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\nLight Hearted<\/h6>\n
I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing vacation. \u00a0I can’t believe March is almost\u00a0upon us. I finished my Mona, and now on to the next self portrait. This is a fun way to flex my artistic muscles and prepare for the student self portraits we’ll be doing in the month of March.<\/p>\n
Enjoy these acrylic paintings, and scroll down for the schedule.<\/p>\n
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CLASS SCHEDULE<\/strong> THIS WEEK \u00a0\u2013 still life Wed, Feb 27\u2013 Advanced, 3:45-5:30<\/strong> Thurs, Feb 28, 4-5:30 \u2013\u00a0Down & Dirty<\/strong> NEXT WEEK – Facial expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n Tues, March 5 \u2013\u00a0Down & Dirty, 4-5:30<\/strong> Wed, Feb 6\u2013 Advanced, 3:45-5:30<\/strong> Thurs, Feb 7, 4-5:30 \u2013\u00a0Down & Dirty<\/strong> MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW AND AUCTION May 10 through 17, 2019 at Bramhall\u2019s Country Store.<\/strong> I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing vacation. \u00a0I can’t believe March is almost\u00a0upon us.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,3,6],"tags":[17,18,24,26,51],"class_list":["post-2998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-lessons","category-news-updates","category-student-work","category-schedule","tag-art-classes","tag-art-for-kids","tag-student-work","tag-top-of-the-world","tag-weekly-schedule"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1fanoula-paint.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7nyYC-Mm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6813,"url":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/facing-self-portraits\/","url_meta":{"origin":2998,"position":0},"title":"Facing Self Portraits","author":"heidimayo","date":"March 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"We've been focusing on faces getting ready for our\u00a0annual\u00a0selfies. 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\nStudents come down the driveway to the back door, leave shoes in the pantry. Kids are welcome to leave a pair of slippers here. We are enjoying the benefits of a shoe-free home.
\nMaximum class size is 8, so if you want a spot and see an opening, let me know.<\/p>\n
\nTues, Feb 26 \u2013\u00a0Down & Dirty, 4-5:30<\/strong>
\nLincoln
\nNick
\nKayden
\nEmmet
\nKate
\nCharlotte \u2013 welcome!<\/p>\n
\nCaitlin
\nEve
\nScotty
\nJack
\nSophia S
\nThere\u2019s a spot or two open\u00a0in this class for mature, dedicated artists.<\/p>\n
\nDylan
\nTessa
\nMichaela
\nEmmaP
\nElizabeth (every other)
\nroom for more<\/p>\n
\n
\nLincoln
\nNick
\nKayden
\nEmmet
\nKate
\nCharlotte?<\/p>\n
\nCaitlin
\nEve
\nScotty
\nJack
\nSophia S
\nThere\u2019s a spot or two open\u00a0in this class for mature, dedicated artists.<\/p>\n
\nDylan
\nTessa
\nMichaela
\nEmmaP
\n(no Elizabeth)
\nroom for more<\/p>\n
\nThis is a great opportunity for any artist who has had lessons, even if only a few, with me over the past year to experience an exhibition and use their art for a higher good. \u00a0I\u2019ll be making reminders and updates as the date draws closer, so watch this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"