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CALENDAR
* Monthly Calendar: A few of these dates and locations were tentative at time of newsletter publication.
For more information on classes and workshops, call or text 615-668-8263.
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PAINTING CLASSES...
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 OILS
Creative Spirits painting classes meet one day each week and cover a new topic every month. In December, we'll study the Colorist Approach to painting using traditional TRANSPARENT oils. This approach creates delightful, colorful paintings that are sure to charm.
Class meets at 10am on Thursday morning and meets 4 times each month. Class lasts about an hour and a half. We will meet December 6, 13, 20, and January 3. We will not meet the week of Christmas, December 27.
In December we'll study the Colorist Approach using Transparent OILS.
In Creative Spirits class, students bring their own supplies (we'll be painting with traditional oils through February 2019. I have transparent oils for you to use in class, so that you don't need to purchase any), and a list is provided of items you'll need. 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!!
PLEASE NOTE:
We have entered a unit on "PAINTING WITH OILS." A Supplies list will be provided. However, if you don't want to invest in oils, I will provide basic oil colors for you, including transparent oils. You'll still need to bring your own canvas, brushes, paper towels, 2 glass jars with tight-fitting lids, and paint thinner (either Gamsol or Odorless Mineral Spirits).
UPCOMING CREATIVE SPIRITS ART DATE- December 14:
Creative Spirits students enjoy ART DATES every month or so, and we are scheduled to view the film At Eternity's Gate at the Belcourt Theatre on December 14. This is a film about the last days of Vincent van Gogh starring Willem Dafoe.
The movie times are not posted until the Monday prior to the film opening, so I don't have any details other than I hope we can choose a daytime showing and go to lunch together beforehand. Details will be posted on the Creative Spirits FB page as they become available.
2. PAINT-ALONG "MAKE & TAKE" CLASSES in WATERCOLOR
My darlin’ artists.... I'm so excited the watercolor classes have been well received and everyone painted beautifully!
The 1.5 - 2 hour class teaches the proper way to prepare your watercolor paper in preparation for painting and the "light to dark" process of using the white of the paper for your lights. Every student will leave with a lovely 5 x 7 original watercolor painting suitable for framing.
Please note: Students find it helpful to bring their phones or iPads to photograph the reference painting or pull it up on Facebook. Class size is limited so students will get more individualized attention.
December 13 at 6:00pm "Ornaments" (watercolor) $35, with all supplies included and 5 x 7 pre-sketched paper
3. PAINT-ALONG "MAKE & TAKE" CLASSES in Acrylics
November 29 at 6:00pm "Spruced with Sprig" (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. HOUSE PORTRAIT WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 28 at 10am
Come paint as special painting for yourself or someone you love. A House Portrait can be a truly personal and sentimental gift that will be cherished for a lifetime. And "House" simply means any structure that is important to you... your home, church, wedding venue, sorority house, or chicken coop. You can paint it yourself at the House Portrait Workshop scheduled for November 28 at 10am in the Winchester Facility, lower level, at 563 Maury Hill Street, in Evan's Park behind Spring Hill Elementary.
Workshop fee of $99 includes all supplies, plus your canvas will be pre-sketched with the basic shape of the building. To register, call 615-668-8263 and then email a clear photo of your House in good light to susan@susanejones.com at least one week before the workshop.
5. GIFT MAKING WORKSHOP DECEMBER 9 at 2pm
Do you want to creative a special gift to be cherished for a lifetime? Join me for the Gift Making Workshop and Open Studio on Sunday afternoon, December 9 at 2pm. Choose a Pet, House, Motor or Bridal Bouquet or anything else you want to paint, and you can paint it yourself with my help. I'll even pre-sketch the basic shape on the canvas for you providing you email the photo you want to paint to susan@susanejones.com at least one week before the workshop. We will paint in the Winchester Facility, lower level, at 563 Maury Hill Street, in Evan's Park behind Spring Hill Elementary.
Workshop fee of $99 includes all supplies, plus your 12 x 16 canvas will be pre-sketched with the basic shape. To register, call 615-668-8263 and then email a clear photo taken in good light to susan@susanejones.com and remember to bring that photo with you to the workshop to use for reference.
Although I do not profess to paint portraits of people, I have assisted students with colorful and impressionistic portraits of their own grandchildren.
6. CAR LOVE AND MOTOR SPORTS WORKSHOP DECEMBER 17 at 6pm
For the first time ever, I'm offering a workshop to paint your favorite Car, Truck, Bike, Boat, Train, Tractor or Plane. For many of us it was our first love. Whether you've ever owned it or not, many of us dream of a fully restored 1939 International pick-up Truck with a plat of red Geraniums in the back, an old hound dog in the front seat hanging its head out the window and driving down a country road with sunflower fields on either side wearing blue jeans and a straw hat. But I digress. For my dad, the dream involves a 1947 Piper J-3 Cub taildragger and a country airport with a grass strip runway.
Whatever steam-, gasoline- or wind-powered vehicle is in your dreams, you can paint a portrait of it at the Car Love and Motor Sports Workshop on December 17 at 6pm. All you need is a good photo to use as reference and a willingness to have a good time, follow instructions, and let the creativity flow.
Workshop fee of $99 includes all supplies, plus your 12 x 16 canvas will be pre-sketched with the basic shape. To register, call 615-668-8263 and then email a clear photo taken in good light to susan@susanejones.com and remember to bring that photo with you to the workshop to use for reference.
7. MINI-MONET CLASSES FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Mini-Monet Painting Class for Young Artists ages 10-14 is an on-going painting class that meets on Thursday afternoons at 5pm. The Mini-Monet class will teach the basics to painting in Acrylics with a new topic covered each month. 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 December 6. In December we'll meet on December 6, 13, 20, and January 3. We will not meet the week of Christmas.
Class fee is $80/month (4 lessons). 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.
7. SANTA'S WORKSHOP
Each Christmas Spring Hill Parks and Rec offers Santa's Workshop for Kids to make presents for the ones they love at Christmas. Vendors and Instructors offer an array of classes from painting to building small wood crafts to blending perfume to making jewelry. The fee is $5 per craft or $20 for as many crafts as the child can make.
We'll be meeting in the Winchester Facility, lower level, at 563 Maury Hill Street, from 9am to noon. Candy and cookies will be served. We may even break out in song! Santa's Workshop is always a fun event.
Register your little artist with Spring Hill Parks and Rec, 931-487-0027, ext 421
