Level: all

Thursday

Mar 25

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Instructor: Susan Fehlinger

Fee: $30

The days are getting longer and spring is in the air, so let’s shake off those winter doldrums by joining RAC instructor, Susan Fehlinger, in one of her signature “Paint Alongs.”

Susan will take you step by step through this colorful breezy island scene. She’ll be demonstrating with a palette knife and oil paints, but you’re welcome to use a brush and/or acrylic if you prefer.  The workshop is open to artists of all levels as there will be something to learn for everyone.  So grab your paints, your favorite beverage and settle in for an experience that is sure to bring you joy, relaxation, laughs and the delightful camaraderie of fellow artists.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.

Fee: $30

Supply List

TOOLS  One or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T)

You may want a shorter one also for detail.

PAINT  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

  • Lemon Yellow
  • Cadmium Yellow
  • Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red
  • Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson
  • Dioxazine Purple
  • Cerulean or Manganese Blue
  • UltraMarine or Cobalt Blue
  • Prussian or Indigo Blue
  • Olive Green
  • Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum
  • White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

MEDIUM:

  • For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel (tube) or Solvent Free Fluid
  • For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood, plastic, whatever you use in your studio.

CANVAS:   16 x 20, or 20 x 20

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.

For a treat, watch this video of Susan Fehlinger being interviewed by artist Miggs Burroughs for the Westport Library:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZx9KIhYU0&list=PLRvmQu76JuJZV_7E9nhxS6-dOpC86Ulcc&index=6