Hi Jason,
We are gearing up for the sixth season of art classes at the River’s Edge Studio in the arts district of Asheville. I think it is some kind of record that an artist run learning center and gathering and exhibition space has survived in the ups and downs of the art life and the recent economic challenges!! Folks just want to be creative, and we all send our thanks to the creative and postivie folks in Asheville who make our lives fun and productive as we make art together.
We now have 9 top notch professional artists who freelance in the studio/classroom where we teach classes in our specialties (oils, acrylics, encaustic, collage, watercolor, sumi-e, palette knife, drawing, pastels). Our building, Riverview Station, is a huge old industrial building built over 100 years ago, and there are many artists working all around. The vibes are good, let me tell you. Here is what we have coming up to kick off our chilly season, and we have plenty of snow day make-up options, lets just hope we do not have to use too many of these! See the full schedule at www.fletamonaghan.com and call me or email at 828-776-2716 or [email protected] for more information. Happy New Year Everyone!!
Coming soon:
Color Mixing with Fleta, this 2 part intensive is for all levels and recommended for all participants. Oils, Acrylics, Pastels or Watercolor. Color Wheel , January 26th from 10:00-12:30, Tuition $35.00. Make your own color wheel with 6 pigments (reds, yellows and blues) to be used for reference in studying color mixing basics and color theory.
Color Mixing Basics, January 29th from 10:00 – 3:00, Tuition $75.00, add $10 to use class paints and supplies. This is a must have class for beginners and artists needing a practice and up to date information about pigments. Bring the color wheel you made to this class and learn about the modern pigments you need for an effective color palette, about brands, how to read paint labels and lots of practice color mixing through sighting.
Painting Basics with Fleta. Wednesdays, for 8 consecutive weeks, beginning Feb 2nd, 9:30 – 12:30, Tuition: $250.
Topics in painting will be explored with an emphasis on finding your voice and developing your own style in painting. For Oil, Acrylic and Pastel painters. Elements of design and color and technical information about your mediums will be included. Small class size for plenty of individual attention. Intro to critique. Make-up options are offered for occasional missed class.
Drawing Made Fun!
With Colleen Gilgenbach, Starts Feb 3rd, from 9:30-12:30, to run for 6 consecutive weeks. Tuition $200. Don’t agonize over drawing, relax and have fun. Beginners will learn the basics, while students with drawing experience will have the opportunity to hone their skills while working on individual projects. Class participants will learn to use value, proportions, negative space, draw what they see rather than what they know, line quality, hard and soft edges, shapes and forms to enhance their drawing skills.
Creating with Mixed Media and Collage, Elizabeth Lasley, Instructor
Starting: Wednesday, Jan 26th 2011, for 6 consecutive weeks, Class Time: 1:30 – 4:30, $200. Explore new and inventive ways of mixing different types of media and collage. The class is open to both beginners or artists who would like to further their skills.
