All class times around Eastern New York City timezone



Open Studio
Costumed Model

Artists will be provided photos after each session so they can finish their paintings. Our teachers will help as needed.

NOVEMBER SESSIONS
Five Tuesdays,
10:30 am – 1 pm EASTERN
November 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
$48 for 5 weeks*

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* now price options for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks

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Open Studio

Still Life

Paint with others virtually. Artists will be provided photos after each session so they can finish their paintings. Our teachers will help as needed.

NOVEMBER SESSIONS
FIVE Tuesdays,
2 -4 pm EASTERN
November 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
$48 for 5 weeks*

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* now price options for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks

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Bill Rogers AWS CSPWC TWSA

Alla Prima Figure Painting in Watercolor

Learn how to use composition to get a good figure drawing as a basis for a looser watercolor. Topics include painting various skin colors,  and simplifying hair, clothing and background to get the emphasis where you want it.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Thursdays, October 21, 28, November 4 & 11
10 am – 11:15 am
Eastern Time
$145*

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*includes recording following live zoom sessions and attendance in weekly Open Studio sessions

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Bill Rogers AWS CSPWC TWSA

New Landscapes & Seascapes in Watercolor

Free demo/lecture
Thursday, October 21
11:30 am – 12 noon EASTERN
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This series of workshops has all new subject matter on the topics of seascapes and landscapes. Surf rolexday datewholesale replica rolex day date m128239 0025 mens 36mm silver tone and rocks, rural landscapes and even some figures/boats/vehicles in the landscapes/seascapes.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Thursday, October 28, November 4, 11 & 18
11:30 am – 12:45 pm EASTERN
$145*

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*includes recording following live zoom sessions and attendance in weekly Open Studio sessions

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Sandra Lo
Charcoal

Explore the various effects of charcoals with Sandra Lo as she quickly creates a beautiful portrait that is both expressive and accurate in likeness. This demo is focused on portraits, yet these techniques are also applicable for figure, still life and landscape value studies and finished arts.

Monday, October 25, November 1, 8 & 15
6-7:15 pm EASTERN
$155*
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*includes recording following live zoom sessions and christian dior 784688 1 for women attendance in weekly Open Studio sessions

Garry Hamilton

Skies in Watercolor

Drama, mood, movement, beauty. Skies have it all

We will learn how atmosphere, time of day and topography effects our observation of skies. 

Also the different forms clouds take at different altitudes from pillow like cumulus to sheets of stratus. 

Watercolour techniques will include wet in wet, wet in dry and dry brush. We will use chroma, tone and hard and soft edges to create  variety, repetition, contrast and harmony in our watercolor paintings. An informed design approach. 4 classes where we use photo reference and imagination to describe the beauty of skies.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Monday, September 13, 20, 27 & October 4
5:30 – 6:45 pm EASTERN
$145
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Susan Lynn

Harmonious Landscapes in Watercolor

Paint along with Susan as we explore how to get all of the elements of a watercolor landscape painting working together to create a harmonious whole.  Special emphasis will be given to learning to mix colors that “belong” together in a painting, and making purposeful choices with values to pull a composition together.  Photo references will be provided.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21 & 28
4:30 – 5:45 pm EASTERN
$165
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*includes recording following live zoom sessions



Sandra Lo
Still Life Flowers with Oils

Learn how to capture the expressiveness of flowers through oil paint. This class is designed for all levels, and will cover basic design layout, how to mix colors, paint application and finishing touches. 

Monday, September 13, 20, 27 & October 4
4-5:15 pm EASTERN
$155*
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*includes recording following live zoom sessions and attendance in weekly Open Studio sessions

Kevin Macpherson 2-Day In-Person Workshop

2-Day in-person demonstration and lecture with Kevin Macpherson.  Three demonstrations include landscape, architecture and portrait. No supply list. Mask and proof of vaccination (or negative test result) required. Lunch break from 12:30-1:10 pm (lunch not provided – lunch options listed here)

Meet contemporary impressionist master Kevin Macpherson during this special open reception and show at Chesapeake Fine Art Studio,  October  2nd,  6-8 pm. Over thirty of his works will be displayed at CFAS.  There will also be a book signing during the reception with two different volumes written by Kevin available for purchase.  The general public is welcome to attend. Participants are invited to attend a Happy Hour with Kevin from 3-4 pm.
 

