Paint Your Heart Out 2020 Registration is Open!
Many thanks to a host of talented Chestnut Members who have created a fabulous offering of instruction. There are 18 workshops to choose from this year, from April 4 to May 16, and you have 2 weeks to sign-up before they are advertised to the public. Signups are on a first-come, first-serve basis and you may take as many workshops as you like. There will be no fall series offered this year, so sign up now! As an added bonus, members will receive a $5 discount (in addition to the usual member-only discount on our Chestnut-sponsored events) if you sign up before they are opened to the public!
Remember you MUST sign in to the website before ordering to receive the Member Discount and the extra $5 off. In case you’ve forgotten, your username is your first and last name with space between them. Email us by clicking ” here” if you want help signing up.
As you scroll through the specific “To Register Go To: Workshop Link” you are choosing, you will see above the artist’s painting image the workshop title, date, time, and price-this is the non-member price! Continue to scroll through the workshop details to the bottom of the page and you will see the discounted member price, which includes the $5 additional discount for the first 2 weeks of sale. (After 2 weeks the member price will be $5 higher.) Select the number of tickets to the right of the price and click “Get Tickets” button. That will take you to your Cart. You may return to the workshop list and add more choices to your cart before going to Checkout.
In addition to making our jobs easier with reporting and management, the website purchase process means you have the benefit of a permanent record of your learning experiences on the “My Workshops tab.” This is also a handy reminder if you have forgotten whether or not you signed up. CHECKS ARE NOT AN OPTIONAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
If the workshop you want is sold out, email Rachel at chestnutnews2@gmail.com to be placed on the waitlist.
Paint Your Heart Out Cancellation policy for each session:
- 100% refund for cancellations made more than 30 days prior to the workshop
- 50% refund for cancellations made 15 to 30 days prior to the workshop
- 0% refund for cancellations made less than 15 days prior to the workshop
Gayle Levee
Saturday, April 4th, 2020
Impressionist Flowers
Description: Quickly painted close-ups of flowers in the garden capturing the changing outdoor light and the brilliance of color.
Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Impressionist Flowers
Location: Cheekwood (1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37205)
Student Levels for this workshop: Intermediate to Advanced
Student Limit: 10
Supply list:
Quinacridone Rose, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Titanium White, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue
Three 6×6 Ampersand Gesso Panels
Gamsol, small rags or shop towels, gel medium
Your usual brushes, knives, palette and kit
Portable chair if you wish
Lunch and water!
Pam Padgett
Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Creating Depth With Edges and Color in Your Landscapes
Description: We will work at creating strength and dimension in your plein air studies. We will be outside (weather permitting) or on the porches.
Time: 9:30 am-3:00pm
Member fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Creating Depth with Edges and Color
Location: On Track Studio (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37064)
Student Levels for this workshop: Intermediate
Student Limit: 14
Supply list:
Ultramarine blue
Cerulean blue
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium red light
Cadmium yellow light
Cadmium yellow medium
Paper towels, trash bag, mineral spirits
2-3 canvas panels – 8×10 12×16
Sketch Book
Brushes you use
Your regular gear + palette knife
Brenda Coldwell
Saturday, April 18th, 2020
Painting Florals and Still Life Outside
Description: Still Life and Floral Arrangements will be set up outside on the porch at the studio. There will be a brief discussion of how the light affects the subjects and then a demonstration. Afterwards, everyone will set up and paint outside on the porches with Brenda’s instruction This is a rain or shine event.
Time: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm or longer
Bring your lunch. Coffee, beverages, and dessert will be provided.
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Painting Florals and Still Life Outdoors
Location: On Track Studios (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37064)
Student Levels for this workshop: This is a fun workshop for all levels.
Student Limit: 8
Supply list:
Your plein air set up plus odorless mineral spirits, paper towels, etc.
Your own palette you are comfortable with.
Optional colors: Cad red light, quinacridone violet or magenta, permanent rose.
3-4 panels 8 x 10 or 9 x 12 or 11 x 14 – your choice.
Bring your lunch. Coffee, beverages, and dessert will be provided.
Paula Frizbe
Saturday, April 18th, 2020
Shifting Warm and Cool Values in the Landscape
Description: We will be working en plein air in the front of OnTrack, to learn better how to think about warm and cool values as they relate to landscape painting.
