Sparrows Gallery offers Fall Art Classes starting in September
Denison’s newest art gallery, Sparrows Gallery, will offer fall art classes in a variety of mediums. The classes will begin in September and last for 6 weeks. Each class will meet one evening a week from 7 pm – 9 pm and one class on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Cost for the 12 hours of course lessons is $300.00/course-materials included. Each course meets on a different evening, so take 1 or 2 or all! Sparrows Gallery is located at 124 West Main in Denison, Texas. To register you can call 903-337-0708 or email info@sparrowsgallery.com.
Drawing Drawing & Pastels: taught by Jerry Hunsinger.
Jerry has been an artist for over fifty years!She has won National Best of Shows, won numerous national and regional shows, been published in Artist Magazine and Pastel Journal and taught for many years. Learning the basics of drawing (and more for those of you with experience) is critical as you progress to painting and other art forms.
Classes meet on Tuesday evenings starting September 13th
Watercolors History & Use from basics to Abstract: taught by Barb Stewart.
Barbhas degrees from both the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn and a BFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago. She has shown in numerous shows and currently teaches art in OK. She’ll teach the basics of this medium and for those of you with a background you’ll learn the difficult art of creating depth within the world of abstracts and much more! Classes meet on Wednesdays starting September 14th
Mixed Media: taught by Michelle Anderson.
Michelle has sold over 3000 pieces of her art withher on-line presence. Having received a college scholarship for art from Art Center College of Design, CA she ended up a professional rescue diver for years until her love of art and diving melded and brought her back toher passion. These days her art is in Sparrows Gallery and she is the Director of the Sherman Arts Club for Children. Her classes are fun as you learn how to manipulate various mediums to create art you never would have thought of! Classes meet on Fridays starting September 23rd.
Creativity: Finding & Keeping the Flow taught by Tamie Beth.
Owner of Sparrows Gallery and artist of 16+ years, Tamie has been a past trainer of adult education for 18 years. She taughtTeam Building, Time Management, Self-Discipline and more. As owner of the Compass Rose Brigantine Ship and Sparrows Gallery she’ll share her insights with you on unique ways to have a “real” life and still find and keep that creative spark. Ways to get in the flow and stay there! Don’t expect normal in a Tamie Beth class! Classes meet on Thursday evenings starting September 15th
Recycling, Upcycling- Making Art!: taught by Brandon Lashley.
3D Design/Sculpture Class structured around the use of recycled materials and found objects to create pieces of art. One of the main features of the class will be creating your own perpetual motion machine using Da Vinci’s design as inspiration. Brandon obtained his degree in Studio Art from Southeastern Oklahoma University 2005. His non-profit Environment & Cultural Arts Outreach (ECO) is the background for his fundamental belief that beauty can come from what is already around us, “Our throw-away society creates chaos. We need to learn to create from that instead!” Classes meet Saturday afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. starting September 17th