tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89890256196091084762024-02-07T19:31:44.395-05:00Art Student AcademyCome and Create with us! We are fun, creative and result oriented for ages 16 and up!
Classes in acrylics, mixed media, watercolors, pencils, pastels and oils are taught by professional artists, M Theresa Brown and Stephen Filarsky. Coming soon will be classes in fiber art!
Look for us also at your local Community Colleges and Art organizations!
M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-52428424009910438622016-02-12T16:36:00.003-05:002016-02-12T16:36:49.448-05:00February 2016 news!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>News
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
much has been happening </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
is going to happen in 2016</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">!
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
a recap:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>What
has happened:</b></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
previously</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
shared that after 4 years of holding many of our art classes in
downtown Wake Forest, we moved all of our classes back to our
professional art studios outside Franklinton, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">NC</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
That address is 2109 Old Mill Farm Rd, Franklinton, NC 27525. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Secondly,
we have partnered with Vance Granville Community College in both the
Henderson and Louisburg locations to teach </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">some</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of their art classes. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Plus,
after </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
VGCC Small Business Center </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">sen</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">me
to the NC REAL (rural entrepreneurship through action learning)
institute in Blowing Rock last year, I am excited to be teaching the
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">SECOND
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Professional
Art and Craft Entrepreneurship program through them! </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
first series of </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">graduate
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">students
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">last
fall </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
a great success and was held at the Vance Granville Farmer's Market. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Vance
Granville Winter/Spring art courses 2016</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ready
to flex your creative juices? Join me for one (or two!) of my evening
Vance Granville Community College Art courses in Painting or Mixed
Media beginning the first week in Feb! Sign up with a friend and
enjoy your once a week art time! </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Want
to learn to sell your efforts? Join me for the NC Real Art and Craft
Entrepreneurship program beginning Tuesdays, Feb 9 through the VGCC
Small Business Center.
<a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/schedules/small-business-center">http://www.vgcc.edu/schedules/small-business-center</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Monday,
Feb 1 </b>evening <b>Painting </b><b>Creative Design </b>class is
6:30-9:30 and meets for 14 weeks at the main HENDERSON campus. Bring
your own watercolor, acrylic or favorite mediums and I'll guide you
through this painting course. Everything from realistic to abstract.
All levels welcome. Just $95.00 for 42 hours of instruction and
relaxation! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You can still sign up for this class as it is 14 WEEKS long!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Sign up link:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/painting-creative-design-2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">http://www.vgcc.edu/painting-creative-design-2</span></a></div>
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Feb 4 </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">evening
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also 14 weeks for just $95.00 and meets 6:30-9:30 at the FRANKLIN
campus. Mixed Media is a free spirited class where I'll show you the
many ways to combine everything from fabric to transfers to printing
into your creative art form! Bring art supplies that you have to the
first class and watch your projects develop from there. Yes you can still sign up for this class!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday,
Feb 9 </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">from 6-9 </span><b>NC
REAL Art and Craft Entrepreneurial program. </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
your dream has always been to turn your creative products into a
business, then this 7 week course is a “must have” first step! If
your current art business is going nowhere, then you </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">also
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">need this course. Real
facts, real information and continued guidance! This session meets at
the Granville Co Convention Center off </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Highway</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
15. Details on link:</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/nc-real-professional-craft-artists-entrepreneurship-program-0"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.vgcc.edu/nc-real-professional-craft-artists-entrepreneurship-program-0</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">What
else is happening? </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Oh,
lots more! But </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
wanted to get the first series out </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the Community College since there is limited </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">sign
up </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">time
and space available BUT we will also be adding half and one day
workshops to our professional studios and the dates, descriptions and
all the details will be in the next newsletter! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of
course </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You
can always se</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">e
what we are doing </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
well as many photos </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">on
Facebook </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">www.facebook.com/ArtStudentAcademy</a>
or our website: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">www.ArtStudentAcademy.com</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Email
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-9807938120640312542015-08-26T10:30:00.000-04:002015-08-26T10:30:33.960-04:00August 2015 Newsletter with updates!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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QUICK NEWS</h2>
So much has been happening!
