- Instructor: Patrick O’Brien
- June 16-18
- 10 AM to 4 pm
- $275 member / $325 non-member
- Deadline to cancel registrations & issue refunds is two weeks prior to the scheduled class. No refunds or credits are issued after that time.
Seeing and hearing is believing. Watch “Bluffton Groove Thang” A song for SOBA painters I wrote in 2026 as a gift to help reinforce the creative principles I teach.
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Vibrant Paintings in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
I will help you:
1: Discover and focus on seeing the large value masses that map a strong composition. Values create a roadmap or launch point for the
2: Vibrant brush marks and color combinations that make a painting dance and sing with joy. I teach how to make engaging visual conversations pushing color that read more as expressive paintings and less like copies or “renderings” of a resource photo. Gain confidence to push past the “FUGLY” beginning of every new painting using
3: Hard and soft edges , then learn
4: Broken color with complimentary colors strategically placed next to one another.
5: I will show you to use subliminal “micro jewelry” to make your painting come alive…as a painting that draws you in and is better than the source photo.
That is the Bluffton Groove Thang. Oh yeah , we have fun, listen to a great collection of curated music and make some beautiful art you will be proud to share with the world. We will discuss and find success in your current paintings; problem solve what doesn’t work and be inspired by a room full of creative voices. We may even inspire some new song lyrics. It is a fun ride. Ask any Alum of this painting crew, We . Have . Fun . And Learn a lot together.
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