INSTRUCTION
DRAWING FOR PAINTERS
SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2021/ $280 / ON TRACK STUDIOS /FRANKLIN, TN
Most drawing classes focus on making a beautiful drawing. This class is designed for painters and is structured to address the specific drawing skills that are needed for painting. The students will be shown techniques of seeing proportion, angles, relative size and edge. The emphasis will be on helping each student find which approach to drawing that will be most effective for them to use.
PAINTING THE HEAD FROM LIFE
JULY 8-10, 2021 / $650 / ON TRACK STUDIOS / FRANKLIN, TN
Painting from a live model is an effective way to improve skills in painting any subject matter. In this workshop you will receive instruction on drawing, design, value, color, and edges. To benefit most from this class an artist should have some drawing skills and a working knowledge of the medium they are using. The workshop will consist of power point presentations, lectures, and demos. Every student will get individual instruction at their easel. A full color booklet of notes and six weeks of follow up online instruction is included.
SKETCH TO STUDIO
JUNE 24-26, 2021 / $500 / ON TRACK STUDIOS / FRANKLIN, TN
Students will paint "grocery bag sketches" on Kraft paper and bring these sketches into the studio to create a larger paintings using the small sketch as reference. Employing the practice of creating small sketches to inform your larger studio pieces is a sure path to artistic growth.
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PAINTING THE WESTERN COSTUMED FIGURE
SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2021 / BOOTH MUSEUM / CARTERSVILLE, GA
Paint models dressed in Western gear, in a variety of settings and poses that change daily. In this workshop you will receive instruction on drawing, design, value, color and edges. While the subject will the the costumed model, the knowledge offered will be of benefit in painting any subject matter. The workshop consists of power point lecture, demo and individual instruction at the easel. A six week online mentorship and booklet of notes are included with this class.
TAKING YOUR WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL
AUG 12 -14, 2021 / $525 / ON TRACK STUDIOS / FRANKLIN, TN
Artists who are interested in improving their work often get stalled in their progress and just need a kick-start to get back on the path for excellence. This workshop is a chance to take a good honest look at your current work and consider what exactly needs improvement. The class will be divided Into three parts: identification of the one area that most needs improvement, individualized exercises to address the problem, studio painting to put new ideas in to practice. Six weeks of online mentoring is included with the class to maximize the class work. Class size is limited to 12 to maximize individual help.
DEVELOPING YOUR STYLE AND CREATIVITY:
STUDIO WORKS FROM PHOTOS
AUG 17-19, 2021 / THE CENTERPIECE GALLERY / RALEIGH, NC
Class instruction will include demonstrations, exercises and a lot of individual attention. Students will paint using their own photo reference. Please click the registration button to register or to ask questions OR visit to find more details about this workshop..
ONLINE MENTORING PROGRAM
THE FOCUS WILL BE ON YOU / $800 / SIX WEEKS INSTRUCTION
Focused learning is the goal of this online mentoring program.The curriculum will be tailored to YOUR specific needs. This intense period of one on one instruction is certain to take your work to a different level. Only four students will be allowed into the program for each six weeks period to insure maximum personal attention. The intensive instruction includes:
• Unlimited access by email to touch base for quick answers to a question or get a critique
• Zoom call instruction and phone calls will be scheduled as needed
• In person visits can be scheduled if you are in, or traveling to the Nashville, TN area.
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USING PHOTOS IN A MORE CREATIVE WAY
OCTOBER 13-15, 2021/ DOT COURSON STUDIO/ PONTOTOC, MS
The emphasis in this class is learning how to use the photograph as something to “refer to” in the process of creating a painting. Students will bring their own original reference photographs, either print or digital. Subject matter can be people, landscape, interior or anything else. Class instruction will include lecture, power point presentations and demos as well as easel to easel instruction. My goal is to help students transform reference material into completed paintings that reflect their personal point of view as an artist. A full color booklet of notes and six weeks of on line instruction are included with the class.
