Paint Your Heart Out Workshops – September 2015
Get ready for our most popular workshop series, Paint Your Heart Out! Chestnuts artists are volunteering their time to teach a variety of art related skills, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting our group. In early August, PYHO will be announced to the non-members—but for now, registration is reserved exclusively for Chestnuts. We want to make sure members get first choice on the workshops and you have three weeks to do so. After that time, sign up is open to everyone. To sign up, contact Rachel Blair (chestnutnews2@gmail.com) . Be sure to scroll all the way down so you can view every workshop offered. Note on supplies: Bottled water will be provided. Bring your own lunch since most of the workshops will be in the field, and bring your stool/chair for the demos.
For a printable version of the workshops, please click this link.
As soon as you sign up for workshops, please send in your payment in order to save your place. Make check out to The Chestnut Group and send to:
Rachel Blair
240 Boxmere Place
Nashville, TN 37215
Tuesday, September 8 – Gary Young – Being Carefully Careless
Description: This is a great opportunity to focus on the critical things you need to do in order to make your paintings be what you want them to be. This workshop will start and end with students painting, a lot.
We will assess where you are now, reinforcing fundamental techniques to get you to the next level. There are some recurring tendencies in all of our efforts. We will address those tendencies, resulting in your work getting closer to the emotional responses we are all seeking. Students will leave with a clear, exacting path for individual study.
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55
Location: Anne Goetze’s Farm at 4080 Carter’s Creek Pike, Franklin, TN 37064. There is an indoor studio there in case of rain.
Type of Workshop: Full day outdoors
Levels for this workshop: Basic knowledge of Plein Air painting
Student Limit: 10
Supply List: Bring canvas panels, plenty of paint, knife and brushes.
Wednesday, September 9 – Jean Gauld-Jaeger – Painting a Portrait From Life
Description: Artists will paint a head and shoulders on canvas using a live model. Instruction will be in the tradition of representational portrait painting. The landscape of the face isn’t so different from the landscape outside your window. Plein air painters already know how to “see” the environment from a painter’s point of view. Portrait painters see the beautiful landscape of the face in a similar way. A twenty-seven page booklet with color illustrations is included in the workshop.
Time: 9:30 am-4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55+ $15 for the booklet
Location: Southgate Studio at the Factory in Franklin. We will paint in the studio under controlled lighting conditions. Coffee, water, fruit and muffins will be available in the morning.
Type of workshop: Full day
Levels for this workshop: Beginner to Advanced
Student limit: 10
Supply List:
OIL PAINT (Any brand, Winsor and Newton or Winton are ok)
37 ml tubes
- Cadmium yellow medium
- Yellow Ochre
- Permanent Rose or Alizarin Crimson
- Ultramarine blue
- Titanium white
BRUSHES (Monarch by Winsor & Newton, suggested, not required)
- #2 filbert (filbert shape is flat but rounded at the tip)
- #6 short filbert
- #10 short filbert
- two inch cheap bristle brush
CANVAS BOARDS or STRETCHED CANVAS (Please, no canvas paper.)
- 16” x 12” OR 20” x 16”
PALETTE KNIFE (small plastic palette knife is okay for mixing)
TURPENOID or ODORLESS MINERAL SPIRITS
PALETTE: I prefer a wooden palette. Disposable paper palettes do not work well for portrait painting. The palette should be a “middle” value – halfway between very dark and very light.
These are basic supplies. There is no need to buy a lot of different colors as we can mix any color we want from the basic primary colors. If you already have more paints and brushes you may bring them. This is a time to experiment and learn what is comfortable for you.
We will paint from a live model so bring a camera. You may want to refer to your photo if you decide to continue working on the painting after the workshop is concluded. Call or email me if you have questions. 615-476-2687 or jrgjaeger@aol.com.
Easels are available for your use as well as small folding tables for your use as you continue painting portraits on your own. I will always be available after the workshop by phone or email to answer questions and discuss painting issues.
