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Twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your
sails. Explore. Dream.
Discover.
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Linda
Goodman's International Art Workshops
Painter/ printmaker Linda Goodman is on the
faculty at Mission College, Santa Clara, California and has taught
classes extensively in the U.S. and abroad including the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; University
of Oregon, Eugene; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; San Francisco
Art Institute, San Francisco, California; UC Berkeley; Berkeley,CA;
University of Minnesota, Split Rock; San Francisco State University
and Mills College, Oakland, California among others. She regularly
teaches monoprint and monotype art classes
and workshops in the United States and abroad. In June 2010,
join her for the fifteenth Monotype Workshop, "Your
Creative Sojourn" in captivating Florence, Italy, from
June 5 - June 18, 2010 to work in monoprint and monotype (beginning
to advanced levels) with
the option of guided walking tours (June 3, 4 &12).
Learn how to get unparalleled privileges at most major Florence
museums allowing repeated entrances.
Her work
is in the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Oakland Museum, California;
the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. and other public and private
collections. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Mills College,
Oakland and a BA in Fine Art from Stanford University, Palo Alto,
California.Resumè
Artist's Statements.
On Printmaking.
ALL WRITING AND IMAGES ON THIS WEBSITE IS COPYRIGHTED © 2008-2010
BY LINDA GOODMAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION, AND REPRINTING
IN ANY FORM WITHOUT PERMISSION BY THE AUTHOR IS PROHIBITIED. Contact
Linda Goodman.
Linda
will be holding activities in Florence in June 2010 during Stanford
in Florence's 50th Anniversary Reunion. For more information email
Linda or check this page
link.
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Workshops
and Classes 2010 ***
Gift Certificates: click here!!***
INTERNATIONAL
:To
register for workshops go to registration
page (click here) and/or leave a message in Dreambook
below to be contacted with instructions for registration.
Your Creative Sojourn in Florence, Italy
with Linda Goodman - June 5 - 18, 2010. $1,800
(with Earlybird Discount extended to Jan. 18).
Two concentrated weeks of monotype
printmaking (June 5 - 18, 2010). Optional guided walking tours June
3, 4 and 12 (to be confirmed.)
Live and work in the heart of Renaissance Florence at a noted international
art workshop on the Arno River's "Left Bank." Color monotype,
monoprint, drypoint and chine collè, and enjoy virtually
unlimited attendance at most major Florence museums. Hands-on instruction,
concentrated studio work, personal feedback, stimulating discourse
and camaraderie. All levels. Health-conscious habits and water-based
inks highlighted. Two week intensive, June 5
- 18, 2010. $1,875.
Three optional guided walking tours (additional fee.). $1,875
includes workshop
tuition, welcome meal, and many supplies. A 50 euro registration/orientation
fee is collected in Florence.Optional three 2.5 hour walking tours
fee( including Uffizi Gallery Museum) visit is $30 registration
plus 70 euros (collected in Florence). Uffizi only is $10 registration
plus 30 euros collected in Florence. (Fees may be paid entirelly
in advance, $145 or $58 respectively.) Housing, meals, airfare and
entrance fees are additional. For complete details, including registration
forms, click here.
"Brilliant!
You Linda, the workshop, the facility, the whole thing." "The
workshop was great it was life changing."
Lorraine H., Ric H., Quincy, Massachusetts
"Every
time I closed my eyes I saw art ideas! I would recommend this program."
Rich G., Sunnyvale, California
"Florence is a magical placethe opportunity to create
work there made it extra special.... Having you as a mentor truly
made the experience stress free. Wonderful."Liz
P. , Incline Village, Nevada
"Your
workshop continues to be one of my fondest memories even after 15
years! " Gregory S., Santa Clara, California
FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON THIS 2010 FLORENCE WORKSHOP
PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Click here
to download Registration Forms. Click here to download Handbook
Part I AND Registration forms. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.To
receive handbook in the mail or To receive a telephone consultation
email
or sign Linda's
confidential Dreambook. To
register and pay for Florence
workshop with credit card or Paypal,
click here.
USA: California
Monotype art classes and workshops
Critique
Group .
Call
510.653.0300 for details or email
to register or pay with Paypal.