Time: 12 noon to 5 pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Shifting Warm and Cool Values in the Landscape
Location: OnTrack Studios (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37064)
Student Levels for this workshop: Intermediate to Advanced
Student Limit: 12
Supply list:
Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Payne’s Grey, Titanium White.
2-3 panels
Outdoor painting gear.
Kim Barrick, Andrea Jones, Karen Philpott
Sunday, April, 19th, 2020
Promoting your Artwork in a Changing Environment
Description: Panel Discussion on marketing and promoting artwork in a changing environment. Topics will include gallery representation, social media, online and grass roots efforts to create sales in 2020 and beyond.
Time: 1pm – 4 pm
Member Fee: $55 Non-member Fee: $75
To Register go to: Promoting Your Artwork in a Changing Environment
Location: Warehouse 521 (521 Heather Place, Nashville, TN, 37204)
Student Levels for this workshop: All Levels Welcome
Student Limit: 12
Supply list: Journal or notepad and pen
Beverly Ford Evans and Roger Dale Brown
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Open Discussion, Any Topic or Questions/Paint Along with Roger
Description:
Open Discussion– with both Beverly and Roger on any topic, any questions. To be prepared, create them before you come.
The Paint Along– students and Roger will paint the same image. He will first discuss the image and his approach to the particular scene. Once he has started the painting the students will do the same thing on their canvas. Little by little, Roger will add to his painting while students observe. After each step, students will return to their canvas and duplicate what he has done.
Time: 10am to 12noon – Discussion
1pm-5pm – Paint Along
Member Fee: Discussion Only – $45
Paint Along Only – $65
Both – $90
Non-member Fee: Discussion Only – $50
Paint Along Only – $75
Both – $110
To Register, go to:
Beverly Ford Evans & Roger Dale Brown: Discussion/Paint Along
Location: Warehouse 521 (521 Heather Place, Nashville, TN 37240)
Student Levels for this workshop:
For the discussion – All levels Welcome
For the Paint Along – Intermediate to Advanced
Student Limit:
30 for Morning session
15 for the Paint Along
Supply list: Notepad and Pen
For the Paint Along some easels are provided. Or bring your own plein are gear (must fit canvas size.) 1 canvas 16×20 up to 18×24
Paints: (bring what you are used to) Reds- Cad Red Light, Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin. Yellows- Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Lemon. Blues- Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt, Cerulean Blue Hue.
Earth Tones- Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Ivory Black, Transp. Red Oxide. White- Titanium White.
Brushes- Any brushes you are used to.
(Roger uses Bristle Filberts #10, 8, 6, 4 Rosemary or Trekell
Bristle egbert #8, 6. Rosemary or Trekell
Bristle flat #12, 8
Soft hair synthetic filbert #10, 8, 4. Rosemary MS278
Fan brush Trekell
Synthetic bright #6, 4, 2. Rosemary Ivory
Synthetic long filbert #2, 1. Rosemary eclipse mop brushes Rosemary (Mundy mops) Trekell or Maxines
1.Roger’s Brush set through Rosemary – http://www.rosemaryandco.com/gift-sets/brush-sets/roger-dale-brown-studio-set 2.Roger’s Brush set through Trekell – www.trekell.com/Roger-Dale-Brown-Sets)
1 – 2” chip brush from Home Depot or Lowes
2 inch softening brush, Rosemary
Large, medium and small size trowel shape palette knife
Q-tips
old credit cards
Odorless Mineral spirits only, like Gamsol
Brush cleaner. Holbien makes a good one for studio
Small sketch pad and pencil
Viewfinder
Paper towels
Plastic shopping bags for trash
Mike Sowers and Ed Routon
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Drawing Your Way to Better Landscapes
It is said of painting that Value does all the work while Color gets all the credit.
Description: This workshop will focus on drawing tools you can use to improve your understanding not only of values but also shapes, proportion and line to strengthen your drawing and pull your color together. It will consist of a morning theory session to review essential drawing tools and techniques while the afternoon segment will provide time to practice those skills.
