Art Uncork’d Acrylic Canvas Painting Classes with Sharon Smithem “Fun Flowers”

Thursday 5:30-8:00 p.m.

February 25

Class Fee: $45($40 Members)

Ages 18-Adult

Join Sharon Smithem for a fun evening of painting.
Tonight’s feature is decorative fun flowers with lots of color.
No experience is necessary for any Uncork’d class.

Art Uncork’d Acrylic Canvas Painting Classes with Sharon Smithem “Rolling Farm Landscape”

Thursday 5:30-8:00 p.m.

October 1

Class Fee: $45 ($40 Members)

Ages 18-Adult

If you would like to learn about acrylic painting under the
guidance of an experienced instructor consider signing up
for this class. Participants will use acrylic painting techniques
to complete a landscape with quilt like fields on a
16”x20” canvas.

Plein Air Possibilities

Monday 9:00 a.m. – Noon July 20 OR July 27

Class Fee: $30 ($25 Members) Ages 14-Adult

Using the medium of your choice (anything easily portable: pen/ink, pastel, graphite or even a small watercolor sketch kit) participants will draw from the landscape. Make sure to bring your tools and your paper/drawing surface. Recommendations provided at registration. First location will be Fremont Lake Park on July 20, second location will be Hardy Dam Boy Scout Trail with view of dam on July 27. Perspective, mark making, and most importantly composition will be part of this class. Viewfinders, sighting sticks and drawing board will be provided. Mild hiking required.

Landscape Painting with Stephanie Schlatter

Thursday, August 20 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $65 ($55 Members) Age 18-Adult

Enjoy great social and artistic interaction with our featured artist Stephanie Schlatter. Paint a landscape in the style of her Michigan Wine Trail series, with bright color, dramatic skies, and your favorite view. All materials provided. Sign up with a friend for an evening of art and entertainment.

June 17 – July 18 Exhibit: Stephanie Schlatter & Kristi Visser

June 17 – July 18
Stephanie Schlatter – Landscapes
Reception July 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m.IMG_9105

Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace,
13 E. Main St., Fremont. 231-924-4022.
Stephanie Schlatter is an American landscape painter whose work is deeply connected to and rooted in her native Michigan. She’s best known for her On the Michigan Wine Trail series, which explores the stories of the state’s vineyards and wineries through paint. Her artwork has appeared on several Michigan wine labels and is available in wineries and tasting rooms across the state. Much of her work also incorporates the scenic lakes on which she spent her childhood.

June 17 – July 18 – Kristi Visser – 100 Portraits
Reception July 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m.visser1

Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace, 13 E. Main St., Fremont. 231-924-4022.
Kristi set out to do 100 small faces as an act of daily practice during a season in her life that allowed very little time or space for making art.  What started out as a discipline turned into her passion.  She hopes that you will take the time to meet each face she created and experience a connection while asking yourself as you look into their eyes:  What are they feeling? What do they see? What do they long for? Who do they remember? Where are they going?  Where have they been?  Don’t be surprised if you see something of yourself as you look into the faces of Kristi’s 100 portraits!

Kristi earned a degree in fine art from Calvin College and feels she has been artistic all her life.  Recently though, she has been able to commit more time and passion to the work of art and sharing art.  She states, “Creating gives me hope and joy personally.  My greatest desire is that others will be blessed and inspired by the work that God has given me to do.  I create with a variety of mediums on paper, canvas and wood.  Every piece is the work of my heart and hands.”

Art Uncork’d Acrylic Canvas Painting “Tulip” with Sharon Smithem

Thursday 5:30-8:30 p.m.,  July 30

Ages 18-Adult

If you would like to learn about acrylic painting under the
guidance of an experienced instructor consider signing
up for this class. Participants will use acrylic painting
techniques to complete a vibrant bouquet of tulips on a
16”x20” canvas. Part art class and part social gathering,
call a few friends and take this class together!

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Art Uncork’d Acrylic Canvas Painting “Boat on Beach” with Sharon Smithem

Thursday 5:30-8:30 p.m.,  June 25

Ages 18-Adult

Under Sharon’s experienced instruction participants will
use acrylic painting techniques to complete a lone boat
pulled onto a sandy beach on a 16”x20” canvas. If you
have been wanting to experiment with acrylic painting
this is the perfect opportunity. Call a few friends and
take this class together.

Art with Friends – Art Uncork’d – A Social Painting Experience with Sharon Smithem

“Sunflower”

Thursday, April 30, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Ages 18+

Bring some friends or make some new ones in this fun series of painting classes! Learn acrylic painting basics from color theory to brush use with artist, Sharon Smithem. Sharon is a painting and mosaic muralist with a BFA in fine art from Kendall College. Her work has been exhibited throughout Michigan, including the “Donor Tree” mosaic at Tamarac Wellness Center in Fremont! If you have been wanting to experiment with acrylic painting, Sharon is the perfect instructor to help you find your inner art with her Art Uncork’d series! In each of the classes students will complete a 16”x20” canvas that is ready to hang on the wall or give to a friend. All skill levels are welcome so call your friends, bring a snack or beverage to share, and come to one or both of these great classes at NCCA-Artsplace!

Art with Friends – Art Uncork’d – A Social Painting Experience with Sharon Smithem

“Red Barn with Cow”

Tuesday, March 31, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Ages 18+

Bring some friends or make some new ones in this fun series of painting classes! Learn acrylic painting basics from color theory to brush use with artist, Sharon Smithem. Sharon is a painting and mosaic muralist with a BFA in fine art from Kendall College. Her work has been exhibited throughout Michigan, including the “Donor Tree” mosaic at Tamarac Wellness Center in Fremont! If you have been wanting to experiment with acrylic painting, Sharon is the perfect instructor to help you find your inner art with her Art Uncork’d series! In each of the classes students will complete a 16”x20” canvas that is ready to hang on the wall or give to a friend. All skill levels are welcome so call your friends, bring a snack or beverage to share, and come to one or both of these great classes at NCCA-Artsplace!

Birch Bark Collage Painting with Tracy Kehr

Thursday 6:00-8:00 p.m.

February 11, 18

Class Fee: $55 ($50 Member)

Ages 14-Adult

If you love the beauty of a birch tree then this is
a project that will certainly be appealing. This is a
mixture of both painting and collage. Each person
will paint a 14” x 20” wood background piece using
a color scheme of your own choosing. Next, actual
birch bark will be applied to the painted piece. Finally,
a coating of resin will be poured over the entire piece.
To allow for drying/curing time, pieces may be picked
up after February 19. Be prepared for a great learning
experience. Class size limited.