Linda Goodman's International Monoprint Workshop in the San Francisco Bay Area and Italy!
Painter/ printmaker Linda Goodman has taught classes extensively in the U.S. and abroad including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; University of Oregon, Eugene; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California; UC Berkeley; Berkeley,CA; University of Minnesota, Split Rock; San Francisco State University and Mills College, Oakland, California among others. Linda created the original "Printmaking in Florence" at SRISA in 1996, now called "Your Creative Sojourn in Italy: Printmaking in Florence" and presented at Il Bisonte International School of Art since 2004. She regularly conducts non-toxic monoprint and monotype art classes and workshops in the United States and abroad. In late May 2013, join her, and master printer Voorhees Mount, for Linda's 17th Italian Workshop, "Your Creative Sojourn in Italy" in captivating Florence, to work in healthier monotype, monoprint, drypoint and chine collè (beginning to advanced levels).
Linda Goodman's work is in the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Oakland Museum, California; the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. and other public and private collections. She earned her BA in Fine Art from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, where she worked closely with her mentor, Nathan Oliveira in printmaking and drawing. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Mills College, Oakland, working concurrently in lithography and etching with Tamarind master printer Kenilo Nanao and renowned printmaker Misch Kohn at CSUH. Linda's work is largely representational, wilth occasional forays into abstraction. Her drawing is squarely placed in the Bay Area Figurative tradition. Resumè  Artist's Statements.  On Printmaking.
ALL WRITING AND IMAGES ON THIS WEBSITE ARE COPYRIGHTED © 2008-2013 BY LINDA GOODMAN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION, AND REPRINTING IN ANY FORM WITHOUT PERMISSION BY THE AUTHOR IS PROHIBITIED BY LAW. Contact Linda Goodman.

Schedule a Private View at Linda's Emeryville, California studio by appointment. And soon she will have her work online for you to view and purchase. For more information email Linda, phone her at 510-653-0300, or join her mailing list below. We'd love to see you!

Monotype Workshops and Printmaking Art Classes 2013*** Gift Certificates: click here!!***
• INTERNATIONAL :To register for workshops go to registration page (click here) and/or leave a message in Dreambook below to be contacted with instructions for registration

"Your Creative Sojourn in Italy: Printmaking in Florence" — Linda Goodman with Voorhees Mount. May 22 - June 7, 2013. More than two concentrated weeks of healthier monotype printmaking and collage.
Live and work in the heart of Renaissance Florence at a noted international art workshop on the Arno River's "Left Bank." Color monotype, monoprint, drypoint and chine collè, and enjoy virtually unlimited attendance at most major Florence museums. Hands-on instruction, concentrated studio work, personal feedback, stimulating discourse and camaraderie. All levels. Health-conscious habits and water-based inks highlighted. Two-and-1/2-week intensive. Optional guided walking tours (additional fee.). Fee includes workshop tuition, welcome meal, and many supplies.Housing, meals, airfare tours and entrance fees are additional. For complete details, including registration forms, click here.

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON THE 2013 FLORENCE WORKSHOP....
Click here to download Flyer & Short form registration; Handbook Part I AND Registration forms. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.To receive handbook in the mail or To receive a telephone consultation email or sign Linda's confidential Dreambook.
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COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS:
"Brilliant! You Linda, the workshop, the facility, the whole thing." "The workshop was great — it was life changing."
—Lorraine H., Ric H., Quincy, Massachusetts
"I would recommend this program." — Rich G., Sunnyvale, California
"Florence is a magical place—the opportunity to create work there made it extra special.... Having you as a mentor truly made the experience stress free. Wonderful."—Liz P. , Incline Village, Nevada
"Your workshop continues to be one of my fondest memories even after 15 years!"Gregory S, Santa Clara, California
"This was the best time I've had doing art. Everything was better than I anticipated."—G. W., Australia
"What did I enjoy most about this workshop? Linda's knowlege on printmaking and her enthusiasm, and the freedom to explore."—Vicky H., Australia