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<br /> Last month we shared with you that after 4 years of holding many
of our art classes in downtown Wake Forest, we moved all of our classes
back to our professional art studios outside Franklinton. That address
is 2109 Old Mill Farm Rd, Franklinton, NC 27525. We hold our summer
camps and adult "Artescapes" there, so it just fell into place! We may
occassionally offer a class in downtown Wake Forest so keep an eye out
with our newsletters!
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Secondly, we have partnered with Vance Granville Community College</span>
in both the Henderson and Louisburg locations to teach a number of
their art classes. Most are courses ranging from 7-12 weeks and you can
find them on our
<a href="http://server1.streamsend.com/streamsend/clicktracker.php?cd=2979&ld=20&md=564&ud=b9ad5fba07ad18ea6b6c79691a3bb453&url=http://artstudentacademy.com/Calendar-Classes-%26-Workshops.html" target="_blank">calendar</a>!
Just follow the links.If you want a cost effective fun experience, pop
over to this link to see what and when and to register directly with the
college .
<a href="http://server1.streamsend.com/streamsend/clicktracker.php?cd=2979&ld=20&md=564&ud=b9ad5fba07ad18ea6b6c79691a3bb453&url=http://vgcc.edu/schedules/personal-enrichment" target="_blank">http://vgcc.edu/schedules/personal-enrichment</a>
<br /> Classes held both at the main campus and the Loiusburg campus.
Details on the site or contact me! Both night and morning classes in
your favorite mediums and mixed media.
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> <br /> What's Coming up!</span>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW!</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Our after school art class format has changed! </span>
<br /> Instead of parents coming for 1 hour, once a week, I have made it
easier for all by adding a 1 day art camp once a month! For the low cost
of $45.00 per child, they'll be immersed in clay, paint, mixed media
and all kinds of artsy stuff from 9:30-2:30 on scheduled Saturdays
once, possibly twice a month. The first Art Day Camp is Saturday, Sept
26. Check our
<a href="http://server1.streamsend.com/streamsend/clicktracker.php?cd=2979&ld=20&md=564&ud=b9ad5fba07ad18ea6b6c79691a3bb453&url=http://artstudentacademy.com/Calendar-Classes-%26-Workshops.html" target="_blank">calendar</a> for dates through January!
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">What just ended:</span> Summer Art
camps for kids! What fun we had! We promise to add a few more camps next
year but until then-check out our monthly day camps for your family
artist!
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<br /> You can always see what we are doing on Facebook on
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<br /> We are honored whenever you join us for one of our classes or
workshops! We couldn't do it without you! Have a suggestion or request?
Ask us!
<br /> Remember, Friends don't let Friends paint alone :-)
<br /> Till next time! Steve and Theresa
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-64538105572206919292015-05-11T17:56:00.000-04:002015-05-11T17:56:49.341-04:00ART CAMP for the GROWN UPS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Grown UP art camp?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well sure! A group of young at heart participants gathered together on Saturday May 9 and they had a ball creating the same art the kids do at our <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/" target="_blank">summer art camps in the country</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, the day was perfect-sunny,breezy and in the 70's! The first tropical storm of the season, Anna, did not dampen the area till the following day :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a look below at some of the fun art we created!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor blotches with ink</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They met the ponies, the dogs and tried to photograph the chickens :-) We worked with watercolor, ink, alcohol inks on tiles, painted cans and planted flowers....the one thing no one did was eat lunch in the trees (as the kids do!) Enjoy a few more scenes from a terrific day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice the men know how to relax naturally?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But that was the point of the art camp-open a beer or a cold drink, bring a bagged lunch and simply enjoy a day for yourself!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the big studio</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full house inside. But the day was nice enough to spread outside with no problem!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They enjoyed not just the many varieties of roses beginning to bloom but the peonies!</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com02109 Old Mill Farm Road, Franklinton, NC 27525, USA36.127017 -78.52391799999998136.101220000000005 -78.564429999999987 36.152814 -78.483405999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-45468129768643458522015-03-22T14:27:00.000-04:002015-03-23T09:04:17.416-04:00Wet into wet painting techniques and the results!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first class ever using the wet into wet oil painting technique was March 21 at the<a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/" target="_blank"> Vance Granville Community College!</a> Under the category of Personal Enrichment, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 6 intrepid painters created some amazing art.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brought along my assistant-10 year old Alex who embraced the Bob Ross techniques last year by recording hours of video after his mother took away his Electronic time-what a great move by mom! And then he began to paint!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex with a few of his many beautiful paintings!