Classes
Upcoming Events
Callaway Plein Air 2017 starts TOMORROW! If you haven't completed your registration yet, do it today! We'll see you first thing tomorrow morning to get started!
For everyone else, New pieces will start appearing late Thursday! There will be several opportunities to see the Artist painting! The map is available on the website.
What an amazing group of Artists! Art House Welcomes the Callaway Plein Air 2017 Artists!
Ginny Blankenship
Cindy Logan
Richard Dutton
Lorraine McFarland
Jennie Bedsworth
William "Bill" Blakey
Jane McDowell
Art Stauder
Dennis Babbitt
Ericca Thornhill
Ashley Meyer
Cecil Doubenmier
Debra Scoggin/Myers
Betty Schramm
Jude Allen
Lisa Laughlin
Colette Brumbaugh
Becky Whight
Stephen adams
Daniel Fishback
Sara McCahon
Carol Fulkerson
Jeanenne Wilds
Lea Lichty
Mike Seat
Renee Hackmann
Christa Frederick
Jill McCallie
Jane Mudd
Jamie Carey Humphreys
I. Lynn Garriott Porter
Richard Dutton
Catherine Mahoney
Ana Planchuelo-Ravelo
Pat Kerns
Linda Hoffman
Greg Ahrens
Martha Daniels
Jennifer Wiggs
Fine Art: The Art House gallery has teamed with established artists and art professors to provide classes from introductory to advanced levels in various styles of painting, pottery, mixed media and other fine arts. From beginners to serious students, the experienced and talented Art House faculty will offer programs that will enlighten all to the wonders of art and give you the instruction you need to master a new skill.
Private Instruction: Interested in learning how to sculpt and fire ceramics? Skilled artist Allen Miles offers private one-on-one or small group lessons at Art House. Interested in improving your drawing skills or painting in colored pencil or watercolor? Artist I. Lynn Garriott Porter also offers one-on-one lessons at Art House. Contact us for more information or to set up a class.
Private Group Parties: Looking for a unique holiday, birthday or family reunion party idea? How about a great team-building experience for your office? Art House offers group art classes in which you are guided step-by-step in creating your own masterpiece. We have instructors in different mediums capable of teaching various group sizes. If your group is too large to fit into our classroom area, Art House instructors may be able to come to you. Find a suitable location and contact us to start planning your large group party.
Fun Art: We host a series of art classes that celebrate the pure joy and creativity of making art. These classes range from paints on canvas to Zen doodling and more. Students are invited to bring beverages and snacks, let loose and have fun! Designed to be fun for all ages. Check the calendar, then call ahead to sign up.
UPCOMING CLASSES:
View and download a PDF of the April/May Class Calendar here
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Open Drawing, with Jane Mudd
- Wednesday, April 19, 6:00-8:00pm
- Intermediate to advanced artists are welcome to participate in this open drawing session held on the third Wednesday evening of each month. Bring your own drawing materials in any medium. Jane will set up a still life, or some sessions may have a live model (with additional nominal fee). Jane will be on hand to offer guidance or critique those who ask. Please call to sign up, limited to 15.
- Ages 18 and over, $10 suggested donation.
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Glass Fusing, with Janis Burgin
- Friday, April 28, 9:00am-12:00pm
- One of our most popular classes! Students will spend the morning designing 6-7 jewelry sized pieces, a night light or wine bottle stopper. Teacher Janis Burgin will then fire them, and students can pick up the finished glass pieces by 5:00pm.
- Ages 14 and up, $60 includes all supplies.
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Open Watercolor Painting, with Richard Dutton.
- Wednesday, May 10, 6:00-8:00pm
- Beginner to advanced artists are welcome to participate in this open watercolor painting session. The structure is flexible – students can work on a still life Richard will set up, paint from a selection of images, or bring a project of their own they would like to work on. Richard will be on hand to offer guidance or critique those who ask. Please call to sign up, limited to 15.
- Ages 18 and over. $10. Bring your own materials.
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Open Drawing, with Jane Mudd
- Wednesday, May 17, 6:00-8:00pm
- Intermediate to advanced artists are welcome to participate in this open drawing session held on the third Wednesday evening of each month. Bring your own drawing materials in any medium. Jane will set up a still life, or some sessions may have a live model (with additional nominal fee). Jane will be on hand to offer guidance or critique those who ask. Please call to sign up, limited to 15.
- Ages 18 and over, $10 suggested donation
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Beginner Airbrush, with Fred Schollmeyer
- Saturday, May 20, 10:00am-1:00pm
- This class introduces students to the hardware and basic materials used in airbrush painting. The student will learn the basics of freehand and stenciled painting. Each student will create a small finished painting using acrylic.
- $50, all materials included
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Workshop: Painting Plein Air with Pastels, with Lorraine McFarland
View and download workshop flyer here: Prairie Garden Trust May 2017
- Tuesday & Wednesday, May 23-24, 9:00am-4:00pm each day
- Day one: Learn the basics of painting with soft pastels (not oil pastels). Perfect for beginners or a great review for advanced artists. Learn about supplies and equipment and how to use them to maximize your learning and painting experience. Learn how to choose a scene, how to build a good painting, the importance of design, composition, value, basic color theory and atmospheric perspective. Lorraine will do a short demonstration, then students will paint.
- Day two: This session will be devoted to executing a finished painting en plein air in one day or less. Individual attention will be provided to each student. Students may paint alongside the instructor or choose a location of their own close by.
- Location: Prairie Garden Trust, New Bloomfield
- $150 for both days, or $85 for one day
- Register directly with Lorraine: www.lorrainemcfarlandart.com/workshops, or
by phone: 573-578- 1559 or email: lorrainemcfarlandart@gmail.com.
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Colored Ink Painting, with Jessie Starbuck
- Tuesday, June 6—July 25, 6:30-8:00pm
- This 8 week course will explore the many unique qualities of colored ink painting. We will focus on brush technique, color layering, and the use of mixed media in order to achieve a wide range of effects. The class will culminate in a final project in which students are able to apply their new knowledge of ink painting techniques to a subject matter of their choice.
- Ages 13 and up
- $165, all materials included
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HELPFUL TIPS:
All students are asked to arrive 15 minutes prior to class start time and to come prepared to create. We can get messy so don’t wear your Sunday best and/or bring an old shirt or apron to protect your clothing.
While we do love additions of students to our classes, if a class is full in advance the instructor may not be able to accept walk-ins, so please call ahead. If not enough students sign up in advance for classes, instructors may cancel the class.
Payment in advance is preferred. This not only secures your spot and gives instructors a head count, but it enables the class to start on time. You may pay in person or call 573-592-7733 to pay with a credit card.