Fine Arts League Gallery presents Paul Blankinship Oct. 14th @ 6 PM :: Fine Arts League of the Carolinas | MyNewsletterBuilder

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas 

presents Paul Blankinship

THE STRONG IMAGE

Painting and Drawings

Friday, October 14th at its gallery

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas Gallery 

in the Historic Grove Arcade, 1 Page Avenue, Ste. 115

in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Time: 6 pm - 8 pm

Opening Reception: 6 pm

            Born in Richmond, Va., Paul Blankinship grew up in Virginia and North Carolina, shunning the company of grown-ups for that of forest, swamp and open water.

The great gift of his childhood was access to the landscape, at first through hunting and fishing with his maternal grandfather, and later, exploration for its own sake.  In time, he gained an acquaintance with wilderness, farmland, abandoned areas, and places in between.  

 Blankinship studied drawing while a teenager under Phyllis Biddle in Richmond before attending the College of William and Mary and Duke University, where he earned degrees in English and theology, respectively.  He currently studies painting at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas.  His work is collected in the United States and the United Kingdom.

 “Persuasion in a realist landscape is in the handling of the air.  Time and atmosphere do not merely surround and wash over a landscape; they are the landscape just as much as the place is, as things are.  I paint them because they deserve regard.” 

            Paul Blankinship’s landscapes in oil arrest the viewer by telling the truth and giving thanks at the same time.  He paints places by placing moments.  Words cannot do this. 

            Paul Blankinship paints the North Carolina landscape with accuracy and evocation.  He fixes vision and atmosphere in dust, oil and sinew, making the foreign accessible and the common arresting. 

Fine Arts League Gallery presents Paul Blankinship Oct. 14th @ 6 PM :: Fine Arts League of the Carolinas | MyNewsletterBuilder

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas - OPEN DRAWING CLASS

The Fine Arts League

of the Carolinas

A School of Fine Arts Devoted to the Development of Realist Artists

OPEN DRAWING SESSION

Tuesday & Thursday Evenings

7 pm - 9 pm

Live Figure Models

Cost:

$7 for Non-Students $5 for Students

For More Information, contact:

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

(828) 252.5050

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.

Sheri Kahn of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

Sheri Kahn, Executive Director of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas has been featured in a local magazine for WNC Smartest Women, called Verve. Read more about Sheri, her vision, her background, and the direction The Fine Arts League is taking in the coming year at in the September 2011 issue of Verve.


To register for FALL classes, please visit our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org. Click on the link for Classes, or telephone: (828) 252.5050.  We look forward to having you!

Featured Artist of the Week - John Dempsey

  JOHN R. DEMPSEY

John R. Dempsey was born 1975 in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and the Florence Academy of Art. He has been an apprentice to Ben Long since 2002. His specialty is portraiture, but he also works in landscape and figures. He teaches portraiture and cast drawing at the Fine Arts League.

“Drawing is the key element of great painting. The ability to describe the nuances of form with a simple tool such as a piece of charcoal prepares the painter for the problems which arise when attempting to display the subtle beauty of nature. Accurate demonstration of nature’s beauty is the hallmark of a great work.”  JRD

Come join John for a class this fall at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas in Asheville, North Carolina.

You may read more about John Dempsey and the other Fine Art Instructors by linking to our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org or telephone our office at (828) 252-5050, Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.

We are the only school in the United States who teaches the art of Fresco!

You Tube Video from the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

Let us hear more from you regarding our latest event on the 20th of August for the Governor's spouses from Missouri, North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi! The event was a wonderful coming together of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas and distinguished guests from the Southeast and Central United States. Please see more on our YouTube video:http://youtu.be/8oqmYXma-HQ.  We hope you will pass this along to someone who has a passion for fine arts as we do..and join us for a class in what promises to be a very unique experience in Asheville, North Carolina.

Youth After-School Classes for 2011-2012 at Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

After-School Youth Program Calendar 2011-2012
5-weeks, 4:30-6:30 PM, $150.00 + 45.00 Reg. Fee ..............................................................................

2011 Session One— September – October:

Tuesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25. For Starters: Fundamental Drawing.
Fall into Color: Beginning Watercolor.

Thursdays: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27.
Fun with Color: Beginning Oil Painting.
Halloween Mask Making.

2011 Session Two— November- December:

Tuesdays: 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6. Santa is that you? Create your Holiday Present.
Look at me, Self Portrait.

Thursdays: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8. Sculpture Basics. Make Your Story: Comic Book Drawing.
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2012 Session One— January – March:

Tuesdays: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28. Fun with Fresco. Learn to draw Anatomy like Da Vinci.

Thursdays: 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1. Oils and Color: Intermediate Oil Painting.
Sculpture: Intermediate.

2012 Session Two— March – April:

Tuesdays: 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/10, 4/17. Spring into Beginning Pastels. Imagine with Mosaics.

Thursdays: 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/12, 4/19. More Fresco Fun. Drawing for Illustrations.

For more information, go to www.FineArtsLeague.org or call: (828) 252-5050. Pre-registration is August 15th!

This week's Featured Artist at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

Mark Henry

Born in Merced, California, Mark traveled extensively with his military family. In his youth he lived in all but a few of the United States and spent his teenage years in Okinawa. After attending Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, the artist became a private student and assistant to Mr. Leslie Posey, a nationally acclaimed sculptor and ornamentalist.

During the late 1970s Mark studied design in nature and the human form, ornamental architecture, casting and mold-making using the traditional methods. In the early 1980s he worked and studied under Ted Nightwine, the chief conservator of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, learning framework restoration. A twist of fate led him to Hagenbeck/Wallace Inc., the company that designs and builds props for the Ringling Brothers Circus and Disney Ice Shows.

The mountains have lured the artist by way of their power and beauty, and the Henrys now live in Weaverville, NC. Along with his love of painting, Mark also teaches several times a year at various schools and workshops, and is presently designing and crafting his own frames for his paintings. Mark's work in pastel and oil is represented in galleries in North Carolina and Georgia as well as numerous private collections in the United States and abroad.

Sign up for one of Mark Henry's Fundamental Drawing or Fundamental Painting courses for Fall 2011 at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas. See more at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org Mark Henry's work can also be seen and purchased at 16 Patton Fine Art Gallery in the Grove Arcade.

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas After-School Youth Program

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

After-School Youth Program Calendar 2011-2012

5-weeks, 4:30-6:30 PM, $150.00 + 45.00 (non-refundable) Reg. Fee
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2011 Session One— September – October:

Tuesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25.
For Starters: Fundamental Drawing.
Fall into Color: Beginning Watercolor.

Thursdays: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27.
Fun with Color: Beginning Oil Painting.
Halloween Mask Making.

2011 Session Two— November- December:

Tuesdays: 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6.
Santa is that you? Create your Holiday Present.
Look at me, Self Portrait.

Thursdays: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8.
Sculpture Basics.
Make Your Story: Comic Book Drawing.
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2012 Session One— January – March:

Tuesdays: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28.
Fun with Fresco.
Learn to draw Anatomy like Da Vinci.

Thursdays: 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1.
Oils and Color: Intermediate Oil Painting.
Sculpture: Intermediate.

2012 Session Two— March – April:

Tuesdays: 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/10, 4/17.
Spring into Beginning Pastels.
Imagine with Mosaics.

Thursdays: 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/12, 4/19.
More Fresco Fun.
Drawing for Illustrations.

For More Information, please visit our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org 

or call our office at (828) 252.5050