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Children will naturally turn to creativity when the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TV, electronic games and cell phones are removed-</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all to everyone's benefit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From 12-5, the class stayed in the art zone and we had a great time! We practice wet into wet with acrylics as well but you have to paint faster. It was easy to take a snack break in the middle of the workshop as oil will not dry for days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll let the photos do the talking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This class introduced the use of a palette knife, letting wet paint blend into wet to create particular effects...and of course the sky is the limit when it comes to taking what they have learned and use the same techniques on a myriad of subjects!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next similar class is<a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/Forms/conedRegistrationform.cfm?recNo=400" target="_blank"> April 17 from 12-5.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the link to go to the registration or visit the website at <a href="http://www.vgcc.edu/" target="_blank">Vance Granville Communtiy College </a>and follow the links from Continuing Education to the Personal Enrichment page</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I encourage photographing the stepsCl</td></tr>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-2999513913987148892015-03-13T07:53:00.000-04:002015-03-13T07:53:02.811-04:00Filling my Blog with PICTURES!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh my we have been so busy-I have been so busy.....I have been remiss!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many new classes I am teaching starting at the Vance Granville Community College! Summer semester coming....My students are awesome!</span><br />
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So many techniques-so many styles-so much fun!<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-43376477546046494052015-02-17T10:04:00.000-05:002015-02-17T10:08:09.683-05:00Painting the Cardinal in the Dogwood or in the Snow!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Although I posted a collage of these painters in an earlier post, I wanted to show better photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this group came together the other day and enjoyed one of our <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Calendar-Classes-&-Workshops.html" target="_blank">"Choice" </a>classes! It's been popular-you choose which of the paintings you would like to paint.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-48071474515537550592015-02-06T11:58:00.000-05:002015-02-06T11:58:16.253-05:00Wow-ADULT ART CAMP! It's about time!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In our summer camps out here in the country our kids have a blast every summer! Last summer they got dirty, played outside, played games, ran through water streams from the hoses, created loads and loads of art, loved on the ponies and the dogs, picked blackberries, ran through the secret trails, collected eggs, climbed the trees and in general, just had kid fun.Take a look below!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But as the parents said, "Why should the kids have all the fun?" Yep-that's what we thought too!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we decided to have a 1 day<a href="http://artstudentacademy.com/Grown-Up-Artescapte.html" style="color: #46949c; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> "ArtEscape" camp</a> just for the grownups on the Saturday before Mother's Day-<b>May 9 from 10:00-3:00.</b> No one under 21 simply because you can BYOB AND it's your adult summer/spring camp experience! It's only $45.00 per person-dress to mess, bring a sketch pad and a bagged lunch (with your favorite beverage) We supply all the rest! Oh and if you want to BYOB-feel free!</span><br /><a href="http://artstudentacademy.com/Grown-Up-Artescapte.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">http://artstudentacademy.com/Grown-Up-Artescapte.html</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our second, little studio will be open and the new deck is perfect for the grownup kind of relaxation...so maybe you don't want to climb a tree, but the trails are fun, the roses will be in bloom and we'll work on several amazing indoor and outdoor art projects! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-15907200403942438132015-01-29T07:35:00.001-05:002015-01-29T07:35:19.599-05:00The Community College Art Students!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Art Enrichment class is at the Vance County Community College and I have a dedicated evening class of participants :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So our most recent class was a mixed bag of subjects although everyone had acrylic paints!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the examples of what they created below-Their homework? Practice blending! Wet on wet acrylics blend well if you work quickly and let the wet paint do all the work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our January after school classes are back in session, the evening class at Vance Granville Community College has started and both track out and summer camp weeks are up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not hard to find inspiration to paint COLD when it is in the teens outside!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it's not hard to think spring when it's in the teens outside! Add a beautiful cardinal and you have a stunning painting for these beginners.