Still Life in Oils or Acrylics 
Workshop with Shauna Shane

When:  Saturday, April 18, 10 am - 4 pm             

Where: Manchester Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall, 595 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester CT  

Cost: $75 for Members, $100 for Non-members (Limit of 12 students)

For beginner to intermediate artists.

Shauna’s class will feature a narrated demo about choosing subject, seeing shadows, and using light/negative space, texture and composition. She will demonstrate blocking in the painting all the way to the finished painting from the reference photo. The reference material will be provided by Shauna from a photo taken in her studio so all participants will have the same view for light/shadows. 

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Please click here to read all the details of this workshop. Supply list on page 2.

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Artist Bio:

​Working in a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil, and pastel, Shane’s paintings are saturated with light and color, informed by many years of painting from life. Her paintings of the landscape, still life, animals and the figure reflect a solid academic training as well as the ability to communicate the energy and unique atmosphere of a scene. Selected in 2010 as Resident Artist at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Shane began her career as Resident Artist at Yellowstone National Park. Shauna has exhibited in international competitions around the country, including Oil Painters of America, Allied Artists of America, Salmagundi, and Knickerbocker Exhibits in New York City. Shauna has exhibited and received major awards in the last 7 years of Renaissance Pastel International Exhibits, and recent awards were received in the 2012 and 2013 Hudson Valley Artists Exhibit as well
as the Interior and Figure in Landscape exhibits at Lyme Art Association. Juried Paint Outs include Brandywine PA, Oct. 2013, St. Petersburg, FL in 2010, and Bradenton, FL in 2012.