Arts on Main

Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia

Refine Drawing & Sketching Skills

Bring your drawing materials to this four week workshop class. We will be focusing on line drawings, composition, shading, balance and perspective to help you sharpen your technical and observational skills. This should help to form the basis for finished work in any media.

 

Terri Doyle has taught arts and crafts at the local community college to the SOAR program for the past 5 years. Her formal education in the arts was what she was able to get in public school and the occasional after school tutoring. She has won several awards and ribbons in competitions thru out the southeast, including New York City and has taken 1st, 2nd and 3rd place at the Carolina Artist Expo in the past couple of years. She uses several types of media, currently working in color pencil and graphite doing portraits of pets, and expressive wild animals.

 

Materials list will be provided at the time of registration. Next set of four classes runs 4/10, 4/17, 5/1 and 5/8.




Felt Construction with Janet Griffin

Construct a Felted Purse by Janet Griffin

Fabricate a wearable art piece! Form of purse will be approximately 12″ wide by 14″ tall. We will choose our top quality colors of Corriedale and Romney fibers, as well as silk and mohair to construct our one-of-a-kind work of art. This class is suitable for teens as well as adults!

Cost of Class: $50 plus $15 material fee




Unobjective Abstracts in Acrylic

Local artist, Rose Nygaard teaches an ongoing series of acrylic classes.Here is your chance to work with award-winning acrylic painter, whose goal is to help you bring out your own creativeness!Rose was graduated with a BA in Studio Art and a Master of Fine Arts by The American University in Washington, DC. During her schooling and since graduation, her work has been shown in several galleries throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Virginia. She has won numerous awards.

Beginning again starting March 3rd. A list of supplies will be given at the time of registration. $100/4 classes or $28 each


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“Exploring Cold Wax Painting”

Have you ever wondered about encaustic painting but didn’t want to be involved with toxic fumes and heat guns? If so, cold wax oil painting might be for you. If you enjoy working with texture, cold wax is another way to develop texture and form in your art. Learn the basics of cold wax painting and experiment with using this method while developing your design skills and starts for new projects. During this workshop, there will be demonstrations to teach basic work with the oil and cold wax process. Bring a readiness to learn new techniques and lots of enthusiasm.

This workshop is taught by Mary Montague Sikes.  Sikes has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her paintings are in the collections of the College of William and Mary Law Library, Media General, Philip Morris, Marriott Hotels, SuperClubs Jamaica, One Capitol Square (Richmond VA), and many more. Her work is also part of numerous private collections in the United States and abroad.

The workshop runs for 3 days from August 28th-30th. Class fee is $135 for the 3 days. Supply list provided upon registration.




Flow Art for Kids

Flow Art or Fluid Acrylics is part art and part science!  By mixing water based paint and various oils, fun bubbles or cells will form into a joyous, magical, and colorful mix onto your canvas.  Join Ms. Smith, a former Gloucester elementary teacher to create an exciting and always surprising painting without using a paintbrush!

$15, all supplies included

10:00am – 11:00am – Elementary

11:00am – 12:00pm – Middle School & Up