Current Classes and Workshops – Art Guild of Tellico Village

Pine Needle Gourd Basketry with Kathy Janke of Gracehill Art

The Guild provides a wide range of classes for adults, beginners and experienced artists alike. We also offer workshops from visiting artists throughout the year. Most of our classes and workshops are held in Room A at the Chota Recreation Center, located at 145 Awohili Drive in Loudon. Our classroom is spacious with 20 tables available. Individuals are invited to wear face masks based on their own comfort level.

To register for a class or workshop, please read the class description and refund policy carefully and then complete the online registration. AGTV prefers that you pay by credit card.

To register, you will pay by credit card online, at no additional cost to you, using our secure PayPal interface. No PayPal account is required. You can check out as a guest on PayPal and PayPal will not save your credit card information. We no longer accept checks through online registration.
If you do not receive a confirmation email immediately after registering, there is a problem with your registration. For example, if you do not complete the entire PayPal process, you will NOT be registered for the class.
AGTV reserves the right to cancel a class or workshop which does not meet its minimum enrollment.
If AGTV or an instructor cancels a class then you will get a full refund.
If you need to cancel a class or workshop you have already registered for, fill out the class refund request form and it will be sent for review and approval based on the cancellation policy.

Questions? Email info@tellicoartguild.com

If you would like to teach or know someone who does, please email agtv.president@gmail.com

251219 Painting with Soft Pastels with Kristen Szala

Dates: Friday, December 19, 2025
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: kszalastudio@gmail.com

Cost: $ 65
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Kristen to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: December 5, 2025

Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 14 days prior to the start of the class for a full refund. There will be no refunds within 14 days of the class unless spot can be filled from wait list. To cancel, fill out the class refund request form

Class Content: We will explore 2 different sanded papers while learning how to layer our soft pastels to create beautiful paintings. Painting on black paper adds instant drama to anything you paint! The other sheet is white and we can use multiple mediums to create an underpainting to support our final product. Images will be landscapes, skies, or florals. Instructor will provide 2 sheets of sanded paper. Instructor will also bring watercolors, fluid acrylic and rubbing alcohol to use for underpaintings. Don’t worry, this is a beginner-friendly class and I will do several demonstrations.

If you have any questions about supplies for this class, please email me. I am happy to talk pastel anytime!

Supply List:

Students need to provide their own soft pastels (not oil pastels, they are very different!).
Please bring an inexpensive brush and container to hold water or rubbing alcohol.
You are welcome to bring extra paper to practice as much as you like.
You are welcome to bring your own watercolors, gouache, fluid acrylics or acrylic inks to utilize for underpaintings on the white sheet of paper.

Biography: After spending the majority of my time hiking the Smoky Mountains, I began looking for a new hobby. Google led me to the Oak Ridge Art Center where I signed up for a variety of classes. I found soft pastels in 2022 and fell in love with the medium, especially since no brush was required! I continued learning on my own as much as I could and have taken several in-person workshops. I enjoy learning as much as I can about painting in any medium. I now teach a soft pastel painting class at the ORAC and enjoy it very much!

260113 Acrylic Painting Class, Cabin in the Snow with Carol King

Dates: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: carolrobinking@gmail.com

Cost: $ 50 (All supplies included!)
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Carol to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: December 30, 2025

Class Content: Join me in an acrylic painting class of this Cabin in the Snow in a Thomas Kinkade style. Dont worry if you don’t draw, I will have an outline of the cabin, so you don’t need to draw it, but you can if you want to! I’ll show you some tricks for neat backgrounds and then we will paint this peaceful local scene. You won’t believe how simple the cabin is to paint with a specific brush I will bring for you!

Whether you are a beginner or advanced painter, you will have fun with this piece.
I provide personal assistance around the room as you all create your own special techniques to take home and try on some more paintings. Beginners or experienced are welcome.

