Pencil Class

Arts Council of Greater Palatka announces the Fall Classic colored pencil class with

Bill Shoemaker CPSA. Class will be held at the Larimer Arts Center located at 216 Reid St. Palatka on Saturday, October 29^th from 9AM to 4PM with a break for lunch. Class fee is $65.00 for the whole day. Pre-registration is required and class size is limited. Bill’s classes have been well attended and have received great reviews. The Arts Council is pleased to be able to have Bill return to the Larimer once again to share his incredible talent through our Arts Underground programs. Supply list is available below.

Bill Shoemaker, CPSA will show you the secrets of how to render Indian Corn to make the kernels come alive with the paper husk. Red Apples that are burnished to a high gloss, are nestled into a woven basket. You can smell “Fall” in the air! This will bring back

many memories.

Bill Shoemaker has been drawing with a passion for detail since childhood. After studying commercial art he did freelance work while also entering fine art shows. He broadened his artistic horizons to include pastel. Soon thereafter Bill added several awards including that of first place for pastel at the New Jersey State Fair. Bill started working in the color pencil medium in 1993 and since received over 60 awards for his work.

FALL CLASSIC SUPPLY LIST

PRISMACOLOR PREMIER PENCILS

WHITE #938 BLACK #935

DARK UMBER #947 GOLDEN ROD #1034

RASPBERRY #1030 BURNT OCHRE #943

PUTTY BEIGE #1083 SAND #940

POPPY RED #922 SCARLET LAKE #923

NECTAR #1092 MARINE GREEN #988

VIOLET #932 SIENNA BROWN #945

TERRA COTTA #944 COLORLESS BLENDER #1077

PRISMACOLOR VERITHIN PENCILS

DARK UMBER #756

POPPY RED #744

GOLDEN ROD #755

TUSCAN RED #746 1/2

This supply list is all Prismacolor Premier Pencils

Kneaded Eraser& a brush are also helpful!

Bill is a signature member and also a five year merit award winner of the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA). He will be published for the third time in the very popular Strokes of Genius- the best of drawing series, Volume #8 by North Light books. This edition will be released late summer or early fall of next year.

Bill said "The natural beauty of wildlife has always held a fascination for me. This beauty, with its graceful and often gentle aspect, features prominently in the creation of my artwork; as in the grace of a heron hidden among the reeds stalking his next meal, unaware that he is being photographed. I know that capturing such perfection can be daunting, but as an artist this is my objective."

RECENT AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2015 Received Best of Show Award, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL

2015 Artwork (2 pieces) selected for publication in North Light Books' Strokes of Genius #8

2015 Juried into the 9^th Annual Keystone National Juried Works on Paper Exhibit, Mechanicsburg, PA

2015 Juried into the Nature and Wildlife Exhibit, 6^th Annual, St. Augustine, FL

2015 Received 2nd Place Award, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL

2015 Received Best in Show Award, Flagler County Art League “The Sky's the Limit Show”, Palm Coast, FL

2015 Received 3rd Place Award, St. Augustine Art Association “Fantastic Florida Show”, St. Augustine, FL

For more info or registration call 386-328-8998 or http://www.billshoemakercpsa.com/.

The Arts Council of Greater Palatka is supported in part by memberships, The City of Palatka, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.