Painting

Pre-registration is required for classes & workshops - please register online below or call 508-693-1850.

Upcoming Workshops

Visiting Artist Workshop: Painting Creatively from Photos with Souby Boski
Dates: Thursday, September 26
Time: 10:00 - 4:00PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $125

Most artists use source photos in some capacity when they work, whether to jog their memory of a particular place and time or to record specific visual details to incorporate in later pieces.
In this workshop students will learn to paint in a creative, personal, and expressive way using reference photographs - freeing them from copying.
Learn to dismiss the sense of obligation to show exactly what is depicted in the photo and feel free and inspired to manipulate the composition, assuring vitality and making the painting your personal creation.
Bring several canvases and reference photos. A suggested materials list will be provide upon registration. Bring your lunch.

Visiting Artist Workshop: Loosen UP! with Souby Boski
Dates: Saturday, September 28
Time: 10:00 - 4:00PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $125

In this workshop students will learn how to loosen up and apply their paint in a gestural, painterly manner.
Techniques and observations on what it takes to "loosen-up" your paintings. Nearly all of these tips have a common denominator - simplification. The more you simplify what you do, the more it frees your mind to concentrate on staying loose.
Students will practice using bigger brushes, more paint and working faster. We will take color to new unexpected places by working with various colors and departing from realism.
Bring several canvases and reference photos. A suggested materials list will be provide upon registration. Bring your lunch. Suggested materials list here.

Weekly Classes

more fall classes coming soon!

Acrylic Painting with John Holladay
Days: Saturdays
Dates: October 5, 19, 26 // November 2, 9, 16, 23 // December 7, 14
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $50 per class

We have everyone from beginners to professionals in these classes. Come with a drawing or photograph that you would like to paint. Don't be afraid! Join us as we perfect our painting techniques.
Acrylics materials:
Paint brushes:
a flat brush, about half inch wide
a medium brush
a small brush
the more brushes the better....big brushes paint big areas and small brushes paint small areas...
Miscellaneous:
rags
canvas (remember the smaller the canvas the harder it is to paint) I would suggest 16 by 20 or something close to that.
a roll of masking tape
Paint:
a basic acrylic set will work
matte medium paint: a big tube of white and black
or if you want to use oils – it must be water based set plus extra white or black
For paint colors, John suggests:
red
yellow
green - (hookers green if available)
purple
thalo blue
burnt umber or burnt sienna
and any other colors you like

Painting the Landscape in Watercolor with Lynn Hoeft
Days: Wednesdays
Dates: June 5, 12, 19, 26 // July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 // August 7, 14, 21, 28 // September 4, 11, 18, 25 // October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 // November 6, 13, 20
Time: 1:00PM - 3:30PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $35 per class
Join us for a single class or come every week. All levels are welcome.

Working from photographs (or outside ‘en plein air’ at Featherstone if the weather permits) we’ll examine all the elements that contribute to a successful landscape painting.

We’ll try to keep it simple and direct, using bigger brushes to capture the most important elements of a landscape, aiming for a bright impressionistic view with just the right amount of detail. Along the way, we’ll talk about color mixing, hard vs. soft edges, how to simplify a complex subject and how to stop worrying about making mistakes.

Bring a paper copy of your chosen photo, or an image on a tablet. Phone images are too small and usually too hard to work with.

Materials:
a set of tube (soft) watercolors, artist’s grade is best but student grade ok, any brand is fine
4 or 5 assorted watercolor brushes, one flat and the others round, sizes 8-12
pad of watercolor paper either 8x10 or 9x12
paper support (drawing board or a piece of masonite)
roll of masking tape
palette
water container
kleenex or paper towels
spray bottle for water is helpful

Previous (Fall 2019)

Visiting Artist Workshop: Paint Your Life with Dr. Morna McNulty
Dates: Monday, September 16
Time: 9:00 - 3:30PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $150 (includes materials fee)

The Paint Your Life (PYL) system is built on a series of six short (45 min) “games,” designed sequentially to build upon one another. Participants will work with various dry materials including oil and chalk pastels, colored pencils, and markers. No artistic experience is required! The sequence is developed specifically to move between experiences that encourage participants to look inward using their creative minds-eye and self-reflection, balanced with aesthetic experiences that look “outward” toward the space, place, and persons in the surrounding environment. The result is a system which enables participants to think about the “push and pull” ways in which they think, to focus on the process rather than the product, and to be open to a myriad of possible outcomes. Slowness and mindfulness are key.
Paint Your Life trained facilitator, Dr. Morna McNulty, will work with participants to inspire breakthrough ideas for innovative practice in your field of profession or personal life, open doors to creative pathways for a new life outlook, and open personal doors to creativity, revealed hidden talents and aptitudes, and empowered participants with new ideas, original art concepts, and magnetic insights. The PYL facilitator encourages you to embrace this program as a depth-enrichment process that will truly deepen and electrify your life from within. Best of all, there is no risk here. For anyone. It is a win-win-win moment for anyone who seeks to uncover the power of the imagination to change themselves and the world around them. Change never happens unless at the core you both have access to this process and can bring your professionalism to bear today.