Goodnight Trail
2011
Artist Workshops
Mancos, CO

LOCATION AND FACILITY

Mancos is in Southwestern Colorado in a beautiful high mountain valley.  It is a half hour west of Durango and 6 miles east of Mesa Verde National Park.  Classes will be held in Veryl Goodnight’s Monument Studio just four miles from the town of Mancos. The monument studio is on the north end of the horse barn. There is a “model run” on the west side of the studio as well as an overhead door connecting the  barn aisle with the studio, to allow working from life indoors during inclement weather.  

LODGING

Mancos has a small selection of inexpensive motels and bed and breakfasts as well as nearby campgrounds.  Also, Cortez is only 17 miles away and Durango 28, both of which have plenty of lodging options.  
                

"Stormy" 
bronze by Veryl Goodnight

Sculpting the Horse – Working From a Thoroughbred Gelding
With Veryl Goodnight
June 6 through June 10, 2011

Veryl is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society.  She has been sculpting for over 35 years and is nationally recognized for equine, wildlife and western women sculpture.  Veryl is an invited artist in major museum exhibits, including “The Masters” at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles and “Western Visions” at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.  She has many monuments throughout the United States, Germany and Japan.  For further information about Veryl, visit her website at www.verylgoodnight.com.  The “Demonstration” page may be of special interest.

 

Workshop Content and Format
Working from Life

~ Beginner through Advanced
~ Individual Attention
~ Demonstrations of Each Step
~ Live Models
~ Class limited to 10
~ Instruction is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
~ Studio open 24 hours a day for early and late work opportunities
~ $675 (lunches are included)
*Classroom Audit Option $250 – limit 5 students

This is an ideal class for anyone interested in sculpting or painting animals.  You will learn an armature system that allows you to sculpt an animal in any imaginable position. Veryl will guide you through the horse starting with the armature and analyzing every anatomical element from the nose to the tail.  After the armature, we move to the skeleton, and work out to the profile while discussing proportions, planes and movement.  You will be working right next to live horse models.

 

 

 

"Not Very Hairy"
bronze by Patsy Davis

 

  Sculpting the Dog
With Patsy Davis
June 12 through June 16, 2011

After graduating from RISD in 1976 Patsy worked as an Industrial Designer for over 26 years where she developed hundreds of giftware and toy lines including:  My Little Pony for Hasbro Toys and product lines for many major companies including Warner Bros. and Disney. Since entering the Fine Art market in 2002 she has gained national recognition for her canine sculpture.  Three of her pieces are currently traveling to Museum exhibitions in the “Paws and Reflect; The Art of Canines” show curated by Dr. David Wagner. Patsy is represented by Goodnight Trails Gallery of western Art in Mancos CO.

 

Workshop Content and Format
Sculpting the Dog

~ Beginner through Advanced
~ Individual Attention
~ Demonstrations of Each Step
~ Live Models
~ Class limited to 8
~ Instruction is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
~ Studio open 24 hours a day for early and late work opportunities
~ $575 (lunches are included)
* Classroom Audit Option $200 – limit 4 students

This would be a perfect follow up to Veryl’s workshop. The armature and basic anatomy of the equine verses canine, is naturally similar and will be reiterated.  The focus of this workshop will be using what you know, to sculpt what you see. The more extreme variances of type and position that a canine subject offers will also be explored along with the handling of detail as form and texture.  We will use a Wire Haired Pointing Griffon, a German Wire Haired Pointer and a Dandie Dinmont Terrier for our models.

Please email Veryl or Patsy directly

veryl@verylgoodnight.com
pdavismhr@frontier.net

should you have any questions.  Your application should include all contact information including address, phones and fax.  Please include pictures of previous work (or a website) and a short paragraph as to what you would like to gain from the workshop.  Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  A 50% deposit will hold your space in the class.  The remaining 50% will be due 30 days before the class begins. Deposit checks should be made out either to Veryl Goodnight or Patsy Davis and sent to Veryl Goodnight at 44255 Road L, Mancos, CO  81328.  We will not be accepting credit cards.  There will be no refunds after total payment is received.        
Thank You