tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61116724776213756902024-03-04T20:54:22.129-08:00Torak Landscape ClassThis is an oil painting landscape workshop in Pawlet, VT. We meet Tuesday thru Friday for en plein air painting and critiques, and on Saturday for an indoor critique.Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-23032797597730961312017-07-05T18:58:00.005-07:002019-04-14T09:30:36.526-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-88781257472241311672017-02-26T05:10:00.000-08:002017-02-26T05:10:03.931-08:002017 Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting Workshop<div class="WordSection1">
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Welcome to everyone interested in the June 2017 Landscape Oil Painting Class.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Almost a hundred years ago Frank Vincent DuMond, an instructor at the newly formed Art Students League of New York, decided his students would benefit from landscape instruction during the summer months. Every summer he and his students packed up their palettes and brushes and traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the DuMonds had a farm, to spend three months painting en plein air. In 1951 Frank Vincent DuMond passed away and his student Frank Mason took over the class in New York. Having benefited greatly from DuMond’s insistence on the study of landscape, Mason continued the practice of a summer <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname> while limiting its duration to the month of June and relocating the class to Stowe, Vermont near the Masons’ summer home. Frank Mason passed away in 2009 and <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas Torak</st1:personname>, artist and former student of Mason’s, took over in Studio 7 at the Art Students League. Torak, in his turn, continues the tradition of a June <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname>. Like DuMond and Mason before him Torak has relocated the class to the area near his home and studio: the class is now held in scenic Pawlet, Vermont in the southwest corner of the state.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This year the <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname> runs for five days, Tues–Sat, June 20 – 24. Living and working in the landscape for five days gives the student time to explore his or her thoughts and ideas about painting, even as each day brings new observations on the effect of light and weather. Students have time to get to know one another and to form a community of artists. A Saturday night supper for the class, hosted by the Toraks, strengthens those bonds by giving everyone a chance to relax and socialize at the close of a week of intensive painting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday thru Friday the class meets outdoors for plein air painting. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. Students paint on location for 1 hour, and then gather to watch critiques. Torak’s critiques usually last 3 to 4 hours. Students are encouraged to do another plein air painting on their own each day. Though the distances are not long (and the drives are beautiful) <i>everyone will need a car or a friend with whom they can carpool.</i><i><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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On Saturday everyone brings a painting they have done on their own to Torak’s studio. Torak gives each student a critique while discussing the principles and theories of landscape painting. At the end of the day everyone is invited to stay for supper and socializing. Students are encouraged to bring any <st1:personname w:st="on">friends</st1:personname> or family who may be visiting.<o:p></o:p><br />
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For more information email thomastorak@gmail.com or phone (802) 325-6428</div>
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FIRST CLASS: Tuesday June 20, 2017 @ 4pm – We will start with a late afternoon painting session on the road (Beaver Brook Road, Pawlet, VT) outside my studio. Directions will be sent when you register for the class.<br />
LAST CLASS: Saturday June 24, 2017<br />
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CLASS SCHEDULE: Tuesday thru Friday we will meet outdoors for plein air painting and critiques. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. I will decide a day or two before the crit, so you should be prepared to keep those days free from other obligations. Saturday we will meet in my studio to discuss the principles and theories of landscape painting, each student should bring one painting.<br />
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CLASS SUPPERS: Saturday evening (June 24) Elizabeth and I will host an informal class supper at our home and studio. We invite the students to bring <st1:personname w:st="on">friends</st1:personname> and family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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CLASS FEE: $750 for the week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A $50 nonrefundable deposit (checks only please, no credit cards) payable to <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname> will reserve space in the class, enrollment is limited to 20 students. The balance can be paid when you arrive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mail to: <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas Torak</st1:personname>, 360 Beaver Brook Road, Pawlet, VT 05761. For additional information contact <st1:personname w:st="on">Elizabeth <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>: torak@vermontel.net, Thomas Torak: thomastorak@gmail.com, or call 802-325-6428.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TRANSPORTATION: Though the distances are not long (and the drives are beautiful) everyone will need a car or a friend with whom to carpool.<o:p></o:p></div>
