ADULT ART WORKSHOPS at the FINE ARTS LEAGUE of the CAROLINAS

Fall & Spring Adult Workshop Schedule
2011-2012

$325.00 per 3-day class + $45.00 Non-Refundable
Registration Fee. 10am—4pm, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.

October 2011—14,15,16.
Fall Landscape Painting.
Fall Landscape Pastel.
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November 2011—18,19,20.
Draw/Paint your Self-Portrait.
Traditional Lettering.
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December 2011, NO WORKSHOPS.
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January 2012, NO WORKSHOPS.
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February 2012—10,11,12.
Draw or Paint Your Valentine.
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April 2012—20,21,22.
Spring into Pastels.
Fun with Watercolor.
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The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas is located in the Historic River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina. In addition to our regular Fall & Spring Curriculum, we also offer Adult Workshops in Oil Painting, Pastels and Watercolor. Sign up for your favorite medium today! These Workshops are 3 day intensives with one of our experienced Art Instructors. You may call our office today for more information at: (828) 252-5050 or online at www.FineArtsLeague.org.

Michael Smith of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

Michael James Smith grew up in Baltimore, MD. In his youth he had the privilege of being instructed by teachers from the Maryland Institute of Art and later was affiliated with Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. After moving to Miami, FL he became a working artist with drawings and paintings in various media being shown in galleries and acquired by private collectors.

Upon moving to Asheville, NC in 1995, Michael focused his talents on figurative drawing. Over the course of the next few years, Michael continued his figure studies, and had the good fortune to meet and become friends with Ben Long. This eventually led to a position as a founding member of the fine arts league of Asheville, now known as The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas. His extensive knowledge of anatomy is reflected in his love of teaching his in-depth course of the Fine Arts League.

Michael is extremely talented and well versed in anatomy which makes his art come to life!

For more information about classes with Michael Smith at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, go to our website at www.FineArtsLeague.Org and view Faculty and Classes, or telephone (828) 252-5050.

John Mac Kah this weeks featured Artist from The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

John Mac Kah

John Mac Kah is graduate of Ringling College of Art & Design and a rare native of Florida. His interest in drawing began when he was very young and he studied independently with professional artists as early as high school. He has been teaching since 1984 and since 1996, here in Asheville from his studio in the River Arts District. His paintings begin in the field on locations throughout the Southeast. His work can found in private and public collections in California, New York, London and throughout the southeast.

Of his work, he says: “Realist painting is about engaging with landscape, about creating context for our experience. It is to some degree a celebration of those places that survive in a wild state, at the edge just beyond the periphery of vision. I want to bring Nature back into focus, pay it deep attention, and ask the viewer to become more aware that we are losing so much, so fast. The skill is to translate these powerful visual moments with these very real and earthy materials — pigment, oil, canvas, wood, and hair — and create a link between artist, audience and Nature.

Visit John Mac Kah's web site: http://www.jmkah.com/ John's work is also available at the Fine Arts League Gallery located in the Historic Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina