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Artists Association of Nantucket
ART CLASSES EVENTS

Course Description

Playfully integrate florals, the Nantucket landscape and still life painting in a class with artist Heather McLeod. Students will explore texture and color as they learn to represent different types of flowers from soft, billowy petals to strong, structured leaves. Heather will review basics in color and brushwork in oils as students paint from still life arrangements in the studio. Once comfortable with various floral arrangements Heather will discuss the compositional and symbolic meaning associated with flowers and work on integrating the still life into a landscape. Students will combine working from life with photographic elements to develop one finished work of art. Students will gain a better understanding of the breadth of still life painting and the importance of the landscape, as well as the confidence to represent them in oils.

AAN is able to provide scholarships/tuition aid through the Healing Through the Creative Arts Program. This program is made possible through funding from the Town of Nantucket Human Services Department. For questions or assistance please contact Elizabeth Buccino, Director of Education

Cancellation Policy

AAN depends upon student tuition to continue to offer classes and workshops. Due to our commitment to small class sizes and the hands-on nature of art education, we are greatly impacted by cancellations. Nevertheless, we do understand that plans change. If you need to cancel your reservation for a class or workshop, please note our cancellation/refund policy here and let us know as soon as possible.

Materials

All materials included in tuition.

The Floral Still Life in Landscape, 18+

Heather V McLeod

Heather V McLeod is an artist exploring identity and the psychology by which we perceive others. Interested primarily in portraiture and representative work, Heather creates pieces with the intent of capturing the character of the figure portrayed. She plays with the use of symbolism and concealment to enhance the narrative and evoke a quiet yet humorous side to portraiture. Born and raised in the greater New York area, Heather received her MFA from The New York Academy of Art in 2021 and her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2016. In 2017 she was awarded a Fulbright Study/Research Award in Perugia, Italy where she lived and worked for a year. She is a recent recipient of two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants and The Leslie T. and Francis Posey Scholarship. She has been featured in a number of exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad and has been the recipient of a number of art related awards, including most recently AXA Art Prize Finalist.
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