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SUPPLIES: Portable field easel. Palette (a small wooden palette works well outdoors, no white or paper palettes). Gesso panels, canvas boards or stretched canvases (if you bring stretched canvases bring a piece of cardboard to put behind the canvas so that light will not pass through from the back), 9 x 12 or so is good for field crits, but if you want to do something larger to bring to the Saturday crit please feel free to do so. A sketch pad (9 x 12 or so), pencils, charcoal or other drawing materials are very useful. Mineral spirits in a can or jar to clean your brushes. Filbert and round bristle brushes in a variety of sizes. A few round sables are useful for details. Paper towels or rags to wipe your brushes and a small bag to keep them from blowing away. Palette cups to hold medium.<br />
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PAINTS: OIL PAINTS ONLY, no acrylic or water based oils. White (titanium-zinc or Permalba, a large tube); Winsor Newton’s best quality cadmium lemon yellow and cadmium yellow light (these are very important for making rich landscape greens); cadmium yellow medium and/or deep; cadmium orange; cadmium red light (again Winsor Newton’s best quality); cadmium red medium and/or deep; alizarin crimson; cerulean or manganese blue; cobalt blue; ultramarine blue; thalo blue; thalo green; sap green; yellow ochre; ivory or lamp black. Any other colors you like to use.<br />
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MEDIUM: A good general medium is: 1 part linseed oil, 1 part dammar or mastic varnish, 1 part turpentine mixed together in a jar. If you prefer to use Fels mediums, Maroger, Liquin or any other medium (except water based) please feel free to do so.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">The class runs from June 20th
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can be found here </span><span style="color: #3333cc;"><a href="http://toraklandscapeclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3333cc;">http://toraklandscapeclass.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rebecca has one room with a queen sized bed and shared
bath. Kitchen privileges are available and she is happy to discuss eating
arrangements as far as meals are concerned. Rebecca and her husband Jim are
willing to share meals with guests, the cost of which they would discuss. There
is a garage where paints can be stored. Rebecca’s property has 180 degrees
of mountain views off the deck on the back of the house, a great place to
paint. Also, many wonderful vistas within walking distance. Rebecca
and Jim love to have guests and we have had excellent reports from students who
have stayed with them. $65 per night for queen bed room or $300 per week. Email <a href="mailto:rjraymond@vermontel.net">rjraymond@vermontel.net</a> or call 802-325-2504. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"></span><a href="http://www.greenhillartistretreat.com/"><u>Green Hill Artists Retreat</u></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span>
is offering our students a special
rate of $100/night for a shared room (i.e., $50 per occupant) or $75/night for
a room by yourself. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The $75
rate includes a full breakfast made by their in-house professional chef. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The property includes an art studio
where you can stow your gear, 10 acres of woods, walking trails, 3 decks,
and a meditation gazebo. To top it off, Green Hill Artist Retreat is in Pawlet,
not far from Torak Studios. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If
interested, you can contact them directly through the link provided, or go
through airbnb, where they are also listed. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">This
special rate is only for our class so</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><i><span style="color: #222222;">be sure to let them know that you are with the</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="color: #222222;">Torak Landscape Class</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;">.</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #3333cc;"><a href="http://www.dovetailinn.com/">T</a></span><span style="color: #3333cc;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.dovetailinn.com/">he Dovetail Inn</a></span></span></u><br />
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A charming, friendly, inn in Dorset, across the street from The Dorset
Inn, but more economical. Their rates
vary from $99-169 weekdays and from $115-$199 on weekends.<b> </b>The
nightly room rate for two includes a freshly baked breakfast of hot muffins and
breads, fresh fruit, juices, coffee and tea and unlimited access to the
butler's pantry, stocked with hot and cold beverages. Check their website for
their pet policy. They are offering one free weekday night to our
students. The proprietors only take
reservations by phone and will be available to take calls beginning on May
1. Until then, more information on their
rates and rooms is available on their website. Please tell them you are with
the Torak Landscape class.<b><u><span style="color: #3333cc;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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The Inn at West View Farm
is a chef-owned inn (the food is amazing) in the charming and nearby town of
Dorset, Vermont. They are offering our
students a 20% discount for a 6-night stay.
Please contact the inn for their rates. The room rate includes a full
breakfast, and if we have a sufficient number of students staying with them
they will adjust the breakfast time to suit our class schedule. Please tell them you are with the Torak
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highly rated inn in <st1:place w:st="on">Dorset</st1:place>. The proprietors also own <a href="http://www.barrowshouse.com/">The Barrows House</a> and guests at the
Dorset Inn have access to the pool and tennis courts at The Barrows House. They are offering a 25% discount for a 5 or 6
night stay. Including the discount, the
rate is $167/night Mon-thurs and $199 Fri-Sun.
