On Saturday, May 11 from 9am to 12pm artist Catherine Hamill is teaching an acrylic paint-a-long class at Dare Arts in Manteo.

This workshop encourages first-time painters as well as more advanced painters. There will be lessons including the art of mixing colors, creating realistic shapes and shadows, recognizing the colors of nature, and creating the perspective of near and far. Composition will also be discussed. Students will feel confident about their work, and will leave with a completed painting on canvas.

Below are the upcoming themes for each week:  

• April 6- Elizabethan Gardens Walk
• April 20- Sunrise & Sailboat
• May 11- Garden of Promise by Thomas Kinkade

Cost: $35 (without supplies). If you would like supplies to be provided for you, there is an additional $10 supply fee.

***Scholarships are available for adults 50+ for this class. If you would like more info on a scholarship to take this class, please email Dare Arts Executive Director Jessica Sands at DareArtsInfo@gmail.com or call 252 473 5558.

Payment must be made in advance via credit card on the Dare Arts website at DareArts.org/workshops.

Supplies Needed (if you don't pay for supplies to be provided):  

• Paints 
• Brushes  
• Palate: Paper or otherwise  
• Canvas: 11 x 14 stretched canvas …. Or your choice  
• Paper towels  
• Cup, glass or jar for water

Preregistration is required. There must be 2 participants signed up for class to take place. Class is limited to 15 students. Class is open to students aged high school to adult.

Please wear clothes that you are okay with getting some paint on.

Cancellation policy: Registrations cannot be transferred to future workshops. No-shows will not receive a refund. If you need to cancel for any reason, we will only refund you if we are able to fill the spot. If we are forced to reschedule/cancel the workshop for any reason, we will contact you directly about the new date or refund.

Instructor Bio: In 1975, Catherine became seriously interested in photography, winning many ribbons in various local and statewide events. In September 1993, she was introduced to painting in oil. Her paintings are now exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, and she is represented in several galleries, restaurants and inns. A line of greeting cards, identified by the name “Artography”, carries photographic images of her paintings and photographs. In 2008, Catherine moved to Manteo, North Carolina from Milford, Connecticut, where she was a member of the National League of American Pen Women, and a 5 year member of the Milford C.T. Fine Arts Council Board of Directors. She has traveled up and down the East Coast as well as to the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and South and Central Americas, to paint. In 2003, she brought to fruition and managed the Firehouse Art Gallery at Walnut Beach, Milford, Connecticut, which is still thriving as part of the Milford Arts Council. During the summers of 1998 through 2008, she ran the Annual Block Island Art Festival, in Rhode Island. Specializing in lighthouses, landscapes and seascapes, Catherine paints on location whenever possible. The feeling of the subject always comes through in her work. Private commissions, her specialty, include people, house, boat and plane portraits, pet portraits, murals, lighthouses, gardens, and spiritual/fantasy scenes. She has participated in several gallery exhibits on the Outer Banks. September 2009 through December 2014, Catherine owned and operated the Gallery “Washed Ashore” in Manteo, on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, which featured Catherine’s paintings, prints, photography and cards. Education: University of Connecticut, Stamford, Connecticut. Catherine has studied with Kita Macon, Hank McLaughlin, Charles Gruppe, George Kontoupis, Tom Masaryk, Linda Miller and Betty Tyler.

Call Dare Arts at 252 473 5558 for more information.