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In my Wilmington, NC classes I'm offering personal guidance, lots of fun, lots of good instructional information. Local classes: Acrylic Painting, Drawing, Collage, Finding The Artist Within, Oil Pastels, Water Color, Draw/Paint From A Photo and Landscape/Seascape. Just click here for more information on my Wilmington, NC classes. I've been teaching private art classes for over thirty years. Some of my students suggested that I take my classes beyond my little studio and put them online. So I began this website--Free Online Art Classes.com. To date, the website has my classes for Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Drawing, Collage, Oil Pastels, Conte Crayon, Printmaking and Discovering The Artist Within You. And, I am creating videos to augment these easy, fun and rewarding lessons: many of the skills and techniques are clearly presented. In addition, there are exciting new pages on "Artful Cooking," "Artful Inspiration," "Art Tours and Travel," "Artists and Artisans," and "The Artist's Loft." Daily I am linking with wonderful, creative people: artists, writers, art therapists, designers--and I plan to expand Free Online Art Classes.com to offer a rich and expansive tapestry of resources and information about the creative world. Yes, all of the classes and videos are FREE! AND, when you take a class, at any level of learning, you will have me as your very own art coach--absolutely free! Just e-mail me pictures of your artwork in progress, with your questions, comments or suggestions, and I will provide friendly, professional support and guidance, just like I do with my students! It's all free and the very best way to learn! Free quality art instruction means you can spend a little more for quality art materials. Skimping on materials negatively affects the quality of your artwork. That is why I have put together Art Kits with Dick Blick Art Supply for all of the classes--to assure that the time you spend learning and working is not compromised by using inferior products. And it is super easy to order online. Click on the logo below to see the wide range of art materials products Dick Blick offers!
Oil Paintings of Fort FisherThese paintings are from my "Fort Fisher Series," created in 2006 - 2008.I find the North Carolina coastal area inspiring. There are forests of small, scrubby oaks, maples and stately long-leaf pines. The forest floor is spotted with rust-colored pine straw and white sand. Blond-colored grasses glisten under the dark trees. The forest has two shorelines--to the West is the Cape Fear River and to the East is the Atlantic Ocean. Among the forest inhabitants are rabbits, raccoons, squirrels, crows, hawks and small, dark brown deer. This is a rare place, where the Venus Fly Trap grows wild. Here are some videos of the North Carolina coastal subject matter that inspires me! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them! The Magic Trees of Fort Fisher Exploring Carolina Beach State Park
February At The Beach With Charley
In autumn, when long blue shadows sweep across the dunes and the sky goes from dusty orange to deep red, a cold wind whips the sand and makes the grasses hiss. In the cold, green waves not far off shore, groups of dolphins are weaving glistening black arcs. Soon it will be dark.
In the morning a brisk ocean wind blows the grasses on the dunes. Overhead, seagulls cry and shore birds run along the waves. There is no one out here now. My dog, Charley, looks up at me. He is asking to be let off the leash so he can run along the beach and chase the gulls.
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