The Artisans Village Art Gallery Classes

Thursday Painting Bee – Ongoing Classes

Instructor: April Hendricks

2025 Class Schedule Coming Soon!

Class Description:

Join The Bee! Thursdays are “FUNDAYS” with a wonderful group of artists who enjoy learning new techniques, mediums, and mixing it all with a little social time. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, contact the gallery for more information or send an email to april.hendricks@bellsouth.net. April will add you to her email list for upcoming class subject matter/dates/details.

April will lead you on your own personal, creative journey using your medium of choice. This class is for students of all levels. Special instruction is provided to beginners, and advanced artists are challenged to take their painting skills to the next level. Thursdays 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Call the Gallery to book! COST: $50 per class or $240 for 6 weeks

The classes are first come-first served. Call the Gallery at 706.623.7757 to reserve your spot. You can also email APRIL to get on her weekly email for upcoming class descriptions/details. april.hendricks@bellsouth.net

No weekly supply fee, because it’s BYOB (Bring your own brush)

Depending on what you are insterested in learning or creating, April will help you with a personalized supply list depending on the class.

Past Class Examples:

We are going to paint the sweetest little still life this week. It’s a simple composition, but it packs a punch. We will have a still life setup in the art room, so please remember to bring a device that can capture some images.

I will be painting on an 8X10 canvas panel and using oils as my medium.
Your palette should include: Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue ( I will share if you don’t have), Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Cad Yellow Medium, White and Black. (Optional Lemon Yellow Hue)
For oils, you should have Gamsol in a sealed container.
Brushes, Paper towels, palette or palette paper, and a water container if using acrylics.

This is the painting I did today in preparation. I just knew I wanted a gold bamboo frame. I picked this one up at Hobby Lobby for $6.50. It’s an 8×10.

THURSDAY, MAY 23 | Cost $50 | 11:30 – 2 pm

Our theme for this class will be “The Unapologetic Palette!” What better way to close out the session than with a pet portrait of our sweet animal buddies?

We will be working on a 12×12″ canvas in acrylics. Instead of a paint list, just bring your “fun” colors + Titanium White and Permanent Black. I am going to include the instructions for block poster printing at the end of the email. I will bring graphite paper for transferring. Your reference template will be appx 11×11″.

Examples for inspiration:

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25 | Cost $50 | 11:30 – 2 pm

“There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,

He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;

He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,

And they all lived together in a little crooked house.”

That sweet, little Mother Goose nursery rhyme is the inspiration for the next Painting Bee class with April Hendricks. Van Gogh’s House at Auvers will be our inspiration piece for this class. Why this painting? Why this artist?

We will explore the power of the broken line and how to use it to show movement and create interest. In fact, Van Gogh used the technique to create the impression of color blending….without actually mixing it! Just look at the blues and greens on that roof! We will have a template to transfer the image.

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SUPPLY LIST:

9×12 canvas stretched or board
Chrome Green Oxide
Light Olive Green (my favorite color)
Cobalt blue
Yellow Ochre
Titanium White
Cad Red
Cad Yellow
OPTIONAL: Viridian, Paynes Gray

**This project lends itself to many different art mediums. It would be lovely in Oil or Soft Pastels! Bring what you already have. We share! The colors listed are in Master’s Touch Acrylic shades. If you have similar colors don’t buy new ones…we’ll make do!