Time: 5:30pm-9pm
Member Fee: $55 Non-member Fee: $75
To Register, go to: Drawing Your Way to Better Landscapes
Location: OnTrack Studios (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37064)
Student Levels for this workshop: All Levels
Student Limit: 12
Supply list:
Sketch pad
Pencils ranging in softness from 2B – 6B
Soft white and kneaded eraser
Bring a lunch
Dawn Whitelaw
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Better Designs = Stronger Paintings
Description: New ways to approach the design of a painting to make the painting process easier and the resulting painting more powerful. Power point, demo, lots of hands-on practice and one on one help. We will take our sketchbooks outdoors if weather permits. The class will give students the chance to try out different approaches to design and to see how different materials can be used to design a painting.
Time: 9:30 am -3:00 pm. You are welcome to bring your paint gear and stay after class and paint plein air here at On Track Studio.
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Better Designs = Stronger Paintings
Location: OnTrack Studios (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37064)
Student Levels for this workshop: All levels welcome
Student Limit: 14
Supply list:
Sketch book, your preferred sketching and drawing tools.
Two examples of photo reference that you would like to create a design for. They can be prints or digital images on your ipad/phone.
Bring a lunch. Drinks will be provided.
Marjorie Hicks
Sunday, April 26th, 2020
Human Gesture Painting/Drawing
Description: In this workshop, our group will be using reference photos shown via a projector. Artists may choose to paint using their preferred medium. Or, simply bring your sketch pad! We’ll paint tonally with grays only: light, middle and dark. We will zero in on the gesture of the figure and discern some important details that many artists tend to overlook.
Examples: *What is a gesture? *Is the figure’s head tilted? *What about the shoulders? *Which hip is bearing the most weight? *What is foreshortening and how do we tackle that issue? *Which details on the figure are important and which can we let fall into shadow? *Why doesn’t my painting/drawing look like the person I’m depicting?
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Human Gesture Painting/Drawing
Location: OnTrack Studios (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 397064)
Student Level: Some experience drawing the figure (intermediate level) preferred.
Student Limit: 12
Supply List: If you’ll be painting, please bring several of your preferred surfaces. Gamblin makes Portland Gray oil paint in light, medium and dark values. Or mix your own from the simple primary palette. Any medium is accepted. If you’ll be sketching, bring a mid sized sketch book, and charcoal or pencils and a kneaded eraser. I enjoy using Copic markers as well, just be sure to have three distinct values.
Bring your lunch if you wish.
Trey Finney
Monday, April 27th, 2020
Fun with Gouache!
Description: Gouache is great for Plein Air, travel, preliminary sketching, quick color and value notes, or taking it all the way to a finished product. The paints are fast drying and an inexpensive alternative to painting with oils, whether in the studio or on location. A water media that lends itself to transparent or opaque finishes, it can enhance your knowledge of painting and how you approach other mediums.
Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Fun with Gouache!
Student Levels for this workshop: All Levels Welcome
Student Limit: 16
Location: Bluebird Hill, 2864 Ernest Hawkins Rd, Santa Fe, TN 38482
Supply List:
Gouache set or assorted colors of choice. (Don’t forget extra tube of White)
Watercolor brush set or assorted watercolor brushes of choice.
Pencils
Watercolor Palette
Watercolor Paper tablets 6×8 and 9×12. I prefer 140lb. Cold Press but whatever is comfortable, works.
Artist Tape. (Not more than an inch wide)
Water Container.
Watercolor Spray Bottle.
Paper Towels.
Assorted photo reference on iPad, or printed reference.
Field chair
Bring your lunch and water
Ingrid Derrickson
Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Modern Impressionism in Miniature Still Life
Description: Small Impressions…painting miniature still lifes in oil or acrylic. This class will enhance your abilities to express color, encourage daily painting habits, create expressive little gems abstracted in light and shadow.
