| Art for the Soul Sunday Painters are Welcome |
| Spending time at this retreat will inspire you to be more creative and joyful in all areas of your life.--Lenora Yarbrough, Guest |
Short Biography:
I have taught classes and held workshops for more
than 15 years, including three years at a community
college. I teach realism, impressionism and abstract
styles and conduct classes and workshops in oils,
watercolors, pastels, acrylics, and drawing.--Anne
Hamilton
I have taught classes and held workshops for more
than 15 years, including three years at a community
college. I teach realism, impressionism and abstract
styles and conduct classes and workshops in oils,
watercolors, pastels, acrylics, and drawing.--Anne
Hamilton
Take a break on the front porch.
Every nook and cranny of this lovely old home
will soothe your soul and inspire you to paint. The
retreat is located in the historic district of Fort
Payne, Al, (US) a small town sitting between two
mountains which are part of the foothills of the
Appalachian mountains. It is minutes from Desoto
State Park and Little River Canyon National
Preserve a region which attracts more than
600,000 tourists annually. It is near Mentone, Al,
and active art and crafts community with quaint
shops and restaurants. It is also the home of Artist
Anne Hamilton. Click this link for information about
workshops and classes.
will soothe your soul and inspire you to paint. The
retreat is located in the historic district of Fort
Payne, Al, (US) a small town sitting between two
mountains which are part of the foothills of the
Appalachian mountains. It is minutes from Desoto
State Park and Little River Canyon National
Preserve a region which attracts more than
600,000 tourists annually. It is near Mentone, Al,
and active art and crafts community with quaint
shops and restaurants. It is also the home of Artist
Anne Hamilton. Click this link for information about
workshops and classes.
Email: artforthesoul333@yahoo.com
Phone: (256) 845-3398
Phone: (256) 845-3398
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Testimony by Michelle Lee:
I did a very large pouring this morning. A pouring is
a technique I learned a while back from a wonderful
artist named Anne Hamilton. She runs an art retreat
near Mentone, AL. And if you have never gone to an
art retreat before...I suggest doing it at least once in
your life! I spent a week there doing nothing at all
but painting, reading, sitting, eating and just being!
It changed my life!
So a pouring is just that. Laying your canvas down on
a flat surface, you mix colors (thick or thin) and
actually pour them onto the canvas. Let them flow
and move where they will. You can help them along
by tilting the canvas. After the colors are in place
and dry...you begin to romance the canvas. (like we
talked about in one of the last posts) Put it in a very
visible spot, turn it to different angles and see what
vision comes out of the pouring. It will surprise you
what comes out of your imagination. And it is so nice
to use your imagination...something we tend to loose
as we get older.
Have fun with it!
I am curious to know...what do you see in this
pouring?
I did a very large pouring this morning. A pouring is
a technique I learned a while back from a wonderful
artist named Anne Hamilton. She runs an art retreat
near Mentone, AL. And if you have never gone to an
art retreat before...I suggest doing it at least once in
your life! I spent a week there doing nothing at all
but painting, reading, sitting, eating and just being!
It changed my life!
So a pouring is just that. Laying your canvas down on
a flat surface, you mix colors (thick or thin) and
actually pour them onto the canvas. Let them flow
and move where they will. You can help them along
by tilting the canvas. After the colors are in place
and dry...you begin to romance the canvas. (like we
talked about in one of the last posts) Put it in a very
visible spot, turn it to different angles and see what
vision comes out of the pouring. It will surprise you
what comes out of your imagination. And it is so nice
to use your imagination...something we tend to loose
as we get older.
Have fun with it!
I am curious to know...what do you see in this
pouring?
Link to Other Attractions in Area:
Studio Activities
Anne Hamilton and Retreat Guest Angie
True
True
House during town's 1890's "Boom
Days" (located in historical district)
Studio at far left.
Days" (located in historical district)
Studio at far left.
Retreat Email Address:
artforthesoul333@yahoo.com
Phone: 256 845 3398
artforthesoul333@yahoo.com
Phone: 256 845 3398