{"id":3818,"date":"2019-12-15T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T17:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2019-12-18T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:48:53","slug":"holiday-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/holiday-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week\u00a0students made seasonal artworks for cards. This week is upside-down Santa based on the works of Mike Beeman, my favorite Santa (and bird) painter. Making upside-down paintings is a wonderful exercise where we look at colors, values, and shapes without making assumptions, and create a painting based solely on what we see. It’s a good practice for any artist.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy these beautiful seasonal works, and scroll down for the\u00a0schedule.<\/p>\n

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CLASS SCHEDULE – Please read carefully an correct me if I’m wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, Dec 17 \u2013 \u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with Pastels \u2013\u00a0Upside down Santa!<\/strong>
\nKayden
\nSam
\nBrooke
\nJack F
\nHarry
\nChar
\nKyle<\/p>\n

Wednesday Dec 18 \u2013\u00a03:45-5:30\u00a0Advanced\u00a0ages 12 and up
\n<\/strong>Scotty
\nEmma B
\nLucy
\nJack
\nSophia
\nEve
\nCaitlin<\/p>\n

Thursday, Dec 19, 4-5:30<\/strong>
\nEmma P
\nLincoln
\nKylin
\nQuinn
\nElizabeth (every other)
\n(No Dylan)<\/p>\n

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, Dec 21 \u2013 NO CLASS \u2013 Family arriving from afar!<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE:\u00a0There will be no regular classes the weeks of December 23 and 30, and classes will resume January 7. \u00a0If you want a private class or have a group that would like to come for vacation fun during that time, contact me and we\u2019ll see if I can work something out. Happy Holidays!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I always update schedule changes on the fly to the most recent blog post, so if you\u2019re wondering about the schedule, just check\u00a0in.<\/p>\n

WEEK of Jan 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday,\u00a0Jan 7 \u2013 \u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with Pastels<\/strong>
\nKayden
\nSam
\nBrooke
\nJack F
\nHarry
\nChar
\nKyle<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u00a0Jan 8 \u2013\u00a03:45-5:30\u00a0Advanced\u00a0ages 12 and up
\n<\/strong>Scotty
\nEmma B
\nLucy
\nJack
\nSophia
\nEve
\nCaitlin<\/p>\n

Thursday, Jan 9, 4-5:30<\/strong>
\nEmma P
\nLincoln
\nKylin
\nQuinn
\nDylan
\nElizabeth (every other)
\nFaith?
\nMegan H
\nFULL<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan 11, 2-4:30 <\/strong>Private Ryan and Kyla?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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