|
The Art of Charles Young Walls
news from the painter's studio |
|
| Join our list |
 |
|
|
Hello Friends, Associates and Fellow Art Enthusiasts,
Welcome to the third issue of our new quarterly newsletter, highlighting the recent news and activities from the fine art studio of Charles Young Walls.
Well, winter is upon us and the festivities of the season have come and gone. We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday and joins us in looking toward this new year with an enthusiastic and optimistic spirit.
We've got some great things planned out for the coming year and some beautiful new paintings coming off the easel. Over these past few months Charles has had a strong showing at 2 major juried exhibitions, one in Nashville and one in New York City at the historic Salmagundi Club. He'll also be teaching a workshop this spring in the beautiful North Georgia mountains.
We hope you enjoy the highlights included below. We welcome your comments and suggestions, and would love to hear from you.
Thank you for your support,
Heather Walls
|
| Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional |
|
 "Natasha" Takes People's Choice Award in Nashville
For the second year in a row now, we have felt very proud to have a painting accepted into the OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils. It's always been a big deal to get in, but this year it was made much more of a accomplishment by the expansion of the OPA's eastern region, which significantly increased the number of entries. Over 800 painting were submitted, but only 94 were accepted! We were thrilled that "Natasha" made the cut at this year's show, hosted by Richland Fine Art in Nashville, Tennessee.
We were even more thrilled when we found out on the last weekend of the show that "Natasha" had won the Third Place People's Choice Award!
Charles and I made the drive up to Nashville for the opening reception on October 17th and had a wonderful time there and at the OPA-hosted paintout the next day. Photos of the weekend and more juicy tidbits can be had on Charles' blog, if you're of a mind. |
|
|
| American Artists Professional League |
|
 "The Red Cup" an Award Winner in New York City
The historic Salmagundi Club in New York City played host this past November to the 80th Grand National Exhibition of the American Artists Professional League. Charles' beautiful still-life painting "The Red Cup" not only made it past their stringent selection committee, but was also honored with the Jack Richeson & Co. Award.
The AAPL has strived to advance the cause of fine arts in general, and traditional realism in particular, since 1928. We feel honored the "The Red Cup" was chosen to be a part of that. |
| Oil Painting Workshop - Blairsville, GA |
|
 Coming in March 2009
Charles will be offering a week-long workshop in late March focusing on painting the still-life in oil. We will be hosted by the Carriage House Art Center located in Blairsville in the beautiful North Georgia mountains. The week will feature individualized instruction, demonstrations and maybe even a lecture, all stressing the principles of the visual language.
Still Life Painting in Oil
Monday-Friday, March 23-27, 2009
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
$450 (includes lunches and beverages)
Carriage House Art Center
29A Highway 515, Blairsville GA 30512
|
| Painting - Design and Technique |
|
 Ongoing Oil Painting Classes in Atlanta
Charles' classes in Buckhead at The Art School at Binders have been a big success. They are becoming very popular and are filling up with serious artists intent to learn and excited by the process. The recent addition of figure work to the curriculum have the place just humming! Serious art classes that impart true working knowledge are hard to find this far from New York - don't pass up this opportunity. Charles' aim is to teach the fundamental principles of design and technique, providing participants with a good solid core of knowledge on which to build their own artistic vision. Painting - Design and Technique
Tuesday afternoons (1-4 pm) or evenings (6-8:30 pm)
$140 for six weeks
Next session: February 10th - March 17th, 2009
Upcoming sessions: March 31st - May 5th, 2009
May 26th - June 30th, 2009 The Art School at Binders
Piedmont Peachtree Crossing 3330 Piedmont Road Suite 18, Atlanta GA 30305 http://Learning.BindersArt.comcontact person: Kristina Breneman - learning@BindersArt.com - 404-237-6331 ext 203
 Classes Also Offered in Gainesville, GeorgiaThe Quinlan Visual Arts Center has apparently been getting a lot of requests and queries lately about Charles' popular oil painting classes. He will resume teaching in Gainesville on Wednesday, February 11th. We look forward to seeing you there.
Painting - Design and Technique Wednesday evenings (6:30-9:30 pm)
$150 (members) $165 (non-members) for six weeks
Nest session: February 11th - March 18th, 2009
Quinlan Visual Arts Center
514 Green Street, NE, Gainesville GA 30501
|
|
We hope you enjoyed this most recent issue of Charles' quarterly newsletter. We look forward to keeping you informed on a regular basis of all the exciting news and goings-on in his studio.
You were included in this mailing because of your past association with Charles and his work. However, should you wish to not receive this newsletter in future, unsubscribing is very simple via the SafeUnsubscribe button just below.
Sincerely,
Heather Walls
Charles Young Walls - Portraits & other Fine Art |
|
|
|
|
|
