Being open to trying new techniques and taking risks keeps things fresh and exciting. Ed Chesnovitch concentrates on the importance of Design, Value, Color, and Rhythm to make students’ art stronger with their personal voice.

A good painting always needs a few things from the painter: Be Passionate, Be Fearless, and Trust the Process!
Being open to trying new techniques and taking risks, keeps things fresh and exciting. In this class, we’ll concentrate on the importance of Design, Value, Color, and Rhythm to make your art stronger with your personal voice!

Learn to simplify and get the bones of your painting down first, without wasting time in the beginning with unnecessary details… “ya don’t put up the curtains till the house is built”! Discover the importance of building up a surface history in your paintings, how “taking off” is just as important as “putting on”, as well as the magnificence of mark-making.

Weekly exercises will definitely get you out of your comfort zone and give you permission to play, explore, and throw the concept of perfection out the back door! Get ready to paint and have some fun, because you never know when the next accidental masterpiece will come to fruition.