Class Content: This class is designed to have fun while elevating your painting skills! As we learn about the fundamental principles of Composition we will be exploring Color Theory. Throughout this hands-on session, you’ll discover how to arrange elements effectively to create dynamic, balanced artworks that captivate the eye. Simultaneously, you’ll learn to harness the power of color, understanding how to mix, harmonize, and choose palettes that evoke emotion and truly bring your creations to life. Using vibrant acrylics, you’ll gain practical experience applying these essential concepts, transforming your artistic understanding and helping your work stand out. Whether you’re a budding artist or looking to refine your craft, join us to compose and color with confidence! We will enjoy painting at minimum 10 small abstract paintings. You’re bound to have a lot of fun in this class experimenting and learning. You’re welcome to work in acrylic paintings or any medium you feel most comfortable in while we explore composition and color.

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Biography: Glenda Bowles is a native Tennessean living in Knoxville with over 30 years of experience in the Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Certificate in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary. Glenda has taught a diverse range of students, from preschoolers to adults, for over 25 years, including affluent and impoverished students. Core art skills, art history, art theory, and the study of various mediums are a few of the areas she concentrates on while teaching, enabling students to grow in their personal artistic development. Watercolor, oils, gouache, pen and ink, colored pencil, graphite, portraits, plein air, and color theory are a few mediums and subjects she teaches. She has taught in traditional classroom settings in the United States and overseas, as well as in art therapy.

When it comes to her art, Glenda enjoys working with a variety of mediums. Her primary mediums are watercolor, oils, and graphite. Her fine art and murals can be found in numerous locations in the US and around the world, including Greece, Belize, and Jordan. She has also exhibited her artwork at several locations in Knoxville, Morristown, the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, and the Memphis College of Art.

Glenda is married to Ryan, they have three children: two in college and one out of college. Outside of art, she enjoys traveling, kayaking, and biking.

Instructor Website: https://www.glendabowles.com, or search for @glendabowlesart on Instagram, or “Knoxville Adult Art Classes (with Instructor Glenda Bowles)” on Facebook.

Workshop Content: This 2-day workshop will teach you how to paint with soft pastels in a layered manner to create colorful and impressionistic-style paintings. We will use several underpainting techniques to get our creative juices flowing, tone the paper, and give us interesting edges and shapes to work from.

Day 1: Let’s paint pears! We will paint one pear, about 6X8, on any paper you bring, to get a feel for layering. In the afternoon, we will paint the same pear with an alcohol wash underpainting. We will paint a 9X12 landscape using a watercolor underpainting. The sanded papers will eat up a paintbrush so make sure to bring a cheap, old brush if possible.

Day 2: Let’s paint clouds, one of my favorite things to paint! We will use value from our reference photo as a guide to painting colorful clouds. Students can choose to either do a watercolor or alcohol wash underpainting. Don’t be intimidated, all of these techniques are beginner friendly! Feel free to email me with any questions!

Supply List: Instructor will provide 2 9X12 sheets of pastel paper commonly used by instructor (ie, UArt, Pastelmat, Lux Archival, handmade with pastel ground; depending on number of sign-ups), rubbing alcohol, brushes to share, latex gloves, containers for rubbing alcohol to share.

Student will need to bring at least 2 sheets of their own paper. Canson Mi-tientes is a very inexpensive alternative to sanded papers and great for practice! They also need a selection of pastels. I use various brands including NuPastel, Terry Ludwig, Mount Vision, Great American, Sennelier and Blue Earth. If possible, bring some harder and some softer pastels to achieve the layered look. We start with the harder sticks to block in areas and finish with the buttery, soft pastels. Jerry’s carries several harder sticks to choose from: Mungyo is a cheaper alternative. There are also Cretacolor and Rembrandts. They also have sets from Sennelier, which are much softer, for the final layer. Please bring a tabletop easel, backing board to fit your paper and tape so we can work upright; allowing the dust to fall down and out of the way.

I will have some reference photos but feel free to bring your own. We will be painting a pear, a blue sky day with clouds, and a simple landscape of trees with a field of grass. I’m happy to email you the photo I’m using as well. Please bring gloves if possible, a small container to hold rubbing alcohol and an old, cheap brush to liquefy the rubbing alcohol. I will have all these things as well for the class to share. Day two will include a watercolor underpainting so please bring a small selection of watercolors. If you don’t have them, you can continue to use an alcohol underpainting.

Biography: My husband and I moved from Florida to Knoxville in 2017, where I taught third and fourth grade. We enjoyed having the Smoky Mountains in our backyard and the changing seasons.

After becoming a 900 miler, I was looking for a new hobby to try out. Google led me to the Oak Ridge Art Center where I signed up for a ‘Mixed Media’ class, having no clue what that really was! I fell in love with all the art supplies and soon after found soft pastels. I learned as much as I could and watched all the tutorials I could find. Now I teach painting with pastels at the ORAC Tuesday mornings.

