May 2019
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…
Find out more »Open Studio
Every Friday Morning If you enjoy painting with company and getting good advice, bring your art and supplies and paint with us every Friday morning. 9am – 12pm Free
Find out more »Wire Sculpture Class
Taught by Ron Heath, art teacher, carpenter, sculptor, painter and one of May's Artist in Residence. This class is "a real live wire". The workshop is designed to help "sculptors of all ages" use simple materials like coated electrical wire, paper napkins, masking tape, and a coating layer of plaster gauze (i.e. plaster cast) to create a small, realistic human figure-rigid or articulated. The figures end up being about a foot tall with a small simple wooden base. A part…
Find out more »Plein Air Painting Demonstrations by Artist in Residence David Heath
David Heath Watch and learn as award winning artist, David Heath, demonstrates plein air painting on location in Gloucester Courthouse. In case of inclement weather, David will paint from studies in the gallery at Arts on Main. Listen while David discusses his choice of materials and equipment and learn as he explains why he decides to paint a particular subject. Emphasis is placed on personal expression of the subject and taking artistic license when painting a scene. He will discuss…
Find out more »June 2019
Critique Sessions
'Crit' Sessions on the First Tuesday of every month, bring 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 kleinrkr@aol.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm Free
Find out more »Gloucester Arts Festival Gala
The Gloucester Arts Festival Gala unveils the Heart of the River 2019 Plein Air Art Collection. The show will run for the month of June at Arts on Main. The Heart of the River Collection consists of local scenes that have been painted on location by the invited artists that are part of the 2019 Gloucester Arts Festival. Purchase a Patron Certificate and you will have a unique opportunity to choose your painting(s) before sales open to the public. Patrons…
Find out more »Color Your Canvas Kidz SOLD OUT!!!
Color Your Canvas-KIDZ is a monthly paint class for kids at Arts on Main with teacher Christina Micket. In the class, the young artist learns the basics of painting while being guided through the painting of the month. In June we'll be painting sharks or mermaids! Please specify which one will be painted when you register. Tickets are $15, and a snack is included. Ages 5-12 are recommended. Register today at Arts on Main through the ticket link, or by calling (804)824-9464.…
Find out more »Master of Arms
Fresh from his winning appearance on the new Discovery Channel show “Master of Arms”, which pits craftsmen against each other in a weapon-forging competition, local village blacksmith George Cramer will present his episode followed by an audience discussion. Doors open at 6:30pm, free admission
Find out more »Loving The Landscape
Are you struggling to capture the beauty of a scenic view? Are you trying to paint beautiful light, but the painting does not seem to WOW anyone? Do your landscape paintings look ok, but you are not sure how to take it to the next level? Then this oil painting workshop with Carole Boggemann Peirson is the right one for you! The workshop is for beginning and intermediate students and will include topics such as composition, values, color scheme, focal…
Find out more »October 2019
SAVE THE DATE…for our 8th Annual Gala in October!!!
October 19, 2019 More info to come!!
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