Thursday

Sep 14

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Susan Fehlinger

Fee: $50 (incl all art supplies and beverages)

Join RAC instructor, Susan Fehlinger as she helps participants go LARGE by referencing the image above on 20”x20” canvases.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

Susan will be painting with a palette knife, but students are welcome to paint with a brush if they wish.   As always, participants can follow along or paint something of their own.  Either way, it will be tons of fun and appropriate for all skill levels.

Fee $50 – Includes all equipment, instruction and art materials.  Participants are welcome to bring their own beverages.

Image above is similar to what we’ll be painting in the workshop

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

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Covid.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.  As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other than the excitement of seeing us), sudden loss of smell or taste, chills, body aches, or sore throat.