A full breakfast is included as well as snacks in the downstairs area
from 3PM-5PM. They also charge an additional $15/night for a night service
charge. The night service charge
includes the tip at breakfast and a minimal house-cleaning tip. Please tell them you are with the Torak
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In addition to these options, there are many
Inns, B&Bs, hotels, motels and resorts in our area. Check out the <a href="http://visitmanchestervt.com/">Manchester and the Mountains Chamber of
Commerce</a> website for information on places to stay as
well as the many things to do in the area.
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The 2016 Vermont Plein Air Workshop was a great success!!</div>
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The 2017 class will run from June 20 - 24.</div>
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Details for that class will be posted here in February.</div>
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Happy painting everyone!</div>
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Almost a hundred years ago Frank Vincent DuMond, an instructor at the newly formed Art Students League of New York, decided his students would benefit from landscape instruction during the summer months. Every summer he and his students packed up their palettes and brushes and traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the DuMonds had a farm, to spend three months painting en plein air. In 1951 Frank Vincent DuMond passed away and his student Frank Mason took over the class in New York. Having benefited greatly from DuMond’s insistence on the study of landscape, Mason continued the practice of a summer <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname> while limiting its duration to the month of June and relocating the class to Stowe, Vermont near the Masons’ summer home. Frank Mason passed away in 2009 and <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas Torak</st1:personname>, artist and former student of Mason’s, took over in Studio 7 at the Art Students League. Torak, in his turn, continues the tradition of a June <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname>. Like DuMond and Mason before him Torak has relocated the class to the area near his home and studio: the class is now held in scenic Pawlet, Vermont in the southwest corner of the state.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday thru Friday the class meets outdoors for plein air painting. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. Students paint on location for 1 hour, and then gather to watch critiques. Torak’s critiques usually last 3 to 4 hours. Students are encouraged to do another plein air painting on their own each day. Though the distances are not long (and the drives are beautiful) <i>everyone will need a car or a friend with whom they can carpool.</i><i><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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On Saturday everyone brings a painting they have done on their own to Torak’s studio. Torak gives each student a critique while discussing the principles and theories of landscape painting. At the end of the day everyone is invited to stay for supper and socializing. Students are encouraged to bring any <st1:personname w:st="on">friends</st1:personname> or family who may be visiting.<o:p></o:p>
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FIRST CLASS: Tuesday June 21, 2016 @ 4pm – We will start
with a late afternoon painting session on the road (Beaver Brook Road, Pawlet,
VT) outside my studio. Directions will be sent when you register for the class.
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CLASS SCHEDULE: Tuesday
thru Friday we will meet outdoors for plein air painting and critiques. The
time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending
on the location and the weather. I will decide a day or two before the crit, so
you should be prepared to keep those days free from other obligations. Saturday
we will meet in my studio to discuss the principles and theories of landscape
painting, each student should bring one painting. <br />
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CLASS SUPPERS: Saturday evening (June 25)
Elizabeth and I will host an informal class supper at our home and studio. We
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cards) payable to <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>
will reserve space in the class, enrollment is limited to 20 students. The
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Mail to: <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas Torak</st1:personname>, 360 Beaver Brook Road, Pawlet, VT
05761. For additional information contact <st1:personname w:st="on">Elizabeth <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>: torak@vermontel.net, Thomas
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SUPPLIES: Portable field easel. Palette (a small wooden
palette works well outdoors, no white or paper palettes). Gesso panels, canvas
boards or stretched canvases (if you bring stretched canvases bring a piece of
cardboard to put behind the canvas so that light will not pass through from the
back), 9 x 12 or so is good for field crits, but if you want to do something
larger to bring to the Saturday crit please feel free to do so. A sketch pad (9
x 12 or so), pencils, charcoal or other drawing materials are very useful.