Supply List: FREE -All Supplies are included. I will provide a 11×14 canvas for everyone as well as brushes, paint, etc. Since larger canvases require more detail to fill them in, This canvas size is easier to complete in a shorter class and is ideal size for finding a spot your home or on a bookshelf to display your beautiful work!

Supply List: All Supplies are included. I will provide a 11×14 canvas for everyone as well as brushes, paint, etc. Since larger canvases require more detail to fill them in, This canvas size is easier to complete in a shorter class and is ideal size for finding a spot your home or on a bookshelf to display your beautiful work!

Biography: Hi! I’m Carol Robin King, an artist and teacher with a lifelong love of art. My journey began raised as the daughter of missionaries in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where as early as the age of 3 my mom said art was the only thing that could get me to sit still!

In Argentina, art is heavily interwoven into school curriculum, so it was the perfect place to fuel my creative spark. After three years at a professional art school there, I moved to the U.S. for college and continued to find ways to make art a part of my world including painting portraits for a little extra cash.

Teaching has always been close to my heart. I’ve been sharing my passion for painting for over 20 years, starting out teaching kids in homeschool co-ops. Now I’m lucky enough to teach in-person classes at seven different locations, including a gallery, local art store and a College Lifelong Learning program.

My teaching philosophy is simple: I believe that art should be fun and stress-free. I’m a patient and encouraging teacher who wants everyone to feel confident and relaxed in their art journey. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to explore new techniques, My mission is to guide you step by step in a friendly, supportive environment.

No matter your experience level, you’re welcome in my classes—and I can’t wait to help you discover your Inner Artist!

Instructor Websites:

www.carolrobinking.com
www.PaintingTogether.com

260116 Beyond Balance: Exploring Composition in Abstract Art with Catron Wallace

Dates: Friday, January 16, 2026
Time: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: catronart@gmail.com

Cost: $ 75
Class Size: Min 6 Max 15
Sign-up: Registration is closed. Contact Catron to see if you can be added to the class.
Deadline: January 2, 2026

Class Content: Composition is the quiet architecture behind every compelling abstract painting — the invisible structure that creates movement, tension, and emotional clarity. Beyond Balance: Exploring Composition in Abstract Painting is a full-day, studio-style workshop designed as an intensive practice and study experience, rather than a finished-painting class.

Led by artist Catron Wallace, this workshop focuses on how composition functions in abstraction through exploration, repetition, and thoughtful experimentation. Participants will work through a series of guided exercises, quick studies, and compositional challenges that sharpen visual awareness and strengthen decision-making skills. The emphasis is on seeing differently, learning how to recognize balance, rhythm, and flow, and developing the confidence to make intentional choices in abstract work.

The day alternates between live demonstrations and hands-on challenges. Participants will explore movement, focal points, negative space, and visual tension; experiment with breaking compositional “rules” on purpose; and practice finding structure within loose, intuitive beginnings. Techniques such as rotating the surface, cropping to reveal hidden compositions, and working from gesture, sound, or emotion will be used to push beyond habitual approaches.

This workshop is ideal for artists who want to:

Deepen their understanding of abstract composition without relying on formulas
Strengthen intuition through repetition and study
Refresh their creative process and loosen perfectionism
Build a stronger foundation for future, more resolved work

Participants will leave with multiple studies, sketches, and visual notes — along with a clearer internal sense of how composition supports their individual artistic voice. This class is best suited for artists who value process over product and want to invest in long-term growth.

Supply List: Bring whatever you already have — seriously.

Acrylic paints you like (no “perfect” colors needed)
Any brushes or tools you enjoy using (or abusing — palette knives, old cards, etc.)
Practice surfaces that aren’t precious, like:
- Canvas boards
- Heavy-duty watercolor or mixed media paper
- Small canvas multi-packs from Michael’s (perfect for experimenting)

We’ll be working fast, making bold choices, and probably changing our minds — so save the fancy stuff for another day 😉

Biography: Catron Wallace is a Nashville-based abstract painter whose work blends intuition, movement, and color into compositions that feel both organic and architectural. With over 30 years of professional practice, Wallace has developed a refined visual language rooted in rhythm, emotion, and the quiet power of simplicity.

