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2007 has been a very busy year for Barbara Jackson with more than ten workshops and presentations completed to date, the "Discovering the Languedoc" tour of the Languedoc region in France from September 22 to October 6, 2007, an appointment to jury an art exhibition for the New Braunsfels Art League's Annual Floral Show in New Braunsfels, Texas, as well as three exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the Anartes Gallery in October!
Click here to see a list of recent and upcoming workshops and presentations by Barbara Jackson.
Click here to find out more about next year's "Discovering the Languedoc" tour.
Click here to find out about Barbara Jackson's recent and upcoming exhibitions
Selected and Solo Exhibitions of Work
77th Annual San Antonio Art League Artists Exhibition (juried),San Antonio,TX (April/May)
Contemporary Collage (solo exhibit),Ventana Gallery, San Antonio, TX (April/May)
Recent Paintings, Anarte Gallery (solo exhibition) San Antono, TX. (October)
Click here to see a complete list of Barbara Jackson's recent invited and juried exhibitions.
2009 Art Tour
Montfaucon Tours Presents: “Discovering the Languedoc” Watercolor Painting in Southern France with Artist Barbara Jackson
 May 23 to June 6 , 2009
To download a printable version of this brochure click here (559 KB PDF)
Rich in history, as well as in natural beauty, the Languedoc region is situated at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains in Southern France. Here, artists will find a wealth of visual inspiration; Cathar castle ruins cling to rugged peaks while far below, winding rivers, lush pasturelands and vineyards stretch towards the horizon. Ancient villages, with narrow cobbled streets, half timbered medieval houses, and gothic church spires await the artist’s brush. Watercolorists will enjoy two full weeks of sketching and painting in this fascinating part of France. Locations close to our home base in the town of Limoux will provide daily opportunities for sketching and painting. Whether a five minute walk across the bridge into the heart of the town, or a short ride by private van to a nearby site, there is no end to subject matter. Occasional daytrips will take us farther, to discover other areas of artistic interest. 
Barbara Jackson can be reached by phone at (210) 271 3528 or, e-mail; bjacksonartist@aol.com
For information about Montfaucon Tours go to: www.Montfaucontours.com
Accommodations at Montfaucon Residence Limoux, France  The lovely Montfaucon Residence in the town of Limoux, France will provide deluxe accommodations for our stay in the Languedoc. Situated at river’s edge, this meticulously restored, 800-year-old building was home to the guardians of the medieval city’s bridged entryway. Views from the rooms and the terrace offer myriad possibilities for sketching and painting; the bridge itself, the red tiled roofs and colorful houses across the Aude River, are all splendid subjects for future works of art.
The spacious rooms of the Montfaucon are perfection in both design and comfort. Historic elements of the twelfth century building have been restored and retained while contemporary conveniences have been thoughtfully integrated into the overall plan. The lower level “cave” has been made into a professionally designed studio, ideal for demonstrations, reviews and indoor work.
For further information about Montfaucon, visit the website: www.montfaucontours.com Or Contact Barbara Jackson at: Telephone:(210) 271 3528 
Instruction: Artist Instructor Barbara Jackson will provide instruction, give demonstrations, and lead regularly scheduled group reviews. Barbara will work with participants individually, setting artistic goals and finding ways to accomplish them. Journal keeping will be encouraged and discussed as a regular component of artistic activities.
Group Size: Limited to ten participants, all levels of ability are welcome.
About Barbara Jackson: Barbara Jackson received her Master of Fine Arts degree from The University of Hawaii and took post-graduate training in Florence, Italy where she studied classical painting and conservation techniques. Her paintings are held in private, corporate and public collections, in the United States and in Europe. She has taught at numerous art schools and universities, including San Francisco State University and the California College of Arts. In recent years, manufacturers of fine arts materials including Golden Acrylics, and Sennelier Paints, have employed her as a materials consultant and sponsored her nationwide workshops. Her expertise with regard to the materials and techniques of painting makes her a frequently invited guest speaker at public and private arts venues including the Crocker Museum in Sacramento and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Barbara maintains a studio in San Antonio, Texas. She conducts nationwide workshops, and leads international art tours. Her work is available through the 1212 Gallery in Burlingame, California. Barbara Jackson can be reached by phone at (210) 271 3528 or e-mail; bjacksonartist@aol.com For information about Montfaucon Tours go to: www. Montfaucontours.com 
Program Includes:
Pick up (May 23) and delivery (June 6) from/to the airport (Blangnac) in Toulouse.
