2019 Instructors
David Mensing - Oil/Pastel
David Lobenberg - Pen and Ink Drawing
Soon Warren - Watercolor
Karen Knutsen - Abstract
David Lobenberg - Pen and Ink Drawing
Soon Warren - Watercolor
Karen Knutsen - Abstract
OIL-PASTEL - David Mensing
www.davidmensingfineart.com David Mensing grew up in Iowa, surrounded by wide prairies and carefully groomed cornfields. His love of wild places was cultivated by family camping, backpacking and biking trips. When he moved to The West as a young man, he was captivated by its raw beauty. Mensing's ambition is to know and share that beauty through his work. Not content just to enjoy natural places, Dave seeks to capture and share the experience as a work of art. He has found that striving to contain any moment brings wonderful assurance that the experience is too profound to ever really be contained.of art. He has found that striving to contain any moment brings wonderful assurance that the experience is too profound to ever really be contained 
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ABSTRACT - Karen Knutsen
www.karenknutsen.com Karen started her journey in watercolor in 1985, and has been painting almost every day since She attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and has taken many watercolor workshops from nationally known artists, such as John Salminen, Karlyn Holman, Mary Ann Beckwith, Gerald Brommer, Carole Barnes, Barbara Nechis, and Diane Faxon. Originally from a ranch in Montana, she now resides in Minneapolis. "I paint watercolors because I love its free and wild qualities, forcing the artist to adjust to its many moods. For the past few years, I’ve added collage and acrylic, which produces wonderful textures and color discoveries. My paintings are sometimes totally abstract, and sometimes there is something recognizable in the painting. I like my paintings to be different than “normal paintings” - anything that will make the viewer take a second look and be drawn into the painting! I used to be attracted to paintings with unusual colors, but now I’m drawn to paintings with dynamic design. First and foremost, I like to have fun while I paint, and I’m constantly trying out new things, so that I will grow as an artist. I feel like the luckiest person alive to be able to do something that I love so much!" 
INDEPENDENT STUDY This is an opportunity for the experienced artist to work independently at their own level and in their own style, while enjoying the "Halsey" experience! Participants will be free to create and experiment at their own pace while benefiting from the shared studio experience and uninterrupted painting time. Oil artists please use Gamsol or odorless turpenoid. Please no sanding or other bothersome activities in the studio.
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2019 Instructors
David Mensing - Oil/Pastel
David Lobenberg - Pen and Ink Drawing
Karen Knutsen - Abstract
Soon Warren - Watercolor
David Lobenberg - Pen and Ink Drawing
Karen Knutsen - Abstract
Soon Warren - Watercolor