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Paint Happy and Cook Healthy at Lake Tahoe 2010
 Oct. 10 to 15

Workshop theme

The 4/1/2-day workshop holds at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, a historical place with its inspirational beauty at the waterfront of Lake Tahoe, about 3 miles from South Tahoe City. This workshop is focus on learning watercolor and Chinese painting techniques, healthy Chinese home cooking and Tai-Chi (a slow movement exercise). At this workshop you study the following:
1. Two styles of Chinese painting: the spontaneous style and the detail style.
2. Lian Zhen's watercolor painting techniques including the color pouring and blending.
3. Cook a Chinese family dinner with 7 courses.
4. Tai-Chi.
You will bring several finish paintings and recipes of the Chinese food home.

Location

Lodging and workshop are in the same building, the Tahoe Center (each room has a bath) at the Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center. It is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Reno/Tahoe International Airport. Each day there are about 10 Airport shuttles making round trips from the airport to South Lake Tahoe (www.southtahoeexpress.com. Tell: 1-866-898-2463,1-775-325-8944).

Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center:
Web site: www.zephyrpoint.org, Email: Janet@zephrpoint.org. Tel: 775-588-0840
Mailing Address: PO Box 289 Zephyr Grove, NV 89448

 
Sunset from Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center (left) & view from the shore to the Tahoe Center where the lodging and workshop locate
  
Many thanks to Fran White for taking the photos on this page
Schedule

Oct. 10 (Sunday)
4 :30pm - 6:30pm: Check-in

Oct. 11 to 15 (Monday to Thursday)
7:30am - 8:00am: Tai-Chi
8 :00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00am - Noon: Chinese painting (Monday and Tuesday), Watercolor (Wednesday and Thursday)
Noon -1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm - 6:00pm: Chinese painting (Monday and Tuesday), Watercolor (Wednesday and Thursday)
6 :00pm - 7:00pm: Dinner

Chinese cooking demo and dinner on Thursday 5pm - 8:30pm.

Oct. 16 (Friday)
7:15am - 7:35am: Tai-Chi
7:45am - 8:45am: Chinese dumpling breakfast
9:00am-11:am: Painting critics
11:00am-12:00am: Clean up

Fee:
1. Student: $870.00 includes lodging for 5 nights (double room occupancy, single room occupancy add $200.00), tuition, three meals each day from Monday to Thursday (one Chinese dinner on Thursday, and the Chinese dumpling breakfast on Friday.
2. For non-student (students' spouses, family members and friends, one per student): $395.00 includes 5 night lodging (double occupancy), three meals each day from Monday to Thursday (one Chinese dinner on Thursday, and the Chinese dumpling breakfast on Friday).

Minimum number of students: 12. Maximum number of students: 24.

Deposits: Student: $100.00, non-student: $50.00. None refundable after August 10, 2009. Send Deposit (check only) to: Lian Zhen, PO Box 33142, Reno, NV 89533.To reserve your space please send in your deposit early.

Organizer and instructor: Lian Zhen
Email: lianzhen@yahoo.com. Tel: 510-685-2654
Note:
1. There may be slightly changes on the class schedule. You will receive detail information when signing up the workshop.
2. The Tahoe Center is wheelchair accessible.
3. Pets are not permitted.
4 . Neither Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center nor Lian Zhen is responsible, nor carry accident and other insurances for the participants.

Pictures from 2007 and 2008 workshops
Overview of the workshops
Learning Tai-Chi in early mornings
Lian is signing his books for students. The
Classroom
screen on upper left shows his demos in real time
Classroom 
Classroom in 2007  
Chinese spontaneous style demo painting
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Chinese painting demo (detail style)
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Watercolor demo
Demo on stretching Chinese painting
Composition help
Negative painting technique demo on rocks
Explanation of fish anatomy
Critics on students' paintings
A student painting before Lian's help
The painting after Lian's touching at the critics
Paintings by the students
Book signing
Lian Zhen is signing his book with a painting
Peacock
Fish
Rooster
Blue heron
Cat
Prepared and enjoyed Chinese dinners in the workshops
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