14 nights (double occupancy) accommodations
All breakfasts and dinners
Nightly wine tasting
Art instruction
Transportation to en plein aire painting locations, as well as historical and cultural sites
Use of professionally designed art studio
Use of camp stools for painting on location
 Not Included:
Airfare
Train fare to Carcassonne which is an optional day trip
Lunches (we will eat at charming cafes or pack les pique-niques)
Program Cost: $3400
$500.00 deposit, made payable to Montfaucon Tours due at registration
Payment of the balance:
January 23, 2009 Balance: $3400
Please also note that there are no refunds unless your space is filled
To reserve your place, download the registration form (a PDF)
and mail it with your deposit check (made out to Montfaucon Tours) to:
Barbara Jackson
155 Crofton Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78210 Barbara Jackson can be reached at (210) 271 3528 or Email: bjacksonartist@aol.com For further information about Montfaucon Tours, go to:
http://www. Montfaucontours.com
To d ownload a printable version of this tour click here
Classes, Demonstrations and Workshops
 Barbara Jackson Workshop Review
by Jessica Veilleux, workshop participant:
Barbara Jackson, a professional artist with 25 years experience teaching workshops worldwide, stated that she was delighted with the talent and creativity she observed teaching the San Antonio Watercolor Group artists. Barbara is an accomplished instructor who expects participants to learn the creative potential of acrylic paints on multiple surfaces, complete two paintings in one short day and have fun doing it! She assured goals were achievable by offering a well organized workshop, acrylics, brushes, paper treated with various medias and inspirational photos of the beauty she discovered in her own backyard. We were motivated by her enthusiasm and playfully succeeded in completing both paintings. We all left her workshop inspired by each others work and the potential of using acrylic paints to meet our artistic vision.
2007 Workshops and Presentations
March 31, 2007
Fluid Acrylics Workshop
Episcopal Church of Reconcilliation
8900 Starcrest Blvd. (0ff Loop 410)
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Patsy Sasek
Phone 210 967 9891
Fluid acrylics may be used as alternatives to watercolors, but their application possibilities go far beyond traditional watercolor techniques. Workshop participants will learn how Fluid Acrylics can be poured and puddled, dripped and dragged onto paper, canvas (or any other substrate that you can think of), to achieve unique effects.
Fluid Acrylics:
• Provide richer, more intense colors and glaze layers than watercolor
• Can be mixed with or painted over many acrylic mediums, grounds, gessoes, gels and other paints
• May be used to integrate thin transparencies with thicker paint applications
Bring your sense of adventure for a day filled with the fun of experimentation and the joy of personal expression.
Golden Paints will provide a Fluid Acrylics sampler kit to each student.
 Golden Free Lecture Demo
Date: April 14, 2007
Time: 1 - 3 PM
The GOLDEN Acrylic Lecture Demo is a fun,
fast-paced and informative lecture providing a technical review of acrylics and their varied application possibilities.
The lecture demo will cover information on pigments, viscosities, gels, mediums and more:
• Learn how Fluid Acrylics can be used as watercolors.
• Discover how acrylics can be used as grounds for other media, such as watercolor or colored pencil.
• Get key information on color mixing, blending and controlling drying time.
• See how gels can be used to modify paint properties or create unique textural surfaces.
Acrylic paints are infinitely versatile for use
in traditional techniques as well as contemporary approaches to painting. Artists of all levels will come away from this lecture demo with fresh insights that will feed their creative expression.
All participants will receive free product samples and a literature packet, including hand-painted color charts.
