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The mission of the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts is to engage, inspire, and educate artists and the public at large by promoting local and regional visual arts through the collection, recognition, documentation, and the publication of relevant works of American art.

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  • Watercolor Methodology: Red Cardinal

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Taught by Tim Thomas, this watercolor methodology class centers on painting a red bird—most often a cardinal—as a study in color layering, perception, and visual sequencing. This class challenges students to shift how they see color by learning to identify colors as layered relationships rather than single values, and by painting the first color they […]

    $165
  • Drawing from Life: 3-Day Intensive Human Form Workshop

    Drawing from Life: 3-Day Intensive Human Form Workshop
    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Have you ever thought drawing or painting people was hard? Have you ever struggled with keeping your figures proportional or just not-quite-right?  Join instructor Charles Scogins as he teaches a 3 day intensive workshop in drawing the human form from life covering: the basics of constructive anatomy; capturing proportion, weight, and movement; and a variety […]

    $300
  • Drawing from Life: 3-Day Intensive Human Form Workshop

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Have you ever thought drawing or painting people was hard? Have you ever struggled with keeping your figures proportional or just not-quite-right?  Join instructor Charles Scogins as he teaches a 3 day intensive workshop in drawing the human form from life covering: the basics of constructive anatomy; capturing proportion, weight, and movement; and a variety […]

    $300
  • Drawing from Life: 3-Day Intensive Human Form Workshop

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Have you ever thought drawing or painting people was hard? Have you ever struggled with keeping your figures proportional or just not-quite-right?  Join instructor Charles Scogins as he teaches a 3 day intensive workshop in drawing the human form from life covering: the basics of constructive anatomy; capturing proportion, weight, and movement; and a variety […]

    $300
  • Beyond The Blue – Skyscapes In Oil

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Learn how to create brilliant skyscapes using oil paints in this workshop taught by Barbara Davis! In this workshop, students will explore light and color in the sky with a focus on clouds. The basics of composition, color, value, and brushwork will be discussed to help achieve an impressionistic light-filled skyscape in oils. Students will […]

    $165
  • Create Your Own Ceramic Platter using the Sgraffito Technique

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Come and get creative with clay! Our students had such a fun time in the last workshop we had to host it again! In this 3-hour workshop, you'll design and […]

    $100
  • ‘Look-Think-Paint’: An Acrylic & Oil Painting Workshop

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Join award winning painter and teacher, John Guernsey, in this informative and 'breakthrough' 3-day workshop. There will be a varied approach of demonstration, group discussions, and a lot of class painting with assistance from Mr. Guernsey. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced painter, this workshop has something to teach every skill level. The […]

    $440
  • ‘Look-Think-Paint’: An Acrylic & Oil Painting Workshop

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Join award winning painter and teacher, John Guernsey, in this informative and 'breakthrough' 3-day workshop. There will be a varied approach of demonstration, group discussions, and a lot of class painting with assistance from Mr. Guernsey. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced painter, this workshop has something to teach every skill level. The […]

    $440
  • ‘Look-Think-Paint’: An Acrylic & Oil Painting Workshop

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Join award winning painter and teacher, John Guernsey, in this informative and 'breakthrough' 3-day workshop. There will be a varied approach of demonstration, group discussions, and a lot of class painting with assistance from Mr. Guernsey. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced painter, this workshop has something to teach every skill level. The […]

    $440
  • From Snout to Tail: Painting Canine Companions (3-Day Workshop)

    The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL

    Have you ever wanted to paint a beloved pet or learn the trick behind painting animals, specifically dogs?  This workshop will be a study on painting dogs with a high concentration on accurate value judgement and the handling of edges of fur, whether soft or sharper. Come learn from an experienced animal portraiture artist! Recommended […]

    $425

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