Mineral spirits in a can or jar to clean your brushes. Filbert and round bristle
brushes in a variety of sizes. A few round sables are useful for details. Paper
towels or rags to wipe your brushes and a small bag to keep them from blowing
away. Palette cups to hold medium. <br />
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PAINTS: OIL PAINTS ONLY, no acrylic or water based oils. White (titanium-zinc
or Permalba, a large tube); Winsor Newton’s best quality cadmium lemon yellow
and cadmium yellow light (these are very important for making rich landscape
greens); cadmium yellow medium and/or deep; cadmium orange; cadmium red light
(again Winsor Newton’s best quality); cadmium red medium and/or deep; alizarin
crimson; cerulean or manganese blue; cobalt blue; ultramarine blue; thalo blue;
thalo green; sap green; yellow ochre; ivory or lamp black. Any other colors you
like to use.<br />
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MEDIUM: A good general medium is: 1 part linseed oil, 1 part dammar or mastic
varnish, 1 part turpentine mixed together in a jar. If you prefer to use Fels
mediums, Maroger, Liquin or any other medium (except water based) please feel free
to do so. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Inn at West View Farm is a chef-owned inn (the food is amazing) in the charming and nearby town of Dorset, Vermont. They are offering our students a 20% discount for a 6-night stay. Please contact the inn for their rates. The room rate includes a full breakfast, and if we have a sufficient number of students staying with them they will adjust the breakfast time to suit our class schedule. Please tell them you are with the Torak Landscape class.</div>
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Another highly rated inn in Dorset. The proprietors also own The Barrows House and guests at the Dorset Inn have access to the pool and tennis courts at The Barrows House. They are offering a 25% discount for a 5 or 6 night stay. Including the discount, the rate is $167/night Mon-thurs and $199 Fri-Sun. A full breakfast is included as well as snacks in the downstairs area from 3pm-5pm. They also charge an additional $15/night for a night service charge. The night service charge includes the tip at breakfast and a minimal house-cleaning tip. Please tell them you are with the Torak Landscape class.</div>
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A charming, friendly inn in Dorset, across the street from The Dorset Inn, but more economical. Their rates vary from $99-169 weekdays and from $115-$199 on weekends. The nightly room rate for two includes a freshly baked breakfast of hot muffins and breads, fresh fruit, juices, coffee and tea and unlimited access to the butler's pantry, stocked with hot and cold beverages. Check their website for their pet policy. They are offering one free weekday night to our students. The proprietors only take reservations by phone and will be available to take calls beginning on May 1. Until then, more information on their rates and rooms is available on their website. Please tell them you are with the Torak Landscape class.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.greenhillartistretreat.com/">Green Hill Artist Retreat</a></b> is offering our students a special rate of $100/night for a shared room (i.e., $50 per occupant) or $75/night for a room by yourself. The $75 rate includes a full breakfast made by their in-house professional chef. The property includes an art studio where you can stow your gear, 10 acres of woods, walking trails, 3 decks, and a meditation gazebo. To top it off, Green Hill Artist Retreat is in Pawlet, not far from Torak Studios. If interested, you can contact them directly through the link provided, or go through airbnb, where they are also listed. This special rate is only for our class so be sure to let them know that you are with the Torak Landscape Class.</div>
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In addition to these options, there are many Inns, B&Bs, hotels, motels and resorts in our area. Check out the <a href="http://visitmanchestervt.com/">Manchester and the Mountains Chamber of Commerce</a> website for information on places to stay as well as the many things to do in the area. </div>
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-18071205402272426292015-02-07T16:55:00.002-08:002015-02-07T16:57:54.583-08:002015 Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting Workshop<div class="WordSection1">
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Almost a hundred years ago Frank Vincent DuMond, an
instructor at the newly formed Art Students League of New York, decided his
students would benefit from landscape instruction during the summer
months. Every summer he and his students
packed up their palettes and brushes and traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut,
where the DuMonds had a farm, to spend three months painting en plein air. In 1951 Frank Vincent DuMond passed away and
his student Frank Mason took over the class in New York. Having benefited greatly from DuMond’s
insistence on the study of landscape, Mason continued the practice of a summer <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname> while limiting its duration to the
month of June and relocating the class to Stowe, Vermont near the Masons’
summer home. Frank Mason passed away in
2009 and <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas Torak</st1:personname>, artist and
former student of Mason’s, took over in Studio 7 at the Art Students League. Torak, in his turn, continues the tradition
of a June <st1:personname w:st="on">landscape class</st1:personname>. Like DuMond and Mason before him Torak has
relocated the class to the area near his home and studio: the class is now held
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runs for five days, Tues –Sat, June 23 – 27. Living and working in the
landscape for five days gives the student time to explore his or her thoughts
and ideas about painting, even as each day brings new observations on the
effect of light and weather. Students have
time to get to know one another and to form a community of artists. A Saturday night supper for the class, hosted
by the Toraks, strengthens those bonds by giving everyone a chance to relax and
socialize at the close of a week of intensive painting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday thru Friday the class meets outdoors for plein air
painting. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late
afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. Students paint on
location for 1 hour, and then gather to watch critiques. Torak’s critiques usually last 3 to 4
hours. Students are encouraged to do
another plein air painting on their own each day. Though the distances are not long (and the
drives are beautiful) <i>everyone will need
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their own to Torak’s studio. Torak gives each student a critique while
discussing the principles and theories of landscape painting. At the end of the day everyone is invited to
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or family who may be visiting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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FIRST CLASS: Tuesday June 23, 2015 @ 4pm – We will start
with a late afternoon painting session on the road (Beaver Brook Road, Pawlet,
VT) outside my studio. Directions will be sent when you register for the class.
