Funny you should ask!
I have the privilege of opening a new painting studio at 210 Elmira Road in Ithaca and I'm calling it the Ithaca Art Factory. In addition to being my painting studio, there will be a new gallery, initially open Friday through Sunday, and a painting classroom with acrylic painting classes scheduled on Friday & Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
The whole idea of the class paintings is to share my passion for making art and for making paintings. I think most people are fascinated by just the idea of an artist's studio, so to invite people into my studio, not only to view it and poke around, but actually to make paintings with me, this is what the Factory will be about. Art will get made here, not only by me, but by you.
So to make the painting classroom inviting and accessible, I've created a new web site -- http://ithacaartfactory.com, which you can also like on facebook (http://facebook.com/IthacaArtFactory.com) and follow on (http://twitter.com/IthacArtFactory). Just click on the "class calendar" link on the Ithaca Art Factory web site's navigation bar, and you will be taken to our calendar of acrylic painting classes.
My vision of the classes is almost that of a party or a date night. You don't have to have any prior art experience and you don't have to buy any expensive art materials, just sign up online for a class prior to the class date, and then just bring yourself and a sense of fun and adventure. When you come to the studio, you will be provided with canvas (16" x 20"), paints, brushes, easels, aprons, and art instruction. I'll guide the class, step-by-step, how to make the particular painting we'll be working on. Obviously, each person can add their own flourishes, and at the end of the class, each person will take home a work of art that they made with their own hands.
I'm absolutely thrilled about it!
To keep posted, follow what's happening in the Factory at http://www.ithacaartfactory.com/blog_index.html.
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