Details:
Scraftbook Unlimited
617 Slaughter Lane
Austin, TX
Contact: Aleida Thomas 512 282 1100
Event Website: http://www.scraftbookunlimited.com
Event Open to Public
 CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE; THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Date: APRIL 22, 2007
Time: NOON-5:00PM
Here’s a fast and easy collage technique which can be used to create contemporary, “happening” images including imaginative portraiture, fun figures, and unique travel journals. By “thinking outside the box” and using archival art materials along with “found materials,” we will develop colorful compositions that express our own personal views of the world around us. Golden Acrylic Paints and Fabriano paper will be provided by the instructor. Call for supply list.
Details:
Ventana Gallery
8407 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209
Contact: Aminah (210) 826-1143
Fee: $75.00 (includes your lunch)
Event Open to Public
 May 18-20, 2007
Asilomar Watercolor Workshop
Asilomar Conference Center
Pacific Grove, California
Contact: Barbara Jackson
Phone: 210 271 3528
May should be a great time for a watercolor workshop at Asilomar! We will stay at the charming Asilomar Conference Grounds retreat center in Pacific Grove California. This breathtakingly beautiful site is situated 120 miles south of San Francisco on the shoreline of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. With its combination of forest and white sand beaches we will have no shortage of wonderful subjects for sketching and painting en plein air.
Our own conference room will give us a quiet spot for demonstrations, reviews, and a sheltered studio space in case of inclement weather. Our meals will be provided by the Asilomar Center at the Crocker Dining Hall.
We check in on Friday, May 18 at 3:00 PM and we depart on Sunday, May 20after lunch.
Cost: $336.00.00 per person
Included are:
• Two Nights Sleeping Accommodations (double occupancy)
• Conference Room for demonstrations, reviews, and indoors painting activities
• Daily Instruction and Reviews with Barbara Jackson
• Much fun and laughter
• Six Meals at Asilomar Dining Hall:
May 18: Dinner
May 19: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
May 20: Breakfast & Lunch
Not included: Transportation to Asilomar is not included in the tour cost.
 February 13, 2007
FREE Golden Acrylics Lecture/Demonstration
10 AM –12 noon
Herweck’s Art Supply
300 Broadway
San Antonio, TX
The GOLDEN Acrylic Lecture Demo is a fun, fast-paced and informative lecture providing a technical review of acrylics and their varied application possibilities.
The lecture demo will cover information on pigments, viscosities, gels, mediums and more:
• Learn how Fluid Acrylics can be used as watercolors.
• Discover how acrylics can be used as grounds for other media, such as watercolor or colored pencil.
• Get key information on color mixing, blending and controlling drying time.
• See how gels can be used to modify paint properties or create unique textural surfaces.
Acrylic paints are infinitely versatile for use
in traditional techniques as well as contemporary approaches to painting. Artists of all levels will come away from this lecture demo with fresh insights that will feed their creative expression.
All participants will receive free product samples and a literature packet, including hand-painted color charts
March 13, 2007
Workshop: Underpainting Techniques
Hill Country Arts Foundation
Ingram TX
www.hcaf.com
Phone: 830 367 5120
HCAF and GOLDEN partner to present this hands-on class designed to introduce participants to a variety of acrylic products with exploration of the effects achievable with each. Golden Paints will provide an underpainting sampler kit to each student.
March 14, 2007
Beyond Watercolor; Up, Up and Away with Fluid Acrylics
Hill Country Arts Foundation
Ingram TX
www.hcaf.com
Phone: 830 367 5120
Fluid acrylics may be used as alternatives to watercolors, but their application possibilities go far beyond traditional watercolor techniques. Workshop participants will learn how Fluid Acrylics can be poured and puddled, dripped and dragged onto paper, canvas (or any other substrate that you can think of), to achieve unique effects.
Fluid Acrylics:
• Provide richer, more intense colors and glaze layers than watercolor
• Can be mixed with or painted over many acrylic mediums, grounds, gessoes, gels and other paints
• May be used to integrate thin transparencies with thicker paint applications
Bring your sense of adventure for a day filled with the fun of experimentation and the joy of personal expression.
