Enjoy individualized attention as I help you find and develop what it is you are interested in painting, guiding you through techniques to best achieve your ongoing goals. Find your unique abilities, vision and means to expression!

Some of the concepts we will cover are blending, texture, foreground/background interplay, types of strokes, working large brush to small, shading, contrast, composition, creating your own personal library , borrowing elements from the greats, and just plain old freedom to enjoy creating ..... with friends! Beginners to Advanced...Adults only

Classes are on-going so start anytime!

Five classes $125.00    Ten classes $225.00

Mondays 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm
Mondays 7- 9:30 pm 
Tuesdays  12:00 noon - 2:30 pm               
Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:30 pm 
Wednesdays     7- 9:30 pm 
Thursdays   7- 9:30 pm
Sunday 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm
Sunday 3- 5:30 pm 

Adults only   Beginner to Advanced

Painting classes for Young Adults ages 15-17
Mondays 4:15 to 6:45

ALSO: Life Drawing Class:

Tuesdays 7-9:30
Five classes $100.00   

We have a model to work from every Tuesday developing the many  aspects of drawing and painting the figure including proportion, shading, color  and composition.

For this class just bring conte; white and sepia and/or nu-pastels in any variety of color and paper: newsprint and/or smooth drawing paper 24x30 or smaller; 18x24 is great, a chamois and kneaded eraser. You can work on heavier canvas-papers and canvas with paint too.

Supplies:

If you are interested in using acrylic or pastels you are more than welcome to join in….just bring your supplies!

Suggested Water Soluble Oil supply list:

ASEL at Beltline and Central has most of these supplies. Tell them you are in the Bonny class and they will give you a discount on anything not already on sale:

Grumbacher's Max: titanium white, gold ochre hue, cadmium barium yellow orange, diozonine purple, ultramarine blue or cobalt, cad barium red deep red and or cad barium medium red, cerulean blue, payne's gray, perylene maroon, burnt umber and or raw umber and ivory black.

And:

Grumbacher's Max: "quick dry" liquid and/or a small linseed oil. And: Windsor Newton's Artisan: thalo green, magenta, naples yellow hue, olive green, cadmium yellow pale hue. If any of these are unavailable, get similar colors in Grumbacher Max or Holbein Duo. There are many beautiful colors by Holbein Duo you may want to add to your palette too.

Oil Brushes: You'll need a variety of sizes in filbert, bright and flats styles. Some favorites are; Princeton Art & Brush: 7400 series, 5400 series mostly flats and some brights and filberts up to size 20, 6550 fb, 6550 OW, 6100 fb and most Richeson brushes including 9165 filberts, Eclipse by Windsor Newton; filberts and Silver's Gran Prix 1001fb and 1003 flat Silver White. The folks at Asel;

Beltline and Central are a big help.

Canvas: You may like to choose gallery wrap so the staples don't show.

Suggested Traditional Oil supply list:

Any oil paint brand you like of: titanium white, gold ochre, cadmium barium yellow orange, diozonine purple, ultramarine blue or cobalt, red, cerulean blue, payne's gray, maroon, burnt umber and or raw umber, ivory black, magenta, naples yellow hue, thalo green, olive green, cadmium yellow pale hue. Add to the list as you like. 

Odorless paint thinner. (I have some at the studio)

Linseed oil and/or liquin

Feel free to use the traditional oils or the Water Soluble; the only difference is that you'll need odorless paint thinner for clean up with the traditional oils whereas the water soluble clean with soap and water. Traditional and Water Soluble may be mixed together but, odorless paint thinner will be needed for clean up.

If you are interested in using acrylic or pastels you are more than welcome to join in….just bring your supplies!

Please call or e-mail for class registration:

bonnyfineart@aol.com          
www.bonnyart.net     
214-405-5993

The Bonny Studio  
580 W. Arapaho #262    
Richardson, Texas 75080

The Bonny studio also offers a special event night every month with themes including Abstract Art, Monotypes and Mixed Media to name a few! Join in the fun!!