“Own a PART of the Park” Art Exhibition and Sale, benefiting The Conservancy | Parthenon and Centennial Park
The Parthenon 2500 West End Ave,, Nashville, TNThe Chestnut Group will partner with The Conservancy for an art exhibit and sale to further the mission of preserving and enhancing Centennial Park and The Parthenon. A significant portion of the proceeds will benefit The Conservancy. The exhibit is open on May 23, 24, 25, and 27 from 9 AM to 4:30 PM and […]
Paint Your Heart Out: A VALUE-able Lesson with Brenda Coldwell
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNMay 29th, 2019 A VALUE-able Lesson Brenda Coldwell Description: The first part of the day, there will be a slide presentation and handouts that will help the artist interpret value more clearly. Value and composition exercises and studies to be painted by each participant, from provided photo reference or image projected on screen. You are […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Painting Trees in All Seasons with Karen Philpott
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNMay 30th, 2019 Painting Trees in All Seasons Karen Philpott Description: For an artist painting the Tennessee landscape one of the greatest elements you can capture are trees. Here in the South trees captivate artists in every season with their soft spring auras, the lush greens of summer, their vivid fall foliage and the lovely […]
Plein Air Workshop with Tiffany Foss (member-led workshop)
Please join Tiffany Foss for a Plein Air Workshop. The workshop is hosted by Gallery 202. Tiffany will demonstrate the process and help guide each painter while painting on location in the Franklin TN area. Topics will include values, color, edgework, unique voice, drawing/scale, composition and more. The workshop will happen rain or shine. Max […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Illustrated Travel Journaling with Susan Jones
Rippavilla Plantation 5700 Main St., Spring Hill, TNFriday, May 31st, 2019 Illustrated Travel Journaling Susan Elizabeth Jones Description: Have you ever taken a walk in a spring meadow or ridden your bike on a country lane or any other outdoor experience that was so beautiful you wanted to capture it to savor at any time? The sights, sounds, and feelings of nature […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Understanding the Split Primary Palette with Gayle Levee
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNSaturday, June 1, 2019 Understanding the Split Primary Palette Gayle Levee Description: We all know that, ideally, most colors can be mixed from the primaries Red, Yellow and Blue. But in real life there are limitations to that ideal. None of our pigments are absolutely pure – they are made from minerals found in nature, […]
Rosemary & Co. Master Workshop with Lori Putnam (member hosted workshop)
Instructor Name: Lori Putnam Workshop Dates: June 5th-9th, 2019 5-day Plein air workshop hosted by Rosemary & Co. Brushes. Limited spaces. Throughout the 5 days we will travel each day to different painting spots on the East Coast of Yorkshire, including Whitby, Runswick Bay and Staithes. There will plenty of variety of painting subjects! Head […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Design for Impact! with Kay Keyes Farrar
Leiper’s Creek Gallery 4144 Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin, TNMonday June 10, 2019 Design for Impact! Kay Keyes Farrar Description: Organize shape, value, directional angles and color to create paintings with impact. Add the fresh brushwork of plein air to capture light, atmosphere and excitement of the outdoor experience so your paintings capture the mood of the day. Start by gathering information in sketches […]
Elements of Landscape: Still Water with Karen Philpott
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNThis 4 Fridays, in-studio workshop is for beginning to intermediate students of the landscape. Over the course of four days students will gain an in-depth experience of painting still water reflections. Learn to train your eye to see the values, study edges in painting water reflections and what lies beneath the surface as well has […]
Seth Haverkamp: How to Create Magical Portraits from Life
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNInstructor Name: Seth Haverkamp Workshop Dates: September 26-28 This workshop will concentrate on not only capturing a likeness through large shapes, but will also explore approaches that add dimension and energy to the painting by using a step-by-step approach. The complexities of painting an interesting portrait are simplified to the very basics. By breaking down […]
Raise Your Painting IQ with Paula Frizbe
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNInstructor Name: Paula Frizbe Workshop Dates: Six Monday's in October & November Want to paint better landscapes? We will be covering Composition, Value, and Color in depth. How do these three improve your painting IQ? Learn to use greys and vibrant color together. Learn to focus your painting on what is most important. Workshop Location: On […]
Elements of the Landscape with Karen Philpott
