Chris Hopkins

chrishopkinsart.com

June 8-11, 2011
Paint With the Masters!
Whose works have enticed the attention of a generation!


Come and enjoy time learning from the masters for 3 nights/4 days of hands-on up close and personal painting and workshops! Top professional Christian artists and other artists passionate about their art, their faith, and the pursuit of excellence gather together to raise the bar of vision. Enjoy the camaraderie of like hearts and minds at the beautiful So. Oregon Cascade mountain retreat setting, the Box R Ranch.

C. Michael Dudash...
The professional art career of C. Michael Dudash has been filled with a great many significant accomplishments and awards. As an illustrator his talents have been sought out by major advertisers, publishers, the movie industry and major institutions such as The United Nations, The U.S. Postal Service. His unique approach to painting has always been that of a classic oil painter. In 2003

Michael was invited to paint with the Putney Painters, a group formed by painters Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik in southern Vermont. In 2004 Michael was awarded Best Portrait Of Show award at the Oil Painters of America National show in Kirkland, WA. His writings, teachings and extensive lecture schedule have distinguished Michael as one of the most accomplished artists of this generation as well as one of the leading painters of heartfelt Christian art working in the world today

Mick McGinty...

The artistic abilities and gifts of Mick McGinty can never be overstated. He graduated from The Art Center College of Design with Great Distinction in 1979 and

landed a position at the famed Willardson /White Studio. As a principal player in the Airbrush movement of the early 1980s he distinguished himself by producing advertising and movie campaigns for the biggest clients in America and taking that art form to new levels. Mick's ability to utilize all of his skills and experience from his years of painting Hollywood movie one sheets and other portrait commissions have placed him in high demand. Mick was a finalist for the prestigious Cleo award and as an Air Force artist was honored to be one of ten artists assigned to sketch veterans at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. Mick will be instructing a workshop in portrait technique and a landscape class.