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you think that crayons are just for "coloring" you are partially right! But see what happens when you challenge a teen art class to take simple perspective a few steps beyond the basics and apply what they learned about shading techniques using paper, a pencil and crayons! Wondrous results!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Shading and highlighting the contour shapes makes the piece seem to undulate on its own!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crayons, used in this manner, are a simple, cheap and effective art tool for all ages!</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-83823541289069441442014-11-18T19:46:00.000-05:002014-11-18T19:46:39.841-05:00Painting the Moon over the River<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is something about painting that soothes the soul-and it works well with the after school teens in my class! I manged to get one photo of their painting "Moon over the River" before the battery died in my camera but their results were lovely!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Working from an example I had propped up, they learned to paint the entire background first then bring their dark trees into the painting-a brave thing for kids already happy with their moons and sunsets! We try hard to get past their fear of "messing it up!"</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-22627027050306840112014-09-14T20:40:00.000-04:002014-09-14T20:40:21.146-04:00Art for the kids and the adults!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm not sure what happened to the summer but it's gone, schools are in session and I am behind! :-)<br />
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The summer camps were fabulous! Lots of kids, lots of activities, lots of outdoor time as well! We studied the fabulous painting "The Berry Pickers" by Winslow Homer and then commenced to pick berries ourselves. Of course I think his Maine children were picking blueberries whereas we carefully picked blackberries!<br />
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Our after school classes in Wake Forest began Sept 3 and we have classes for 7-10 and 11 up this year. Info is on our site at: <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html">http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html</a><br />
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Wed Sept 17 is a super class for all ages where from 6:00-8:00 we'll be painting VanGogh's rendition of Sunflowers! Of course you can also paint your own rendition. It's all here: <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Van-Gogh-Sunflower.html" target="_blank"> http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Van-Gogh-Sunflower.html</a><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-12801801874505762362014-07-22T07:16:00.002-04:002014-07-22T07:16:22.082-04:00So what do you do when it rains at your summer ART Camp?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So what DO you do when it rains at your summer art camp. Well, you get wet! And no one minded!<br />
Because, as it turned out, a little drizzle did not dampen the student's enthusiasm at all!<br />
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Eventually we did give up on the wet shoes. "Running the Trails" is like a pressure release valve that is especially effective after classroom concentration! So although the grass is short on the trails, it is wet.<br />
With camp from 9:30-3:30 there is time to do it all without too much of any one thing! The "Secret" trails run through the fenced pasture next to the studio. Cut the width of my riding lawn mower, the trails circle, weave and sneak through the tall brush and around trees, enter tunnels of growth and lead back to the entrance gate. Games of tag, hide and seek and even stopping for a a few late blackberries are just a few of the possibilities in the kids' minds! The popular climbing trees turned out to be too wet to effectively climb but oh the fascination of tadpoles, ponies, dogs and chickens-all treats after creating their beautiful art pieces!<br />
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A few examples below are from Day 1! Summer camps are held at our professional art studio just north of Wake Forest outside Franklinton, (NC.:-))<br />
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Our popular After School are programs are held in downtown Wake Forest and begin September 3, 2014! Just $50.00 a month! <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html">http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html</a><br />
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With 2 art camps tucked under our belt, the 3rd (and last one) begins next week!<br />
My July21-23 became filled so I opened an earlier one from July 7-9. Even with the 4th being on our heels, 10 kids had a ball. That group, along with the June group had the fun of picking blackberries along the secret nature trails. Next week's camp won't be able to collect bags full but they'll be able to pick and eat!<br />
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What these camps do is give a number of our students the opportunities to experience a new kind of art camp. They are doing plenty of painting and sculpting but when was the last time you told your child, "Just run outside and play?" :-) The secret paths all lead back to one area and when the kids need that break from art, I tell them "Go run the trails!" And off they go.<br />
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Helen and Shadow, the two ponies are a favorite. Helen is blind so we bring her out to be groomed and get her share of the treats! <br />