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LAST CLASS: Saturday June 27, 2015<br />
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CLASS SCHEDULE: Tuesday
thru Friday we will meet outdoors for plein air painting and critiques. The
time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending
on the location and the weather. I will decide a day or two before the crit, so
you should be prepared to keep those days free from other obligations. Saturday
we will meet in my studio to discuss the principles and theories of landscape
painting, each student should bring one painting. <br />
<br />
CLASS SUPPER: Saturday evening (June 27)
Elizabeth and I will host an informal class supper at our home and studio. We
invite the students to bring <st1:personname w:st="on">friends</st1:personname>
and family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A $50 nonrefundable deposit (checks only please, no credit
cards) payable to <st1:personname w:st="on">Thomas <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>
will reserve space in the class, enrollment is limited to 20 students. The
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05761 For additional information contact <st1:personname w:st="on">Elizabeth <st1:personname w:st="on">Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>: <st1:personname w:st="on">torak@vermontel.net</st1:personname>
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SUPPLIES: Portable field easel. Palette (a small wooden
palette works well outdoors, no white or paper palettes). Gesso panels, canvas
boards or stretched canvases (if you bring stretched canvases bring a piece of
cardboard to put behind the canvas so that light will not pass through from the
back), 9 x 12 or so is good for field crits, but if you want to do something
larger to bring to the Saturday crit please feel free to do so. A sketch pad (9
x 12 or so), pencils, charcoal or other drawing materials are very useful.
Mineral spirits in a can or jar to clean your brushes. Filbert and round bristle
brushes in a variety of sizes. A few round sables are useful for details. Paper
towels or rags to wipe your brushes and a small bag to keep them from blowing
away. Palette cups to hold medium. <br />
<br />
PAINTS: OIL PAINTS ONLY, no acrylic or water based oils. White (titanium-zinc
or Permalba, a large tube); Winsor Newton’s best quality cadmium lemon yellow
and cadmium yellow light (these are very important for making rich landscape
greens); cadmium yellow medium and/or deep; cadmium orange; cadmium red light
(again Winsor Newton’s best quality); cadmium red medium and/or deep; alizarin
crimson; cerulean or manganese blue; cobalt blue; ultramarine blue; thalo blue;
thalo green; sap green; yellow ochre; ivory or lamp black. Any other colors you
like to use.<br />
<br />
MEDIUM: A good general medium is: 1 part linseed oil, 1 part dammar or mastic
varnish, 1 part turpentine mixed together in a jar. If you prefer to use Fels
mediums, Maroger, Liquin or any other medium (except water based) please feel
free to do so. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><u><a href="http://innatwestviewfarm.com/?gclid=CK2FkLf4jbwCFUMV7Aod838ARw">The Inn
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(the food is amazing) in the charming and nearby town of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dorset</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Vermont</st1:state></st1:place>. They are offering our students a 20% discount for a
6-night stay. Their rate includes a full
breakfast, and if we have a sufficient number of students staying with them,
they will adjust the breakfast time to suit our class schedule. Please tell them you are with the Torak
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<u><a href="http://www.dorsetinn.com/">The Dorset Inn</a><o:p></o:p></u></div>
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highly rated inn in <st1:place w:st="on">Dorset</st1:place>. The proprietors also own <a href="http://www.barrowshouse.com/">The
Barrows House</a> and guests at the Dorset Inn have access to the pool and
tennis courts at The Barrows House. They
are offering a 25% discount for a 5 or 6 night stay. Please tell them you are with the Torak Landscape
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<u><a href="http://www.dovetailinn.com/">The Dovetail Inn<o:p></o:p></a></u></div>
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charming little inn in <st1:place w:st="on">Dorset</st1:place>, simpler and
also more economical than the Dorset Inn.
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In addition to these options, there are many
Inns, B&Bs, hotels, motels and resorts in our area. Check out the <a href="http://visitmanchestervt.com/">Manchester and the Mountains Chamber of
Commerce</a> website for information on places to stay as
well as the many things to do in the area.