Thursday, September 10 – Dean Shelton – Watercolor Workshop: Start with a Sketch
Description: Students will learn how to paint a small watercolor thumbnail to discover and answer your composition, value, and color questions.
Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Student Fee: $55
Location: Leiper’s Fork. Meet at Leiper’s Creek Gallery at 4144 Old Hillsboro Rd. , Franklin, TN 37064
Type of Workshop: Full day
Levels for this workshop: All Levels
Student Limit: 10
Supply List: Bring your own supplies. Dean will also have some if needed.
Saturday, September 12 – Robert Blake – Plein Air in Four Colors Plus White
Description: Plein Air workshop using oil paint colors red, yellow, blue, earth, and white. After a quick pencil thumbnail sketch, we will work on a simplified design with a limited palette, thinking not in terms of color as much as temperature- what is warm and what is cool.
Time: – 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Student Fee: $45
Location: Leiper’s Fork – TBD
Type of workshop: Half-day, Outdoors
Levels for this workshop: All levels
Student limit: 10
Supply list:
- Cadmium yellow light or Cadmium yellow medium
- Alizarin crimson
- Ultramarine blue
- Yellow ochre
- Titanium white
- 1 or 2, 9″x 12″ stretched canvas
Saturday, September 12 and Sunday September 13 – Laura Shepard – Capturing the Story: The Process of Photographing and Painting Animals
Description: This workshop includes the three- step process of the on-location photo shoot, the treasure hunt, and beginning the painting. On the first day, Laura will give a talk and slide show followed by a photo shoot at the Nashville Zoo. On the second day participants will be in the studio treasure hunting through those photos for the best painting possibilities and then start a painting.
Time: 9:00 am– 4:00 pm each day
Student Fee: $55 each day + $15 to help cover cost of studio
Locations:
Day 1 – AM: Lecture & Slide Show – Warehouse 521
Day 1 – PM: On site photography at Nashville Zoo
Day 2 AM: The Treasure Hunt – culling and analyzing possibilities from the photo shoot, and selecting an image to paint from – Warehouse 521
Day 2 PM: Painting
Type of Workshop: Two days – studio time and onsite photographing
Levels for this workshop: All Levels
Student Limit: 12
Supply List: Participants bring cameras on the first day, and cameras, laptops or ipads, as well as sketching or painting supplies on the second day.
Monday, September 14 – Marjorie Hicks – Painting Children From Photographs
Description: Bring ONE “simple subject” photo (just the figure with a strong source of light direction) of a child. Marjorie will provide photos as well. The focus will be on getting an accurate drawing down quickly, then mixing and applying the colors of the form in shadow and light. Finally, we’ll discuss simple backgrounds so that the subject will stand out. Our main focus will be on getting that little person down correctly, and creating a believable atmospheric scene. Come prepared to work hard and take home a painting you’ll be proud of!
Time: – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55 +$15 to help cover the studio fee
Location: Warehouse 521 at 521 Heather Place in Nashville
Type of Workshop: Full day in the studio
Level for this workshop: Students should have some painting experience, and be comfortable with setting up their equipment.
Student Limit: 16
Supply List:
- 3-4 boards or stretched canvas of smaller sizes.
- 8×10, 9×12, 11×14, 14×14 No Larger!
- Paint: Cadmium Lemon, Cad Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red medium, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Prussian Blue, and Titanium White.
- Brushes: Bring one or two Large brushes (#10 or #12) along with plenty of others that you’re comfortable with. I like bristle filberts, flats, of all sizes. To begin my initial drawing, I’ll use a #4 or #6 filbert bristle brush. A larger one (10) for soft marks. You’ll want a range in between as well. Bring what you have that you enjoy using!
- Bring an easel
- ODORLESS solvent
- VIVA paper towels
- Trash bag(s)
- Palette that you are comfortable with. I like working on a toned palette- it helps to be able to judge your values when you’re mixing your colors!