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And of course let's not forget all 5 dogs-yep-DaVinci, Gizmo, Rosie, Troop and Louie! Enjoy the photo collages below of random art scenes from the first 2 camps!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OK, it's official! The most popular art camp days turned out to be the 3 day, all day camps so if you are between the ages of 7-15, love to paint and sculpt and love animals, then this is the camp for you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">We offer 3 opportunities this year for our</span></span> <span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"><strong><a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Summer-Program.html" target="_blank">ARTESCAPE </a></strong></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"><a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Summer-Program.html" target="_blank">Summer Art Camps</a>! This year, 2014, we will be at our Franklinton area ART studio which is in the country. Our 3 and 5 days camps offer a</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en">great opportunity for children to explore different mediums and experiment with techniques by learning about different styles to create paintings, sculpture and mixed media designs. They are divided into half days and ages.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our mini farm consists of ponies, chickens, friendly dogs and assorted gardens so your child's art experience is indeed an <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Summer-Program.html" target="_blank">ARTESCAPE</a> :-)<img align="right" alt="art camp tree" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/images/art-camp-tree.jpg" style="height: 172px; width: 300px;" title="art camp tree" vspace="10" /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en">Complete details about what to wear, bring, child drop off and pick up times, snacks, etc are included in the welcome email and release forms that all parents receive. 5 days of total art</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en">immersion!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en"><strong>New Option</strong> - If your child would like to participate in any of the 3 sessions but the distance is inconvenient for the half day session, we offer a 3 day, full day option form 9:30 - 3:30 Monday - wednesday. You child will participate in both sessions regardless of age and will finish ahead of the half day sessions :-) Because there is an additional half day session involved cost is $135 with 15% discount for siblings. Bring a lunch, drink a snack. Water always available!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CAMP 1: June 9-13</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All ages, <strong>June 9 - 11</strong>, 9:30-3:30 $135.00 </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">15% discount for siblings</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>CAMP 2: June 16-20</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ages 11-15, 1:00 3:30 $115.00</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">All ages,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><strong style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">June 16 - 18</strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">, 9:30-3:30 $135.00 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">15% discount for siblings</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Camp 3: July 21-25</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ages 11-15, 1:00 3:30 $115.00</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All ages, <strong>July 21 - 23</strong>, 9:30-3:30 $135.00 </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">15% discount for siblings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="ArtCampReg"></a>Please fill out the online form for each student, then click the Add to Cart button to pay $50. per child pre-registration deposit: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_838205226"> </a></strong></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Summer-Program.html">http://www.artstudentacademy.com/Summer-Program.html</a></b></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-67521981652051091532014-04-12T17:44:00.000-04:002014-04-12T17:44:16.074-04:00Sketching with Live Models Outdoors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes you just have to take your art outdoors! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artists have worked on location for centuries and painting outdoors "plein air painting" is a time honored tradition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art is not just about creating art-it is about experiencing it. And nothing will do that better than for an artist to sit outside and sketch or paint a subject. In our line of work, <a href="http://www.sfilarsky.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Filarsky</a> especially, works in oils at his easel. It is not unusual for minute particles of his surroundings to lodge in his wet oil painting yet often he leaves them in the painting. Why? They are part of the experience. Part of the red clay from Georgia or sand from the beach or grass from Kentucky. You won't see them, but nonetheless they are part of his experience, his day and that painting! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we took that a step further recently and drove to Grammercy Christian School in Newport, NC where we held two workshops for the students using live models! It is Also something we will be doing in our summer art camps with the kids!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer camps here: </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-36521787456464411922014-04-09T08:25:00.002-04:002014-04-09T08:25:43.697-04:00Sculpting with clay!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So who doesn't love clay? From play-doh to sculpey to the potters wheel there is something pretty timeless about clay! It appeals to ALL ages!