WMHT Favorites: Helen Van Wyk, Tommy Makem and Rick Butz
'America's favorite Irishman,' Tommy Makem, has long been a favorite of WMHT members and viewers. Click on a Makem program to the right to begin browsing concert DVDs and programs. Makem's audio CDs are also available in shopwmht.org.
For many years, WMHT had the pleasure of bringing you the one-of-a-kind art instruction of Helen Van Wyk. While Van Wyk's simple, straightforward teaching style is no longer on the air, many of her DVDs are available via shopwmht.org. Click on a program to the right to begin browsing, or explore each series of Helen's popular art instruction series, 'Welcome to My Studio,' below. Each series from this PBS program is a virtual master class by consummate artist and extraordinary teacher Helen Van Wyk. All of these series DVDs are available here at shopwmht.org.
'Welcome to My Studio' Episodes, By Series
• Series One
• Series Two
• Series Three
• Series Four
• Series Five
• Series Six
• Series Seven
• Series Eight
• Series Nine
• Series Ten
• Series Eleven
Welcome to My Studio Series ONE with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
How to Begin Your Painting, The Highlight, A Portrait, Complicated Textures, The Beauty of Metals, Backgrounds, The Focal Point, Modeling and Blending, The Techniques of Old Masters, Helen’s Favorite Painting Lesson, Making Edges Move, Cast Shadows, and A Planned Progression of Application. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series TWO with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
Demonstrating Dimension, A Brush with Excitement, Orchestrating the Portrait, A Colorful Class, Shades of Gray, Crowning Glory, The Subject is Roses and…Silver, Still Waters, A Fitting Subject, White On White, Drawing the Drapes, Book Learning, and The Eyes Have It. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series THREE with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
Painting An Ellipse, Transparent Glass, The Color of Shadows and Snow, Blending Flesh Tones, Understanding Color and Its Complement, The Impressionistic Style, The Advantage of An Underpainting, Making and Correcting Shapes, Paint Your Pet, The Shine Shows Shape and Dimension, Paint and Character, The Importance of Perspective, and Factors and Composition. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series FOUR with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
A for Abstraction, B for Basics, C for Color, D for Dimension, E for Efficiency, F for Focal Point, G for Greens, H for Helen, How Can I?, I for Italy, M for Mediums, P for Portraits, S for Still Life and T for Texture. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series FIVE with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
A Basic 1-2-3 Approach, Painting with Only Three Colors, The Three Properties of Color, People Places and Things Part One, Part Two and Part Three, Shape Tone and Color, The Three Properties of Drawing, The Three Properties of Composition, The Six Features of the Face, The Three Painting Mediums, Reflective Semi-reflective and Non-reflective Textures, and Three Steps to Blending in Colors on Non-reflective Textures. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series SIX with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
A Man Named Wentworth Parts One to Five, Big Sam Parts One to Three, Rembrandt Part One and Two, and Self-Portrait Parts One to Three. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series SEVEN with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
An Oceanscape, Landscape, Let The Sun Shine In Parts One and Two, Melancholy Dolly Parts One and Two, Orange and Yellow, Passionate Reds Parts One and Two, Spools of Color, The Color of Snow, and The Color of White Part One and Two. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series EIGHT with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
White Daisies Parts One and Two, Zinnias Parts One and Two, Dried Flowers Parts One and Two, Roses Parts One and Two, Tulips Parts One and Two, and Mums and Fruit Parts One to Three. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series NINE with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Neutral Red, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Light Red, Alizarin Crimson, Thalo Blue, Thalo Green, Thalo Yellow Green, Burnt Umber, and Burnt Sienna. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series TEN with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
Silver and Roses, Perspective in Landscape, Black Vase, A Portrait’s Dimension, The Old House, The Basics of Flowers, Brush Strokes, Shaping with Paint, Constructing Objects, Clear and Colored Glass, Beauty of the Mass, Box from Madeira, and Baskets and Bears. Purchase DVD.
Welcome to My Studio Series ELEVEN with Helen Van Wyk (DVD)
This DVD set includes thirteen 30-minute lessons:
Still Waters, The Beauty of Metals, Crowning Glory, F for Focal Point, The Importance of Perspective, Cadmium Red, Self Portrait, A Basic 1-2-3 Approach, The Color of Water and Sky An Oceanscape, Thalo Green, The Eyes Have It, Shape Tone and Color, and The Old House. Purchase DVD.
'Rick Butz Woodcarving' Episodes, By Series
Expert woodcarver Rick Butz demonstrates how to carve objects both practical and whimsical, along with many folk art pieces, in this beloved WMHT series. Along the way, he shares enjoyable tales of the Adirondacks. All of the series DVDs listed below are available here at shopwmht.org:
Series 1
#101 Country Cat (folk art style cat)
#102 French Louie (6" figure of an Adirondack hermit)
#103 Loon
#104 Horse
#105 Eagle (Part I)
#106 Eagle (Part II)
#107 Chickadee
#108 Chip Carving (Swiss folk carved bread board)
#109 Linenfold (Gothic carved decoration)
#110 Chipmunk
#111 Sign Carving (Layout and carving letters)
#112 Whittler's Toys and Puzzles
#113 Coat of Arms
Series 4
#401 Roadrunner
#402 Prospector and Pack Mule (Part I)
#403 Prospector and Pack Mule (Part II)
#404 Screech Owl
#405 Match Holder
#406 White Tailed Doe and Fawn (Part I)
#407 White Tailed Doe and Fawn (Part II)
#408 Cookie Mold
#409 Sleeping Cat
#410 Goldfinch
#411 19th Century Santa Claus
#412 Carving the Female Face
#413 Toy Woodcutter
Series 5
#501 Adirondack Santa
#502 Adirondack Black Bear
#503 Clipper Ship
#504 Blackburnian
#505 Flying Parula Warbler
#506 Fishing Frog Toy
#507 Orca and calf
#508 Puffin
#509 War of 1812 Eagle Part I
#510 War of 1812 Eagle Part II
#511 Red Fox
#512 Woodcut Print
#513 Swiss St. Niklaus
The 1-2-3's of Painting: An Important Asset to Your Creativity
A Portrait: Step by Step
A Rose is a Rose
Brush Techniques
Conquering Earth and Water: Painting Landscapes and Seascapes
The Cool Colors: Violet, Blue, Green
Copy the Masters: Studying With the Best
Creating Magical Effects
Earth Colors
Elegance of Flowers
Elegant Abundance
The Essence of Composition
The Glory of Red
'Kissing' and Warm Colors
Oil Paint Applications
Oil Painting Techniques and Procedures
Paint a Self Portrait
Painting Children From Photographs
Painting Flowers Alla Prima
Painting Ordinary Objects
People, Places and Things
Realistic Landscapes
Still Life Procedures
Still Life Secrets
Strike a Pose: Learning to Paint Flesh Tones
Symphony of Light: Capturing Shadows Convincingly
The Wonderful Color White: Achieving Results That Sparkle
Welcome to My Studio with Helen Van Wyk (Seasons 1-11)