Painting Under the Tuscan

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas is once again pleased to return to Italy with a trip to Tuscany between the dates of May 19 through May 27. Based in Lucignano, a small Medieval hill town located south of Florence, our guests will comfortably lodge just outside the town walls in old world Villas with kitchens, modern rooms with baths, and a swimming pool.

Lucignano is centrally located in the heart of the Chianti region for day excursions to surrounding Tuscan destinations. Our guests simply have to open their door and step out each morning to draw or paint the Tuscan landscape surrounded by Olive Groves and overlooking Cortona.

If a day trip is what you want, no worries, a member of The Fine Arts League staff will lead a visit to one of the surrounding towns to draw, paint or sightsee. Morning drawing and painting instruction is available and will be led by Fine Arts League instructors John Dempsey and Christopher Holt. Afternoon drawing or painting sessions are accompanied by founder Ben Long. Participants will be instructed in the rendering of the Italian landscape and architecture.

For more information, please contact the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas at (828) 252-5050.

SPRING CLASSES begin JANUARY 23rd 2012

Welcoming back - BEN LONG! Ben will be here for the 12 week Spring Semester at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, the school which he founded to teach Portrait Painting. We welcome the advanced Artist to join Ben along with other Master's Apprentice students from the Fine Arts League to share in the wisdom of a living Master. For more information on the Spring courses being offered at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, please visit our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.org or telephone: (828) 252-5050.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas is a small and very unique school dedicated to teaching in the style of the 'old masters'. We draw and paint from life. If you choose to become a full time Student, enrolling in our Master's Apprentice course - you will learn everything from mixing your own pigments, stretching your canvas, fundamental drawing, painting people and landscapes to staging and having your own gallery show.

One of our students, Renee Whisnant will have her Opening this coming Thursday, January 19th from 5 pm until 8 pm at the Fine Arts League Gallery in the Historic Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. We welcome you to attend.

SPRING 2012 ART CLASSES at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

FINE ARTS LEAGUE CLASS SCHEDULE — SPRING 2012

Spring Semester begins: January 23—April 20, 2012

MORNING: 10 AM TO 1 PM

Fresco/ Roger Nelson (Fridays 10 am - 5 pm)

Fundamental Drawing/ Mark Henry (Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Fundamental Painting/ Mark Henry (Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Anatomy/Michael Smith (Mondays & Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Etching/ John Dempsey (Fridays 10 am - 1 pm)

Cast Drawing/John Dempsey (Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Landscape/Still Life/Rebecca King (Mondays & Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Artistic Anatomy/Michael Smith (Mondays & Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm)

Sculpture/Felix Valez (Fridays 10 am - 5 pm)

Portrait Drawing/John Dempsey (Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm)

AFTERNOON: 2 PM TO 5 PM

 

Fresco/ Roger Nelson (continued from 10 am - 5 pm)

Figure and Portrait/John Dempsey-Ben Long (Mondays & Wednesdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Landscape-Still Life John Mac Kah (Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Pastels/ Mark Henry (Fridays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Long Pose Figure/Roger Nelson (Thursdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Materials/JP Sullivan (Mondays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Advanced Landscape/Still Life Painting/John Mac Kah (Wednesdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Watercolor/Christopher Holt (Tuesdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Long Pose Figure/Michael Smith (Mondays 2 pm - 5 pm)

Advanced Landscape/Still Life PaintingJohn Mac Kah (Mondays & Wednesdays 2 pm - 5 pm)

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: 4:30 - 6:30 PM

 

(Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 31)

CLASS 1:

Intermediate Oil Painting. Instructor: TBA (Thursdays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

CLASS 2:

Sculpture. Instructor: TBA (Thursdays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

(Jan.31, Feb.7, 14, 21, 28)

CLASS 1:

Fun With Fresco/Instructor: TBA (Tuesdays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

CLASS 2:

Learn to Draw Anatomy like DaVinci/Instructor TBA (Tuesdays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

EVENING CLASSES: 6 PM TO 9 PM

Portrait Painting/Roger Nelson (Thursdays 6 pm - 9 pm)

Anatomy/Michael Smith (Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6 pm - 9 pm)

Portrait Painting/Roger Nelson (Thursdays & Fridays 6 pm - 9 pm)

OPEN DRAWING

(Mondays & Thursdays 7- 9 PM)

Live Model

$5/FALC Students

$7/Public

For more information on classes, visit our website at www.FineArtsLeague.org or call (828) 252-5050

OPEN DRAWING STUDIO SESSION with Live Model

OPEN DRAWING

with Live Model

every Monday & Thursday Evening

from 7 pm until 9 pm

Cost: $7 / $5 student rate

Enjoy the freedom to draw in an art school studio with other aspiring or accomplished artists in Asheville, North Carolina

Our school is located in the Historic River Arts District

362 Depot Street, Asheville, NC

For more information, contact: (828) 252-5050 or

on the web at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org



Fine Art Classes including Portraiture, Pen & Ink, Drawing & FRESCO!