Her paintings are known for their dynamic layers, luminous palettes, and the sense of grounded energy they bring to contemporary interiors. Each piece is built through a process of physical engagement — gestures, markings, and subtle shifts that echo the landscapes, seasons, and internal worlds she moves through.

Throughout her career, Wallace has exhibited across the Southeast and has placed work in private collections, designer-curated homes, and boutique gallery spaces. She maintains a steady studio practice and continues to evolve her work with a deep respect for craft and a commitment to authenticity.

Driven by a lifelong dedication to creativity, Wallace approaches each canvas as an invitation — to pause, breathe, and experience a moment of clarity. Her work resonates with collectors seeking art that is both visually striking and emotionally grounding.

Instructor Website: https://www.catronwallace.art

260120 Wool and Paper Felted Lamp Shade with Lori Demange

Dates: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: lkdemange@gmail.com

Cost: $65
Class Size: Min 4 Max 10
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 6, 2026

Class Content: We will practice the wet felting method, using wool fibers and mulberry paper to create a beautiful lighting design. The paper felts into the wool, and the result is a new fabric that is both sheer and sturdy. I will walk you through the process of laying fibers and paper to create this lamp shade. You will design your own cut outs of paper so that when you turn on the light, you will see your design illuminated. If you are new to felting, you will learn the steps, and if you are experienced with wet felting, but you have not tried combining wool and paper, then you might be enchanted with the possibilities! ALL SUPPLIES are included: wool, mulberry paper, puck light.

Supply List: I will supply your wool, paper, and puck light. Please bring the following tools:

1 small bath towel, older the better.
6 old dish towels.
1 small 1 quart bowl.
1 ball brause if you have it. For squirting water.

Biography: Lori has been felting for 10 years, trying many different techniques, including nuno felting, sculptural felting, needle felting. She finds the most joy in teaching others about the ancient fiber art of felting. In 2025, she created a community project for Art Guild members to create felt art and exhibit the work at the Tellico Library. Her classes include bag making, 2D art, lamp making, and a forest style vessel. Visit her website on etsy.

260210 Drawing with Patricia Pasbrig

Dates: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm (lunch 12pm-12:30pm)
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: patriciapasbrig@gmail.com

Cost: $ 75 (All supplies included!)
Class Size: Min 6 Max 15
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: January 27, 2026

Class Content: This class will cover how to use your drawing supplies, tracing, enlarging, perspective, details, lines, shading, textures and values. The first half of the class is learning techniques, and in the second half we will be drawing. You will leave class with a drawing, knowing how to draw your source onto paper or canvas, and with the desire to continue to learn different techniques.

Supply List: All supplies included

Biography: Patricia Pasbrig is a contemporary realism artist celebrated for her richly textured mixed media paintings and sculptural gourds. Her artistic journey began in silence: after losing her hearing for twenty years, painting became her voice — a way to express emotions and stories that words could not convey.

Following her cochlear implant, Patricia regained her hearing and confidence, immersing herself in art classes, collaborations, and volunteer work at the Milan Art Institute. A pivotal encounter with a deaf and blind man, who recognized the subject of her painting through touch alone, inspired her lifelong passion for texture. Since then, she has developed a distinctive style she calls Contemporary Impressionism Realism, blending impressionistic light, realist detail, and abstract elements into tactile, multidimensional works.

Patricia’s career spans exhibitions at the Palm Room Gallery in Stuart, Florida, leadership as Treasurer of the Martin Artisans Guild, and the creation of a large-scale mural at Barbeque Beer Company. She has hosted Paint & Sip events, taught drawing and mixed media at the Hobe Sound Art League, and earned awards for both her paintings and gourds.

