Uncork your creativity with this wine-inspired still life in rich jewel tones. Not to worry, Samantha will help you through it step by step. Come with your best pals, or fly solo and make new friends! BYO snacks & beverage. Gallery provides everything else: paint, brushes, canvas, aprons, and instruction. Let’s Paint & Party. $35 per person. Nonrefundable. Sign up […]
Paint & Party is a great way to open up your creative side – with a little help from your friends! Back by popular demand is this tranquil marshscape – complete with rowboat. Using a simple color palette and a little guidance from Ginny, you'll complete your own acrylic painting with ease. Come with your best pals, or come on […]
Form: Sculptural & Functional opens Friday, May 3 and runs through Saturday, June 8. Featuring artists from North and South Carolina, the show includes works in clay, fiber, art glass, and more. Jurying is complete. An opening reception to meet the artists is scheduled for May 3 from 5 -7 p.m. Best In Show will be named at that time. […]
Coffee With the Authors Thursday, May 9, 11 am - 12 noon E.L. Boyer (“A Lie More Real than Truth”) Liz Boyer worked as a registered nurse for 25 years before turning to literary pursuits. This is a work of fiction, however, the author’s curiosity about missing people spurred her to examine the possibility that a person could disappear and […]
This two-day oil/acrylic workshop, May 11 & 12, 2024, with renowned artist Dan Beck will focus on composition, color theory, notan (the Japanese design concept involving the play and placement of light and dark elements in art), abstraction and how it affects figurative, landscape, and still life. Artists should have knowledge of value, composition, and basic tenets of painting. Materials […]
For those of you requesting another fun floral, here it is! Uncork your creativity as Ginny guides you to create your own painting. Follow along with us or choose your own petal colors and container shape! As always, sign up with your best pals or come solo and make new friends. Bring your enthusiasm, snack and beverage of your choice. […]
Join us for another evening of fine tunes and good company in the artistic atmosphere you can only experience here at Sunset River Gallery. AfterHours is a local band of seasoned jazz musicians. The popular ensemble brings their musical stylings to the gallery for two hours of jazz standards and the Great American Songbook. Jazz Night is held from 5 […]
Demystifying Abstraction Instructor Samantha Spalti Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. From building a background to adding the finishing touches, Samantha will show you a four-part methodology that can be used to create interesting abstract art. All you need to bring is an image/pattern that you will repeat throughout the piece. Examples: Botanical/nature related, Simple shapes like circles, […]
Your last dot painting class was such fun, we've decided to do it again, this time on cardboard bar coasters! Dot painting is a technique where dots are painted using special tools to create designs. For this Paint & Party class, we’ll be decorating a set of four round coasters in one of two designs: a sea turtle or a […]
This is a one-day wheel workshop with instructor Jamie Futera. Not without challenges, this class is for experienced clay artists. Participants will build this charming birdhouse. You'll throw the main structure on the wheel and then apply the details by hand. Price includes bisque firing. $45. Nonrefundable. Sign up here!