What a great group of old Porch Swings. We love the nostalia this painting invokes. Awesome work everyone! Check out the upcoming events at The Studio and join us soon.
Archive for April, 2024
Nostalgic Old Porch Swings
Posted in Art Class, Paint Party, tagged Porch Swing, Swing on April 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
For Barks & Bags
Posted in Animals, applique, fundraiser, Quilting, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged applique, quilt on April 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I made this little banner that I donated to our local Humane Society for their Barks & Bags Fundraiser event. I hope it auctioned off and raised some $$$ to help those babies at the shelter.
Great Turnout for Beautification Fundraiser
Posted in fundraiser, Paint Party, tagged fundraiser on April 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We had a GREAT turnout last night at Backroom Brewery for the fundraiser for the Beautification of Front Royal Committee. Great job everyone. Thanks for coming out to help support the work of the committee and thanks to Billie at Backroom Brewery for hosting us.
Sewing Camps Added to Summer Schedule
Posted in Art Camp, Sewing, tagged frog, sewing camp, stuffed animal, stuffed toy on April 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Studio has added two sessions of Summer Sewing Camp to our schedule. Sewing Camp 1 is June 13 & 14 and is for ages 8+. We will learn sewing machine basics and safety while making several projects….a reversible tote bag and a quilted banner with a summer theme. Sewing Camp 2 is July 25 & 26 and we will again learn about basic sewing machine skills while making a cool project. We will design our own stuffed animal. We’ll begin by drawing a design and work it into a pattern, sew it up and take it to the final design details. Will it be a turquoise cat or a green fox? Maybe it will be a red and yellow striped turtle…..who knows what we will come up with in this fun class. Don’t miss it. This will be a very unique project. And chances are we will have time to make a matching tote bag to carry it in. The cute little frog above is a sample of what we have in mind. Click here for more information and to register for all classes and camps at The Studio.
Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity on April 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show was this weekend in Berryville and it was awesome. What a great job the local guilds did putting this show together. Just take a look at a very small selection of the almost two hundred quilts that were on display. So much talent!!!!!
Wildflowers with Brush & Palette Knife
Posted in Paint Party, tagged palette knife on April 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We had a large group of painters use both brush and palette knife to create lovely wildflowers and mountain images today at The Studio. Everyone did a great job and had fun learning a new way to paint! Learning something new is always fun!!! Since this one sold out fast we are offering another similar painting in brush and palette knife so if you want to try this way of painting you can. Join us on Tuesday, May 21st to give it a try. Click here for more information and to register.
Pets at Open Studio
Posted in Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged dog, horse on April 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A Heade Reimagined
Posted in Art Class, Collage, Landscape, Serendipity, tagged Heade, Leslie on April 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
One of our Wednesday evening art students, Leslie, reimagined Martin Johnson Heade’s Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds from 1871 and made it her own by recreating it into a collage piece. She painted each small piece seperately and then adhered it to a canvas raising it slightly. The effect is amazing! She even used small bits of moss to dangle from the upper trees. Great work Leslie. The patience you exhibited really paid off. It’s fabulous!
Bluebells by the River
Posted in Art Class, Landscape, Paint Party, tagged Bluebells, River on April 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Our painters created these lovely “Bluebells by the River” paintings at yesterday’s Paint Party. Great! And it was fun having a couple work together to create the diptych so they can hang them together. That was fun! Check out the upcoming events at The Studio here.
The Latest Pet Portraits
Posted in Animals, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged Pet Portraits on April 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Aren’t these fabulous???!!!! Yes, we do love Pet Portraits! Everyone did a great job yesterday at our Pet Portrait session. These are so much fun. Why not come join us for the next one on June 8th? Invite a friend and register soon. Click here for information and to register.