Tuesday, September 15 – Gayle Levee – Quick Tips for Better Accuracy in Outdoor Painting
Description: If you’ve found that something in your paintings just doesn’t look quite right, you may have a problem with proportion or perspective. I can show you two ways of quickly getting things right with your very first strokes!
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Student Fee: Student Fee is $55 + $6 to cover cost of shelter
Location: Little Harpeth, Warner Park. Shelter #6 in Edwin Warner Park. Take Old Hickory Blvd. to Vaughn Road. Take a right just past the Dog Park. Look for Shelter #6.
Type of Workshop: Full day, outdoors
Levels for this workshop: Beginning and Intermediate
Student limit: 10
Supply list :
- Paint: Alizarine Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue
- Gamsol
- Liquin or Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel
- Knife, palette, outdoor easel etc.
- Canvas Pad
- Filberts #4 or #5, and #8 or #10
- Rags (not paper towels)
- Bug spray, hat and sun screen
Wednesday, September 16 – Anne Blair Brown – From Start to Finish: Foundation and Brushwork Demonstration
Description: As “from the hip” as an expressive painting can appear, there is often a lot of thought and preparation that goes into its creation. Anne will demonstrate her method for addressing composition, value, and color at the start of the painting so that the rest of the time is spent having fun with expressive brushwork.
Time: 9:30 am to 12 pm
Student Fee: $45
Location: Leiper’s Fork in Franklin TN, 37064. Meet at Leiper’s Creek Gallery at 4144 Old Hickory Blvd.
Type of Workshop: Half day
Levels for this workshop: All
Student Limit: 20
Thursday, September 17 – Dawn Whitelaw – Solid Methods for Enlarging Your Plein Air Sketches in the Studio
Description: When painting plein air, we are often gathering information, recording a moment in time or a feeling of the place. Students will paint at Radnor Lake on their own before the workshop and then enlarge one of those sketches into a larger painting in the class. Using the scenic Radnor Lake as your subject, learn how to take the information recorded in the field study, along with your memories of the day, to make a larger, more complete painting in the studio. Dawn has gathered solid methods for holding on to that freshness while completing studio pieces. She will use this one-day workshop, where all students are painting the same subject matter, to pass her experience on to you. Plus, you will be more prepared for the upcoming Radnor show!
Time: 9:00 am -4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55 + $15 to help cover the studio fee
Location: Warehouse 521, 521 Heather Place in Nashville
Type of Workshop: Full day
Levels for this workshop: All
Student Limit: 12
Supply List:
- Paints ~ bring what you normally use
- Brushes ~ bring what you normally use
- Plein air sketches ~ (3) Radnor sketches painted anytime before class
- Portable easel
- Solvent ~ odorless
- Leak proof solvent container
- Medium ~ if you use one
- Canvas ~ (1) 16×20 – 20×24, a size you can get near completion in a day
- Paper towels Palette knife
- Palette or other mixing surface (not white) Trash bag
- Sketchbook, Notebook and pen
Saturday, September 19 – John Erwin, Director of Haynes Galleries – Tools of the Trade for the Aspiring Artist
Description: Many artists reach the level of being gallery-ready and want information about the best way to proceed. This workshop, presented by Haynes Galleries and a panel of special guests, covers the nuts and bolts of approaching and working with galleries. Topics covered include:
- Are you ready for a gallery?
- How to determine which gallery is best suited for your work
- How to prepare for and approach a gallery
- What will a gallery do for you?
- Getting ready to market yourself and your work —promotional material, websites and social media
- Sweat the small stuff: communication, documentation, pricing, framing, packing, shipping, hanging.
- Other ways to show your work and get your art noticed.
Student Fee: $45
Location: Haynes Galleries on the Music Row Roundabout (Free parking in the garage to the left of the gallery.)
Type of workshop: Half Day
Levels for this workshop: All
Student Limit: 40 max students
Supply List: Pen/Pencil, Notepad
Sunday, September 20 – Kevin Menck – Fundamentals of Solid Landscape Painting
Description: This workshop will focus on masses in the landscape and being able to see the value of each and how they relate to each other.
