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FROM THE FIELD TO THE STUDIO: Chris Groves Painting Demonstrations at Horton Hayes Fine Art

February through November, 2010

Commencing in February and continuing through November, 2010, Gallery artist and painting workshop instructor, Chris Groves, will be presenting monthly painting demonstrations at Horton Hayes Fine Art. There will be NO CHARGE to attend, but space is limited to ten people per session. Each demonstration session will be held on the second Saturday of each month (EXCEPT FOR APRIL WHEN THE SESSION WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 3rd) from 10am to 12pm, unless otherwise noted. SEATING MUST BE RESERVED AND IS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. Reservations can be made in advance and reservations for each session must be made after the 15th day of the month prior to each demonstration. (For example, March’s demonstration can be reserved after February 15th.) The Gallery will maintain a waiting list for interested people who are not among the first 10 to sign up.
In November, after the last session, a drawing will be held to give away the field study used as reference during the demonstrations. Each attendee may enter the drawing.

Topics for each session are as follows:

•     February 13th: Preparing your field study and canvas. Composition and concept.
•     March 13th: Drawing and initial wash in.
•     April 3rd: Values, shapes, and their relationships (monochromatic).
•     May 8th: Finishing the underpainting. Limited palette. Light and its place
•     June 12th: Color and its application (first layer). Discussion of Palette.
•     July 10th: Brush strokes, palette knife, and creating texture (additional layers).
•     August 14th: Working the painting as a whole. Relationships within the painting.
•     September 11th: Finishing the painting. Detail, highlights and accents.
•     October 9th: Glazing – “Pushing” the painting toward completion.
•     November 13th: Completing the painting. Signature, photographing, framing, pricing and hanging.

Please call Horton Hayes Fine Art at (843) 958-0014 to sign up.
 
MEET THE ARTISTS


Come meet Gallery artists and see them at work. They will be present and painting at Horton Hayes during the afternoons of the following dates:

MARK KELVIN HORTON:
Sunday March 7th
Sunday March 14th
Sunday March 21st

NANCY HOERTER:
Saturday, March 6th
Saturday, March 20th
Saturday, March 27th

CHRIS GROVES:
Saturday, March 13th

Please stop by to see their latest works in progress.
 
Salon International 2010 Juried Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas


Horton Hayes Fine Art is pleased to announce that Shannon Runquist, Chris Groves and Mark Kelvin Horton have each had a painting accepted for the Salon International 2010 Juried Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. This juried exhibition is a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters. The exhibition will be hosted by Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, one of the most respected galleries in the United States. 1,300 paintings were submitted and 400 paintings were accepted this year. Accepted paintings for the 2010 exhibit will be judged for awards by American Master, Everett Raymond Kinstler. The show will be open to public from April 10 - May 1, 2010.
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SHANNON RUNQUIST | Seeing Red


A new series of paintings available April 2010