Who Let TheButterflies Out?

Butterfly Weather

I know, this weather is crazy.

It is December 12, and it's 75 degrees in Kentucky.

Today was probably my last class in

River Run Gallery,

and we painted,

Wait for it!  

Butterflies!

 It's Rileigh's birthday

 (girl in the middle)

 

  And a few people showed up to help her celebrate.

Rileigh and her mom, Stacie have been very

supportive of River Run Gallery,

and it is fitting that they were about the last class.

These girls were so creative as they painted butterflies.

These are right on the verge of being abstract,

so all I had to do was put some paint on their palettes,

and let em fly.

Look at these great butterflies,

and painters.

I just want to thank everyone for all your support over the last year and a half.  We've had some great times here in the gallery and I hope we've created some wonderful memories and learned a little bit about art.

I will continue to teach painting classes to groups at your place.  Just email me at slgraves6@gmail.com,

call me at  502-523-0663,

or message me from facebook.

I will also have art camps this summer at the farm.

I have an online painting course for beginning painters.

Click HERE to see the program. 

I also have a facebook page for beginning painters.

Click HERE for that link. 

I have posted several free short courses on there for beginning painters.  

If you could hop on over there and give it a like

(or a share)

that's where I'll be posting lots of free content

for beginning painters.

Also, I'll still be giving away a free painting every month,

so scroll up to the top and click on the blue box on the right that says, Enter to win a FREE painting

and leave me your name and email

and you'll be in for every FREE painting I give away.

Till then,

See you in the funny paper.  

 

   

Let's Paint Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Let's Paint Sunflowers!

 Ladies, young and a little older,

came together to paint sunflowers.

We had a pretty wide age range here,

but you would never know it!

Everyone had a great time painting tonight.

Especially me.

Here are 2 short videos showing off the fun

we all had, and . . . 

 Progress being made!

 And look at all this sunflower beauty!

Get your posse together to do a little painting.

 

We'll be painting this Saturday morning, December 5

10-11:30 a.m. $25

If your child would love to paint this fun mermaid,

I have a few seats left.  If your child hasn't painted with me before an adult will need to stay with them.

 Here's another fun painting for Saturday, 

December 5, 1-2:30 p.m. $25.

This Christmas reindeer will be one of your favorites,

with that fun smile and happy look.

Let's get your paint on.

I get it on everything I own.

Whitley's Birthday Party

Oh To Be 12!

Whitley celebrated her 12th birthday in

River Run Gallery

with 7 of her friends.

I got out the shoe horn and we all

squeezed in my tiny little gallery

and boy did we have fun!

 They were painting a fun painting

with lots of color and creativity in it.

Yes, there were fears.

My oval looks like a rectangle!

My tree is too dark!

Will you help me?

But we didn't lose a single girl.

There was lots of giggles

and wiggles

and fun all over the place.

And look how they ended up.

 Yea!!!!!!!

You all did a super duper job!

Happy birthday Whitley!!!

Interested in learning to paint

at your own pace?

I have created an online course

where you can do just that.

Start at the very beginning,

with lots of art concepts,

do the exercises and practices 

I show you,

then,

jump into the step by step instructions 

for two pretty paintings.

Click HERE for the link. 

 

Painting Party at Elk Creek Vineyards

Sunflower Power

Saturday I traveled to Elk Creek Vineyard

to help a great group of ladies celebrate

a birthday!

 It's so much fun to have a posse' 

and get together to celebrate birthdays and

other important events.

You can see the creative juices begin to flow

in their smiles.

 Today's world!

Painting and posting!

 We're getting close to finishing.

Here's a little video as these fun ladies

enjoyed lunch 

and painting at Elk Creek Vineyards.

It's tough to get a photo that includes everyone,

but somehow I did it.

Look at that garden of beauty!

Ladies and flowers!

If you've never been to Elk Creek Vineyards,

you might want to get it on your calendar for a day trip.

It is in a rather remote spot in Owen County,

but,

you'll be handsomely rewarded for the effort to arrive.

They have a clay shooting venue where they have several trails to shoot clay pigeons.

They have the vineyards and the winery.

They pay attention to every detail in the winery/restaurant

and the food and the atmosphere looked wonderful.

  Click HERE to see their site.

My New Online Beginning Painting Course

Just in case you forgot. . .

Would I let you forget? 

I have created an online beginning painting course

that you do at your own pace,

I walk you through every step using videos, pdf's and photos,

as you learn to paint from the foundation concepts up

and then I walk you through step by step

to complete two paintings.

Click HERE to look the course over.  

Not to be pushy,

but the introductory price expires November 1.

Save $50 and sign up now. 

I almost forgot!

Friday, October 23, 5-8 p.m. is a meet the artist night in

River Run Gallery

449 Main St.,

Carrollton, KY

5-6 - Jeweler, Mary Ebert will be on hand demonstrating making earrings and bracelets.

6-7 - Drawing instructor Jeremy Cobb will be demonstrating a current drawing he's working on.

7-8 - Sharon Graves (me) will be demonstrating painting.

Stop by to see our new fall items and learn how

the artists in River Run Gallery create their art. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.