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Modern Impressionism in Miniature Still Life
Location: Warehouse 521 (521 Heather Place, Nashville, TN 37240)
Student Levels for this workshop: All Welcome
Student Limit: 12
Supply List:
6-8 canvas panels
My personal preference is 6×6, or 8×8
Oil or Acrylic paint palette:
Indian Yellow
Cad Yellow Light
Cad Red Light
Quinacridone Magenta
Ultramarine Blue
Payne’s Grey
Viridian Green
Titanium White
Easel
Palette
Paper towels
Gamsol
Personal Brushes, my preference is a variety of flats and Egberts
Bring your lunch or go out for lunch
Erin Martin, Kevin Menck, Dawn Whitelaw
Friday, May 1st, 2020
A Panel on Panels
Description: An evening discussing surfaces and what they can do for your painting. From mounted canvas and linen, to priming hardboard your own with gesso and pumice, slick sealed woods, craft paper… there’s a surface for every painter. It’s a journey to find the one that marries your mark. Erin Martin, Dawn Whitelaw, and Kevin Menck gather round a pile of panels to talk shop and field questions.
Time: 6pm-8:30pm
Member Fee: $55 Non-member Fee: $75
To Register, go to: A Panel on Panels
Location: Warehouse 521 (521 Heather Place, Nashville, TN 37240)
Student Levels for This Workshop: All Welcome
Student Limit: 35
Supply List: Pen and Note Pad
Erin Martin
Saturday May 2nd, 2020 (Rain Date May 5th)
Speedy Sunset Chasing
Description: Chasing first light and last light is one of my favorite plein air practices. This will be the zippiest workshop ever. We’ll gather for a quick pow-wow about what materials and methods have served me well in the hunt, do a quick bit of guided mixing together to be prepared, then take a swing at painting what the evening sky offers us.
Time: 5:30-8:00pm
Member Fee: $55 Non-member Fee: $75
To Register, go to: Speedy Sunset Chasing
Location: Edwin Warner Park, Place to be determined.
Student Levels For This Workshop: All Welcome. True beginners to painting may be overwhelmed, but are welcome to watch.
Student Limit: 20
Supply List: You just want to be as familiar as you can, because it goes fast!
– your plein air set up (paint box/palette, easel/tripod)
– your favorite panels of smallish size. 4×6″ to 8×10″
– some brown craft paper (grocery bag or some in a sketchbook form)
– your favorite brushes
– palette knife
– solvent (gamsol) and paper towels
– small trash bag
– your most comfortable primary paints (Red, Yellow, Blue, White)
my paints happen to be: Cadmium Red Deep, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Light, Lemon Yellow, French Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Titanium White
Diane May
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Florals with Attitude!
Description: Learn how to energize your floral paintings with dynamic gestures from block-in to finish. Students may paint an outdoor floral still life or paint flowers in the garden (in case of rain in upstairs studio)
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm – 9-1 for instruction, 1pm to 4pm students may stay the afternoon to paint in Diane’s fabulous gardens without instruction.
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Florals with Attitude!
Location: Diane May Studio and Gardens, 228 Ensworth Pl, Nashville, Tn 37205
Student Levels for this workshop: Intermediate to Advanced
Student Limit: 10
Supply list:
Outdoor easel setup
12×16 canvas board
Oil paint: titanium white, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue hue, cad yellow med, cad red light, alizarine crimson (or quinacrodone red), raw umber
Gamsol, (water soluble oil painters please bring water soluble linseed oil)
Assorted brushes, turp cup with cover, palette knife etc.
2 sheets mid-tone neutral color charcoal paper: canson mi-teinte or equivalent and 1 med size round watercolor brush
Portable chair if desired
Bring a sack lunch, refrigerator available.
Karen Philpott
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Captivated by Wildflowers in the Landscape
Description: Join Karen as she demonstrates in Plein Air how to define a composition from a complex scene and capture wildflowers in the landscape. From interiors to broad sweeps of color, wildflowers bring dramatic interest and emotion to the painted landscape. Two scenes will be demonstrated. Plein Air demonstration in the morning, Lunch, Demonstration and discussion in the afternoon.
Time: 9:30 am-4:30pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Captivated by Wildflowers in the Landscape
Location: Cheekwood (1200 Forrest Park Drive)
Student Levels for this workshop: Beginner to Intermediate
Student Limit: 12
Supply list:
Journal or notepad, camera, field chair, hat, bug spray. Bring lunch and field chair for discussion.
Kevin Menck
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
Simplifying The Landscape
Description: This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of basic landscape painting. There will be an emphasis on value, temperature and being able to see and define big shapes and masses while using a limited palette.
