MARGARET STANTON & JIRI BALEJ

Since the beginning of the new Czech Republic 20 years ago, Jiri and Margaret have traveled back to his hometown of Prague. . . to  create in their own uniquely Bohemian way.  As both artists and musicians, they come here to be a part of a creative pulse that has thrived in Prague for centuries! The gorgeous capital city, Prague, is still at the center of European culture, art, music, literature and architectural beauty.

We are artists who know Prague, it's history and it's language, and who can facilitate a dream holiday for attending artists and their guests Plein Air Painting in Prague! Jiri Balej and Margaret Stanton make your stay smooth and memorable, while sharing the places and the history that has made Prague one of the most beautiful, hottest destination cities in the world, and truely an Artist's City.

On May 23-29 2011 we will show you Prague and the best of what the city has to offer, while Fine Artist, Rod Cameron, teaches all the steps to plein air painting, on an exciting 5 day/6 night hotel/tour & painting workshop package of Prague for Artists and their Guests.

This is a great time to see Prague. It's sparkling once again! Repairs to Prague Castle are complete for the next 100 years. Sculptures in Old Town. . . nearly everywhere in Prague, are fixed up, and the scaffolds are down! New gardens have opened this year, and we have the best painting locations in Prague.

ROD CAMERON
Drawing on his education and a wealth of experience, the workshop teacher, Rod Cameron shares his inspiration to create soulful images of the places and people he paints. He shows each student All the Steps to Plein Air Painting with demonstrations and personal instruction, helping each artist to their own abilities; learning composition, laying down a foundation quickly, creating atmospheric perspective, fresh color harmonies, expression and much more.

Rod Cameron's calling to be an artist came early on. Now a lifetime of study and artistic accomplishments has earned him acclaim as both a teacher and one of the most collected and best known painters in Hawaii.

Rod Cameron's oil paintings are in galleries, as well as private and corporate collections, throughout Hawaii, the United States and Europe. This year a Rod Cameron painting will be the official commemorative art poster for the Merrie Monarch International Hula Festival in Hawaii. the most viewed event in the state.

He studied at the Otis Art Institute, the Art Students League in NY, a painting internship with Keith Ward Palm Springs, plus illustrated over a dozen children's books, with more than fifty awards for art, illustration and design; including one National Ben Franklin Gold and several Silver Awards.

Rod Cameron attended Life Drawing out of the Jessie Botke Studio, and was an adjunct professor with the University of California Extension at Santa Barbara. His dynamic painting workshops for landscapes and figure painting in both Hawai'i and Prague attract artists of all levels.