I enjoy painting landscapes and florals and dabbling in many other mediums to learn how to enhance my pastel paintings. I enjoy learning myself and continue to take pastel workshops whenever I can.

Class Content: We will make a wool felted vessel that is inspired by the forest floor! Appropriate for beginners to intermediate level. You will enjoy wet felting over a resist to create the 3D hollow form of the vessel. You will incorporate surface design elements, including the super fun curly sheep locks, to represent the forest flora. All materials are supplied for you, although you will bring a few towels (see the list in supply list). In one photo above, you may see two other vessels: one inspired by water and one inspired by stones. We will be concentrating on the forest vessel in this class, but the techniques you learn will apply to any vessel. I will provide you with instructions to create the other vessels at home.

Supply List:

• 2 old bath towels
• 5 old dish towels
• 2 pillowcases or 10 cloth napkins
• small bowl (1 quart)

Biography: I have been felting for 10 years and teaching felting for 3 years. I am a member of the International Feltmakers Association, and I’m the current IFA Editorial Coordinator of the Felt Matters magazine. I do both needle felting and wet felting and I love working with all the materials I can get my hands on. I have made garments, bags, lighted objects, sculpted pumpkins, and vessels–all from the wonderful wool from sheep. Felting is not the most common art form, so I love to teach classes in Tellico and share the felting world with all who are interested.

Instructor Website: https://woolfelteddesigns.etsy.com

Class Content: We will be creating a landscape from a photo of your choice using found objects such as peel and stick papers, popsicle sticks, jewelery, sponges, wall paper, string, wire, any and all other kinds of non traditional objects. This is a class that will push your creativity!

Supply List: I will provide hot glue and guns, other glues, some acrylic paints, some paints, some brushes, found objects, etc.. YOU need to bring a picture of a landscape, chosen canvas to work on, cup for water, brushes, paints of your choice and found objects that you choose.

Biography: Christian Freeman is an artist and Knoxville native with a BFA degree from the University of Tennessee. Having begun her career working with The Symphony Showcase Homes and Parade of Homes, she paints murals and custom finishes. She has completed countless residential and commercial projects, and has the ability to work on any scale, and within nearly any budget. Christian’s work is her passion, and she uses it to transform homes and businesses into aesthetically beautiful and better functioning spaces. One well known local mural she did was that of the lovely ladies in the windows at Patrick Sullivan’s, which were auctioned off several years back by Knox Heritage. Inspired by Toulouse Lautrec, she created the ladies of the night with fun line, lush color, and enticing energy. Christian is also an accomplished canvas painter and art instructor. Having taught privately, some of her students have gone on to win scholarships and show in galleries on their own. Christian has recently made Lenior City, Tennessee her home and is continuing to create, teach, and consult locally and beyond.

Instructor Website:

• Somichmorethanpaint.com
• Christian Freeman Creations on fb and instagram

Class Content: Class Content: Whether you are a beginner or advanced painter, Join me in painting a beautiful sunrise image depicting Tennessee redbuds blooming over bright new green grass. ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED!!! I will demonstrate each step and then provide personal assistance around the room as you all follow along. If you prefer oils or even watercolor, you can bring your own supplies and follow along. I have taught in various media and can come around the room and assist when needed. Lets paint together and create something wonderful!

I will teach you techniques such as letting the paint brush do the work and create the detail for you and mixing on canvas in order to allow shadows and highlights to appear on their own. Once you learn these techniques, you can go home and use them to create art on your own. This painting works for Beginner to advanced students. The more advanced can add more details or more trees. Both samples are provided.

Signing Up: If you have trouble signing up online or miss the deadline, you can email me and just bring money to the class on the day of the event.

Supply List: ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED! I will provide a 11×14 canvas and all the paints and brushes for our project. This size is easier to complete in a short class and the size lends itself better to finding a spot on your wall to display your masterpiece!

Biography: Biography: Tennessee artist Carol Robin King was born and raised in Argentina where she discovered her love for drawing at the tender age of 3. At 13, Carol advanced from drawing to painting with oils and acrylics. While in Argentina, she attended 3 years of professional Art School. She loves continuing to learn and perfect her techniques through workshops and online classes. Art has always been a part of Carol’s life. She made extra money selling paintings as a child and painting portraits in college. Throughout the last 30 years, she has had the privilege of teaching art classes for children and teens as well as adults.

Current projects are recording online video Watercolor lessons, teaching acrylic classes and working at the shared Studio 106 located inside the Emporium in the downtown Knoxville art district. Her work can also be found at various shows around Knoxville.

Instructor Website: www.carolrobinking.com