Time: 9:30am -4:30pm
Member Fee: $70 Non-member Fee: $90
To Register, go to: Simplifying The Landscape
Location: Meet at OnTrack Studio (1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN 37067) and we will carpool to The Burns Farm In Arrington, TN, 15 minutes from OnTrack
Student Levels for this workshop: All welcome
Student Limit: 12
Supply list:
(Kevin uses:)
Cadmium Lemon
Cadmium Scarlet
Ultramarine Blue
Titanium White
Windsor Green Pthalo
Robert Simmons No1 round hog bristle brushes
Palette and easel
Thinner
Paper towels
Garbage bags
Painting panels 9×12-11×14
(Kevin uses Centurion Acrylic Primed linen panels) 9×12-11×14
Bring your lunch and Field Chair.
Jessica Lewis
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Learning/Enhancing Plein Air Skills
Description: If you are a beginner to Plein Air Painting, not sure what to bring or where to start, this workshop is for you! Jessica will lead you through the basics: initial set up and materials, composition, color mixing and paint application
If you are an Intermediate plein air painter and already know what to bring and where to start this workshop is also for you! Jessica will address light and shadow, value and perspective, etc.
The workshop will start with a demonstration and continue with one on one help throughout. Bring a lunch!
Time: 9:30-2:30 pm
Member Fee: $70 Non Member Fee: $ 90
To Register, go to: Learning/Enhancing Plein Air Skills
Location: Centennial Park, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 Meet on the East side of the Parthenon at the entrance.
Student Levels for this workshop: Beginning, Intermediate
Student Limit: 10
Supply List: Portable easel-There are many options from French easels, pochade boxes or simply a blanket to sit on and a folding easel to prop your painting on.
For the Beginner: Let us know if you need a portable easel. We will provide Gamsol, Paints and some Brushes.
For the Intermediate student: bring the paints and brushes you prefer.
Canvas or panels- 8×10” to 12×16” is recommended.
Paints- Jessica will be working with and doing demos in oil paint. You are welcome to bring another medium of your choice if you prefer.
(Brands: I recommend Rembrandt, Windsor and Newton, Grumbacher, Old Holland, Williamsburg, Gamblin and Utrecht. Windsor and Newton strike a good balance between price and quality, especially for beginners. Don’t get ones labeled “hue”. Jessica will go into more detail about this palette and it will also be useful for portraits and still life.)
Jar with lid for mineral spirits, there are also small ones with a handle to hook onto your easel
Paper towels-Scott’s blue paper towels, Brawny. Both are lint- free
Palette
Brushes-Bristle long handle. Round #1, filbert #2, #4, Flat #1, #6, #8
Rubber gloves-optional
Wet wipes
Notebook and pen for sketches and note taking
Palette scraper is optional to clean palette
Portable chair if desired
Hat for shade, bug repellant and sun screen are always great ideas. Trial sized bottles are useful.
Zip-lock bags for wet brushes and a small trash bag
Wet painting carrier (a box or old towel work well)
Bring Water and Lunch
*Dick Blick is a great online source that will have all the supplies. Local Nashville stores for artist resources are Jerry’s Artarama and Plaza Artist Materials.
Judson Newbern
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Capturing Flowers in Watercolor
Description: We will be translating floral subject matter into vibrant watercolors in both Naturalized settings and Arrangements. Demo only.
Time: 9:30am-1pm
Member Fee: $55 Non-member Fee: $75
To Register, go to: Capturing Flowers in Watercolor
Location: Judson’s home, 501 Waxwood Dr., Brentwood, TN 37027
Student Levels for this workshop: All Levels welcome
Student Limit: 25
Supply list:
Pen and Note Pad and Field Chair
Bring a snack/lunch
DONT FORGET!
MEMBERSHIP DUES MUST BE CURRENT
YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN TO RECEIVE DISCOUNTED MEMBER RATE
CHECKS ARE NOT AN OPTIONAL FORM OF PAYMENT
The Chestnut Group website will process all registrations and payments securing your spot in the class.Checks are not an optional form of payment. To get the discounted member rate, you must be logged in to the website. After registration, you will get a confirmation email from the site. Class purchases will also show up on your My Workshops page after processing is complete.
AND NOW IT IS ALMOST TIME TO PAINT YOUR HEART OUT!
