The workshop will begin at 12 noon on Thursday, October 14th with an opening demonstration in the garden of the Manor. The Thursday afternoon session will be based around the Manor site. Friday and Saturday sessions will consist of two sites and a general problem to solve for each painting location. The painting locations will be within driving distance of Sulphur.

At the end of each afternoon painting session, there will be a discussion and display of the works, completed or in progress back at the Manor. During the gatherings, Rob will discuss the individual work of the participants, images and ideas of other professional painters, sharing observations about painting and watercolor in general, some of his own recent works.

This workshop is flat and designed to work outside, weather permitting. This workshop will take advantage of the wonderful fall temperatures, weather, landscape, urban and rural imagery as well as the change of seasons a little to the north of the DFW area. Please bring sun block, a hat and the appropriate attire for such adventures. The group will travel to the various _ day sessions by car. If the weather is not ideal, the base at the Sulphur Manor will function as a place for our discussions, etc.

Upon receipt of a deposit, a copy of a recommended general watercolor supply list will be sent to each participant. Each participant should also feel free to bring along some recent work for feedback, framed or unframed, along with questions and any general discussion points for the informal sessions.

Participants may work on any size of paper, but Rob will be doing a few small as well as large demonstrations using the Sulfur area images and inspirations.

There are no expectations on the number of works to be completed, but the goal is to experiment with the various directions and group problems and complete some pieces representing the fall color environment of southern Oklahoma.

DRIVING – From the DFW area- LBJ-I-35 interchange, the trip takes 2 hours

From Dallas take the “Turner Falls” exit (exit #51) east 3 miles to the town of Davis.

From Oklahoma City take the “Arbuckle Lake” exit (Exit #55) east 2 miles to the town of Davis.

Once in Davis (highway 7) continue east 7 miles to Sulphur all the way through town to the 4-way stop. Take a right on Highway 177 (south). You will enter the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. The road winds through the park approximately 1 mile until you come to Highway 18A (turn left at the second Highway 18A sign) and a sign for the Veterans’ Center (small bar called “Cowboy Up” on the right). Go left to the top of the hill where the road bends to the left, - but you go straight onto Lawton Avenue. Echo Canyon Manor is the 2nd driveway on the right. “The Manor” is the 2 story light gray house to the right of the far side of the orchard.

B & B - Go to the websites to select a bedroom, call or contact WW-Rob:

Both bases include a mineral bath.

Hosts & Base Joe & Carol VanHorn Echo Canyon Manor Orchards & Vinyards 551 Lawton Avenue Sulphur, OK 73086 580-421-5076 FAX 580-622-4422 ecmanor@brightok.net www.echocanyonmanor.com

Overflow Base Charlie & Cheri Sulphur Springs Inn 1102 W. Lindsay Sulphur, OK 73086 580-622-5930 1-877-622-5930 – toll free inkeeper@sulphurspringsinn.com

The B & B’s in Sulphur will offer breakfast with the rooms. A lunch snack is on your own. There will be a late afternoon discussion and display of our daily work along with images of other professional artists. There will be some light appetizers and beverages for the group as part of the workshop fee during our late afternoon get-togethers. Rob is inviting the workshop participants to enjoy a gourmet meal at the Manor prepared by our hosts, Joe and Carol VanHorn on a nightly basis. Their special menus are posted on their website. Please let Rob know if you will want dinner nightly, or for one or two nights.