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-87914535292356923312014-06-23T03:55:00.001-07:002015-02-02T16:30:42.805-08:00Looking Forward to 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2014 Vermont Plein Air Workshop was a great success!!</div>
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The 2015 class will run from June 23 - 27.</div>
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Details for that class will be posted here in January.</div>
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Happy painting everyone!</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> If it is too rainy to paint outside come to my studio and we will have the first class there</span>Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-68670153243589191372014-02-02T14:56:00.000-08:002014-02-04T14:01:53.643-08:00<div class="Section1">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">THOMAS TORAK <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE CLASS</span></div>
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Welcome to everyone
interested in the June 2014 Landscape Oil Painting Class.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Almost a hundred years ago Frank Vincent DuMond, an instructor at the newly formed Art Students League of
New York, decided his students would benefit from landscape instruction during the summer months. Every summer he and
his students packed up their palettes and brushes and traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the DuMonds had a farm, to spend three months painting en plein air. In 1951 Frank Vincent DuMond died and his student Frank Mason took over the class in New York. Having benefited greatly from DuMond’s insistence on the study of landscape, Mason continued the practice of a summer landscape class while limiting its duration to the month of June and relocating the class to Stowe, Vermont near the Masons’ summer home. In 2009 Frank Mason passed away and Thomas Torak, artist and former student of Mason’s, took over in Studio 7 at the Art Students League. Torak, in his turn, continues the tradition of a June landscape class. Like DuMond and Mason before him Torak has relocated the class to the area near his home
and studio: the class is now held in scenic Pawlet, Vermont in the southwest corner of the state.<br />
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This year the landscape class runs for five days, Tues – Sat, June 17 – 21. Living and working in the landscape for five days gives the student time to explore his or her thoughts and ideas about painting, even as each day brings new observations on the effect of light and weather. Students have time to get to know one another and to form a community of artists. A Saturday night supper for the class, hosted by the Toraks, strengthens those bonds by giving everyone a chance to relax and socialize at the close of a week of intensive painting.<br />
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Tuesday thru Friday the class meets outdoors for plein air painting. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. Students paint on location for 1 hour, and then gather to watch critiques. Torak’s critiques usually last 3 to 4 hours. Students are encouraged to do
another plein air painting on their own each day. Though the distances are not long (and the drives are beautiful) everyone will need a car or a friend with whom they can carpool.<br />
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On Saturday everyone brings a painting they have done on their own to Torak’s studio. Torak gives each student a critique while discussing the principles and theories of landscape painting. At the end of the day everyone is invited to stay for supper and socializing. Students are encouraged to bring any friends or family who may be visiting.<br />
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For more information please email thomastorak@gmail.com or phone (802)
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-256252790391228122014-02-02T14:41:00.004-08:002014-02-02T15:13:07.668-08:002014 Information and Materials List<div class="MsoNormal">
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FIRST CLASS: <st1:date day="17" month="6" year="2013">Tuesday
June 17, 2013</st1:date> @ <st1:time hour="16" minute="0">4pm</st1:time> – We will
start with a late afternoon painting session on the road (<st1:address><st1:street>Beaver
Brook Road</st1:street>, <st1:city>Pawlet</st1:city>, <st1:state>VT</st1:state></st1:address>) outside my
studio. Directions will be sent when you register for the class. <br />
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CLASS SCHEDULE: Tuesday thru Friday we
will meet outdoors for plein air painting and critiques. The time of the
session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the
location and the weather. I will decide a day or two before the crit so you
should be prepared to keep those days free from other obligations. Saturday we
will meet in my studio to discuss the principles and theories of landscape
painting, each student should bring one painting. <br />
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CLASS SUPPERS: Saturday evening (June 21)
Elizabeth and I will host an informal class supper at our home and studio. We
invite the students to bring <st1:personname>friends</st1:personname> and family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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LAST CLASS: <st1:date day="21" month="6" year="2013">Saturday
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CLASS FEE: $750 for the week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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cards) payable to <st1:personname>Thomas <st1:personname>Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname> will reserve
space in the class, enrollment is limited to 20 students. The balance can be
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For additional information contact <st1:personname>Elizabeth <st1:personname>Torak</st1:personname></st1:personname>: <st1:personname>torak@vermontel.net</st1:personname> or call 802-325-6428
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SUPPLIES: Portable field easel. Palette (a small wooden palette works well
outdoors, no white or paper palettes). Gesso panels, canvas boards or stretched
canvases (if you bring stretched canvases bring a piece of cardboard to put
behind the canvas so that light will not pass through from the back), 9 x 12 or
so is good for field crits, but if you want to do something larger to bring to
the Saturday crit please feel free to do so. A sketch pad (9 x 12 or so),
pencils, charcoal or other drawing materials are very useful. Mineral spirits
in a can or jar to clean your brushes. Filbert and round bristle brushes in a
variety of sizes. A few round sables are useful for details. Paper towels or
rags to wipe your brushes and a small bag to keep them from blowing away.