Printmaking
in the San Francisco Bay Area with
Linda Goodman
Click
here For Class & Workshop
Details --
Small
private art classes and workshops featuring non-hazardous printmaking
methods with an emphasis on monotype workshops using an etching
press. The artist's spacious and nontoxic Emeryville studio is in
a safe, easily accessible area minutes from San Francisco.
4
and 6-week ongoing classes in Monotype, Monoprint, Waterbased Monotype
and Color Monoprint (oil-based). There are also intensive weekend
and week-long workshops as noted below. Additional open lab time
may be schedued. Inquire about discounts for registration in
multiple or repeat classes.
Health-conscious habits are stressed for minimal exposure to inks
and solvents in ALL workshops.
General
Class Descriptions below. For more details click
here or on class title below.
Most workshops
and classes are now taught with the latest water-based etching and
monotype inks. Monotypes,
monoprints and intaglio are printed on her large freestanding Ettan
intaglio press (pictured below). There is also an original Fuchs
and Lang lithography press.
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of California studio
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Linda Goodman's Art Workshops Group below for up-to-date information
and special discounts.
CONTACT:
If you just can't decide, call (510) 653-0300 for a free consultation
or email Linda at:
( To avoid spam, please copy retype the
email address above in your email to me.)
GIFT
CERTIFICATES
Give the GIFT
of a Creative Workshop or Individual
Critique to a loved one or yourself! Visit the Registration
page to purchase a gift certificate and let your loved ones
choose the workshop that is right for them! 1-hour Critiques
start at $50.
Printworks
Magazine
The information resource
for printmakers CLICK
to link to magazine, articles, printmaking links, classesand
more!
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California classes - 2010: Winter
For
more information click on link to left
or individual course links.
Workshops may be taken for one day only.
Color
Monotype Workshop (Waterbased ):
Saturday
and Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
($250 USD both days; Saturday only $175 USD; includes lab fees).
Jan. 30 & 31; March 6 & 7
Hands-on workshop in methods of manipulating water-soluble inks
on various plate materials to create unique print images. The effects
range from the subtle beauty of watercolor washes to the luminosity
and excitement of prints. We will be using some of the newest in
waterbased intaglio inks. Clean up is with soap and water.
Monotype & Chine Collè
Workshop (Waterbased): Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm ($250 USD both days; Saturday only $175
USD; includes lab fees). February
20 & 21; March 20 & 21.
This in-depth, hands-on workshop combines collages rich formal
and content possibilities with exquisite painterly and printerly
effects of monotype. Learn chine collè, a process of adhering
found, purchased and pre-printed papers and ephemera while simultaneously
printing on them. Waterbased inks used.
Monotype/Monoprint
Class Variations in Time:
(6 weeks), Wednesdays. Waterbased
class :
9:00 - 12:00 pm. Oilbased
class: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. ($340 USD plus $35 lab fee. ) Includes
FREE joint lab for both classes, 12:00 - 1:45. Session
I: Jan 28 - March 4. Session
II: March 11 - April 15. Session III:April 22 - May 27.
There may be some flexibilty
on day (Tuesdays?) and dates. You may also start mid session in
some cases.
Email
for futher info.
Direct and expressive, monotype joins the radiant qualities of prints
with the spontaneity of painting including the beauty of watercolor
washes. Monoprint allows for a repeatable element combined with
one-of-a-kind effects. In this class, Goodman demonstrates her image-making
methods with black and color ink, modifiers, various drawing and
print tools, single-and multi-pass printing procedures, and chine
colle. Drypoint may be explored with monoprint. Waterbased inks
used. Pay with credit card at
Paypal or pay direct to Linda. Email for direct registration
details:
(Please type address yourself to avoid spam)
Monotype
& Chine Collè Workshop (Oil-based):
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ($250
USD both days; Sunday only $175 USD; includes lab fees).
Feb.
6 & 7; April 3 & 4.
This in-depth, hands-on workshop combines collages rich
formal and content possibilities with exquisite painterly and printerly
effects of monotype. Oil-based inks used in a non-hazardous method.
Jumpstart! Critiques
Once a month, First Tuesdays, 7:15
- 9:00 pm.(group). Put your work into a context,
get constructive feedback, or jumpstart your creativity. Linda Goodman
applies her considerable critiquing talents to your work to draw
out your own creative talents. Individual critiques may be arranged.
