{"id":3854,"date":"2020-01-01T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2020-01-09T15:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T20:34:20","slug":"happy-new-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/happy-new-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year\u00a0and\u00a0Welcome back! We did upside-down Santa the week before Christmas, and the kids are hoping for more upside-down work in future. It is a great way to take the brain out of the art-making operation, and get to the truth of what the eyes see.<\/p>\n

If you read for pleasure, I highly recommend this book:\u00a0Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>by Stephanie Storey<\/a>. 5 stars, really well-crafted, exhaustively researched historical fiction, and a work of art in itself.<\/span><\/span>
\nEnjoy the photos, and scroll down for the CLASS SCHEDULE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I had five awesome artists from Kingston join me for vacation art on Monday where they got the orange lesson and made their first still life paintings with me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nCLASS SCHEDULE<\/strong> If you are on the list, I expect that you are coming, so please read the schedule carefully, and\u00a0correct me if I am mistaken.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK \u00a0<\/strong>Who is your favorite famous artist? Maybe you have more than just one.\u00a0We’ll be learning from the masters for the next couple of weeks.\u00a0<\/strong>I love them all and have a special kinship with Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne, and of course, Leonardo. We’ll be\u00a0thinking about why certain artists speak to us, and what it is that makes those artworks great.
\nTuesday,\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
\nMegan H
\nElizabeth (every other)
\nFaith?
\nFULL<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan 11, 2-4:30 <\/strong>Private – Kyla (no Ryan)<\/p>\n

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NEXT WEEK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tuesday,\u00a0Jan 14 \u2013 \u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with Pastels<\/strong>
\nKayden
\nSam
\nBrooke
\nJack F
\nHarry
\nChar
\nKyle<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u00a0Jan 15 \u2013\u00a03:45-5:30\u00a0Advanced\u00a0ages 12 and up
\n<\/strong>Scotty
\nEmma B
\nLucy
\nJack
\nSophia
\nEve
\nCaitlin<\/p>\n

Thursday, Jan 16, 4-5:30<\/strong>
\nEmma P
\nLincoln
\nKylin
\nQuinn
\nDylan
\nMegan H
\n(No Elizabeth (every other)
\n(Faith Jan 23)
\nRoom\u00a0for one every other<\/p>\n

Saturday, Jan 18, NO CLASSES – Must march in the Women’s March<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Happy New Year\u00a0and\u00a0Welcome back! 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