Palette cups to hold medium. <br />
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PAINTS: OIL PAINTS ONLY, no acrylic or water based oils. White (titanium-zinc
or Permalba, a large tube); Winsor Newton’s best quality cadmium lemon yellow
and cadmium yellow light (these are very important for making rich landscape
greens); cadmium yellow medium and/or deep; cadmium orange; cadmium red light
(again Winsor Newton’s best quality); cadmium red medium and/or deep; alizarin
crimson; cerulean or manganese blue; cobalt blue; ultramarine blue; thalo blue;
thalo green; sap green; yellow ochre; ivory or lamp black. Any other colors you
like to use.<br />
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MEDIUM: A good general medium is: 1 part linseed oil, 1 part dammar or mastic
varnish, 1 part turpentine mixed together in a jar. If you prefer to use Fels mediums,
Maroger, Liquin or any other medium (except water based) please feel free to do
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<st1:personname><u>Rebecca Raymond</u></st1:personname> Email <a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Torak%20Studios%20Inc/My%20Documents/TSI%20LANDSCAPE%20CLASS/2014%20information/rjraymond@vermontel.net%20">rjraymond@vermontel.net</a> or call 802-325-2504. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Rebecca has two rooms with a shared bath. One has a queen
sized bed and the other has a double. Kitchen privileges are available and
she is happy to discuss eating arrangements as far as meals are concerned.
Rebecca and her husband Jim are willing to share meals with guests, the cost of
which they would discuss. There is a garage where paints can be
stored. Rebecca’s property has 180 degrees of mountain views off the deck
on the back of the house, a great place to paint. Also, many wonderful vistas
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students a 20% discount for a 6-night stay.
Their rate includes a full breakfast, and if we have a sufficient number
of students staying with them, they will adjust the breakfast time to suit our
class schedule. Please tell them you are
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proprietors also own <a href="http://www.barrowshouse.com/">The Barrows House</a> and guests at the
Dorset Inn have access to the pool and tennis courts at The Barrows House. They are offering a 25% discount for a 5 or 6
night stay. Please tell them you are
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-6769029802681765012012-07-14T05:50:00.000-07:002012-09-19T10:53:48.571-07:00About the Class<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoMLUrzwDi5XkEGaUXi3iC9QT5LiC6so1F9y17HFnMe2V4wmZJtPhkPTVT2hoxE9gLF9bg6ql0uP0BZqrSVs0kwAFD_8z0qvCXwxm_JhoDJRDBu_lEu2klOgWxeAdYDis7NYXO1xeiGIB/s1600/Round+Bales+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoMLUrzwDi5XkEGaUXi3iC9QT5LiC6so1F9y17HFnMe2V4wmZJtPhkPTVT2hoxE9gLF9bg6ql0uP0BZqrSVs0kwAFD_8z0qvCXwxm_JhoDJRDBu_lEu2klOgWxeAdYDis7NYXO1xeiGIB/s200/Round+Bales+2.jpg" width="200" /></a>Almost a hundred years ago Frank Vincent DuMond, an instructor at the newly formed Art Students League of New York, decided his students would benefit from landscape instruction during the summer months. Every summer he and his students packed up their palettes and brushes and traveled to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the DuMonds had a farm, to spend three months painting en plein air. In 1951 Frank Vincent DuMond died and his student Frank Mason took over the class in New York. Having benefited greatly from DuMond’s insistence on the study of landscape, Mason continued the practice of a summer landscape class while limiting its duration to the month of June and relocating the class to Stowe, Vermont near the Mason's summer home in Peacham. In 2009 Frank Mason passed away and Thomas Torak, artist and former student of Mason, took over in Studio 7 at the Art Students League. Torak, in his turn, continues the tradition of a June landscape class. Like DuMond and Mason before him Torak has relocated the class to the area near his home and studio: the class is now held in scenic Pawlet, Vermont in the southwest corner of the state.</div>
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The June landscape class is an experience like no other. Generations of students cherish the memory of their time in the class. Living in the landscape for an entire month gives the student time to explore his or her thoughts and ideas about painting even as each day brings new observations on the effect of light and weather. Students have time to get to know one another and to form a community of artists. The tradition of Saturday night suppers strengthens those bonds by giving everyone a chance to relax and socialize at the close of each week of intensive painting.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiy35iI7eOjhQK5oI1WRsyIQZA3nLK2T-ZnlKg2Cj3iCOsqJ032rfmayioAWTAmE8YrrTbkObFLVhnlZq5G13Va3GjQJ_tfIbhhh94lJBp7wCRuJsxMP5mWfallqB9efXhLmd7k360kUj/s1600-h/Tom+teaching1+2.jpg"></a>On Tuesdays and Thursdays the class meets outdoors for plein air painting and critiques. The time of the session could be anywhere from sunrise to late afternoon, depending on the location and the weather. Students paint on location and receive critiques on their work.</div>
