Monday, April 15th, 2019 Pam Padgett Push Your Plein Air to the Limit! Description: For painters looking to push thru to the next level, Pam will ask participants to send 2-3 paintings images to her 2 weeks before class starts that represent their skill level and will work to help the individuals improve and elevate […]

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 Anne Blair Brown A New Perspective – Plein Air Description: Anne will show you alternative ways to “see” your subject to create simpler, more impactful paintings.  Time: 9:30 am-4:30 pm Member Fee: $65  Non-member Fee: $85 To Register, Go To:  A New Perspective - Plein Air Location: Bluebird Hill, 2864 Ernest […]

Friday, April 19th, 2019 Paula Frizbe Everything is Green! Painting Greens in the Tennessee Landscape Description: This workshop will focus on the variety of greens found in the landscape and learning how to mix the many greens found in this area.  When do you intensify the green and when do you grey them down?  How […]

Saturday, April 20th, 2019 Mike Sowers Ten Tips, Tools and Techniques to Improve Your Drawing Skills Description: This class will focus on specific ways to improve your drawing, whether in preparation for a painting or for the pure enjoyment of drawing. The workshop will include a slide show, hand outs, short demos and lots of time […]

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 (Rain Date Thursday April 25th ) Kim Barrick Painting Water - Reflections Description: Join award winning artist and Chestnut Group founder for a day by the water. Meet at Centennial Park Wautauga Lake to challenge yourself with this important aspect of outdoor painting. Bring your lunch. Time: 9 am-4 pm Member Fee: […]

Monday, May 6th, 2019  Chantel Barber Capturing Character in The Portrait Description: In this workshop, Chantel will demonstrate painting a portrait based on a reference photo, while sharing valuable insight into the differences between working from life versus a photograph. Students will learn: what photographs make the best references for portrait painting, editing (what you […]

Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 Ingrid Derrickson Small Impressions Description: Painting miniature still life in oil will enhance your abilities and your daily painting habits to create expressive little gems, abstracted in light and color. Time: 9am-4pm Member Fee: $65  Non-member Fee: $85 To Register, go to:  Small Impressions Location: Warehouse 521 - 521 Heather Pl, […]

Saturday, May 11th, 2019 Marci Hicks and Haden Pickel Critters En Plein Air Description:  In a stress free environment, Haden and Marjorie will showcase some of their plein air paintings of cows, chickens, pets, etc., and help to guide students through their own paintings.  We’ll be using photos (as most critters are hard to reason […]

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019  (Rain Date, Friday, May 17, 2019) Plein Air 101 Jean Gauld-Jaeger and Karen Philpott 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 […]

Saturday, May 18th, 2019 Urban Watercolor: A Plein Air Experience Todd Saal Description: Learn to build confidence in painting onsite in watercolor. You will learn the fundamental techniques of the medium. Discover how to interpret and simplify subjects to produce successful urban paintings.   After a career in music and formal training in pastels, oil, and […]

 May 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 […]

May 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 […]

Friday, 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 […]

Saturday, 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, […]

Monday  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 […]