Instructors: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Days: Thursday mornings
Time Slot: 9-12
Email: suzelavender@icloud.com, canvasdancer319@gmail.com
Phone: 772-643-3840 203-648-3138
Website: sheilalougheed.com
Class Title: Fix My Painting
Medium: Acrylics, Watercolors, Oil, Collage, and Mixed Media
Level: Any & All Levels of Experience
Description:
Fun class to finish old paintings or start on something new. We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies:
Basic supplies in medium of choice - to include
paper or canvas, water container, paper towels,
brushes, palette knives, paint, reference piece
Bio/Education & Experience:
Instructor: Sheila Lougheed canvasdancer319@gmail.com
Our initial class was to introduce abstract / figurative painting to folks.
We then were labeled as a “Fix My Painting” class. Either way,
Suze and I cover many mediums, acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage and
mixed media. We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and
technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over,
and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Students may bring whatever supplies they are used to working with, (brushes, palette knives, paint, canvas or w/c paper, and a reference piece) to their first class. Many supplies may be available to start a student off, and we can guide them with their purchases once committed to a medium.
A successful class is when a student feels welcomed, and is met with an atmosphere of encouragement and play with their chosen medium. Laughter is encouraged! A successful class is when a student can not wait to return.
Artist’s Statement:
"My paintings and photography are colorful, exotic, quirky, layered and bursting with energy. My Irish wit and tenderness are often reflected in the titles. I love my paintings and photographs to express my exuberance for life through color and texture. My ebullient paintings reflect the influence of O’Keefe’s erotic rhythm and Pollack’s spontaneity and application of layers. My work is an expression of my gratitude for each day I have been given."
Instructor: Susan Lavender suzelavender@icloud.com
Susan “Suze” Lavender was born and raised on the south shore of
Long Island, NY. Her two loves were always Art and the Sea.
She loves to draw and paint moments to release emotions. Although
she has never formally trained in Art, except for the odd class in a
variety of different mediums, her art shows a natural talent and beauty
that exhibits a deep love and the heart and soul she puts into her work.
Since meeting and studying under Frits Van Eeden in the last five years,
she feels that he has opened up a window of what could be. Suze’s art now has the energy, emotion, color, and passion that she’s always strived to put on canvas.
Artists’ Statement:
“I have been an artist my entire life, but I have had no formal training until recently. I knew I had so much to say and had no idea how to transfer my thoughts onto canvas. There was a time when I viewed photographic and detailed production as the epitome of artistry. Gratefully, that is no longer the case. My New York upbringing is especially present in my cityscapes, and I’ve discovered how to communicate my ideas emotionally through textures, color choice, and subject. I’ve yet to travel the world however my paintings have created a world for me.”
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