September 10-12, 2027
Friday-Sunday
9:30 am-4:30 pm
12 Students

This painting course takes a methodical, observation-driven approach to color. Through the hands-on study of three color components—value, hue, and chroma—over three days, students will develop the vocabulary and skills needed to articulate their decisions and apply them with confidence.

Working directly from still life, each student will build a painting from the ground up. We will move step by step, first establishing accurate drawing and light structure in acrylic grayscale, then using the underpainting as a foundation for a full-color oil layer.

Sighting and measuring techniques, along with a provided set of visual tools, will support and clarify the process. Along the way, we will break down the mechanics of painting: mixing with a palette knife, intentional brushwork, and edge control. Throughout the class, demonstrations, slideshows, and short exercises will complement individual work time, along with one-on-one feedback and informal group critique.

Biography:
Christina Weaver grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She studied painting and drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Indiana University Bloomington. Christina has received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for artists who work representationally and in 2015, she was a resident artist at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. She teaches courses and workshops in a variety of settings and was recently an instructor of drawing and painting at the University of North Carolina in Asheville. Her work is exhibited nationwide, collected worldwide, and has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Christina lives near Waynesville, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
To see more of her work visit: www.christinaweaver.com