Wednesday for six consecutive weeks beginning March 17th, 1:30 – 4:30 pm

Tuition: $200, with paints supplied at no extra charge.

This course will prepare participants to begin painting with this beautiful medium. It is appropriate for both beginning students and experienced artists needing a refresher or switching to oil paints. Color choices and brands, brushes and surfaces, color mixing, studio safety, mediums and usage and ways to begin paintings will oils will be covered. This is a multi level class, with lots of individual attention to help you progress based on your experience. You may bring your own paints, or use the student grade paints supplied in class at no extra charge. A small supply list will be sent when you register, the cost is modest.

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This series of three workshops is designed for both beginners and artists who have been working in art for a while. Small class size allows for plenty of individual attention based on your level of experience. Workshops are non sequential, and an important addition to your studies in oil, acrylic and pastel painting.

Instructor: Fleta Monaghan, see resume for credentials..

Drawing and paint mediums for this class (oils, acrylics, soft or oil pastels)

Saturday, February 20th, 9:30 – 3:30

Tuition $75, add $10 if using classroom materials, otherwise a materials list will be provided. “Planning the understructure of light and dark shapes at the beginning of each painting is the artist's most important job.” We will focus on setting up a still life, how to plan your painting using quick sketches, composition decision making, what tools you need to be efficient in your studio, and how to get started with a painting. Defining light and dark shapes on canvas, participants will come away with a good plan for a painting. This is vital practice for all genres of painting, from landscape, still life, portraiture to abstract painting.

Drawing and paint mediums for this class (oils, acrylics, soft or oil pastels)

Saturday, Mar 6th, 9:30 – 3:30

Tuition $75, add $10 if using classroom materials(professional acrylics), otherwise a materials list will be provided. “Pure draughtsmen are philosophers and dialecticians. Colourists are epic poets.” (Charles Baudelaire) We will focus on color and placement to achieve illusion of depth and mystery. Participants will make color selections for the objects they choose to paint, and decisions about background and layering of paint to create luminosity. Bring three beautiful objects, some cloth or choose from the still life objects in the studio to begin a painting with a focused plan with color.

Saturday, Mar 27th, 9:30 – 3:30

Tuition $75, bring your paintings and materials.

“Even when there is an overall plan, an artist may still get a better idea of his or her intention as the process unfolds.” Even with meticulous planning, decision making continues as long as you work on a painting. We will work toward developing new plans with composition and color choices as you complete paintings. Be prepared to make changes in method and direction in this class. We will begin the class with a focused study of what makes a successful composition, by looking at paintings and engaging in group discussion. Then we will analyze your works in progress, and focus on new strategies for successful completion, from editing to harmonious color combinations. Bring two or three pieces of your artwork that are in need of some improvement.

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Saturday, April 10th 9:30-3:30

$75.00, add $15 if you wish to use classroom materials, or bring your own. This fantastic and inexpensive medium is great for travel, on location work as well as large-scale studio paintings. Learn about the different brands, the best books and the techniques specific to this fun medium. There will be lots of hands on in this class from practice in mark making, blending, layering, correcting, fine lines, scraffito techniques and more. Materials for class are about $25 if purchasing your own good student grade supplies.

Saturday, April 24th, 9:30-3:30

Tuition: $75.00, add $15 if you wish to use classroom oils or acrylics, or bring your own materials. Enjoy the beauty of spring as you create your own paintings of flowers this spring. Bring flowers you find in your yard, and I will too, and together we will create several fabulous still life arrangements to paint. Focus of the class is on color combinations, composition, background choices and rapid painting techniques.

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Saying Goodbye
by Lorelle Bacon

River’s Edge Studio is pleased to host professional guest artists who will share their knowledge with you in hands on classes and demonstrations. Coming this Fall 2009:

Learning to See: Authentic Drawing, with Sally Sweetland
Encaustic Workshop, with Mary Farmer
Intermediate Watercolor, with Jane Snyder
Palette Knife Techniques with Bob Martin
Portrait Painting with Lorelle Bacon

To see information about new classes and instructor bios click here.

Instructor: Fleta Monaghan

All classes and workshops will be held at:

River's Edge Studios at Riverview Station
191 Lyman Street #310 (Box #3 for mail)
Asheville, NC 28801

For more information, call or email Fleta at:
828-776-2716
fleta@fletamonaghan.com

For directions to Riverview station, see map and directions at www.riverdistrictartists.com/