2020 CLASSES/WORKSHOPS OFFERED BY MING CHIAO MEMBERS
Amy Bounds: EastAsianSumie
Sumi-E Brushstroke Techniques April 21, 2020 — Edina Art Center Closed Until Further Notice
Beginning Sumi-e ink washes and brushstrokes
January 9, 2020 to February 20, 2020 12:30 – 3:30pm
For class description and to register, click class title
Thursdays – 21 hours – See the How to Sign Up page
Edina Art Center Fall and Winter Classes
Edina Art Center April 21, 2020 — Edina Art Center Closed Until Further Notice
Tuesday Members’ Ink and Brush Painting Open Studio* Edina Art Center Closed Until Further Notice
January 17 to March 17, 2020 12:30 – 3:30pm
For class description and to register, click class title
*must be a current Edina Art Center member
Ongoing 8 week sessions – See the How to Sign Up page
Edina Art Center Fall and Winter Class
Susan Frame: Susan Frame
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Studio Classes, NE Minneapolis
2205 California St. NE Studio 207A
Minneapolis, MN 55418
2020 – classes held 2 x month
Tuesdays, starting February 4, 2020, 6:00 to 8:30pm
Saturdays, February 8 and February 22, 2020, 9:30am to 1pm
Saturdays, March 7 and March 28, 2020
Special Event: March 14, 2020 – On2Gallery Show and Open Studio featuring Susan’s art – canceled
Call or email for Studio Class Schedule or questions
612-521-1325 Email: susanframe@live.com
Workshops: White Bear Lake, MN and Grand Marais, MN
Tropical Hibiscus
Sumi-e: Tropical Hibiscus
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10am to 4pm
For class description and to register, click class title above
White Bear Center for the Arts
4971 Long Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Sumie: Tulips and Daffodils –
April 18, 2020, 10am to 4pm – Postponed
class description and registration info to follow
White Bear Center for the Arts
4971 Long Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Sumi-e: Painting From the Heart
August 17 – 21, 2020 9am to 4pm each day
For class description and to register, click class title
Registrations for 2020 classes begin October 2019
Grand Marais Art Colony
120 3rd Avenue West
Grand Marais, MN 5560
Catherine Park
Catherine teaches Advanced Sumie classes also.
Contact by email for more information
Email: ycatherinepark@yahoo.com
Asian Brush Painting–Beginning and Continuing
Beginning – Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2020 6 to 8pm
Continuing – Wednesdays, May 6, 13 and 20, 2020 6 to 8pm
For class description, click above class title
Rochester Community Education
Northrup Community Education Center
201 8th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Asian Brush Painting RGS
Mondays, January 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2020 2 to 4pm
Mondays, March 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2020 2 to 4pm
For class description, scroll in Winter catalogue, click above class title
125 Live, Center for Active Adults April 2020: 125 Live is temporarily closed
125 Elton Hills Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Bob Schmitt: 
Laughing Waters Studio
Ongoing Studio Classes, South Minneapolis
Workshops: Minneapolis, MN and Key West, FL
612-333-1881 Email: bob@laughingwatersstudio.com
LWS spring willow (pdf)
LWS spring couplet li styles (pdf)
LWS Lesson 2: spring willow landscape and Couplet, part 2
Use pdf’s from last week
LWS Lesson 3: a Couplet for encouragement
LWS couplet for encouragement intro (pdf)
LWS couplet for encouragement model (pdf)
LWS couplet for encouragement stroke orders (pdf)
LWS Lesson 4: a couplet for encouragement, part 2
Use pdf’s from last week
LWS Lesson 5: a birthday couplet
LWS birthday couplet cover sheet (pdf)
LWS birthday couplet model and stroke order (pdf)
LWS Lesson 6: a birthday couplet, part 2
LWS Lesson 7: mountains and waterfalls
LWS mountains with waterfalls rev (pdf)
LWS Lesson 8: painting waves
LWS Lesson 9: twin falls: vignette
LWS Lesson 10: a couplet, accumulate less, become more
LWS-accumulate-less-become-more-couplet-models
Note: To view all previously posted videos click this link: Laughing Waters You Tube Channel.
Check his distance learning page to make a donation to support Bob’s Distance Learning lessons.
May 2020: Bob’s Updated Message:
Please feel free to contact me with any question
June 2020: What’s Next:
A new series of 10 week classes will start on June 16, 2020.
See Bob’s distance learning page for complete information about :
the dance of the eye and the hand.
These instructional videos with printable models are based on the concept that to learn
Chinese brush painting one must train not only one’s hand but one’s eye as well.
STUDIO CLASSES Live studio classes temporarily postponed — see above distance learning options for Summer 2020.
The Practice of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting
Winter and Spring 2020: Ongoing 6 Bi-weekly classes held at Laughing Waters Studio
click above class title for info and registration
Yudong Shen: Yudong Shen
Watch video on TPT Minnesota Original
Sumi-e Workshop
Ongoing Studio Classes, Shoreview and Midway, St. Paul
For class info, check website: Meilin Art Studio or by email: Yudong_Shen@hotmail
Dee Teller:
Teller’s Wood and Brush Studio
Classes offered seasonally in Texas and Minnesota
Contact Dee by email: tteller2@aol.com
Horse Collage Workshop
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 9:30am to 2:00pm
For more information or to register, call the Port Aransas Art Center
Port Aransas Art Center
104 North Alister St.
Port Aransas, Texas 78373
Gail Threinen 
Land of Ten Thousand Lakes
by Gail Threinen
Classes offered seasonally in Texas, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Contact Gail by email : gail.threinen@gmail.com
https://www.facebok.com/GailTHreinen
651-269-8502
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The Three Friends of Winter
The Chinese celebrated the pine, bamboo and plum together, as they observed that these plants
do not wither as the cold days deepen into the winter season unlike many other plants. Together
they symbolize steadfastness, perseverance and resilience.
PINE:
January 25 & 26, 2020, 9am to 4pm
PLUM BLOSSOMS:
February 22 & 23, 2020, 9am to 4pm
BAMBOO:
March 28 & 29, 2020, 9am to 4pm
click class titles for more class information
to register: click Registration Policies
or call or email the manager at
The Lakeway Activity Center
105 Cross Creek
Lakeway, Texas 78734
Hong Zhang: Hong Zhang
Ongoing Studio Classes, Minneapolis
For class info, contact by email: zhang076@gmail.com
Join Bob Schmitt’s teacher Hong Zhang for
click above logo for class info and to register at Laughing Waters
Painting Bamboo 2
February 12, 2020 10am to 3:30pm
or May 13, 2020 10am to 3:30pm – Postponed
Introduction to LI Script: Lectures and Models
February 13, 2020 10am to 3:30pm