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started back in February with clay reliefs and the results were adorable! Then we were walloped with snow days and finally, as the weather broke, we were able to devote the time we needed to building armatures, wrapping the wire and finally applying the sheets of thin clay over the armatures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week we'll be finishing the sculpting, painting and firing the pieces. Take a look at the few pieces and be impressed! Remember-These are their FIRST sculptures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll be doing more, but with animals, in our summer art camps this June and July! These will be held at our mini-farm north of Wake Forest and all details and information can be found here at the link at the bottom of the page!</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-72613216829349619292014-03-05T13:28:00.001-05:002014-03-06T06:07:57.005-05:00Easy Drawing Tip: Use a Grid!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are times I would like to shake whichever art teacher came up with the sentence "copying is cheating" decades ago because I hear it SO many times from ages 4 to 94. It is a terribly unfortunate statement that has stopped many a beginner from progressing because some well meaning but uninformed person (who uses the latest of updated technologies) repeats that demoralizing sentence!<br />
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Some artists, and I am one, can look at anything and redraw it on paper. But I still need a reference :-) And those that "pull from their minds" also need a reference. I love to ask people if they know what an elephant looks like. And everyone says "yes." Good. So then I ask them to draw an elephant and this is where the fun begins. The subject quite honestly can be anything. The point is, in order for it to look like what we want it to, we need to have seen and handled (regularly) the subject or look at references. Only then can an artist "pull from" his imagination whether realistic, cartoonish or a monster!<br />
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So with all that in mind, a blog, the Frugal Crafter, whom I follow, posted a great little tutorial on "graphing"-the ability to take a smaller (or larger) photo, drawing or sketch and enlarge it onto a surface the artist wishes to paint on. The usage of a grid goes back centuries! There are woodcuts by the artist Albrecht Duhrer (1471-1528) depicting an arrtist using a grid to learn to draw and see properly. I like to encourage the students of all ages to draw on scratch paper THEN transfer their image to the canvas or paper. Having the ability to enlarge drawing makes the possibilities endless!<br />
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I am going to try to post in verbatim here and try to go back and add the links as I have permission to share! The title link will also take you right to the blog! Enjoy!<br />
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Posted on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="postdate" style="color: #a12a2a;">February 25, 2014</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by thefrugalcrafter</div>
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I had an “Ask a Crafter” question from a lady who wanted some ideas on how to re-size drawings, she had thought about a projector but she wanted to know if I had any ideas. I thought this questions would be better explained in it’s own video so here it is:</div>
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The best thing about this technique is anybody can do it, even if you say you can’t draw a strait line you can do this and it will look very close to the original because you are just copying lines in a small box. I got a great tip from a YouTube viewer who suggested that I cover the squares I was not working on to trick my brain into not looking ahead, great idea, you could cut a square the same size as the grid and lay it on top and shift as needed. I also heard from a math teacher who cuts up coloring pages and has the kids draw the contents of the square on a larger paper and they the class put the “puzzle” together. Ain’t learnin’ fun!?! This is a good exercise for me because I have drawn for so long that I start with the basic shapes then start refining but if I’m not careful I just make it up and stop looking at my reference so this makes me really look.</div>
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Before I forget,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/" style="color: #105cb6; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here is the link for the printable graph paper</a>. I used a 1/2″ grid in black for my transparent sheet. I drew my picture on a 1″ grid therefore doubling the size. You can make the drawing grid as big as you like, and make it however large you want. It’s really like designing a vector…hmmm, maybe that is why it is good for math teachers, and art teachers, let’s cross curriculum this technique!</div>
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I hope you found this useful, teach it to yourself and your kids! thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-73983799263028746802014-02-09T15:37:00.000-05:002014-02-09T15:54:14.800-05:00What our Children's ART classes are up to! Clay, design and painting!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have a talented group of kids in our "after school" programs and they have explored sculpture, clay, design and more recently-abstract design!<br />
Our clay work, so far, has been working in relief and from the few examples below you can see how creative their work is!<br />
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We are not finished in clay! We will be using hand tools to build our own armatures to make 3 dimensional sculptures. It's a great way to learn about hand tools such as pliers and wire cutters and how to balance their piece, add clay and then paint. A super cool project!<br />
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Snowy weather didn't slow us down this past week! Enjoy the collage below (I have more coming) of the "Abstract Tree". It's a fabulous painting exercise in going right to the canvas with no pencils, no erasers...just pure imagination. There are pretty much no rules in this one so it's also an excellent exercise for them to show other family members :-)<br />
