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Going, Going, Workshops…

Paint Your Heart Out Enthusiasts,
Beginning the week of May 21st we have our remaining Spring workshops.  There are four to choose from, each with a few places left. Don’t wait until Fall! Enjoy the nice weather and indulge yourself!  You deserve to take one or even two of these marvelous workshops provided at a great value and benefit the group since instructors donate their time.
Please sign up and pay online.
Below are the last four that are available to you until September.
Enjoy your time at the easel,
Rachel and Renee

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Kim Barrick

Becoming Professional Redux!

  Becoming Professional Redux!

Description: The wildly popular half-day class is back this Spring.  Bring pen, lots of paper and your inquiring mind for this lively stroll into the business of making art.

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Student Fee: $55             To Register, go to https://chestnutgroup.org/event/pyho-becoming-professional-redux/

Type of Workshop: Half day

Location: Lynn Samuel’s home at 609 Belle Park Circle, 37205 (near Cheekwood entrance)

Student Levels for this workshop: All Levels

Your Student Limit: 15

Your supply list: Pen and notepad

 

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Thursday, May 24th, 2018

Rain Date – June 11, 2018

Carol Demumbrum, Karen Phillpot, Brigitte Hubbard, Sue Catchings

Plein Air 101

 

Plein Air 101

 

Description:

This workshop is for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and would love to capture their surroundings with a brush and paint. Come join others who are excited to learn and ready to paint plein air for the first time. It is not necessary to have had previous painting experience. This is a good time and place to begin!

Upon completion of class you can/will:

– Select materials for your next plein air outing.

– Know the best books to purchase to help you along your journey.

– Pick out a scene and know how to best compose it.

– Feel encouraged to start your next plein air painting.

You will also receive an instruction manual describing the basic rules of landscape painting.

Time: 9:30am-4:30pm

Student Fee: $75

To Register, go to https://chestnutgroup.org/event/pyho-plein-air-101/

Type of Workshop: Plein Air

Location:  On Track Studios, 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37067

Student Levels for This Workshop: Beginner

Student Limit: 12

Supply List:

Old Clothes/Apron to paint in

Sunscreen

Insect Repellant

Hat

Notebook for notes

Chair if needed while outside

Bring your lunch. Refrigerator available if needed.

Grocery is a short drive away.

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Friday, May 25th, 2018

Rain Date, May 27, 2018

Anne Blair Brown, Trey Finney, Marjorie Hicks, Haden Pickel

“Four Fun”

 

 

                Four Fun                                     Four Fun 

                          Anne Blair Brown                                                               Haden Pickel                                    

 

              Four Fun                     Four Fun

                                     Trey Finney                                                             Marjorie Hicks  

 

Description: Four instructors will set up in Haden’s beautiful backyard. Anne Blair Brown, Trey Finney, Marjorie Hicks, and Haden Pickel will join for a day of Demos and Painting. Each instructor will choose a different venue to demo.

Participants are invited to come paint along with them or just watch. Opportunities abound as we will offer a figure, a still life, two wonderful porches, and in May the flowers and trees will be lovely. All Plein Air! Four IS for more fun. Watch, learn, and paint along.

Parking will be limited so if possible please try to car-pool. Because this is a private residence please look for an assistant there to direct you where it is best to park.

 Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Student Fee: $75 + model fee of $15

To Register, go to https://chestnutgroup.org/event/pyho-four-fun/

Location: 415 Westview Ave., Nashville, TN 37205

Type of Workshop: Full day

Student Limit: 14

Student Levels for this workshop: ALL students who have a plein air setup and know how to use it.

Supply List: Your plein air set up and we recommend basic good colors which are best for plein air…not student grade.

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Saturday, May 26th, 2018

Laura Shepard

Carnation, Lilly, Lilly, Rose – Come Catch The Twilight

 

Laura Shepard

John Singer Sargent

 

Description: John Singer Sargent’s plein air masterpiece, about which poems

and musical compositions have been written, was completed over the course of two years, 1885-86. In an attempt to catch the twilight and the lamplight, he painted two young girls in white dresses, lighting their lanterns in an English garden on summer evenings at the same time of day. We are going to explore how he did it.

A short talk will be followed by a full day of painting our own version of Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. Each participant will decide how they want to paint it, representationally or as an abstract, the whole painting or a portion of it. At the end of the day, we will share our paintings, our experience, and what we learned. 

Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Student Fee: $75              To Register, go to https://chestnutgroup.org/event/pyho-carnation-lilly-lilly-rose-come-catch-the-twilight/

Location: Warehouse 521, 521 Heather Pl, Nashville, TN 37204

Type of Workshop: Full Day in Studio

Student Levels for this workshop: Though everyone is welcome, participants should understand that this is an unstructured, experiential class. The Instructor will be painting alongside the students.

Student Limit: 20

Supply List: Painting Kit & Surface (panel, canvas, linen)

Participants will be provided with a copy of Sargent’s painting or they may wish to bring a laptop computer to work from. Wikipedia has an excellent reference photo of Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose.

Student Limit: 20

 Supply List: Your preferred setup, Odorless Gamsol, basic good colors, not student grade.

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