Art by Appointment Sometimes, we just need a little one-on-one attention! At the Art Center, we offer Art by Appointment, a program where individuals may take lessons from talented local instructors in the medium of their choice. This program works perfectly for beginners who need to establish a good foundation, all the way to the advanced students who need help with a particular technique. Check out our incredible instructors below!
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Our Instructors
Keith Burgess - Landscape in Oils only (Inside or Plein Air) Keith's formal art education began at Valdosta State University. He continued at Georgia Southwestern State University, where he earned a B.A. Degree. After college, Keith began a long career as a graphic artist/illustrator for a major publishing corporation In Atlanta. Though he set aside painting during the early part of his corporate tenure, the urge to paint again lead him to pursue a fine art career on a serious level in the early 1990's. He then began studying with some of the Nation's top artists, attending classes and workshops in his spare time. In 2003 he left the corporate world to become a full time painter and now resides in the Georgia mountain town of Hiawassee on beautiful Lake Chatuge, where he continues to fulfill his passion for painting.
Artist Website: www.keithburgessart.com Rate: $40 per hour Supplies: Student-provided Time Minimum Per Lesson: 3 hours |
Artwork courtesy of Keith Burgess
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Joyce Clair - Watercolor
Joyce began learning transparent watercolor techniques for several years under the instruction of Dr. Morris Green, Maryland College of Art & Design. Dr. Green was a student of watercolor master, Edgar Whitney (1891-1987). Whitney & Green emphasized design, color, calligraphic shapes and a wet-into-wet technique to create a “translation not transcription” of the subject. Joyce was a member in a number of art associations in Maryland and Texas, giving her opportunities to exhibit her work in juried shows and sell her watercolors. In Texas, she organized quarterly exhibits for about 20 artists to raise money for local charities. Watercolor workshops over the years also influenced Joyce. She attended workshops with Frank Webb in Maryland, Zoltan Szabo in Maine, Skip Lawrence in Maryland, and Tom Lynch in Texas. Joyce enjoyed painting landscapes of the northeast, southwest, and the Texas Hill Country where she lived for 15 years before moving to Georgia. Rate: $30 per hour plus supply fees Supplies: Student provided; Starter Pack available for $30 Time Minimum Per Lesson: 3 hours min. |
Artwork courtesy of Joyce Clair |
Becky Lynn Ferrell, M.Ed.
Becky Ferrell holds two degrees in a Master of Education degree in Educational Interpreting and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology: Deaf Studies, both from the Temple Tennessee University. She started her a part-time career as an American Sign Language teacher with online courses for Piedmont International University, NC. She works as a missionary for two summers at Camp SummerSign (CSS) – Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church (2010-2011). She loves teaching ASL and working with children. Now, she makes her home in Blue Ridge with her husband. Her heart is to reach people and share love in this community and to help them to learn American Sign Language to communicate with others. Rate: $ 20.00 Supplies: Can purchase online by Instructor's recommendation of material. Time Minimum Per Lesson: 1 1/2 hr min. |
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Artwork Courtesy of Mel Rothchild |
Melanie Rothchild - Zentangle
Melanie has had a lifelong love of all things "Arts" and a 30 year affiliation with BRMAA. Intending to teach English Lit, she discovered that teaching preschool was her true calling. Teaching the Arts to these young children opened her mind to all the possibilities of early art education. Her motto for teaching art is "it is the process, not the product that is important". Art education is at it's best when it allows students to " mess about" with materials and discover their own medium. Upon retiring, Melanie, a life-long "doodler" discovered ZENTANGLE®! ZENTANGLE® is an art form that is all about the process! Anyone can learn the repetitive patterns that are done with pen and ink....and then transform them into their own individual works of art. ZENTANGLE® is also known as "yoga for the brain" as it's relaxing technique is said to help with focus and memory. Melanie welcomes anyone, at any skill level, into her classes and guarantees a wonderful, satisfying ART experience! Rate: $ 35.00 + $20.00 Supply fee Supplies: Can purchase Introductory Zentangle Kit at the Art Supply Station, located in the Art Center Time Minimum Per Lesson: 2 hours |
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Sherry Bolin - Loom Weaving
Renown weaver and has artistic talent in basketry, loom weaving and sewing. Rate: $20.00/hr, 2 hr minimum Supplies: BRMAA provided ($15 supply fee) or student provided Time Minimum Per Lesson: 2 hour |
Our BRMAA Fiber Arts Studio |
Marie-Luce Van Asten-Pottery
Marie-Luce Van Asten graduated from Belgium as an Art teacher in 1983. When living in Belgium, her Art focus was in printmaking, quilting and sewing. When she arrived in the US in 2001, she taught French at the Atlanta International School and retired in 2016. As a hobby, Luce joined the Chastain Art Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where she Rediscovered ceramic. She took classes and attended workshops, some with Michael Klapthor, to improve her figurative sculpture techniques. Since then, Luce has tried different hand building and wheel techniques but has always wondered how to combine printmaking and clay. Luce went to the Arrowmont School of Art in Gatlinburg and took a print screening class in 2014. In order to improve her technique creating functional pottery, she returned later to take a hand building class with Joseph Pintz. This was followed with a class by Jason Bige Burnett who broadened her horizons in her artwork with printed ceramic surfaces. Luce is now combining all she learned by creating her own screen printing designs and transferring them onto clay. She is also adding drawings, carvings and more colors to her pottery. Sometimes, with the help of her husband, she is merging her ceramic pieces with wood. Luce is still using her fabric skills to create functional decorative pieces. Rate: $15.00/hr Supplies: $15.00 for lesson Time Minimum Per Lesson: 4 hour |
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Colleen Sterling-Drawing
Originally from Northern Illinois, Colleen started her art education in Chicago but left for Boston after an unsatisfying educational experience. That’s when her “true” learning began. She started working at her own sculpting studio at the Boston Center for the Arts, primarily figurative sculpting in limestone. During the next 15 years she moved into other mediums as well, oil, watercolor, egg tempera, glass sculptures, mixed media, political and social statement pieces; you name it, she did it. “I get creatively bored easily so I keep exploring,” she said. After years of exploring and learning, she left Boston and came south. She visited some college friends who were living in North Georgia and fell in love with it. Rate: $35.00/hr Supplies: Students bring supplies for lesson Time Minimum Per Lesson: 1 hour |
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