USA: California
Monotype workshops and art classes • Critique Groups . Call 510.653.0300 for details or email to register or pay with Paypal.
Printmaking in the San Francisco Bay Area with Linda Goodman
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Small private art classes and workshops featuring non-hazardous printmaking methods with an emphasis on monotype workshops using an etching press. The artist's spacious and nontoxic Emeryville studio is in a safe, easily accessible area minutes from San Francisco.
4 and 6-week ongoing classes in Monotype, Monoprint, Waterbased Monotype and Color Monoprint (oil-based). There are also intensive weekend and week-long workshops as noted below. Additional open lab time may be schedued. Inquire about discounts for registration in multiple or repeat classes. 
Health-conscious habits are stressed for minimal exposure to inks and solvents in ALL workshops.
Most workshops and classes are now taught with the latest water-based etching and monotype inks. Monotype, monoprint and intaglio original prints are printed on her large freestanding Ettan intaglio press (pictured below). There is also an original Fuchs and Lang lithography press.

View of California studio

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GIFT CERTIFICATES
Give the GIFT of a Creative Workshop or Individual Critique to a loved one or yourself! Visit the Registration page to purchase a gift certificate and let your loved ones choose the workshop that is right for them! Critiques start at $50/hour.

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California classes - 2013 For more information click on link to left or individual course links. Workshops may be taken for one day only.
Health-conscious habits ALWAYS stress non-toxic or minimal ink and solvent exposure in all classes.

Jumpstart! Critiques : Group critiques once monthly, 4th Monday of the month, 7:30 - 8:45 pm $35 per critique/person. $105 for FOUR (4) consecutive crits. Buy 3 and get 1 FREE!
Are you a printmaker who wants to work on a project, but you need a little help figuring it out? Linda will work in the studio with a few individuals and help them actualize their ideas. Experience necessary. Additional open lab time available by arrangement.
Put your work into a context, get constructive feedback or jukmpstart your creativity. Benefit from discussion of what you and others are doing. Two person minimum. If there are more students we may start earlier and/or end later. 100% refund on first session if not satified.
Individual critiques may be arranged. To arrange critiques in your studio, contact Linda. Individual criques: $50/hour(At Linda's studio.)
"The best critiques I remember having!" Karen S., Berkeley, California
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Healthier Monoprint Class — Variations in Time: 5 classes, Tuesdays, Two Different Class times offered. Non-toxic Waterbased only class : 2:00 - 5:30 pm; Combined Waterbased, water-soluble oil-based, &/or health-conscious oil -based: 6:30 - 10:00 pm. ($275 + $35 materials fee) Sessions I: January 15 - February 12; Sessions II: February 26 - March 26; Sessions III: April 2 - April 30.
Click here for more details. Pay with credit card at Paypal or pay direct to Linda. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam)

Printmaking Tutorial : 4 classes, Fridays, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
(4 consecutive class sessions, $200 + materials fee). Ongoing. Start at any time. Are you a printmaker who wants to work on a project, but you need a little help figuring it out? Linda will work in the studio with a few individuals to give them feedback and advice to help actualize their ideas. Experience necessary; usually you are a former student of Linda's. No demos. Additional open lab time available by arrangement.
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Non-Toxic Color Monotype Workshop (Waterbased ): Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ($250 USD both days; Saturday only $175 USD; includes inks & plates.).
January 19 & 20, 2013
Hands-on workshop in methods of manipulating waterbased inks on various plate materials to create unique print images. Click here for more details.
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Healthier Color Monotype Workshop (Water-soluble oil-based inks): Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ($250 USD both days; Saturday only $175 USD; includes inks & plates.).February 9 & 10, 2013
Hands-on workshop in methods of manipulating water-soluble oil-based inks on various plate materials to create unique print images. Click here for more details.
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Healthier Monotype & Chine Collè Workshop (Water-soluble oil-based inks): Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. One day only ($175 USD; includes inks & plates.) January 27, 2013. This in-depth, hands-on workshop combines collage’s rich formal and content possibilities with exquisite painterly and printerly effects of monotype. Click here for more details. You get the best of both worlds by using water-soluble oil-based inks. To register for workshops with credit card or Paypal go to registration page - click here. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam)


Monotype & Chine Collè Workshop (Health-conscious Oil-based): Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ($250 USD both days); includes inks & plates.).not currently offered
This in-depth, hands-on workshop combines collage’s rich formal and content possibilities with exquisite painterly and printerly effects of monotype. Click here for more details.
To register for workshops with credit card or Paypal go to registration page - click here. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam).

