Tuesday

Dec 29

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Susan Fehlinger

Fee: $30 + $35 extra if you need supplies

RAC is excited to have Susan Fehlinger back to teach another online “Paint and Sip” class.  The last ones were so well received we had to bring her back for more. And, what better time to Paint and Sip!  The Holiday week is a great time to relax, grab your favorite drink, and to paint along with Susan as she takes you step by step through the creation of a painting you’ll be proud to hang.

This time around, Susan will lead participants through a painting of a cozy winter landscape.  She chose this image so students can play with all the light, color and shadows that exist in such a scene.  Susan will be demonstrating with a palette knife, but students are welcome to use a palette knife or a brush.

No worries if you don’t have supplies at home.  For an extra $35 RAC will deliver paints, palette knives and a canvas to your home (as long as you live within a 20 mile radius of RAC). You can even purchase a table easel for another $15.  Just let us know on the registration form.

Supply List

  • 12 X 16 Canvas
  • Palette knife: 4” knife with rounded edges (Jerry’s #49T)
  • You may want also want a shorter knife to use  for detail
  • A brush or two  if you must

Acrylic or Oil Paints

  • Cerulean or Manganese Blue
  • Deep Ultramarine Blue or Indigo Blue
  • Lemon Yellow
  • Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
  • Alizarin Crimson or Cadmium Red
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Dark Brown (VanDyke, Burnt Umber or Asphalthum)
  • White

Medium

  • For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel
  • For acrylics: Liquitex Gel Medium

Palette for mixing – Paper, wood or plastic – whatever you have

Container of water and paper towels

About Susan Fehlinger:

Susan Fehlinger had to be content to be an occasional painter during her 30+-year career as a Television Producer in New York City. She attended art classes at The School of Visual Arts at night, and painting workshops in the summers but for the most part she is a self-taught artist.

In 2003 she quit her job in NYC, bought a bed and breakfast on Cape Cod and began painting more seriously. She joined the Chatham Art Gallery on the Cape in 2007, and was represented by Sheldon Fine Arts in Newport RI, as well as True North Gallery in Kennebunkport ME and She had solo shows at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod and The Cahoon Museum of American Art.

In 2014 she relocated to Black Rock CT in order to be closer to NY city, and branched out to other themes such as coastal architecture and cityscapes. Fehlinger’s paintings depict familiar, yet abstracted scenes. Her painting style emphasizes her interest in texture, color and light; and she applies her paint thickly with a palette knife to highlight structure, form and shadow. Her compositions play with scale, placement, and negative/positive spaces, creating visual interest and an individual style.

She is an active member of the Artists Collective of Westport and an exhibiting member of the Rowayton Art Center, Silvermine, and the Ridgefield Guild of Artists.