Please contact James Keul for 2008 Summer enrollment & questions jkeul@hotmail.com

Phone 919-698-8545

 

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FIRST CLASS:    

Tuesday, June3, 2008 @ 2pm – First class meets at Harry Burnhams’s Barn.
Directions: Take a right on School Street off of Rte. 100 in the center of Stowe. Go up the hill .3 miles and take a slight right onto Stowe Hollow Rd. Drive .8 miles and take another slight right onto Covered Bridge Rd. (dirt road). Go another .8 miles to the covered bridge. Pass straight through the intersection and up the hill onto Stowe Hollow Rd. Go .5 miles on Stowe Hollow Rd. passing Dewey Hill Rd. on your right. Burnham’s Barn will be on the right hand. Park as close as possible on the right shoulder of the road.

LAST CLASS:  

Saturday, June 28, 2008.

Class suppers on Saturdays (around 6pm): June 7,14,21,28. Please plan to join us and feel free to bring a guest. Directions:
-Go 2 miles north on Rt 108 from Rt. 100. Bear left onto Luce Hill Road at St. John’s Episcopal Church. After .5 miles, cross Barrows Road, and it’s the third house on right. 798 Luce Hill Road. Phone: 802-253-9209

CLASS FEE:   


$825 for the month or any part of the month. No partial payments for one week or half of the month. $50.00 nonrefundable deposit payable to Frank Mason.
Deposit reserves space in enrollment, class limited to 40 students.

Mail to:

James Keul
694th Ave. Apt. #4
Brooklyn, NY 11217

For Questions: email: jkeul@hotmail.com
or call: 919-698-8545

 

     
CLASS SCHEDULE:   Three classes a week: Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Harry Burnham’s barn is used for Saturday classes and sometimes on rainy days.
Tuesday and Thursday classes are held in the field.
     
ART MATERIALS
     
SUGGESTED SUPPLIES:  

• One 2oz. bottle each of: poppy seed oil, sun-thickened linseed oil, light bodied stand oil,

• Damar varnish, mastic varnish and turpentine (Try Windsor &Newton, Rembrandt, Old-Holland or Schmincke Brand)

• Gesso panels, canvases on stretchers, or canvas boards (some 9x12 size will be helpful).

• Portable field easel, sketch pad (not newsprint) 9X12 suggested, 3B pencil, chalk, charcoal.

 

Recommended: 

 

Alchemist Oil Painting Mediums
www.ambervarnish.com

Fels Painting & Grinding Medium and Oil of Delft Linseed Thick and Thin Painting Mediums. Also available: Amber Thick and Thin Varnishes. Visit their website at www.ambervarnish.com where they discuss the usage of these mediums. Starter kits available.

Contact: Alchemist Inc., P.O. Box 215, Willis VA 24380. Phone: 540-789-5444.

Paints:  

Oil paints ( NO acrylics!!)
• Old Holland Mixed White No. 2 (zinc & titanium) which is preferred or Permalba white
Windsor Newton best-quality cadmium lemon yellow
• Windsor Newton best-quality cadmium yellow light
cadmium yellow medium
cadmium yellow deep
cadmium orange
• Windsor Newton best-quality cadmium red light
cadmium red medium
cadmium red deep
alizarin crimson
cerulean or manganese blue
cobalt blue
ultramarine blue
thalo blue
thalo green
yellow ochre
ivory and lamp black


Windsor Newton required only for cadmium lemon yellow, cadmium yellow light and cadmium red light

These products may be ordered from:
SOHO Art Materials, NYC: 212-431-3938
Pearl Paint, NYC: 212-431-7932
New York Central Supply, NYC: 212-473-7705

     
    Prepare for all extremes of weather. Bring boots, warm clothing, rain poncho, sun hat and a swimsuit.
     
ACCOMODATIONS
   
Students secure their own accommodations.
   

THE STOWE AREA ASSOCIATION has central reservations and information.
 Call for a free guide 1-800-24-STOWE.

     
   

Riverside Inn 1965 Mountain Road. Phone: 802-253-4217 or 800-966-4217. Fax: 802-253-4117.

Email: rivinn@aol.com Website: www.rivinn.com, Contact Julian or Kay Bartlett.

Early 1800s Lodge with converted garage art studio by the recreation path and river providing facilities for rainy days & storage. Use of fully equipped kitchen with communal dining room, fireside lounge, & games area. Motel units have refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, Cable TV & VCR. No tax 30 days or more.

      Lodge room with shared hall bath, $495 for single, $650 for double

      Lodge room with private bath, $595 for single, $750 for double

     Motel unit with efficiency facilities, $750 for single, $850 for double

     
   

Golden Eagle Resort P.O. Box 1090. Phone: 800-626-1010 or 802-253-4811. Fax 802-253-2561.

Website: www.goldeneagleresort.com

On Mountain Road. Outdoor and indoor pools, fitness center, tennis and nature trails. Colonial Cafe for breakfast and a dinner restaurant. Mesaages available daily be appointment. Weekly maid service. Quoted rates are for 30 days; no partial payments at same rate. Quotes are for single occupancy. For more than one person: $10 per day per person additional. All rooms include coffee maker, mini fridge and air conditioning

Specify Mason Class for special student rates. No tax for 30 days or more

       Guest room with private bath: $977

       Large room with efficiency kitchen or private whirlpool: $ 1,250

       Large room with fireplace and efficiency kitchen: $1,400

     
   

Stowe Inn 123 Mountain Rd. Owners: Jed and Annika Lipsky. Phone: 802-253-4030 or 800-546-4030

Website: www.stoweinn.com

Village location. Motel and Inn accomodations. Outdoor pool and hot tub. Large dining room. All rooms: private bath, cable TV, air-conditioning, non-smoking. Weekly maid service. No tax for 30 days or more.

Motel: $750 for single occupancy. $10 per day for additional person.

     
REALTORS                       
   

 

ALL STOWE, VERMONT 05672

* All Seasons Rentals 

377 Mountain Rd 

Phone: 800-54 STOWE or 802-253-7353 Fax: 802-904-1090

e-mail to: info@stowerentals.com

To view available rentals: www.stowerentals.com

 

* Stowe Realty 

254 Mountain Road, Mail: P.O. Box 1348

Phone: 800-639-1812 and 802-253-8484 Fax: 802-253-6152

e-mail to:info@stowerealty.com web: www.stowerealtyrentals.com

 

* Rentals at Stowe

Office: 35 South Main Street, Mail: P.O. Box 624

Call Carol Munsie: 802-253-9786. E-mail to: rental@aol.com

Agent for Hillcrest Townhouses - 2 floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths.

Condos and homes, large & small, and other rental properties in Stowe available

Website: www.rentalsatstowe.com

* Stowe Country Rentals

541 S. Main St., Mail: P.O. Box 874 (Vacation homes & condos available.)

Owner: Mary Beth Quinn: 802-253-8132 or 800-639-1990.

Web: www.stowecountryhomes.com

e-mail to: rent@stowecountryrentals.com

 

* Country Village Rentals
_And Real Estate
 

Main Street. Mail: P.O. Box 1003

Phone 802-253-8777 or 800-320-8777. Fax 802-253-2144.

E-mail to: janina@countryvillagere.com

Web: www.countryvillagere.com

(please indicate June art class).

   

 

Please contact James Keul for 2008 Summer enrollment & questions jkeul@hotmail.com

Phone 919-698-8545