Cagan Event news and Half Price Ice Cream

We had about 80 kids come into the Artist's Boutique classroom last night at Cagan Crossings to paint pumpkins.  There were so many cute kids, and they just loved painting their own designs on the little Halloween pumpkins that were provided by Cagan Management.  One of our members provided face painting out in front of the Boutique, so there were a lot of cute kids wandering around the square.  A good time was had by all.

Everyone who came in just loved the painting of the Zebra that the Teen/Adult class painted last Saturday.  They really liked the giraffe and the tiger that we're going to be painting in the coming months, too.  Maybe we'll get some new faces in our Saturday class.

This Saturday & Sunday is the Holiday Portrait workshop.  Santa Claus will be a great learning experience.   Remember, painting portraits is easy - once you learn how. 

Does anyone love Ice Cream as much as I do?  I just bought today's LivingSocial deal for Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory in Clermont (near the Epic theater), and thought you may be interested in it too! For $5.00 you get $10.00 to Spend on Ice Cream or Baked Goods.   Click here to see this deal.   https://livingsocial.com/deals/69299?ref=conf-jp&rpi=33457691

The deal is only available until Friday, the 28th, so scoop it up soon!  See you in class.

Change in October Class - New November Class

Well, the Red Hat marketing event was fun, but it was a lot of work.  We gave out lots of flyers about our mini-classes at Cagan and sold some Red Hat items.  Not as many as we thought we would sell.  That's what craft shows are all about.  Lots of work and then you bring items back to your store to sell.  Oh well, we have lots more inventory for the Holiday Boutique. 

I haven't had any interest in the landscape class that is scheduled for October 22nd, so I think I will make a change.  I know that students wanted to paint a Zebra, so we will do that instead.  We will paint the underpainting first in acrylics and then, when dry, paint over with an oil wash.  The class might take a little longer than 2 hours. probably 2 1/2 hrs..  I'm working on basecoating and putting the pattern on the canvas before class to save time.  I really need to know if you will be in class so I can be sure there is a basecoated canvas for you.   Email me at alckathyc@juno.com or call 352 241-6407.  

The October 29 & 30 Holiday Portrait workshop has a couple of spots left if anyone is interested.  I do take teens in my portrait workshops. 

Next month the Art League is sponsoring a portrait artist from California for a 4 day workshop and a 4 day instructor certification.   All of the Saturdays are taken up with either the SLAL meeting or the portrait workshops except for Nov. 26th.   I will teach a class on that day.   It will be the Giraffe.  Let me know if you want to paint the Giraffe.  It will be fun. 

Happy Halloween everyone.  Don't eat too much candy.

Kathie Camara

October Classes

This month is a busy month, as some of us artists from the Artist's Boutique at Cagan Crossings will be participating in a big Red Hat event that benefits the Florida Hospital Waterman's cancer and heart center.  We've been busy making hats, jewelry, eggs, tote bags and anything red and purple that might be purchased by the Red Hat Ladies.  We will also be marketing our Mini-Classes for groups of 6 - 20.  We have jewelry, mini-cake decorating, treasure boxes and other classes.  Lots of work putting together a booth for a show!

Oil painting classes for this month will be

Saturday, October 8th    Birch Trees w/Red
Saturday, October 22nd   Mountains, lake, trees

Wednesday's Acrylics classes are on hold, as we have not had any students sign up for them. 

Remember, if you do not register in advance for the class, I may end up cancelling.  I need at least 2 students.  Sorry if you showed up and found the studio closed, but you didn't pre-register.  I didn't know that you would be coming.  Also, as I supply canvas, brushes, paints, and patterns, I really need to know how many supplies to bring.  So, please, shoot me an email at alckathyc@juno.com and let me know that you will be there, or sign up at the end of the class for the next one.  Thanks.

Here's the birch tree painting and a similar mountains, lake, trees that we will be painting this month.

October 26th at Cagan will be a Pumpkin Patch celebration during the Market (4 - 7 pm)  Kids will be able to paint pumpkins at the Art Gallery for a small fee.  Pumpkins will be sold at the market.  There will be all kinds of fun things going on for the kids.  Check it out.

Also, the Holiday Portrait Workshop on October 29 & 30 has spaces available.  Learn to paint portraits - the easy way.  Check out last month's blog to see the description of the class.