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55
Location: Bitsy King’s Home – 1658 Stewart’s Ferry Pike, Hermitage TN 37076
Type of workshop: Full day
Levels for this workshop: All levels
Student Limit: 12
Supply List:
- Plein air easel of some type
- Brushes (I use Robert Simmons hog bristle round no.1)
- Paints (my palette is Cad. Lemon, Cad. Scarlet, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium white)
- Paper Towels
- Mineral Spirits
- Paint panels
- Garbage Bags
Monday, September 21 – Frank Baggett – Painting Water, The Secrets Unlocked
Description: Frank will disclose his techniques for capturing water on canvas. There will be a demo in the morning as well as a finished painting as a model for students to see. There will be time for questions and answers after the demo. After lunch, students will paint, using the techniques taught during the demo. They may use the demo photo or bring one of their own.
At the end of the workshop, we will draw names from a hat and the winner gets the signed morning demo.
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Student Fee: $55
Location: Leiper’s Fork. Meet at the Leiper’s Creek Gallery,4144 Old Hillsboro Rd., Franklin TN 37064
Type of workshop: Full day
Level for this workshop Location: All levels
Student Limit: 14
Supply List:
Titanium White Payne’s Grey
Yellow Ochre Naples Yellow
Lemon Yellow Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna Prussian Blue
Cerulean Blue Sap Green
Olive Green Alizarin Crimson
Pale Pink Mars or Ivory Black
Bring the equipment you are comfortable with.
Monday, September 21 – Kay Keyes Farrar, Tiffany Foss, Pam Padgett – Three for Three and Then Some!
Descriptions:
KAY KEYES FARRAR – Color Harmony in the Landscape Demonstration
Understanding color from a limited palette allows artists to harmonize color in any subject! Developing your understanding of strong value in your color opens new horizons in painting to create luminous life, energy and depth.
TIFFANY FOSS – Floral Still Life Demonstration
Tiffany will demonstrate her approach to painting flowers from life in an expressive impressionist style. She will share her methods and inspiration to oil painting the still life floral; analyzing composition, color, edges, shapes and values, painting in the alla prima style.
PAM PADGETT – Structures in the Landscape Demonstration
Pam will demo a structure as part of the landscape focusing on composition and perspective. She will incorporate brushwork techniques to bring life to your paintings.
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Student Fee: $55 + $15 to help cover the studio fee
Location: Embrace Studio, 4208 Old Hillsboro Road, Suite 8 – Franklin, TN 37064 in historic Leiper’s Fork
Student Level: All
Student Limit – 15
Tuesday, September 22 – Marjorie Hicks and Haden Pickel – The Figure En Plein Air (Two Ways, Two Instructors)
Description: The figure in the landscape is our focus. We will be approaching the subject with both brush and palette knife, so please bring lots of paint. We will be painting quickly, learning more about beautiful paint, texture and improving our spontaneity. Marjorie and Haden will both demo.
Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Student Fee: $55 + $15 for model
Location: Haden’s backyard. 415 Westview Avenue, 37205
Type of workshop: Full day outdoors
Levels for this workshop: All Levels
Student limit: 16
Supply list:
- Portable Easel set-up
- Paint: Cad. Yellow, Cad. Yellow light, Cad. Red light , Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Titanium White, Raw Umber. This is a basic palette. We all have favorite colors. Some we are enjoying presently are Transparent red oxide, and Transparent Golden Green deep, Violet grey. Feel free to bring your favorite colors.
- Gamsol in a travel container
- 4-6 small canvases, none larger than 11 X 14. We will be doing quick oil sketches
- Small portable table if needed
- Palette knife, round tip, small, for mixing and for painting
- 2-3 good oil brushes, filberts sz. 4, 5, 6, no tiny ones needed
- Paper towels, plastic bag for personal trash, visor or hat, sunscreen, your lunch
Rain Date: 9/23/2015, same time/same place