A new online distance learning class is also being developed! (Group
critique: $35/1; $120/4)
"The best critiques I remember having!" -- Karen S., Berkeley,
California
Independent
Lab: Mondays
9:30 am - 4:30 pm. ($125/4
consecutive).
Open lab for current or past students only, approved
by Linda. Students may also enroll by the day for $50/day on a space
available basis. Orientation
fee. Supply fee: negotiable.
There may be a lab on some other days; inquire
directly at 510-653-0300. Students may also register for
one day of lab or of a weekend workshop with approval.
OTHER
OPTIONS BY ARRANGEMENT
Workshops, art classes, critiques and studio work sessions may be
arranged for 2 or more people, and privately as time allows, at
my studio or possibly at yours. times/days listed don't work for
you or for further information, please call (510) 653-0300 or e-mail
( Please type address yourself to avoid spam). Or sign dreambook.
Discounts:
Take another workshop or class within six months at a 10% discount.
Take a third for 15% off. Repeat the same California workshop within
1 year and receive up to 40% discount. Write for Paypal invoice
to make payment or check details on registration
page. Any discounts will be refunded to you upon receipt of
payment, less transaction fees.
For more information e-mail or phone:
(510)653-0300 in Emeryville. Directions
to the studio
To see more of Linda Goodman's
work click here.
To see Linda Goodman's
resume click heret
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Your
Creative Sojourn in Florence, Italy: Monoprint, Chine Colle and Monotype
Printmaking with Linda Goodman

Once
again , a select number of participants will study with noted printmaker
/ painter Linda Goodman in Florence the flower of the Renaissance.
Experience, first-hand, the heritage of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Leonardo,
Michelangelo and hosts of artists who made Florence the most vital
center of western culture for over a century. Classes, at an historic
international school and workshop of graphic arts, offer an invigorating
mix of concentrated instruction, discourse and hands-on studio work
in Goodman's specialties of non-toxic monotype, drypoint and chine
collè. For details
"Florence
is a magical placethe opportunity to create work there made
it extra special.... Having you as a mentor and guide truly made the
experience stress free. It was a wonderful month."
Liz P., Incline Village, Nevada
Linda
Goodman - Bio
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Past
Summer 2006 Greece
workshop (not currently offered.)
Walking
with the Muse: Creative Journey in Monoprint in Greece
with Linda Goodman. August 2006.
."Art
workshops give me the shot of art vitamin I need. It was
wonderful being here.!"
Judith B., New York,
New York
"Great
instruction. Service above and beyond." John P., Houston,
Texa
"Wow!
Linda's
critiques are outstanding... she is truly gifted. "
Sylvia V., Riverdale, New York
"This
was the best time I've had doing art. Everything was better than
I anticipated." Gabrielle W., Australia
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LINDA
GOODMAN... A LITTLE INFO
San Francisco Bay Area California artist painter printmaker Linda
Goodman was born in Chicago and lives in Oakland, California with
a studio in Emeryville California. She exhibits her prints
monotypes, etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, artist books, drawings,
figure drawings, oil paintings and pastels in California,
Canada, Italy and other parts of the USA and abroad.She currently
teaches art classes in California and Italy, with more workshops
and tours under development the US (e.g. Florida) and Greece.
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What
Linda Offers:
Small
private art classes featuring non-hazardous printmaking methods,
emphasizing monotype workshops, are offered in Linda Goodmans
nontoxic Emeryville studio. The studio
is in a safe, easily accessible area minutes from San Francisco.
There are also classes in these subjects offered in Italy.
Goodman offeres monotype printmaking classes for every level in
waterbased monotype and monoprint printmakingtechniques using health
conscious processes including etching, drypoint, softground, collage,
chine colle, painting, drawing, and journals or artists books.
There are intensive weekend workshops and 4 and 6-week ongoing classes.
Topics offered have included Monotype - Monoprint, Waterbased and
oil-based Monotype and Color Monotype. Additional open lab time
may be schedued. Inquire about discounts for registration in multiple
or repeat classes.
Health-conscious habits are stressed for minimal exposure to inks
and solvents in ALL workshops.
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CONTACT:
Phone (510) 653-0300 for a free consultation or email Linda at:

(To avoid spam, please retype the address above in your email to
me.)
Or contact me through my dreambook.
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