Color Monotype Workshop (Health-conscious oil-based): Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. ($ USD both days; Saturday only $ USD; includes lab fee)not currently offered
Direct and expressive, monotype joins the radiant qualities of prints with the spontaneity of painting. This in-depth workshop focuses on the creation of multiple-run color monotypes. Goodman demonstrates her techniqes for using etching and litho inks, transparencies, oils and modifiers, rollers, and multiple plates with color printing to achieve brilliant colors and crisp printerly effects. .Click here for more details. To register for workshops with credit card or Paypal go to registration page - click here. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam).

Individual critiques/consultation by arrangement $50/hour. Linda Goodman will focus her considerable critiquing talents on your work, give you personalized constructive critical and/or technical feedback, and help point you in a productive direction. She is also available to help you write your artist's statement. Inquire for rates: 510-653-0300 One hour minimum. To register with credit card or Paypal go to registration page - click here. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam). Click here for more details.

Open Labs: Mondays (except 4th) 6:00pm - 10:00 pm; Thursdays 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm. $175/month for up to 5 labs; 3 consecutive month minimum ($120 for 4 student labs used within course of a current class). Open lab for past or current students only, approved by Linda. Orientation fee. Supply fee: negotiable. Security deposit. For weekend days inquire directly at 510-653-0300. To register for workshops with credit card or Paypal go to registration page - click here. Email for direct registration details: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam).

OTHER OPTIONS BY ARRANGEMENT
Workshops, art classes, critiques and studio work sessions may be arranged for 2 or more people, and privately as time allows, at my studio or possibly at yours. times/days listed don't work for you or for further information, please call (510) 653-0300 or e-mail ( Please type address yourself to avoid spam). Or sign dreambook.

Discounts: Take another workshop within four months at a 10% discount. Take a third for 15% off. Repeat the same California weekend workshop within nine months and receive up to 33% discount. To receive discounts there must be a minimum of 3 students in class or workshop. (No discounts on weekly class except on supply fee, nor on monthly critique class except as noted.) Write for Paypal invoice to make payment or check details on registration page. Any discounts will be refunded to you upon receipt of payment, less transaction fees.
For more information e-mail or phone:
(510)653-0300 in Emeryville.  Directions to the studio

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Past Workshops (not currently offered.)
Greece • Summer 2005 & 2006

Walking with the Muse: Creative Journey in Monoprint in Greece with Linda Goodman. August 2005 & 2006.
."Art workshops give me the shot of art vitamin I need. It was wonderful being here.!" — Judith B., New York, New York
"Great instruction. Service above and beyond." — John P., Houston, Texa
"Wow! Linda's critiques are outstanding... she is truly gifted. " — Sylvia V., Riverdale, New York
"This was the best time I've had doing art. Everything was better than I anticipated."— Gabrielle W., Australia

LINDA GOODMAN... A LITTLE INFO
San Francisco Bay Area California artist painter printmaker Linda Goodman was born in Chicago and lives in Oakland, California with a studio in Emeryville California. She exhibits her prints — monotypes, etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, artist books, drawings, figure drawings, oil paintings and pastels — in California, Canada, Italy and other parts of the USA and abroad.She currently teaches art classes in California and Italy, with more workshops and tours under development.She is the originator of "Printmaking in Florence", (now called "Your Creative Sojourn) taught first at Santa Reparata (SRISA) in 1996 - 2001 and now at Il Bisonte International School of Art, since 2004.

What Linda Offers:

Small private art classes featuring non-hazardous printmaking methods, emphasizing monotype workshops, are offered in Linda Goodman’s nontoxic Emeryville studio. The studio is in a safe, easily accessible area minutes from San Francisco. There are also classes in these subjects offered in Italy.
Goodman offeres monotype printmaking classes for every level in waterbased monotype and monoprint printmakingtechniques using health conscious processes including etching, drypoint, softground, collage, chine colle, painting, drawing, and journals or artist’s books. There are intensive weekend workshops and 4 and 6-week ongoing classes. Topics offered have included Monotype - Monoprint, Waterbased and oil-based Monotype and Color Monotype. Additional open lab time may be schedued. Inquire about discounts for registration in multiple or repeat classes.
Health-conscious habits are stressed for minimal exposure to inks and solvents in ALL workshops.

CONTACT: Phone (510) 653-0300 for a free consultation or email Linda at:

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Or contact me through my dreambook.