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On Saturdays everyone brings a painting they have done on their own to Torak’s studio. Torak gives each student a critique while discussing the principles and theories of landscape painting. At the end of the day everyone is invited to stay for supper.</div>
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Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-25673774394811839392012-06-27T18:31:00.001-07:002012-06-27T18:32:15.284-07:00crit sit Thursday June 28, 2012 5pm Andrus Drive<div align="center">
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<li>Take Route 30 to Pawlet</li>
<li>turn on to Route 133 North (to Middletown Springs)</li>
<li>follow rte 133 for 1.8 miles (rte 133 bends left at 1.3 miles)</li>
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From Pawlet (intersection of rte 30 and rte 133) take Route 30 south 3.4 miles<br />
or From the Dorset village green take Route 30 north 4.9 miles</div>
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Turn into the Mettowee Valley Community Center (left from Pawlet, right from Dorset)</div>
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From Route 30 in Pawlet turn on to School Street (school st is the street in front of Mach's Market)</div>
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follow School Street (through Pawlet village, then over a one lane bridge) for 0.25 miles</div>
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after you cross the bridge bear left on to the Rupert Road for 0.9 miles (there will be a pond to your left and a speed limit sign to your right)</div>
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turn left on to the trail next to the pond and park, you will see a lovely view looking back to Pawlet village<br />
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From Pawlet (intersection of rte 30 and rte 133) take Route 30 south 9.7 miles<br />
or From Manchester take Route 30 north 4.6 miles </div>
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Turn on to Kelly Road (left from Pawlet or Dorset, right from Manchester)</div>
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Park on Kelly Road and walk over to the marble quarry, find a suitable place to paint</div>
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This quarry is the locals favorite swimming spot so we will be able to paint figures in the landscape. Bring a hat, sunblock and water. You will probably need to set up in the sun and midday can be rather hot, but it will be worth it.</div>Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-47477418372134020182012-06-12T15:09:00.001-07:002012-06-12T15:15:02.357-07:00crit site Thursday June 14, 2012 5pm County Rt 31 Granville, NY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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• From Pawlet (intersection of rte 30 & rte 133) follow rte 30 north for 4.3 miles<br />
• turn left on to Rte 153 West <br />
• continue on rte 153 for 3.1 miles (through West Pawlet village) to the T intersection<br />
• bear right at T intersection then stay left on to Egg Street<br />
• Egg St becomes County Rte 31, stay on this road for 1 mile<br />
• park on the side of the road and find a suitable place to paint<br />
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• From Granville, follow Rte 22 south for 3.6 miles<br />
• Turn left on to County Rte 31, park on the side of the road and find a suitable place to paintThomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-39998371737279645152012-06-10T18:17:00.000-07:002012-06-10T18:35:08.425-07:00crit site Tuesday 6/12/2012 9am 4208 Dorset West Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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• From Pawlet (intersection of rte 30 & rte 133) follow rte 30 south (toward Dorset) for 6.1 miles<br />
• turn right on to Route 315 then immediately left on to the Dorset West Road<br />
• continue on the Dorset West Road for 0.5 miles<br />
• turn left into #4208, the Thompson residence driveway<br />
• Cherie Thompson will meet us there and direct us to a place to paint in the shade by the Mettowee River<br />
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<br />Thomas Torakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783937721274759965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111672477621375690.post-86232882047706351352012-06-05T06:23:00.001-07:002012-06-05T06:23:50.289-07:00crit site Thursday June 7, 2012 9am Robinson Hill Road<div align="center">
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Take Route 30 to Pawlet</div>
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turn on to Route 133 North (to Middletown Springs)</div>
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follow rte 133 for 1.3 miles, instead of bearing left to stay on rte 133 continue straight on the Pawlet/Danby Road</div>
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take first right on to Robinson Hill Road</div>
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