We'll continue painting the week of Feb 10-15!<br />
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Stay tuned for examples of the adult class taught by Stephen Filarsky Feb 1-Drawing Trees from life. Amazing!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-7079809924873995832014-01-10T09:51:00.005-05:002014-01-11T18:38:23.912-05:00Toothpicks and Marshmallows and Tinker Toys sculpture <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What imaginations my students had this week!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html" target="_blank">after school kids</a> in <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/" target="_blank">Art Student Academy</a> had to put on their thinking caps because sculpture is not just clay! It's the basic building block of everything from practical buildings to works of art.<br />
Many an engineer started their careers with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkertoy" target="_blank">Tinker Toys </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_set" target="_blank">Erector Sets</a>!<br />
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Sculpture is one of the few art forms that combines so many elements! The kids (ages 5-15) did just that in combining Math, geometry, structure, design, history and plain common sense to create some amazing 3D sculptures and they did it all in just an hour. Think what they could create on a rainy afternoon at home with these inexpensive items!<br />
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After a discussion and demonstration about which was stronger-a pyramid or a square (50% got the right answer-a pyramid!) we went over the take home sheet of basic geometric shapes of square, triangles, etc. to more complex forms such as octahedron, pentagram and tesseract. Students learned that every building, stairway, bridge, in fact every man-made structure they see going down the road or in their house started with a simple basic shape. And the basic shape could grow and grow but not unless it was structurally sound! Learning about reinforcement for instance is important knowledge to keep walls from falling over when they get into slab clay structures next week.<br />
The very cool thing about using the miniature marshmallows instead of self hardening clay is that the marshmallows, in less than 24 hours, harden to a rock hard consistency. These same, very cool structures can then be spray painted with a glossy or matte spray paint and hung from ceilings or set on tables. The possibilities and the results are infinitesimal!<br />
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The students all started with the basic building blocks of cube, pyramid and (tada) octahedron (diamond). From there they were allowed free rein to go in any direction they wished. It did not take long for them to see the importance of reinforcement and practical design :-)<br />
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Exercises such as these are part of the hands on knowledge that all children excel in. They learn best by doing. They retain that by practice. Give them a bag of miniatures marshmallows and round toothpicks, step back and watch what happens! <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-8209868253871706082013-12-28T13:04:00.000-05:002013-12-28T13:04:42.196-05:00January is Sculpture Month at Art Student Academy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
2014 art classes!<br />
Our After School ART classes at <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/" target="_blank">Art Student Academy </a>start back January 8 and 9 for ages 5-17 and we can't wait! We have dedicated January as Sculpture month where our students will learn about relief sculpture, armature building with wire, pottery glazing and a little art history about famous sculptors!<br />
To sign your child up for the winter sessions, pop over to our sign up page and scroll to the bottom: <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html">http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html</a><br />
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Simply find the day and time for your child's age group. Any possible conflicts, give us a call!<br />
Theresa 919-880-7431<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-42651256399502404442013-11-23T07:21:00.003-05:002013-11-23T07:21:56.460-05:00Watercolor Wednesdays! The Art Zone!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Feeling stressed? Well, we know of a beautiful solution! There is NOTHING like being lost in the "Art Zone" before, during and after the Holidays to reduce stress! Join watercolor expert, <a href="http://www.smfilarsky.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Filarsky</a> as he takes you through a relaxing 2 week course in painting in watercolors. Follow the links to sign up today. Take a look at what first time students did below!<br />
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WATERCOLOR WEDNESDAYS<img align="middle" alt="watercolor class" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://artstudentacademy.com/images/eIMAG0425.jpg" style="border-bottom: #837550 3px solid; border-left: #837550 3px solid; border-right: #837550 3px solid; border-top: #837550 3px solid; height: 272px; width: 665px;" title="watercolor class" vspace="10" /></h1>
<strong>Wednesday December 4 and December 11, 6:00 - 8:00 Instructor Steve</strong><br />
<strong>Wake Forest Art and Frame Shop, 139 S. White St, Wake Forest NC 27567</strong><br />
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First, I'd like you to take a look at the watercolors of barns in a snowy landscape. They were painted by first
time watercolor students. Just to let you know that watercolor is not "difficult" nor is "harder than oils or
acrylics." In fact all you need is a cup of water, a brush, a few watercolor paints and a piece of paper.
