the Alla Prima approach of painting. (Thin to Thick) (Wet into Wet).

Add the skill of creating your own painting panels, dating back to Richard Schmid's proven method of creating texture and move-ment in making your own painting supports.

"The examination of creating your own unique voice"; will be explored in squinting, design, value control, color control, edges, paint manipulation, variety/unity.

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Students should bring photographs or small studies to work from. This class will focus on transferring what you see in nature or have photographed to your canvas, and still capture the emotion and mood of the subject.

You will also learn about the Spirit of Paint-ing, sharpening your skills of observation and editing, but at the same time learning that the final product should also speak of yourself as an artist as much as the subject itself. _____________________________________

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“THE FARM” by Todd A. Williams

“NATURES BEAUTY” by Todd A. Williams

“Todd brings you into the soul of the sub-ject,” says Jinger Richardson, owner of the Legacy Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY and Scottsdale, AZ. "His work is very interactive and I always feel like I’m part of the scenes.”

SUPPLIES: 1 sketch book for taking lecture notes •1 roll white paper towels •1 box white

tissues (Kleenex) •garbage plastic bags •clove oil •* Gamsol (solvent) in a closed container •1

mat board viewer with window same proportion as canvas 9x12 0r 8x10; small mirror •* French

Companion (something to mix paint on) 12x16 or 16x20 with plexi glass to fit •photos to paint

from •three 8x10 or 9x12 canvas or canvas panels

Brushes: (flats or filberts-pig bristle) •Langnickel 5590 royal sable-sizes your choice •Hog

Bristle Brushes-sizes your choice • *A Holbein Brush Washer which is great • 1 small and 1

med. blade palette knife

Paints: (Artist Oils or Acrylics) •titanium white •ivory black •French ultramarine blue •alizarin

crimson •medium cadmium red •medium cadmium yellow •any other colors - your choice

Recommended reading books:

“Hawthorne on Painting” by Charles Hawthorne (call 1-800-726-5232)

“Alla Prima” by Richard Schmid (call 1-800-939-9932)

REGISTRATION FORM – Seating is Limited to 16 People

Please Register Early!

Cost: $450 (FAAA members) $475 (non members)

Todd Williams Art Workshop November 2-4 (Thurs-Sat), 2017 – 9am-12:00p & 1:00-4:00p (lunch on your own)

Fremont Area Art Association, 92 West 6th St., Fremont, NE 6802

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$100 Deposit (enclosed) ______________ (due by October 6th, 2017)

Balance $350 (members)______________ Balance due by October 20, 2017

Balance $375 (non-members) _________Balance due by October 20, 2017

Return form and payment to:

Fremont Area Art Association 92 West 6th Street Fremont, NE 68025

phone: (402) 721-7779 email: gallery92west@92west.org

Travel Information

Workshop Location Fremont Area Art Association

92 West 6th Street Fremont, NE

(402) 721-7779

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Countryside Inn and Suites

1649 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE

(402) 721-1109

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2410 N Yager Rd, Fremont, NE

(402) 620-4680

Holiday Inn Express

2415 N Lincoln Ave, Fremont, NE

(402) 753-3850

Oak Tree Inn

2700 Diers Pkwy, Fremont, NE

(402) 721-3700

Rodeway Inn

120 E Cathy St, Fremont, NE

402) 721-8400

Super 8

1250 E 23rd St, Fremont, NE

(402) 727-4445