RON JOHNSON WORKSHOP

APRIL 7 - 10
Sponsored by the Woman’s Art Club of
Cincinnati
Ron Johnson is a successful oil painter with the Miller
Gallery here in Cincinnati, and Galleries in Bar
Harbor, Maine and Chicago, Illinois. He runs
workshops in Maine and Greece, and has taught at the
Art Academy.

Proposed Format:
ONLY SERIOUS PAINTERS SHOULD APPLY!
This is going to be a challenging, hard-driving
experience...

First day, Ron will do a value demo of a still life, then the students paint
two value paintings taking different approaches.
Second day, color demo of still life, and students paint a color still life the rest of the
day.
Third day is working from photos, with a demonstration of how to
use a proportion wheel, etc.
Fourth day is painting from a model. He will demo, then the rest of the day is for the
students to paint.

Limit 12 students.

COST:
$330 non-members
$310 Woman’s Art Club members

$50 deposit due by March 20. Balance due by April 1.

For registration and information, contact Jan Boone.

513-791-7044
Janwrites@fuse.net
 Ron Johnson Biography

Ron was born on May 15, 1947 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Four
months later his family moved to Salisbury, North Carolina. Among his early
recollections of growing up, was that of becoming an artist.

At an early age, he was attracted to such artists as John Nagy, Michelangelo,

Da Vinci and Dr. Seuss. On one occasion there was a special exhibit of small
drawings, paintings and prints at the local library. Viewing this exhibit was
Ron’s first experience in seeing “real art” first hand. Ron began his college
studies at East Carolina University. The U.S. Navy interrupted his college
education in 1968. Ron was stationed ine in in Nea Makri, Greece until his
release in 1972. He would use his spare time drawing, and painting. In 1973,
he was accepted into the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he continued his
artistic studies in printmaking and illustration.

In 1978, Ron graduated from the University of Cincinnati with an MFA. After
graduation he became an instructor at the Art Academy. In 1980, Ron opened
his own graphics and illustration company. For the next twenty years Ron
created commercial art, while learning more and more about practical design,
illustration and photography on a professional level. When personal computers
started taking over the design world, he began to long for the days where he
could express himself with brushes, paints, pens and ink. This tactile world
had more to offer than pushing a mouse around the computer screen.

As a side, Ron kept teaching himself how to paint, particularly with oils. It
wasn’t until 1987 that he began to seriously think of changing his career to
become a full time artist. He began to prepare a group of paintings to honor
his parents 50th wedding anniversary. His first oil painting show was exhibited
at the Waterworks Gallery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. In
1993 a PBS instructional “plein art”
show featuring John Stobart, jump
started Ron into doing “plein air”
painting. In the next several years,
Ron produced over a thousand
paintings. By 1995 Ron was an
established painter.
 RON JOHNSON WORKSHOP
APRIL 7 - 10
Sponsored by the Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati
Proposed Format:
ONLY SERIOUS PAINTERS SHOULD APPLY!
This is going to be a challenging, hard-driving experience...

First day, Ron will do a value demo of a still life, then the students paint
two value paintings taking different approaches.
Second day, color demo of still life, and students paint a color still life the
rest of the day.
Third day is working from photos, with a demonstration of how to
use a proportion wheel, etc.
Fourth day is painting from a model. He will demo, then the rest of the
day is for the students to paint.

Limit 12 students.

Mail your application Questions!

and registration fee to:
Jan Boone
WACC Workshop
3175 Longmeadow Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Contact Jan Boone - 513-791-7044 or
janwrites@fuse.net
Map to the Pendleton Art Center and supply list will be
sent upon receipt of your deposit.

APPLICATION (Due with non-refundable deposit by March 20, 2008)

Name (print) ___________________________________________________ Phone________________

Address _______________________________________________________E-mail__________________

My $50 non-refundable deposit is enclosed. The balance of the fee is due April 1.
Make checks payable to WACC. If this event is canceled for some reason, your deposit will be returned.

I understand that it is my responsibility to supply the required materials and my own lunch. The balance of
the fee is due April 1: $330 total fee for non-members, $310 total fee for members.

I am a paid member of WACC I am not a member

(signed)______________________________________________________________________________