It's time to register for Spring Classes at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas. Early registration is: November 15th. Classes begin on January 23rd! For more information, contact the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas at (828) 252-5050 or on the web at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org for a complete SPRING SCHEDULE.

Some of the classes include: Drawing, Cast Drawing, Sculpture, Fresco, Portratiture, Etching and Watercolor!

Our Teachers are professional working Artists who offer their time and talent to give personalized attention to each student.

Ben Long, our founder will be teaching Figure and Portrait Painting this Spring! You won't want to miss this opportunity!

We also offer After School Youth Classes on Tuesdays & Thursdays throughout the winter.

This weekend we will be participating in the River Arts District Stroll...stop by and have a look at our classes and the painting and drawings for sale at 362 Depot Street, Asheville, North Carolina. We look forward to meeting you!

Still Life Drawing and Painting

Come join us this Spring for a Still Life Pen and Ink/Drawing Class with Mark Henry, Rebecca King or John MacKah or Anatomy with Michael Smith! Classes open to individuals with a passion to learn more about drawing, painting and the art of fine art! For more information, go to our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.orghttp://www.fineartsleague.org/index.html and feel free to register for our Spring Classes which begin January 23rd! Pre-registration deadline is: November 15th!

As you know art and music enable the brain to function at a more creative level. See the quotes below:

"Play keeps us fit physically and mentally. "

Stuart Brown, MD, Contemporary American Psychiatrist

"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct."

Carl Jung, Swiss Pychoanalyst, 1875–1961

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas located in the historic River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina. Feel free to call us with any question you may have: (828) 252-5050!

FALL 2011-2012 ADULT FINE ARTS WORKSHOPS

Fall & Spring Adult WorkshopSchedule
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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 Come join the excellent Instructors of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas for an intensive weekend workshop in Oil Painting, Drawing, Watercolor, Pastel and Traditional Lettering! Classes begin October 14th! For more information, go to the website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org and click on the tab which reads Adult Workshops or call (828) 252-5050!

Classical Realsim Classes offered at Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

FINE ARTS LEAGUE of the CAROLINAS

Asheville, North Carolina

FALL SEMESTER: September 19 — December 9, 2011Monday through Friday • Course 101F— Materials Course: Monday, 2-5 pm. Instructor: JP Sullivan.
• Course 102F—Fundamental Drawing I: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-1 pm.
Instructor: Mark Henry.
• Course 103F— Fundamental Painting I: Tuesday and Thursday, 2-5pm.
Instructor: Mark Henry.
• Course 104F—Intro. To Landscape & Still Life Drawing I: Monday and
Wednesday, 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Rebecca King.

• Course 201F— Cast Drawing I: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-1pm.
Instructor: John Dempsey.
• Course 202F— Anatomy I: Monday and Wednesday, 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Michael Smith.
• Course 204F— Portrait Drawing I: Tuesday and Thursday, 2-5pm.
Instructor: John Dempsey.
• Course 205F— Landscape and Still Life Painting I: Tuesday and Thursday 2-5pm.
Instructor: John Mac Kah.

• Course 300F— Artistic Anatomy I: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Michael Smith.
• Course 301F— Advanced Landscape and Still Life Painting I: Monday and
Wednesday, 2-5pm.
Instructor: TBA.

• Course 401F— Long Pose Figure Drawing/Painting I: Monday and Thursday, 2-5pm.
Instructor: Michael Smith (Monday).
Instructor: Roger Nelson (Thursday).
• Course 402F/POST GRAD.— Fresco I: Friday, 10am-5pm.
Instructor: Roger Nelson.
• Course 403F/POST GRAD.— Figure and Portrait Drawing/Painting: Monday and
Wednesday, 2-5pm.
Instructors: John Dempsey and Ben Long.

Electives
• Course105F— Watercolor: Friday 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Christopher Holt.
• Course 303F— Composing Illustrations From Literary Works I: Friday, 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Al Ramirez.
• Course 304F— Sculpture I, Friday, 2-5pm.
Instructor: TBA.

Evening Classes
• Course 203F— Anatomy I: Tuesday and Wednesday 6-9pm.
Instructor: Michael Smith.
• Course 302F— Portrait Painting I: Thursday and Friday 6-9pm.
Instructor: Roger Nelson.
• Course 404F— The Business of Art: Tuesdays, 6-9pm.
Instructor: TBA.

DATES TO REMEMBER for fall registration:
• August 15: Pre-registration deadline.(Pre-register and
receive one weekend workshop at ½ price).
• September 15: Open registration deadline.
• September 19: Classes begin.
• November 24-25: Thanksgiving Holiday.
• December 9: Classes end.

Contact the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas at (828) 252-5050 for more information!

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

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