Artistry Retreat Reviews
Artistry Retreat and Artistry GARTEL SeminarEducational and Motivating
After attending your Artistry Retreat, I just had to write and
tell you what a wonderful experience it was.
Meeting and being taught by both you and Laurence Gartel was so
educational and motivating. I have been home a week and have
already started implementing many theories I learned.
I have taken other classes in Painter that were taught by people
well known in the world of professional photography and although
I did gain knowledge from every class I have taken, I feel your method
of teaching and deep understanding of the nuts and bolts of the program
mixed with your true artistic talent gave me more than I have gotten
from any other class.
I hope people will not be misled by it being called a class in basic Painter.
There is much to be gained by spending 3 days in a class with you for
invested photographers and artists of all levels.
The extra two days I signed up for to learn about marketing with
well-known artist Laurence Gartel I feel was such a gift to myself and
my career. I can't wait to put all that I learned 100% into action.
Last but in no way least, I am so excited to have been there to see
you and your work represented for the first time in a New York gallery.
Congratulations, Karen Sperling!
Thanks so much...and watch me grow!
Marsha Cairo, photographer and artist
Karen Sperling Wonderful Instructor
I attended Karen's class at the PPA affiliate schools
(MARS) in Cape May, NJ this year.
Karen is a wonderful instructor.
She knows her work, and conveys her
instructions in a manner that is
is structured but not overwhelming.
My very first "painting" that I created to show
at a bridal show received rave reviews
from potential brides.
In fact - I told the subjects of that print
that I had a surprise for them when they
picked up their previews from their wedding.
When they walked in the studio, their first
response was WOW - that's cool - WOW that's us!!
They bought a framed 16x20 on the spot!!
I think that Karen Sperling would be a fine
addition to the list of PPA instructors, and I
would highly recommend her talents.
Theresa Terilli
PPA Certified
Photographic Images
LaGrangeville, NY 12540
845-677-9621
Karen Sperling Excellent Artist;
Outstanding Communicator
To whom it may concern;
I am writing this letter on behalf of Karen Sperling
who was the instructor for the Painter workshop at
the recent MARS workshop in Cape May, New Jersey.
I am a photographer of over 30 years who, two years
ago switched to a digital workflow with the intention
of producing archival giclees of my library of photographs.
At that time I had no computer savy and knew nothing of
Photoshop, Painter, software rips, color management,
Raw files or any other aspects of a digital workflow.
I embarked on an extensive 18 month series of studies
at various centers around the country.
In my opinion Karen Sperlling exhibits the wonderful
trait of being more than an excellent artist, but is an
outstanding communicator as well. She is both patient
and informative to whatever depth required by the individuals
in her class. She can see the individual needs and attend
to them while keeping the group moving at a pace that is
exciting to everyone.
In my opinion, another of her best qualities is an engaging
personality and a great sense of humor that is liberally
appliied through the workshop.
I would highly recommend Karen to any group or individual
that is considering taking advantage of her multi faceted talents.
Sincerely yours,
Bruce Keyes
bkeyes @ cableone.net
Karen Sperling Well-Organized
I took Karen's class at MARS.
She was very easy to listen to for a
week, was well organized, humorous and
kept us on track (not an easy thing to do).
I felt everything she reviewed that week
was helpful in learning Painter.
Sincerely,
Barbara Glaeser
Certified Professional Photographer
2426 Linden Lane
Silver Spring MD 20910
301-565-4900
www.barbaraglaeserphoto.com
Karen Sperling Marvelous and Patient Teacher
Dear Karen,
It was a pleasure for me to meet you and be a participant in your
Artistry Retreat. I thank you for allowing me to attend and for the
foundation that I have acquired in Painter. You were a marvelous and
patient teacher who I thought presented a complex program in a way
that made getting started that much easier. As I alluded to in the
beginning, I have had Painter for awhile, but have not really ever
gotten into it in a meaningful way. Now, I think, I can move on and
actually put it to use. When I get there, hopefully soon, I will
forward you one of my 'masterpieces'.
I wish you the best of wishes for a successful showing at your
gallery show in April. From what you showed, I think, you have some
unusual and creative pieces that should show well. If you have the
time and remember, let me know how it all turns out.
Again, thank you for getting me started in Painter. Your Retreat was
well worth the time and effort in all respects, as you have an
incredible knowledge of a complex program that you present in a very
understandable way.
Sincerely,
Gary McLaughlin
Made Back What He Paid to Attend
"I made back what I paid to attend an
Artistry Retreat several times over with
my first portrait.
"That's a great return on my investment!"
says Grey Darrah.
"I completely used everything that I learned from
the Artistry Retreat and could never have done this
without having been shown all of the basics (and
much, much more) by Karen Sperling."
Karen Sperling Vibrant Instructor
Karen Sperling is one of the most vibrant instructors I have had in Painter.She approaches teaching from a fine arts background which translates into
paintings of beautifully balanced color and detail.
In Karen's workshop, I was able to layer her clear and artistic instruction
with my background knowledge of photography to produce a very
pleasing and salable picture.
I can't wait to take another course from her.
Shirley Miers
Ocala, Florida
Artistry Retreat: Best Place to Learn Corel Painter
The best place for photographers to learn how an artist wouldapproach using Painter is the 3-day Artistry Retreat.
Karen Sperling, with care and discipline, guided us 'artists-in-training'
through the migration from digital photography to digital painting, to creating
delicate and powerful artwork using Painter.
The experience goes beyond words of praise.
It's a gift.
I learned to think artistically before I acted artistically.
And the results showed up on my digital canvas...exactly
what I wanted to learn how to create.
The Artistry Painter Retreat is truly a
foundation experience for photographers
interested in learning Painter.
Gregory R. Ballerino
Artistry Retreat Foundation of Success
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Laurence Gartel's Marketing Ideas Clever and Intriguing
Not being a student of the arts, nor having a professional backgroundin design or photography, the name Laurence Gartel meant absolutely
nothing to me. But I had seen the Absolut Vodka ad many times, being
quite impressed with the design and the message.
Today the name Laurence Gartel has a new and real meaning to me,
one of a creative artist highly involved with the Absolut Vodka
advertising program, and one connected to absolutely creative
marketing ideas for all our self-promotional requirements.
I also learned of the "other side" of Laurence Gartel, the digital pioneer.
Gartel started messing around with digital art in 1975. I think of
myself using an Amiga computer in 1987 as one early in this game, but
from him I learned that so much work had been done long before I even
though of computer art. From this man's creative mind came some very
early computer assisted art for which we should all be thankful: he
showed the way to the electronic engineers and programmers who
followed with even better tools for us to use.
But his story does not end with that historical note, for it was only
the beginning of a career in marketing, for without promotion nothing
is sold. Gartel discusses at length our absolute obligation to
marketing ourselves, even self-marketing, or self-promotion, a term
too many of us find discomforting.
He says he is his best salesman, and we should also be our own best
salesman. He goes on to describe some of his promotional schemes,
clever and intriguing by necessity.
I came away from his lecture further convinced that I am a very good
artist and, by golly, I am going to work just a little bit harder, a
little bit more, each and every day promoting my work every which way
I can.
Sure, I can paint creatively and I will continue to do so, but
I will, I must, do the promotion, the selling, that will get me on the
back cover of my favorite magazine or on a wall in my favorite art museum.
John Harper
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