The Path to Intentional Intuitive Art: 2-Day Intermediate Oil Painting Workshop
2026-01-26 08:30 - 15:00, 2026-01-27 08:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka, AL, 36092
This course is designed to help you find your way through a plethora of rules and instinctively working out your path on your art journey. The goals of this class is to help you learn the rules so well that painting becomes instinct and to find your style and your goal for your work for your artistic path. So bring your subject matter to paint from – something you genuinely want to paint – to this intermediate oil painting class and unlock your style!

Recommended Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: $125 for Kelly members OR $150 for non-members
Basic Supplies included (Limited Color Palette) – Instructor’s Palette is below, in case you wish to bring your own oils and supplies.
Class Size: Minimum 6 – Maximum of 16

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Instructor Jill Holt Portfolio:

Instructor’s Palette:

Mars Black (from Master’s Touch)
Permelba White (from Weber)
Lemon (Windsor Newton)
Cad Yellow Light (Winsor Newton)
Cadmium Medium (Winsor Newton)
Shiva Orange (Richeson)
Ultramarine Blue (Richeson)
Prussian (Michael Harding)
Magnesium (Gamblin)
Red Oxide Transparent (Richeson)
Capucine Red Deep (Vasari)
Permanent Rose (Winsor Newton)
Alizarin Crimson (Williamsburg)
Yellow Ochre Light (Rembrandt)
Transparent Yellow Oxide (Lucas)
Adobe (Vasari)
Viridian (Gamblin)

Silversmithing: Level 1 Workshop
2026-01-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 16:00
Learn the basics of silversmithing from Morning Sherrod, who has 16 years of experience! Learn how to use a butane hand torch and flex shaft, and pick up new skills such as paillon, sweat and pick soldering, cutting with shears, hammering, texturing, stamping, and bezel stone setting. Don’t know what a patina is or what any of these skills are? Or maybe you dabbled before and want to shake off the dust? Then this is the class for you!
Space is very limited — sign up early to reserve your spot!

Recommended Skill Level: Beginner (Any) – Due to materials and tools, 18 years and older only
Cost: $200 for Kelly members OR $215 for non-members
Supplies Included and take home at least 2 projects
Class Size: Minimum 4 – Maximum of 6

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Morning Sketch
2026-01-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-27 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-20 10:00 - 13:00 and 11 more dates
Every Friday, we invite everyone and anyone to come “sketch” in the gallery and on the porch! New and experienced artists (or authors or craftsmen) alike can pull up a chair, sit on the porch, and indulge in the arts. Enjoy fellow artists’ company, enjoy the view, and come sketch with us!

Circle of Painters
2026-01-31 10:00 - 15:00
A guided painting practice with Alisa Beck, Circle of Painters is a small, supportive group of artists who gather to paint, learn, and grow together. Open to oil, acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media, each session offers guided instruction, shared conversation, and time to work in a spacious gallery setting (here at The Kelly!). This is a place for returning to your practice, deepening your voice, and painting in community.
$50 per session – Payable directly to Instructor
** January 14th session rescheduled to January 21st **

Create Your Own Ceramic Platter using the Sgraffito Technique
2026-02-14 10:00 - 13:00
Come and get creative with clay! No experience is needed. In this 3-hour workshop, you’ll design and decorate your ceramic platter using the sgraffito technique, a fun method of carving through colored slips to reveal beautiful designs. Maria, your instructor, will guide you step by step; Just come and enjoy the process!
Your finished platter will be glazed, fired after class, and ready for pickup in about two weeks.
Space is limited—sign up now to save your spot!

Recommended Skill Level: Any
Cost: $85 for Kelly members OR $100 for non-members
Supplies Provided – Take your platter home in two weeks!
Class Size: Minimum 4 – Maximum of 12

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Instructor Maria Auad Portfolio:

Painting With Authority
2026-02-26 09:00 - 16:30
Join Nan Cunningham for a full day workshop offering learning and fun to build your individual painting skills. This workshop will focus on helping students create interesting, original oil or acrylic paintings from the start by teaching how to choose a subject, create a design that works, and using color effectively. A still life will be provided.
Details:

Recommended Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Cost: $175 for Kelly members OR $185 for non-members
Class Limit: Maximum of 12 and Minimum of 8
Supplies Provided – You are welcome to bring your own oils, mediums, brushes, palettes, canvases, or other supplies!

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Instructor Nan Cunningham Portfolio:

From Plein Air To Studio
2026-03-26 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 16:00
Join Craig Reynolds at The Kelly for an intensive three-day plein air workshop! This workshop is great for those wanting to further practice or expand their knowledge on plein air oil painting techniques. On day one of the workshop, students will go on a plein air field trip to collect information for their paintings. Day two and three of the workshop will be studio days for students to create a larger painting based off of the information they gathered on the field trip. Supplies will be provided by the instructor. The Kelly is able to provide standing easels, however, students are encouraged to bring their own plein air easels for the field trip portion of the workshop. We hope you’ll join us for this informational workshop!

Cost: $275 for Kelly members OR $300 for Non-members
Recommended Skill Level: Intermediate and Up
Class Size: Maximum of 12 and Minimum of 6
Supplies Provided
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Beyond The Blue - Skyscapes In Oil
2026-05-09 09:00 - 15:00
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 need to bring their own supplies.
Cost: $165 for Non-members OR $150 for Kelly Members
Class Size: Minimum of 7 and maximum of 15
Recommended Experience: Beginner (any)
Supply List: To be announced
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