Quick Start Painting

• 5 lessons
• Tuesday nights 6:00 to 8:30
• beginning Jan. 17th
• Thursday mornings 9:30 to noon
• beginning Jan. 19th
• Level:  BEGINNER
• Instructor:  Gavin Standish
  
• $ 55 (must purchase starter kit)
  
• If you are interested in Beginner classes, call the shop.  We will work with your schedule.

 Quick Start Decorative Painting is exactly what the name implies--a Quick Start.  Experience the fun of learning the basics of decorative painting while painting flowers, rosebuds, butterflies and a cuddly bear in just five weeks.

Sandy Scales Seminar  2012

• 3-day seminar:  April 19, 20 & 21
  
• Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Level:  Intermediate
• $225 for all three days  (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.)  
  
• $150 for two days (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.)  
• $80 for one day (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.)  

What a wonderful way to start spring painting.  Sandy Scales is a terrific teacher and a certified Maureen McNaughton teacher.  Sandy will be teaching one of Maureen's new patterns.  And she will be teaching one of Betty Caithness's pieces complete with Betty's unique antiquing technique.  Betty's piece will be taught on Friday and Saturday.

Lydia Steeves Seminar

• Thursday & Friday,  May 10 & 11 2012
  
• 2 one-day projects
• $150  (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.) 
  

Join us and learn to paint Lydia's darling animals. We are going to paint one animal and use colored pencils to the other.

Quick Start Kit

The Quick Start Kit contains the supplies you will need for this course. 

 All the brushes, paints, graphite paper, surfaces (that you paint on), etc. are included.  You will also receive a book with the lessons in color for you to work from at home.  The kit is a bargain.  The supplies would cost approximately $85 if purchase individually.

Ronnie Bringle Seminar

• 3-day seminar:  June 14, 15, & 16
  
• Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Level:  Intermediate
• $225 for all three days  (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.)  
  
• $150 for two days
• $80 for one day

The Tole Patch will be welcoming Ronnie for the first time. She will be teaching "Past Times" on June 15 & 16; followed by Warm Hands on June 17th.

Quick Start Continued

• 5 lessons
• Tuesday nights:  6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
• starting Feb. 28 
• Thursday mornings:  9:30 to 12:30
• starting  March 1 
  
• Prerequisite:  Quick Start for Beginners or permission
• Instructor:  Gavin Standish
• $55 (must purchase kit)
  

This class will continue adding to the skills that you learned in Quick Start.   The lessons include painting  darling tissue box with seasonal scenes on the sides.  Kit fee of $50 includes surface, patterns with colored photos, some  paints, and use of shop paint for additional colors.  

Gaby Hunter Seminar

• 2 one-day seminars
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Lynne Andrews Seminar

• 2 days
• Oct 12 & 13, 2012
  
• $150  (A $50 non-refundable deposit is necessary to sign up.  The balance is due one week prior to seminar start.)

Lynne will be back with us to teach a 2 day seminar.  It will be one of her famous Santas newly designed for us.  I'll post more information as it becomes available.

Kids Art Lessons

• Learn basic drawing from professional artist Christy Shaffer
• 6 lessons for students in grades 3 through 6
• starting in the fall
• $50

Golden Butterfly

• 1 lesson
• Tuesday, 9:30 to 12:30
• February 7th
• Level:  Intermediate
• Instructor:  Beth Weiss
• $  20  includes canvas but not paper

The Golden Butterfly is striking as she lands on some designer paper.  This canvas is only 8 x 8 and with the blue butterfly make a handsome pair of small canvas to decorate your home.