Your Thursday afternoon arrival is celebrated with food and drink with an informal gathering of fellow artists,where you'll meet Gail Novak, your watercolor instructor for the weekend. You'll begin each day with a continental breakfast in the gazebo behind the Driftwood Inn overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. From am to 11:00 am Gail will do step-by-step demonstrations such as:

• Wet on wet

• Dry brush

• Painting water & reflections

• Observing nature

• Staining & sanding techniques

She will personally assist participants on design basics, value, color and developing a style all their own. The location of Mexico Beach, right in the middle of Florida's panhandle, makes it a great place for an artist's journey to begin finding the tranquil scenes out of Florida's coastal past. Your afternoons will be spent traveling as a group to many locations in the area such as Apalachacola, Cape San Blas, Wakulla Springs, Money Bayou and the Dead Lakes to paint old fishing villages, shrimp boats, beautiful tidal marshes, trees covered in Spanish moss, flowers and lots of wildlife. Each day of instruction will end as it began - on the decks behind the Driftwood Inn as Gail directs an informal critique session of the days efforts. We'll end the weekend with a Saturday night farewell dinner of local seafood and talk of the good times and good friends we've made during the weekend. Thinking that it all went by too fast and dreading our trip back home.

About The Artist

Information & Registration for Gail Novak's
Watercolor Workshop

Tuition: $515. includes check-in cocktail party on Thursday night, daily instruction, end of day critiques, private room, continental breakfast, and Saturday night seafood roast

Deposits: A $100 deposit for tuition and $100 for room to guarantee space is due with registration. Checks or money orders should be payable to Driftwood Inn.

Balance: All balances for tuition and room are due at check-in.

Refunds: All deposits are refundable (less $25 handling fee) ONLY if cancellation occurs 30 days or more prior to workshop. Otherwise, ALL OTHER MONIES ARE FORFEITED. We may cancel the workshop due to insufficient enrollment and all monies will be refunded.

Materials: Each student is responsible for their own artist materials. Mexico Beach is rather remote so you won't be able to find many artist supplies here.

Accommodations*: Each room has two double beds, a fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning, cable TV and phone. Meals are not provided, but there are many restaurants in the area. Box lunches may be available with prior notice. *Both early arrivals and late check-outs can be accommodated. There is an additional $50. charge for guest sharing a room but not participating in the water color workshop.

Check In: after 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 9, 2006

Check Out: before 11:00 am, Sunday, November 11, 2006

A Sunday secession is available for an additional $95. plus tax. The Sunday secession includes instruction and one additional nights stay.

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