That's it. Well, a pencil might come in handy, but none of the fumes or smells that you get from acrylics and
oil paints. You can paint on your kitchen table without worrying. Simple.<br />
<a href="http://artstudentacademy.com/Watercolor-Wednesdays.html" target="_blank">Our first class </a>will look at the types of watercolor paints, brushes and papers. (The water is pretty much
standard, what you get from your faucet will work fine.)<br />
We will experiment with the materials and try different techniques. And of course, we will create a
painting, after all, leaving a class with a finished painting sort of makes it worth while.<br />
I will provide you with paint and materials for this first class. I will also discuss and give
you a list of recommend paints and brushes. If you have any paints and brushes at home, please bring them
along. We will take a look at what you have and how you can use it.<br />
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<strong>Our second class we will continue by <img align="right" alt="student watercolor" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://artstudentacademy.com/images/barntreessnow.jpg" style="border-bottom: #837550 3px solid; border-left: #837550 3px solid; border-right: #837550 3px solid; border-top: #837550 3px solid; height: 265px; width: 350px;" title="student watercolor" vspace="10" />creating another painting the easy way</strong>, playing with our new
toys.<br />
Now a side note, a few years ago Theresa and I took some swing dance lessons. What I learned from those
lessons was that when you go to the second class, you probably could use some review of the previous
lesson before jumping into some new steps because I had completely forgotten them. And the practice we did at home,
well it probably could have been better. (The instructors didn't seem to have any trouble, but boy was I lost
in that second class when they began telling us to do steps that they assumed we not only remembered but were able
to do.) So our second painting will also consist of some time reviewing what we learned, and we will do
that the easy way. by painting another watercolor.<br />
<strong>Continuing Classes </strong> We will be continuing these classes, sometimes working on a single
theme and other times going in individual directions. There might be homework.<br />
Please take a look at the bottom of this page, there as some examples of my watercolors for you to look at.
After all, you do want to know what your instructor can do, don't you.<br />
<a href="http://artstudentacademy.com/Watercolor-Wednesdays.html" target="_blank"><strong>Only $50. for both classes in December.</strong></a><br />
You can register on line with Paypal or Credit Card. Please select the <a href="http://artstudentacademy.com/Watercolor-Wednesdays.html" target="_blank">option,</a> then click the "Add to
Cart" button. You can select the number of students you wish to register at the next step.<br />
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Watercolors by your instructor, Stephen Filarsky</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-78263359434677502862013-10-07T15:31:00.000-04:002013-10-07T15:33:10.493-04:00How to draw a portrait<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what happens when a group of my young students spend 30 minutes with me learning to draw a portrait? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well-l-l-l...why don't I let the "before and after" photos below speak for them? :-) Drawn by my students, ages 7-14, the change is dramatic and inspiring. Results create motivation and that's what we want to achieve above all else. The most motivated will continue to practice and practice and learn to see on their own. But in the meantime they were all pleased with what they did in just one class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pretty dramatic, huh? The point is that sometimes simply showing someone tips and techniques is all it takes for them to go to the next level. It is with most things and Art is no exception!</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989025619609108476.post-33495574373630512732013-09-02T08:22:00.001-04:002013-09-02T08:22:32.816-04:00School and ART and new studios are starting!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow, where did the month of August go? Kids are already back in school!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic mode-must get out newsletters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So THIS week our after school classes begin,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_610955493"> </a></span><a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html">http://www.artstudentacademy.com/After-School-Classes.html </a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have some new and exciting programs for the kids, so sign up for September now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The weekend of Sept 7 and 8 is the Wake Forest Artist Guild tour. I can't call it a studio tour as it will all be concentrated in downtown Wake Forest</span>,<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> but I will be there painting portraits and showing the art room to parents both days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're expanding a few of our art courses to include a serious classical training course at our Franklinton studio. It won't be a course for everyone as it is does NOT involve creativity-it involves discipline...lol, the way it used to be taught actually back in the Old Masters Day. We'll keep you posted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've added a smaller studio to our mini-farm...or maybe I should call it an Art Compound? What with our large art studio, the 2 story woodworking shop and now the smaller studio (re-purposed 12 x 20 storage building!) we'll need to re-think our parking areas! Read all about the studios on my <a href="http://www.mtheresabrown.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">other blog: </a>(http://www.mtheresabrown.blogspot.com/)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fall is a time for art shows for us as well so it's incredibly busy! But we always find time for your questions....new 2 hour classes coming up on the calendar on our <a href="http://www.artstudentacademy.com/" target="_blank">webpage!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have a Safe and Great LABOR DAY!</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">M Theresa Brown</div>M Theresa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08863146743371791303noreply@blogger.com0