ART CAMP MAGIC

When you are 5 years old, a two hour camp, no matter how much fun, can drag.....so we solved that problem by turning our art room into a "magic room." After all, out theme was "where the wild things are!"
No adults could see the art unless the magic word was spoken. And the mysterious bumps and bangs that came through the walls or from upstairs were the work of the mischievous, and shy blobs that constituted some of our art. With the help of my able assistant, 16 yr old Maddie, we transformed art camp into imagination camp!

Next camp is for the older kids 11 and up the week of June 17-21...but they may not be able to see our mischievous "lil Pete!" 

COWS in the COW class!

"Painting Cows" in acrylics

Wed night was "Painting Cows" class and what an assortment of wonderful results we got!

Can you tell the teens who previously participated in the "Pop Art Pets" class? They took their cow paintings in a completely different direction with wonderful results!

These students were beginners who enjoyed Steve's individual instruction and were thrilled with their final results!
Next set of classes is this Saturday with "Cardinal in the Snow" (yes even though it seems like spring!) and "Hot Air Balloons!"

Girls Just want to have fun!

Girls just want to have fun!

Ok, we let guys in too :-) Stay tuned-we have plenty of them!

1 day 2 classes-amazing results!

Field of Pumpkins class October 29, 2011

 "Field of Pumpkins" was a delightful class that had participants scurrying into the warmth of the Wake Forest Frame Shop from the cold, pelting rain that dampened Saturday morning!

All ages created beautiful, realistic pumpkins from our painting and even examined a real pumpkin to get the feel of the shape and ridges. The results speak for themselves.

This morning class ran from 10-12:00 and we worked in acrylic paint.

Colors of Fall class, October 29

The afternoon class, from 1:00-3:00, "Colors of Fall" was also a big hit! Working from our original painting, students embraced the bright colors of fall and their amazing paintings of a  maple tree by a lake were stunning!

Our students rock! We raise the bar on your creativity!

Welcome AmazonLocal students!

Welcome new students! We can't wait to see you in our classes and to share with you the ways and means to open up a whole new world of art! For those who have just joined us through the AmazonLocal promotion,  visit our website, fill out the form with your voucher number, then scroll down to see what our next classes are! Regardless of what location you signed up for, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY SINGLE CLASS AT EITHER LOCATION in Wake Forest! That's right. You are not confined to just one or the other. We want you to select a class that you feel would interest you. We have plenty of them scheduled :-)

 The joy of what  we do is that we're not limited to  just one age or one group of students. Our students are every age, every ability and they all have one thing in common.... They want to paint. 

Now we know that all parents encourage their children to explore new avenues and abilities and they would not dream of labeling their offspring as "un-artistic." But you would be amazed at how many adults believe that they "have no artistic abilities whatsoever" so we love to prove them wrong!

   We will see you at one of our classes!

Sept 10 classes! CReatures of the Sea and Colorful Beach Scenes!

Our last CREATURES of the SEA was so popular, we are squeezing it in again before our fall lineup! Add COLORFUL BEACH SCENES and you have a wonderful day of painting and thinking "days of summer!"

Proudly add the American flag to your beach scene!

And since the tenth anniversary of Sept 11 is the same weekend, we will also offer the option of including our American Flag in the scenes as a reminder of how much we owe our country and our freedoms to paint as we choose! Here are just two images  you can use in our afternoon class! 1-3 pm
http://artstudentacademy.com/Colors-at-the-Beach.html

Now just add some red, white and blue Adirondack chairs!

What was created in our last Creatures of the Sea class? Well, lots of dolphins but don't forget that there are Sea Otters, whales (well a lot of tails!)

 fish from your fish tank, seahorses, an octopus and even a shark if you want to paint one!
http://artstudentacademy.com/Creatures-of-the-Sea.html   from 10-noon

One of several amazing dolphins from our last class!

Results from 5 day Portrait Art camp!

Creating Portraits of people is not easy. Creating a  Pastel portrait in just over an hour is equally as challenging! But Cameron was one of 6 students who did just that in our recent week long Portrait art camp for tweens/teens held in the Wake Forest Art and Frame shop! The students first worked with caricatures, cartoons, pencil shading before moving into acrylic and pastels! Great job by the whole group!

Fun at the Art Party!

May 13 Art Party at Wake Forest Frame Shop!

Well it doesn't get much better than good food, terrific music and lots of painting-all in one evening!


If you missed our Art Party, held in conjunction with Wake Forest's second Friday, you'll have a chance to do it again June 10!.


Meanwhile, check out our upcoming workshops as www.artstudentacademy.com

Watercolor success!

It's hard to use watercolors successfully without getting them muddy or too opaque! So the 9 participants in Steve's watercolor class at the Wake Forest Art and Frame shop were delighted to create beautiful watercolors in the April 28 class!

Starting with a single image of a palm tree on the beach at sunset (or sunrise!) he showed them how to lay in the background wash before adding the tree. You would be surprised how many people want to paint the tree first then add the background! A simple tip with amazing results! Not all the participants are in this collage but the happy faces of those that are, say it all!

Next class is a unique outdoor class at our studio May 7 to paint the blooming roses! Learn what it takes to paint "plein air" :-)