October 3 & 4
10 am – 3 pm EASTERN
$295

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NO VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE

no supply list


Eric Jacobsen 
Painting Expressive Landscapes
3-Day In-Person Workshop

On Kent Island

Painting Workshop with Eric Jacobsen. Loosen up your style and paint expressive landscapes. This workshop is for students of all levels, beginner through advanced. Join award winning artist and popular instructor, Eric Jacobsen for this painting workshop. This workshop is for oil and acrylics. We will focus on the fundamentals of good painting as it relates to landscape painting. We will cover the following topics:

Composition,Value,Design,Choosing a Motif, Identifying and mixing accurate Warm and Cool Colors, Establishing a Focal Point as well as Tips and Do’s and Don’ts for the Landscape Painter to consider. The workshop will be complete with informal lectures, instructor demos, group critiques and plenty of individual instruction. Please come and join Eric for an informative and enjoyable workshop experience.

November 12, 13 & 14
10 am – 4 pm EASTERN
$495


Eric Jacobsen

Painting Buildings In The Landscape

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
6-Thursdays
May 27, June 3, 17, 24, July 1 & 8*
5 – 6:15 pm EASTERN
$195
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* no class June 10


Sandra Lo
Pastels

Explore the rich color of pastels with Sandra Lo as she discusses her unique perspective on the medium. The demo is a focus on the figure yet these techniques are also applicable for still life and landscape work.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Monday, May 24, June 7, 14 & 21
6-7:15 pm EASTERN
$155*
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*includes recording following live zoom sessions and attendance in weekly Open Studio sessions


Dick Sneary

Structure in Watercolor

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Wednesday, May 26, June 2, 9 & 23*
4 – 5:15 pm EASTERN
$165
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*June 16 no instruction


Sketching Workshop with Thomas Bucci

Keeping a sketchbook and regular sketching practice is important for artists of all levels, especially beginners. I’ll be sharing my sketching experience of over 40 years. The class will include fundamental drawing techniques and composition principles to develop ideas for finished paintings in any media.

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Lynn Mehta

Zooming in on the Flower

Instruction in oil. All media welcome. Paint along with Lynn as she shares her techniques and approach to painting. This session will focus on spring flowers whether in a still life or up close in the landscape. Discussions will include composition, color, and paint application.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
6-Thursdays
12:30 – 1:45pm EASTERN time
June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15 & 22
$175

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*includes recording following live zoom sessions


Eric Jacobsen – Compositions for Still Lifes

Loosen up your style and paint expressive still life. Learn the craft of setting up a still life by focusing on overall design, appropriate lighting, material selection and placement. Further enhance your work by paying attention to composition, values, temperature and paint quality. We will cover composition, color edges and the use of expressive brush strokes to give life and energy to your painting. The atmosphere will be informal and friendly so come and enjoy your time painting still life. Beginner to advanced students are welcome.

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
6-Mondays
May 3, 10, 17, 24, June 7 & 14*
4:30-5:45 pm EASTERN NYC
$195
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*no class on May 31 due to Memorial Day holiday


When available, video recording will be shared to registered students





Scott Tallman Powers

Painting the Portrait in Oil

Drawing, Design, Value, Temperature, Edges and Color Harmony are just a few of the important aspects of portrait painting we will be coving over these 4 days. You will have the opportunity to either paint along or to watch and take notes and work on your paintings after the class. 

4-Tuesdays
tbd

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Ned Mueller,

Master AIS,OPA
Expressive Portrait Color Studies in Oils

This Demo and workshop will focus on the process and technique of getting a more Expressive Portrait….enhancing color, values and color temperature to not just get a likeness, but try and get a better work of Art!  Students may use their own reference photos or use the ones that I have posted in the supply list. l hope that you can join us!

WEEKLY 100% LIVE ONLINE CLASS
Thursdays
April 22, 29 & May 6 & 13
6:30 – 8 pm EASTERN
$185
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When available, video recording will be shared to registered students


Hai-Ou Hou

Color Color Color 

Improve your painting quality though use of color 

Focusing on the color:  Color harmony, Color design, Color balance. How to choosing hues for your painting and why? Tricks How to make your color bright but not raw, make your grays beautiful and subtle, but not muddy.  learn how to increase vibrancy and life in your painting through better using of color and right hues.

WEEKLY ONLINE LIVE ZOOM CLASS
postponed

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Online Art Show

Online Art Show

March 15 – April 14, 2021
Submission open now
Deadline, March 11

We invite you to participate in our March 2021 Chesapeake Fine Art Studio online Art Show. Enter now

  • Each entry costs only $6. No limit to entries 
  • Enter 3 works and receive free entry ($15 value) into an Open Studio session
  • Voting begins March 15 through March 30
  • Awards announced early April

Enter today





Lynn Mehta

Notan to Studio

All Media Welcome. Learn to use dark/light patterns called “Notans” to create paintings that have a visual impact. Demos this session will focus on dramatic light. See it, design it, paint it.