Now based in Tennessee, Patricia continues to share her knowledge through commissioned works, teaching, and community engagement. Her art invites viewers not only to see, but to feel — bridging visual and tactile experience to evoke memory, nature, and human connection. Learn more at texturedstrokes.com.

Instructor Website: https://www.texturedstrokes.com/

260220 Skies, Trees & Reflections in Full Color with Martha Kisling

Dates: Friday, February 20, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: This class is appropriate for beginning as well as experienced artists.

Contact Information: marthakisling@msn.com

Cost: $60
Class Size: Min 6 Max 16
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline:

Class Content: Have fun using bright, beautiful colors to paint several landscape paintings with watercolor and/or acrylics. Learn how to create colorful skies, trees, water and reflections using basic painting techniques along with wet-on-wet, negative painting and dry brush. Demonstrations along with individual help will encourage everyone in their own artistic expression.

Supply List: Click here for list

Biography: Martha Kisling has over thirty years experience painting in the exciting and spontaneous medium of watercolor. She also enjoys experimenting with acrylics, mixed media, collage and batik. She has taught painting classes and workshops while living in Colorado, South Carolina and now Tennessee and enjoys sharing her personal creative discoveries while encouraging students to develop their own artistic expression. Her original artwork has been exhibited in art shows and galleries.

Instructor Website: marthakisling.blogspot.com

260304 Chaos to Order: Experimental Watermedia with Kathleen Conovor

Dates: March 4, 5, 6, & 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: conoverart@gmail.com

Cost: $375 (member) $410 (non-member)
Class Size: Min 14 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: February 4, 2026

Cancellation Policy: Participants may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the Workshop. There will be no refunds within 30 days of the workshop. If AGTV or the instructor cancels the workshop, participants will get a full refund. To cancel, fill out the workshop refund request form

Workshop Content: Starting a painting with color, texture, pattern, gestural marks and layers may seem like “chaos”, but it delivers vital energy that is both fun and intuitive. Great design and composition are the elements that bring “order” to the rich start and turn your painting into an attention-getting and expressive finish. Applying strong design and compositional skills are a significant focus.

Beginner or advanced, you are encouraged to discover and explore your unique expression and personal imagery in realism, abstraction or non-objective imagery. On day one we create 12 “starts”. of full of color, different materials and unique explorations. Day two we get into the basics of design and composition. Then the intuitive starts are put together with artists planned designs for final developing of at least 3 of those starts from Day 1. Kathleen generously shares her knowledge and experience through printed materials, a class syllabus, lectures, demonstrations, and one-on-one guidance throughout the class.

Supply List: Welcome to my class. I am always excited to meet new artists and SHARE ART! This is
a high-energy few days. I cover a lot of information, and I am sure you don’t want to miss a
thing so,
PLEASE, bring basic supplies you regularly use and ALL the MUST-HAVE items below. The first day is the
messiest and busiest so, please, wear your old painting clothes, disposable gloves and bring
all your materials, below.
MUST-HAVE
• watercolor paper: 12 quarter-sheets, approx. 11”x15” each, of watercolor paper.
I prefer Arches or Kilimanjaro 140# cold press. Paper from “blocks” is fine.
• paints: watercolor in tube or liquid, (not dry pans), any brand, and acrylic paints if you
normally use them.
• acrylic products: 4ozs. Matte Medium (this is clear) AND 4ozs.white gesso (pourable)
• brushes: a variety including one 2” wide brush
• sketchbook and a few sheets of tracing paper
• a few old watercolor paintings to recycle
• misc.: scissors, and white chalk, clear packaging tape, glue stick
• containers: spray bottle and a large container for water, 6- wide mouth containers
with lids
(like 16 oz. cottage cheese containers)
• paper towels, Kleenex or napkins
• applicators and textures: (be creative here): sponge, stamps, stencils, scrapers
(old credit cards, etc.), bubble wrap…you get the idea
• 11×14” cut mat to make “L’s” or “crop bars” (or bring some you already have)
• small stack of newspapers and one old magazine
OPTIONAL BUT WONDERFUL
• reference materials: of imagery IF you want to include it in your paintings (total non-
objective is great)
• a board (slightly larger than your paper) for supporting and weighting paper
• sketches, thoughts for themes or concepts to explore
• Prismacolor felt markers: one 50% grey, one black (for fast value studies)
DON’T FORGET – your enthusiasm and a sense of adventure.
LEAVE AT HOME – preconceptions, self-doubt and fear.

