Meeting Times

• Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Description

This class is for painters who would like to continue their art-making in a safe, relaxing group setting. The focus is joy in painting and group interaction. You will learn more about values, color mixing and light. A group showing is optional and available for public experience at the end of the course. Photographs, sketches, still life are sources used for inspiration. Master artists and culture are integrated in learning.

About the Artist

Peri Pfenninger was born in New York and relocated to Connecticut in 2013. She received her Fine Arts degree at the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, N.Y. in 1989, and completed her MFA with Western Connecticut State University, in Danbury, CT.

Her recent oil paintings depict abstract portraits of nature. She is currently painting a second oil portrait for the New York Supreme courthouse in Brooklyn, NY. Her exhibits include the Blue Mountain gallery in Chelsea, NYC and is currently exhibiting at the Milford Arts Council where one of her works received an honorable mention December 2024.

She has an extensive published portfolio of public projects and mural art with over 30 years in mastering the medium of acrylics. Visit www.perisartsalon.com

Class Dates: Thursdays 5-6:30pm, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

Additional Notes

Supplies needed: Basic Acrylic set, Goldens is preferred, lower cost sets are fine!! Matte Medium, Assorted synthetic brushes, palette paper or white plastic plates, paper towel, cup for water, canvas no larger than 12x14, small sizes welcome. Watercolorists are welcome to use, contact the instructor for details. Canvas sizes are personal preferences for this class, stretched, or panels, or canvas paper is fine. Instructor will assist in individual expression should other mediums or media be preferred.