Mar 11, 18, 25, Apr 1, 8 & 15.
Thursdays, 2 – 3:15 pm EASTERN NYC timezone
$155
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When available, video recording will be shared to registered students

Larry Moore Abstraction

The intent of this 4 weekly session class : to push you out of your usual way of doing things and into new concept and design territory. It is essentially a composition class with emphasis on understanding and utilizing the components of visual expression in abstraction and non-objective art. All mediums : oil, acrylic, gouache, pastel or mixed-media. All levels, all mediums

4-Thursdays
March 18, 25, April 1 & 15
5 – 6:15 pm EASTERN NYC
$185
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Ned Mueller,

Master AIS,OPA
Portrait Drawing

More info about Ned Mueller here

Discover how to see, draw and construct an expressive portrait in this 4-week class with Master Artist Ned Mueller. Take your work to a new level with Ned’s experience and wisdom of teaching for over 60 years and drawing and painting for over 70 years! Learn the simple basic proportions of the head, generic structure of individual facial features and how to develop and sharpen your eye to see the placement of the major features. Working in Conte and/or compressed charcoal,  participants will learn how to break the head down into simple value patterns and how to interpret these forms and values to get a strong likeness and make a compelling portrait.  Mastering the process of working from large to small and training of the mind and eye in creating a solid portrait will help you become more confidant in other areas of your artwork, whether figurative, still life or landscape. Ned will offer in-class demonstrations, as well as on-on-one individual attention in the private class group. Come prepared to listen, learn and have fun!

Thursdays 6:30-8 pm EASTERN
Feb 11, 18, 25 & Mar 4
$175

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Eric Jacobsen

Painting Dramatic Skies

In this class Eric will talk about making interesting and exciting sky paintings. Emphasis will be on creating dramatic skies while putting into practice good design principles as well as color and value choices. Come join Eric for a fun and informative zoom workshop. 

6-Thursdays
Feb 4, 11, 18, 24, March 4 & 11
3:30 – 4:45 pm EASTERN timezone
$155

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Susan Lynn

Watercolor Plein Air Demo from start to finish

Join Susan Lynn on her winter sojourn in beautiful Charleston, SC, for a 2-hour plein air painting demo.  An award-winning plein air painter, Susan will be sharing her watercolor process, techniques, and equipment tips for painting outdoors on location.  Our live Zoom broadcast will allow you to interact and ask Susan questions as she works.

Special Demo
Saturday, January 23
10 – 12 pm EASTERN
$35
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John Caggiano

Live Zoom Oil Plein Air Painting Demo

Here’s an opportunity to join John Caggiano for two hours, as he paints en plein air in one of his favorite locations in the US, Charleston, South Carolina. John, an award winning artist, who participates in many plein air events, will explain his painting techniques while he entertains and answers your questions in “plein talk” that everyone can understand. Join us for what promises to be a fun filled session as you see a  painting created from start to finish.

Special Demo
Saturday, January 23
1:30 – 3:30 pm EASTERN
$35
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Hai-Ou Hou

Zoom Live Plein Air Outdoor Demo On Location: Charleston, SC

Follow award winning artist Hai-Ou Hou to a beautiful location in Charleston SC. CFAS will streaming her Winter plein air from where she going to paint. Hai-Ou is known for her loose style, and her bold colorful and impressionist approach.Our live Zoom broadcast will allow you to interact and ask questions as Hai-Ou Hou works.

Special Demo
Sunday, January 24
2:30 – 4:30 pm EASTERN
$35
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Susan Lynn

Luminous Clouds in Watercolor

Paint along with Susan as she shares how to make your clouds glow with light, adding beauty and drama to your watercolor paintings.  We will explore how to use values, contrast, color, and soft and hard edges.  Watch and learn, ask lots of questions, and create!  Photo references will be provided.  

Tuesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm
January 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2 & 9 – $140

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Nick Mohler

Susan Lynn

Landscape in Watercolor from start to finish

Special Demo
Wednesday, January 6
6 – 7:30 pm EASTERN
$20
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Patricia Sorg

Capturing the Poetry of Light in Still Life

Participants will learn to use abstract design, the correct judgement of values, and color harmony to depict vibrant and poetic effects of light while also concentrating on expressive brushwork, including gesture and rhythm, to evoke an emotional response from the viewer.

Dec 15, 22, 29 & Jan 5.
Tuesdays, 12-1:15 pm
EASTERN NYC timezone
$105

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When available, video recording will be shared to registered students


Stewart White

Architecture in Watercolor

Weekly Class
Dec 7, 14, 21, 28
3-4:15 pm
$120

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Susan Lynn

Creating Atmosphere in Watercolor

Paint along with Susan as she shares how to use perspective, values, contrast, color temperature, and soft and hard edges to create depth and atmosphere in your watercolor landscape paintings.  Watch and learn, ask lots of questions, and create!  Photo references will be provided.  

Tuesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm
November 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, 8 & 15 – $135

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Bill Rogers

New Oil Landscapes and Other Subjects

The course will focus on how to select a good subject, choose the best lighting, composition and tips on painting.

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Bill Rogers

Watercolor Landscapes with Figures and Animals

More in depth work on a variety of topics including Seascapes, Sunsets/sunrise, Figures in the Landscape, Cars, trucks and the like,  watercolor portrait/figure.

Tuesdays 9-10:45 am
5-weeks Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1 $135

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Previous Classes & Instructors



Lynn Mehta

Full Painting Demo from start to finish

Recognized for her loose impressionistic paintings filled with color and light, award-winning artist, Lynn Mehta, will demonstrate how she completes a painting alla prima. Watch as she shares her approach, her techniques, and her thinking process as she paints from start to finish.

Two-hour Demo
Saturday, January 9
7 – 9 pm EASTERN
$20
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Bill Rogers

Portraits in Watercolor


Learn how to tackle the subject of the portrait in watercolor. Exercises in various topics including the features including the eyes, the head, head and shoulders, seated model. various skin colors, proper lighting of the subject and getting a good outline drawing and a good likeness.

Thursdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, 12 & 19, 2:00 pm to 3:15pm
$110

to be announced

Supply List

When available, video recording will be shared to registered students


Hai-Ou Hou

Not a Online Class

Paint Fall Color on location

Full

Limited Students Social distance required

to be announced



Susan Lynn

Susan Lynn

Elements of the Landscape in Watercolor

Paint along as Susan shares her approach to painting the fundamental elements of the landscape in watercolor.  Each week’s class will explore a different subject, including trees, skies, moving water, still water with reflections, and more.  Watch and learn, ask lots of questions, and create!  Photo references will be provided.  
Supply List

to be announced

There is no refund /make up /no video If you missing class


Ned Mueller, Master AIS,OPA
Value and Color Studies

More info about New Mueller here

Ned Mueller is a Designated Master (OPS and AIS). This workshop will focus on the process of doing value and color studies as preliminaries to larger studio and plein air paintings. These small studies (usually around 6″x8′ or so) are for our own enlightenment in working out the main design and color of whatever we have in mind to do. They can save a lot of time and effort before going into a larger painting. 

to be announced

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There is no refund /make up /no video If you missing class

Garry Hamilton

Together we will explore how tonal contrast reveals form, and how  warm and cool colors vibrate against each other to provide visual excitement. You will get an overview of various watercolor paint, brush and paper characteristics including brush handling techniques including wet in wet, wet on dry, dry brush, lifting out, splattering and calligraphy. To maximize painting time you will do the drawing before coming to class. Together we will proceed at a comfortable pace to complete your painting.

to be announced

supply list

There is no refund /make up /no video If you missing class


Mick McAndrews

The Visual Language of Watercolor

to be announced



Hai-Ou Hou

Loosening up! Paint color glass wares / with  Hai-Ou Hou

to be announced


Hai-Ou Hou


Paint Portraits

to be announced


Hai-Ou Hou

Color notes Studies to larger studio work for the zoom link


Color Thumbnail Notes or small Studies/photos to larger studio

Limited students for one on one attention

you will leaning Color Thumbnail Notes from life or photo then from your color studies how to make a big studio work ( Still life set up in zoom and Photographs will be provided.The best is you have your own) All levels and all media is welcome. 

to be announced


Hai-Ou Hou


Loosening up! Paint still life/ with  Hai-Ou Hou

Limited students for one on one attention

Paint along step by step, with Hai-Ou Still life set up in zoom and Photographs will be provided. All levels and all media is welcome. 

to be announced



Hai-Ou Hou


Virtual World Travel Plein Air with Hai-Ou Hou 2-weely

Paint along, step by step, with Hai-Ou in Cuba, Russia, India, Tibet, Nepal and China.

Hai-Ou will take you virtually to these countries at locations where she actually taught/painted. ( video will play to bring you in to the counry ) Photographs will be provided. All levels and all media is welcome. 

to be announced


Hai-Ou Hou

Mentoring #5 Lecture/Demo

Online Mentoring #5 zoom class Video 3-demos $35 Pay here:

Thinking/Design/Paint More Abstractly “What is the Real Power in any Painting any Media”


Hai-Ou Hou Mentoring #4 Lecture & Demo “How to Thinking & Paint Abstractly” “What is the Real Power in any Painting any Media”? to buy recoeding go here: