Nashville Area Learning Opportunities for Artists
Many Chestnut members offer opportunities for new and advanced artists. In addition, The Chestnut Group sponsors various learning opportunities throughout the year. Contact information for each learning event is noted.
Gayle Levee New Classes and Workshops for Summer 2012
“YOUR FAVORITE VACATION”
At PlaZa Art Supplies, Nashville, TN
Do you like to travel and take pictures? Would you like to do paintings from your photos? In this class, you will learn how to choose which of your photos will make beautiful paintings, and which photos should be enlarged and framed as works of art in themselves. You will learn how to create lively paintings from the photographs you bring home, and how to recapture the experience of your vacation.
Thursdays 9:00 am to Noon, June 7 through July 26
Class Fee: $150 — $50 will hold your space
PORTRAITS OF CHILDREN
At PlaZa Art Supplies, Nashville, TN
Much as I like to encourage people to paint from life, there are some subjects that just don’t sit still! Children and babies sometimes just have to be painted from a photo. In this course I will show you how to capture the likeness of children while keeping the painting fresh and lively. You will learn how to record those subtle skin tones and the fleeting expressions of childhood and infancy.
Thursdays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm June 7 through July 26
Class Fee: $150 — $50 will hold your space
Workshop:
THE JOY OF SEEING: PAINTING IN THE BOSTON SCHOOL TRADITION
At the Tennessee Art League, Nashville TN
“If there were a brick and mortar educational art institution called ‘The Boston School’ – the label applied rather loosely to artists who have received training from master painters whose techniques are derived from Gammell’s adaptation of French atelier instruction – then Robert Douglas Hunter would surely be its Dean. – Tree’s Place Gallery
Mr. Hunter shared with me his knowledge of accurate portrayal in still life painting, and I have added my own stamp of lively brushwork and color. You can benefit from this lineage as I share it with you.
In this workshop you will learn how to make flowers look vibrant and alive, and how to make vases and other objects look like they are really sitting on the surface — really occupying the space you have created on the canvas. You will learn how to arrange a compelling composition and how to render light and form.
Still life painting is a tremendously strong learning tool, and you will leave this workshop with solid knowledge which will help you become the artist you want to be.
This is a weekend workshop which starts on Friday October 12 at 9:00 am, Saturday October 13 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with a break for lunch, and Sunday October 14 from 1:00 pm to noon. The cost is $300 with a $100 deposit to hold your place.
Please contact Gayle Levee at 615-833-2480 for further information and to reserve your space. You may also email her at gaylelevee@fastmail.fm
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Jeanne MacKenzie Workshop! November 5-8, 2012
The Chestnut Group is proud to be able to bring accomplished painter Jeanne MacKenzie to Nashville for a workshop.
Jeanne MacKenzie – November 5-8, 2012
The Studio Plein Air class is to learn how to take good reference photos and analyze what to paint from the image, & learn good composition and design. Students will practice many quick painting exercises to pick up the speed for plein air, learn to see the big shapes, work on color and values, & learn to paint with more paint and a bravado of brush stroke.
Students will paint in the studio the 4 days from photos. If the weather is nice the workshop will paint plein air some of the time.
Beginners to plein air are welcome. Workshop fee for the 4 days is $295. Sign up now, enrollment is limited to 18 students!
To sign up or for questions, please contact Rachel at chestnutnews2@comcast.net.
To see more of Jeanne MacKenzie’s work, visit: Jeanne MacKenzie
Sherrie Russ Levine Still Life Workshop
Sherrie Russ Levine Still Life Workshop
3 Days - June 22, 23 & 24, 2012
time Friday: 5:30 pm – 7pm
time Sat. & Sun.: 10am – 4pm
Price: $350.00
Presented at The Auld Alliance Gallery
All levels welcome
Loosen up and learn to paint expressively with a brush and palette knife! On the first day: Levine will give a brief orientation & demo the principles of painting in the “Alla Prima” method from life inside. On day two: Levine will demo a lively still life while she shares her planning process with an explanation of composition, values, edges and a limited palette that l eads to color harmony. Students will paint up to two studies in the afternoon. On day three: Levine will help students complete a more complex and larger still life to tell their cohesive “story in paint.” There will be a brief class discussion at the end of day 3 along with a drawing for a door prize. Class size is limited to 12 on a first come first serve basis. You’ll need a portable easel and you will get a full Supply List at registration..
Location: The Auld Alliance Gallery, 6019 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 352-5522, Angel McHugh
To hold your spot contact Sherrie at: slevinefineart@aol.com
PAP-SE workshop, Apalachicola, FL
Warm Bath, Dawn Whitelaw
Warm Bath, Dawn Whitelaw
September 13-15
Sept.13th
Anne Blair Brown – Fresh Perspective: Painting the Town
Dawn Whitelaw – Notan: Using Value to Tell Your Story
Sept. 14
In for a Tune Up, Lori Putnam
Perry Austin – The Role of Composition and Design
Kevin Menck – Value Structure in the Landscape
Sept. 15
Lori Putnam – Capturing the Landscape in Modern Impressionism
James Richards – The Value of Values
Morning Session will run from 9:00-12:30
One-hour lunch break from 12:30-1:30
Afternoon Session will run from 1:30-5:00
Roger Dale Brown Plein Air workshops
Roger Dale Brown will be teaching 3 Plein Air workshops this spring. An Intermediate Plein Air workshop April 23-25, in Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, An Intermediate Plein Air workshop May 3-6 in Franklin, TN and an Advanced Plein Air workshop in Franklin, TN May 10-13. For more information, see the attached flyer here. You may also visit his website at www.rogerdalebrown.com
Lori Putnam Plein Air workshop, Carmel, CA
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Joel Knapp, guest artist, Artist Retreat Event May 18-20, 2012
Joel Knapp will be a guest artist for an event hosted by Art Adventures and Retreats in Lyles, Tennessee. The retreat occurs May 18-20, and features an all inclusive event of plein air, still life, and figurative opportunities. For more information, please see www.artadventuresandretreats.com or email info@artadventuresandretreats.com
Please see the attached flyer for information and registration as well. ArtistRetreatPoster-knapp
Gayle Levee classes and workshops, Spring 2012
Thursday Classes
All classes taught by Gayle Levee
at Plaza Artist Supplies, 633 Middleton St.
in Nashville. The cost is $150 per person.
Space is limited, so a non-refundable 30%
deposit is required to reserve a place in class.
Call Gayle at 615-833-2480 for information
and materials, or visit Gayle’s website.
Secret Gardens: Painting Outdoors
Have you ever been on a garden tour, seen the beautiful landscaping, and wished you could paint it on the spot?
Well, this spring I’ve put together a class where you can do just that! Several Nashville artists have opened up their gardens for us to share and paint.
Plein Air painting is a rewarding endeavor and one which is always evolving for an artist. Whether you have extensive experience out in the field, or are new to plein air, this course will sharpen your skills.
In addition to painting beautiful plantings around Nashville, this course will strengthen your focal point identification, the best color palette choices, and it will expand your bag of tricks in staying focused outdoors.
Gayle Levee, Seaside Painting Workshop, New England
Gayle Levee is accepting registrations for her second Seaside Painting Workshop this summer. This August you will have the opportunity to paint with her on the rugged coast of Cape Ann, walking in the footsteps of such greats as Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, and Cecilia Beaux.
We will be painting in a quiet location on a private beach. The brilliant blue of the North Atlantic has no equal. You will be enthralled!
To register and for more information, follow this link:
Sharon Rusch Shaver, artist workshop in France May 2012
for more information and contact , please see www.sharonruschshaver.com