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNInstructor Name: Karen Philpott Workshop Dates: Friday, October 11, Friday, November 15 and Friday, December 6 This fall I am offering three Friday's of intermediate level, Landscape instruction. This intensive workshop brings all the elements of successful landscape painting together. Focus will be on composition to brushwork. Three Friday classes are offered... take one or […]
3 Part – 2 Day Studio Workshop Painting Boats & Barns
Roger Dale Brown Studio 2256 Hillsboro Rd, Franklin, TNRoger Dale Brown Workshop Workshop Dates: Jan 4/5 - Feb 1/2 - Feb 29/March 1 This class will be a total of 6 days held over three weekends in Roger’s studio in Franklin, TN. Due to the small class size, each student will get a lot of individual instruction and inspiring group discussions. Session 1 […]
Unleashing Procreate for Painters with Mike Sowers
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNInstructor Name: Mike Sowers Workshop Dates: Feb 8, 2020; 9:30-3:30 Procreate is an incredibly powerful app that can provide significant benefit to users. The morning session of the workshop will be devoted to understanding how to use the brushes, layers, grids and palette of the software. The afternoon session will cover creating, editing, preparing and […]
Painting The Landscape with Pamela Padgett- Session 2 Monday paint Club
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNPam Padgett Session 2- Monday Paint Club 9:30am - 3:00pm Mondays February 10, 17, 24, (off March 2) March 9th $325. The Focus of Session 2 will be on creating strong landscape paintings from photos or your ipad/laptop images. We will challenge ourselves to work on strong foundational elements-line,shape,value,color harmony,composition. My goal is to help […]
Color Intensive with Dawn Whitelaw
Warehouse 521 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TNLearn all colors that your palette can create. Sharpen your ability to see colors in all of their vibrancy and subtleties. Then learn how to implement the two through color studies. Suitable for all levels Workshop Location: Warehouse 521
Paint Your Heart Out: Impressionist Flowers with Gayle Levee
Cheekwood 1200 Forest Park Drive, Nashville, TNGayle 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Creating Depth with Edges and Color in your Landscapes with Pam Padgett
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNPam 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Painting Florals and Still Life Outside with Brenda Coldwell
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNBrenda 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Shifting Warm and Cool Values in the Landscape with Paula Frizbe
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNPaula 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: […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Promoting your Artwork in a Changing Environment with Kim Barrick, Andrea Jones, Karen Philpott
Warehouse 521 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TNKim 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Open Discussion and Questions/Paint Along with Roger Dale Brown and Beverly Ford Evans
Warehouse 521 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TNWednesday, April 22, 2020 Beverly Ford Evans and Roger Dale Brown 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 your questions before you come. The Paint Along- students and Roger will paint the same image. […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Better Designs = Stronger Paintings with Dawn Whitelaw
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNDawn 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Human Gesture Painting/Drawing with Marjorie Hicks
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNMarjorie 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Fun with Gouache! with Trey Finney
Bluebird Hill, 2864 Ernest Hawkins Rd, Santa Fe, TN 2864 Ernest Hawkins Rd, Santa Fe, TennesseeTrey 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Modern Impressionism in Miniature Still Life with Ingrid Derrickson
Warehouse 521 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TNIngrid 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Drawing Your Way to Better Landscapes with Mike Sowers and Ed Routon
OnTrack Studios 1978 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TNMike 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: The class will include sound theory plus useful tools and techniques to strengthen your landscape drawings, which will yield improved results […]
Paint Your Heart Out: A Panel on Panels with Erin Martin, Kevin Menck, Dawn Whitelaw
Warehouse 521 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TNErin 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 […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Speedy Sunset Chasing with Erin Martin
Edwin Warner Park...TBD Nashville, TNErin 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, […]
Paint Your Heart Out: Florals with Attitude! with Diane May
Diane May Studio 228 Ensworth Pl, Nashville, TNDiane 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 […]