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Carol Maguire – Joyful Painting with a Focus on Composition (Online); Mondays, March 3-24, 2025

Date: Mondays, March 3-24, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Pacific Time (2:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time/7:00-9:00 PM London Time)
Level: All
Medium: All – Carol will work in oil

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Join Carol Maguire, known for her bold, colorful work, in a joyful exploration of composition in painting. This inspiring class will teach you how to create wonderful, balanced and meaningful compositions by experimenting with different perspectives including looking from above.

Discover how to arrange everyday objects, personal treasures and unique finds to craft paintings full of energy and delight. Whether textiles, pottery, garage sale gems or items from your kitchen, you will learn to combine these elements in ways that guide the viewers eye with light, color, rhythm, and pattern.

Through hands-on exercises, Carol will show you how to:

  • Arrange objects to harness the play of light and shadow.
  • Explore the power of textures, contrasts, and patterns.
  • Create rhythm and movement that make your compositions come alive.
  • Infuse your work with fresh energy and a personal touch.

 

This class is perfect for painters of all levels who want to bring new life to their work while having fun. Carol’s supportive and encouraging teaching style ensures that you will leave with confidence, creative techniques, and a deeper appreciation for the art of composition.

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$295.00

Carol Maguire holds a Bachelor’s in Art History from Fairfield University and the Sorbonne, she has furthered her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Barnes Foundation and Fleisher Memorial. Her passion results in painterly works saturated with color and joie de vivre. Inspired by a love for color, textiles and gardening, her work focuses on objects that surround her daily life. She is represented at galleries in North Carolina, Delaware, New York and in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.

Carol started painting full-time in 2001… Read more ››

About Our Online Classes:

  • This class is taught live via Zoom. To take this class, you need a microphone and camera enabled computer OR an iPad /smart tablet OR a smart phone (android or IOS) and a strong internet connection.
  • You will have access to a private class message board on our website where you can share work, comment and ask questions. (Exact use of the message board, critique of student work and general class format is at the discretion of the instructor, please check course description for details.)
  • Class will be recorded and recordings expire 60 days after the final day of the course.
  • Participants will receive an email with the Zoom link and class details 5-7 days before the class starts (don’t forget to check your junk folder). Zoom link will also be posted in the class message board. Check your confirmation email for a message board link or visit your Online Classrooms to find your active classes.

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