See 3 parts You Tube video of my teaching on my website in the “workshop” gallery.
www.kathleenconover.com
I’ll see you soon. In the meantime, keep those paint brushes wet.

Biography: Master Artist, Kathleen Conover exhibits her work, juries exhibitions, gives demonstrations and teaches in-depth workshops. She has been juried into more than 200 exhibitions, receiving national and international recognition for the vision, innovative techniques, and fearless expression that give rise to her unique designs. Painting with openness to her subject matter, she is guided by intense observation and deep personal reflection. The result is rich symbolic layers of literal and figurative design.

Painting from an early age, Kathleen was influenced by teachers and artists in the fertile environment of Southern California’s prominent artists, museums and galleries as well as early international travels. She studied undergraduate fine arts at San Diego State University, finished her Bachelor of Art degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and earned her Master of Arts degree from Northern Michigan University. Continued study with American master watercolor artists over the next decade enriched her depth, understanding, skill and personal style of painting.

Kathleen Conover’s current involvement in the growing international watercolor scene includes invitations to exhibit, judge and demonstrate in China, Turkey, France, Belgium, Thailand and Greece. She has been honored as one of the 40 international master watercolorists invited to exhibit at the first watercolor-exclusive museum in Qingdao, China, the “Birthplace of Watercolor”. Global travel continues to influence her award-winning paintings and inspires her work toward her lifetime pursuit “…to be a better artist”.

Instructor Website: www.kathleenconover.com

260402 VISION, PASSION & IMAGINATION with Libit Jones

Dates: April 2, 3 & 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: None

Contact Information: libitartist@gmail.com

Cost: $375 (member) $410 (non-member)
Class Size: Min 12 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: March 10, 2026

Workshop Content: Art, like life, gives us plenty of opportunities to learn and to grow. I say, let’s take advantage of them all.

Class Description: In this workshop you will have three days to explore and experiment! No pressure to complete a masterpiece. “What if?”, “Why not?”, and “Let’s do it!” will be our mantra. We will experience the abandonment of mingling, running and splattering paint. We will explore mark making with stamps, stencils, tools found around your home, garage and in nature. We will be creating backgrounds on yupo and watercolor paper.

Supply List: • 2 sheets 20“ x 26” synthetic paper (yupo) medium weight (70lb)
• 1 sheet Arches 22” x 30” – You can use the back of a discarded painting or a sheet that has gotten dirty. Arches holds up to punishment is why I like it.
• 35 ml (1.18 fl. Oz.) fluid acrylic in Primary Cyan, Magenta and Primary Yellow (Hansa yellow Med.) You can use other colors as long as they are in the red, yellow, blue family. We want transparent colors. Golden, Holbein and DaVinci makes these.
• Watercolors in tubes. We squeeze out our paints directly on the yupo. Artist grade paint. Choose 3 colors that you like the neutrals they make, preferably transparent. Sometimes I do use one opaque
• White and black gouache – A 14ml tube should be enough. Artist grade.
• Watercolor painting supplies – brushes, palette, water container, paper towels, apron
• 2” or larger flat brush (A Hake brush is inexpensive and works great); old watercolor brushes to use with fluid acrylic, several plastic grocery bags or white plates to use as palettes, masking tape to hold down bags.
• Search your kitchen, kids toy box and garage for things that can be used to stamp or stencil with. A spiral whisk, a slotted spatula, cork and plastic bullet holders are some of the common one I’ve seen. Don’t forget bubble wrap or corrugated cardboard. Store bought or handmade stamps and stencils and other mark making tools – I have some to share. Don’t purchase unless you just need an excuse to buy some.
• Foam roller – Flat ended not a round end. Can be purchased at most craft stores.

