September 2020
Virtual Color Your Canvas Kids – Humpback Whale
Color Your Canvas Kidz is back, virtually! In September, we’ll be painting a Humpback Whale, and learn how to mix colors, shade and highlight a painting. Christina Micket will guide the young artists via Zoom class on September 20th at 2pm. Cost for the class is $20.00 and includes supplies. You must provide an email and phone number upon registration. Sunday, September 20th at 2pm. It’s a humpback whale on 11”x14” canvas board. A zoom link and password will be…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor with Jan Finn-Duffy
This class is for students brand new to watercolor, for those who consider their skills at a beginner level and those continuing their watercolor journey. Each class will cover techniques and tricks to make watercolor painting enjoyable. The casual class atmosphere is meant to take the stress out of painting with watercolor, and launch a lifelong love of this beautiful medium! Students will learn about how to use the tools (various brushes and aids), how to control the paint, and…
Find out more »Virtual Tree Ring Pour with Patrizia Smith
As in all “Fluid Acrylics” or “Flow Art”, a cup of layers of paint at a perfect density is poured onto a canvas. Class participants will pour a Tree Ring Swirl in tight repetitive concentric circles. This fun swirl technique will evolve into a galaxy, geodes, or mesmerizing abstracts onto an 8 x 10 canvas. When signing up for the course, registrants will need to provide their email address so that the ZOOM link can be sent to their email address…
Find out more »October 2020
REBIRTH (A Collaboration Between Artist & Nature)
First Friday Opening Reception Friday, October 2nd with complimentary snacks and beverages available for purchase 5pm-5:45pm 6pm-6:45pm 7pm-7:45pm 25 guests per slot, please call the gallery to reserve yours! Slots are available on a first come, first served basis. **Masks are required in the gallery** EXHIBITION DATES OCT 2nd - 31st Music for the evening is provided by the Mark Rogers This First Friday event is sponsored by Mike Ivey & Walt Evaniak Artist Michael Faulkner's exhibit "Rebirth" was inspired…
Find out more »Glassblowing with York River Glassworks
These are individual classes, not a series of classes. Learn the wonder and joy of working with glass! Initially you will get the feel for the heat by sitting & making two objects, a glass flower and paper weight. Working dexterity while reading heat, along with the excitement of something so different, keeps you very busy. Repeat students will move on to more advanced techniques and projects. Ages 12+ welcome. Children must attend class with their parent/guardian. Students will need…
Find out more »Virtual Critique Sessions
Crit Sessions on the First Tuesday of every month, show your current work to get a critique. Are you stuck in the middle of a painting? Would fresh eyes help? Do you want to learn more about composition or color balancing? We help each other improve. Email: Kathy Klein at kgklein46@gmail.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm, Free
Find out more »Pastel Technique Series with Emily Christoff-Flowers
This series of eight classes with artist Emily Christoff-Flowers is designed to explore the technical aspects of pastels. The focus of each class will be on materials, techniques, design, subject matter and personal expression. Students will explore four separate processes over eight classes divided into four sessions (two sessions per class). Advanced artists may draw at their own pace. You may work from your own original photographs, still life set-ups, or you may draw along with the instructor using the…
Find out more »Virtual Intro to Flow Art with Patrizia Smith
Join us for an evening of flow art fun from the comfort of your own home! You will learn to create beautiful flow art works, on canvas, with fluid acrylics. Patrizia will teach techniques that you will be able to immediately put to use in creating additional works and, by the end of the evening, you will have created your very own flow art piece! When signing up for the course, registrants will need to provide their email address so…
Find out more »Glassblowing with York River Glassworks
These are individual classes, not a series of classes. Learn the wonder and joy of working with glass! Initially you will get the feel for the heat by sitting & making two objects, a glass flower and paper weight. Working dexterity while reading heat, along with the excitement of something so different, keeps you very busy. Repeat students will move on to more advanced techniques and projects. Ages 12+ welcome. Children must attend class with their parent/guardian. Students will need…
Find out more »Metamorphosis
In January 2020, Arts on Main purchased their home on Main Street thanks to the support of the community and financing from Chesapeake Bank. In March, the Main Street Preservation Trust awarded AoM a grant to open the new Main Street Gallery and connect it to the space occupied previously. Strong support from the Cook Foundation and generous donors enabled AoM to raise the funds to meet the match. Watch our transformation to expand gallery and classroom space... we encourage…
Find out more »Virtual Color Your Canvas Kids – Autumn Wagon
Color Your Canvas Kidz is back, virtually! In October, we’ll be painting an autumnal wagon complete with pumpkins and a black cat! We’ll learn how to mix colors, shade and highlight a painting. Christina Micket will guide the young artists via Zoom class on October 18th at 2pm. Cost for the class is $20.00 and includes supplies. You must provide an email and phone number upon registration. Sunday, October 18th at 2pm A zoom link and password will be emailed…
Find out more »How to Paint with Gouache
Lecture and demonstration of expert technique for painting with the water-based medium, gouache. Joe Gyurcsak served as the Utrecht staff painter in the development of the Utrecht Designer Gouache paint colors, and he has 3 decades of experience in working with the Brooklyn-based manufacturer of fine art supplies. Mr. Gyurcsak paints a broad range of subject matter including interiors, still life, figure and landscape painting. He has a keen sense for capturing the essence of his subject matter with…
Find out more »Arts on Main is proud to offer a wide variety of classes and workshops for both Children & Adults. Among these are Color Your Canvas Kidz, Summer Camps, After School Enrichment Programs, “Crit” Sessions, Open Studio, Paint Your Own Pottery and many more. We look forward to returning to our full complement of activities as soon as possible and complying with all safety precautions in place for Covid-19.
