Winter Bridge Canvas class this Sunday!

This is an intermediate class that is a fun blend of One Stroke painting and traditional acrylic painting techniques.

I hope to see you there!

Location: New Stanton United Methodist Church

Date: Sunday, March 4th

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Cost: $40

Supplies: Paint and canvas are included. Please bring your brushes, sponge, plate/double loader, water basin, paper towels, table easel, and graphite transfer paper (if you have it). This is the last "winter" project I have scheduled this season.

Please contact me at danellesdesigns@hotmail.com or 724-772-9712 to reserve your spot. I always bring extra canvases to class, so last minute sign-ups are welcome.

Class Pictures

I'm so excited to be back in front of the classroom helping painters create something beautiful!

Yesterday was my first original canvas class. Everyone did such a wonderful job!


From left to right, Lisa, Diane, Kelly, and Pam.



On Monday I had my inaugeral class at our new dining room table. (The dining room has always been the kids' toy room up until now. There still are a few boxes and bins in the corner, but if I waited until the room was perfect, well ... I wouldn't have the picture below to share. :0)

My son Jamie stepped in to help hold up the waterstrokes cards for the picture. My oldest son came in after and offered to help clean up (the extra Dove chocolate on the table that is).

From left to right, Gerry, Jamie, and Diane.




My next class is at my house one week from today, Monday, February 13th, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. I will be teaching the lap desk pictured below. Cost is $30 and includes all paint and surfaces. Bring your brushes if you have them. This is an excellent project for beginners and experienced artists alike and you go home with a sturdy, functional lap desk that would make an excellent gift if you can bear to part with it! I have four seats open so call or e-mail to reserve your spot today!


Lastly, best of luck to Diane with her upcoming eye surgery this week!

danellesdesigns@hotmail.com
724-772-9712

Upcoming classes

Mark your calendar! Upcoming class dates!

I don't have all of the details yet, but here is my tentative schedule for the next month or so:

Crafty Wave classes at my home in Cranberry TWP, 6:30 - 9:00 PM on Mondays:

January 30th

February 13th

February 27th

March 12th

March 26th

Projects TBD

Intermediate Canvas classes at New Stanton United Methodist Church, 1:00 - 4:30 PM the first Sunday of the month:

February 5th

March 4th

This is the February canvas. I have a fantastic "companion" canvas of a covered bridge in winter that will be the March class.

Watch for updates!

Getting ready to teach again

Hello all! It's been MONTHS since I've posted and over a year since I've taught a class. My regular day job was requiring a tremendous amount of overtime to the point where I dropped all extraciricular activities and threatened my health. I am very very anxious to get back in the classroom teaching again! I'll be publishing a teaching schedule in the next two weeks, so keep watching!

In the meantime, here are some of the few paintings I did this year:

Here is a wOil painting I did at Donna's education summit in the summer:

This also is a wOil painting from the summit:

Here is a desert oasis acrylic landscape also from the summit:

And here is the the last canvas from the summit:

Here is one of my original landscapes. The majority of this was done with the scruffy brush!

Another of my landscapes. Brrr!

A summer landscape:

Painting Day Anyone?

Hi! Please send me an e-mail at danellesdesigns@hotmail.com if you are interested in participating in a painting day on Saturday, March 23rd at the Parkwood United Presbyterian Church in Allison Park (where Donna's workshop was held in October.)

If we can get enough people here is what I am thinking:

Morning: Beginner Level painting class $30
Afternoon: Open paint (just come and paint the afternoon away!) Cost will be a portion of the hall rental fee so the more the merrier (and cheaper per person!)

It would be a great way to dust off those brushes and emerge from winter hybernation to hang out with fellow painters!

We need to decide quickly if we want to reserve the hall, so send me an e-mail right away if you are interested!

See pictures from our workshop on Donna's blog!

You can see her blog with pictures from her visit to good ole' PA!

http://dewberrycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/10/workshop-pictures-from-pennsylvania.html

I do have the metallic paints in that I ordered...I've been so busy with my day job, I haven't had much time for classes! Give me a call if you want to arrange a time to pick your product up.

Is anyone interested in a painting get-together in New Stanton next weekend? Rather than have a class, I was thinking everyone can chip in for the hall fee and we can paint at the church on Sunday afternoon. Let me know!

Dewberry PA Workshop 2010

For more pictures, check out my slide show (http://danellesdesigns.blogspot.com/p/donna-dewberry-pa-workshop-2010.html)