Golden Paints will provide a Fluid Acrylics sampler kit to each student
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Barbara Jackson conducted a Golden Paints Lecture and Demonstration on August 26, 2006 for the San Antonio Watercolor Group.
On October 6-8, 2006, Barbara Jackson conducted workshops at the Learning and Products Arts Expo in Burbank, California.
Barbara Jackson led five workshops at the Learning & Product Expo: ART! in Burbank, California.
Workshops led by Barbara Jackson included:
INTRODUCTION TO PASTELS
INTRODUCTION TO OIL PASTELS: A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
DRAWING WHAT YOU SEE
CONTEMPORARY DRAWING TECHNIQUES WITH SILVER POINT TOOLS AND RED CHALK
OIL PASTELS: A POETIC APPROACH
Golden Paint Working Artists Team
Barbara Jackson has reconnected with Golden Artist colors and will be a member of the Working Artists Team as of September. As a member of the Working Artists Team, Barbara Jackson will be giving lectures and demos to art schools and art groups and will teach acrylic workshops in the Texas area. To find out about upcoming lectures and demos by Barbara Jackson with Golden Artist colors, visit: www.goldenpaints.com/artist/workart.php  Watercolor Workshop
with Artist Barbara Jackson
Saturday May 7, 2005 “ Painting with Poetic License; Odes to Common Things” 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM To benefit The Willow Creek Academy; Sausalito, California For information call: Barbara Jackson (210) 271-3528 2005
Sharon Art Studio, San Francisco, California Willow Creek Academy, Sausalito, California 2004
Sharon Art Studio; San Francisco, California The Art Store; San Jose, California 2003
American Artist Magazine Materials and Techniques Event; Pasadena, California Indian Valley Artists Association; Novato, California California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, California 2002
American Artist Magazine Materials and Techniques Event; Pasadena, California California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, California
Indian Valley Artists Association; Novato, California
College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus; Novato, California
 Recent International Watercolor Workshops
2007
Montfaucon Tours Presents: “Discovering the Languedoc”, Limoux, France
2006
Montfaucon Tours Presents: “Discovering the Languedoc”, Limoux, France
2004
Discovering Rome and Venice; Italy
2003
Discovering the Perigord; Dordogne Region of France 2002
Baja Adventure; La Paz, Mexico
Invited and Juried Exhibitions
Barbara Jackson is the chair for the San Antonio Watercolor Group monthly critique sessions which take place the third Saturday of each month, from 10AM to noon at the Ventana Gallery located at 8407 Broadway in San Antonio, Texas. Call: 210-826-7227 for more information or contact Barbara Jackson directly: (210) 271 - 3528 (E-mail: bjacksonartist@aol.com)
2005
San Antonio Watercolor Group Annual Juried Exhibition, Los Patios, San Antonio, TX
Learning & Products Art Expo, Faculty Exhibit, Burbank, California
Blue Star Contemporary Arts Center, Annual Arts and Eats Exhibit, San Antonio, TX
March of Dimes Annual Fundraising Auction, San Antonio, TX
2006
Colores de la Primavera Exhibition, Ventana Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Anarte Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Red Dot Sale, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, Texas
Radius Gallery, Show of 3 (curated by Joan Grona), San Antonio, Texas
Faculty Exhibit, Learning & Products Art Expo, Convention Center Burbank, California
2007
77th Annual San Antonio Art League Artists Exhibition (juried),San Antonio,TX (April/May)
Contemporary Collage (solo exhibit),Ventana Gallery, San Antonio, TX (April/May)
Recent Paintings, Anarte Gallery (solo exhbiti) San Antono, TX. (October)
Invited Juror
2005 River Artists Group, Annual Exhibit Awards Juror, San Antonio, TX
2006 Regional Art Center, Spring Airport Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
Kerrville Art Club Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Kerrville, TX
2007 New Braunfels Art League, Juror Annual Floral Show, New Braunfels, TX
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