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The Joy of Painting with Susan ~ Art, Friends, Creativity, Learning
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* Monthly Calendar: A few of these dates and locations were tentative at time of newsletter publication.
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Spring Hill Parks and Recreation offers "Painting with Susan" Painting Classes
Join us for Painting with Susan and attend painting classes offered in acrylics, oils and watercolors at our Winchester location in Spring Hill. Learn a new skill, have some fun, make new friends, and create a colorful legacy!
Beginners are welcomed. No need to have any painting experience. I want to help every student discover his or her inner artist and learn to enjoy the process of painting
Whether you choose a one-time class or the on-going weekly lessons, I'll guide you through the steps to create a painting you'll be proud of. Anyone can paint. All it takes is a knowledgeable teacher with a heart for students and a little practice. You'll get both in any of my classes.
Painting classes are offered in the lower level of the Winchester Building located at 563 Maury Hill Street behind Spring Hill Elementary in Evan's Park. Please call 615-668-8263 to register or for additional information.
1. CREATIVE SPIRITS CLASS in WATERCOLOR
Creative Spirits painting classes meet one day each week and cover a new topic every month. In March, we'll start a new study of painting using traditional pan watercolors. I find a simple joy painting with watercolor... the ease, convenience, and dreamy quality to the medium make them perfect for painting in the studio or en plein air, and springtime blooms beg to be painted in watercolor. Join us!
Class meets at 10am on Thursday morning and meets 4 times each month. Class lasts about an hour and a half. We will meet March 7 and 14 at our regular location in the Winchester Facility of Evan's Park. On March 21 and 28, we'll meet in the Ikard Center on Joe Waller Lane on the Rippavilla campus.
In March we'll study the preparation and process of painting with watercolor!.
In Creative Spirits class, students bring their own supplies. We typlically paint in acrylics, but for 2 months we'll be painting in watercolor. If you don't want to invest in watercolor, I have some you may use in class. However, you'll still need to bring your own watercolor paper, ruler, scissors, paper towels, and blue painters tape. I'll provide a list of items you'll need when you register. Class fee is $99 per one month session (4 classes) and you can take one-, two-, three- or as many months as you like. And plan to join us for lunch! Most weeks we either go out to a local restaurant or plan a pot luck meal at the studio.
You have FUN AND CREATIVE FRIENDS you haven't even met yet!!
We have entered a unit on "PAINTING WITH WATERCOLORS." A Supplies list will be provided. However, if you don't want to invest in watercolors, I will provide paints, brushes, washer cups, and mounting boards for you. You'll still need to bring your own watercolor paper, blue painters tape, ruler, scissors, and paper towels. Watercolor paints and watercolor paper are available at Walmart for around $10.
Creative Spirits are invited to paint spring themed paintings for an exhibit at Square Market Cafe in Columbia in April. We will meet on March 4 at 8:30am to uninstall the Creative Spirits Valentine Art Exhibit and stay for brunch.
Photos from the February Valentines Art Exhibit
**March 16 Art Date**
Due to illness and flooding the February Art Date has been postponed to March 16. Creative Spirits Students and prospective students are invited to meet at Rafferty's (near 100 Oaks off I-65, Nashville) at 11am for lunch, then carpool to the Frist Museum of Art to tour their newest exhibit "Van Gogh, Monet, Degas and their Times." Tickets are $12 Adults, $10 Seniors.
2. PAINT-ALONG "MAKE & TAKE" CLASSES in Acrylics
February 28 at 6:00pm "Rooster" (acrylics) $50, with all supplies included and 12 x 16 pre-sketched canvas
March 14 at 6:00pm "Colorful Mule" (acrylics) $50, with all supplies included and 12 x 16 pre-sketched canvas
**Private Paint-Along Parties may be scheduled at your location with a minimum of 15 students. Great for Church Groups, Book Clubs, Reunions, Team Building for the office. All supplies and instruction are included for $50 per student. Please call 615-668-8263 for more information.
3. PRIVATE PAINTING LESSONS
Never painted before? Not sure which class is best for you? Want more individualized instruction? Scheduling a private lesson may be the choice for you.
Private lessons are offered by Spring Hill Parks and Rec and taught in the Winchester Studio. Students bring their own supplies and reference photo. You'll enjoy personal assessment of your work and specific instruction for improvement. Private Lesson fee is $99 for 2-hour lesson and may be shared with one other person as long as you both are painting the same reference material. OR $149 if two students are painting different paintings. For three or more students, fee is additional $50 each. Call 615-668-8263 to reserve your private lesson.
4. COLOR BOOTCAMP March 10 at 1pm
You've been asking for it, and it's finally here! Forget pages of color recipes or settling for colors you've mixed that aren't quite right. The Color Bootcamp is designed to help you MIX YOUR OWN Colors from a limited palette without having to purchase books of recipes or endless tubes of paint. We'll start at 1pm and work until 4 or 4:30. Even if you are a beginner, you can learn the basic principles of color and match any color you need.
The Color Bootcamp is scheduled for March 10 at 1pm in the Winchester Facility, lower level, at 563 Maury Hill Street, in Evan's Park behind Spring Hill Elementary. Class fee is $99 and includes all supplies and instruction. Registration is required to reserve your easel. Call or Text me at 615-668-8263.
5. MINI-MONET CLASSES FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Mini-Monet Painting Class is for Young Artists ages 10-15 in Acrylics. Students will bring their own supplies for this one hour class each week. A supplies list will be available to those who register and supplies can be purchased at Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, or Michael's.
The next session of classes begins March 7. We will only meet March 7 and March 14, before breaking for the summer. (Normally the class runs through April, but the city of Spring Hill needs our studio space for early voting for 2 weeks in March and 2 weeks in April.)
Class fee is $20/class. No prior experience is necessary, just a love of art and color and fun.
Call 615-668-8263 to reserve an easel for your young artist.
Class sizes are limited, so we ask you give us 48 hours notice if you need to cancel. Cancellations should be made by phone or text, 615-668-8263. This provides us the opportunity to fill the space. No refunds are available, however class fees for reservations canceled at least 48 hours in advance may be credited to another class.
For inclement weather, announcements on canceled classes will be posted on Facebook. If in doubt, please call us before traveling in bad weather. Canceled classes will be rescheduled.