Biography: Instructor Bio: The last 20 plus years have been devoted to exploring water media and its many possibilities. I’ve gone from using only transparent watercolors, to rolling on gouache, from watercolor to fluid acrylic and back to watercolor, and from hating yupo to loving it. As a teacher I am continually learning new things and am inspired with new ideas from my students. That is why I love teaching as much as I love painting. Art, like life, gives us plenty of opportunities to learn and to grow. I say, let’s take them.

Libit is a Signature and Distinguished member of the Florida Watercolor Society. Most recent awards are Best In Show in the 2024 Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition and the Winslow Homer Award at the 2023 Florida Watercolor Society Exhibition.

Instructor Website: Libit’s Web Site

260507 Composing and Painting Atmospheric Landscapes in Watercolor with Nishita Jain

Dates: May 7, 8 & 9, 2026
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: Chota Classroom A

Prerequisites: Good understanding of basic watercolor techniques is recommended

Contact Information: Nishitaj@yahoo.com

Cost: $350 (members) $385 (non-members)
Class Size: Min 12 Max 20
Sign-up: Submit this registration form or click on the button below.
Deadline: April 15, 2025

Workshop Content:

Day 1
AM Session – Meet up on the waterfront to click reference photographs; do thumbnail sketches
PM- Session- Key watercolor techniques, including flat, graduated and variegated washes; generating textures

Day 2
AM Session – Planning and sketching composition
PM Session – Value studies

Day 3
AM Session- Painting the composition in color
PM Session – Adding finishing touches

Supply List: Paper: 8 x 10 Arches Cold Press 140 fine grain paper. Bring loose sheets or a block
Paint Tubes: Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Raw Sienna, Hansa Yellow or Lemon Yellow, or Indian Yellow, Pyrrol Red or Cadmium Red or Cadmium Red Light, Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson, Dioxygene Purple, Pthalo Blue (red shade is preferred), Lavender, Indigo or Payne’s Gray or Neutral Tint, Burnt Umber

I recommend M. Graham, Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton, Van Gogh, Sennelier, or equivalent brands. I primarily use M. Graham and Daniel Smith tubes. Avoid Student Grade Materials.
I like to experiment with a range of pigments. Along with the above, I may occasionally use several other pigments in small quantities, including Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna, and Permanent Blue. The list I have shared above should suffice for this course but feel free to bring any others you may already have.
Brushes
1. Hake (medium sized)
2. Round mop (medium sized)
3. Rigger or liners (thin)
4. 1” flat
5. 2 round brushed with good points – 8 or 10 and 12 or 14
6. Chinese calligraphy brush
7. Fan brush
Numbers vary across different brands as there is little standardization. I recommend avoiding smaller round and mop brushes. Its difficult to create loose, atmospheric paintings with those.

Other items we will need:
1. Gatorboard or acrylic sheet to support the paper. This is a must as some of the paintings will be very wet and a block will not suffice. Please avoid using drawing boards as they wrap with moisture.
2. An old towel to place under the support.
3. Raisers to increase the angle of the paper. Anything stable would work, including boxes and paperweights
4. Rags or wipes.
5. 2 Water containers
6. Clips or artist’s tape to hold paper
7. Kneaded erasers
8. Fine mist spraying bottle
9. 4b pencils
10. Sketchbooks

Biography: Nishita Jain is a Maryland-based watercolor artist celebrated for her ethereal landscapes and delicate nature scenes. Known for capturing the transient beauty of light and color, Jain’s work evokes a sense of calm and introspection. Alongside her art practice, she is an art instructor, teaching watercolor techniques to adult students at both beginner and intermediate levels. Her classes are designed to cultivate foundational skills and deepen artistic expression, making watercolor accessible and rewarding for all skill levels.

Instructor Website: www.nishita.art