Lisa Daria Kennedy – Embrace the Practice, Daily Painting (Online); Mondays & Thursdays, July 6-23, 2020

Date: Mondays & Thursdays, July 6-23, 2020
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Level: All
Medium: Oil or acrylics

Our live online classes are taught via Zoom. Students have the opportunity to interact with the instructor and other participants, watch live demos and receive feedback and instruction. You will have access to a class chat forum where you can share work, comment and ask questions. Once you’ve enrolled, you’ll receive instructions about how to access the class. 

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.

Discover how to embrace the painting process and the daily painting practice as a path to improving creativity and image-making skills. Over the course of the class, students will paint a minimum of at least 8-10 panels, guided by an artist who has made over 4000 daily, consecutive, paintings- so far! A combination of demos, in-class assignments and individual instruction will teach students techniques to create fresh, deliberate marks. On Mondays, Lisa will demo and have time for Q&A’s. On Thursdays, participants will join Lisa for guided open-studio. Participants will also be part of a private group message board where they can post and share their work, ask questions and get feedback from Lisa and other participants. Painting in oils or acrylics, students will discover approaches for simplifying the painting process and staying inspired and motivated. All levels are welcome.

Lisa Daria Kennedy grew up along the northeast edge of the Hockomock Swamp in Massachusetts. She received her BA from Roger Williams University in Graphic Design, a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Illustration and an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2D.  Kennedy creates product designs and surface illustrations for the international giftware industry. She is affiliated with Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI as the Design Editor for the literary publication, Mount Hope and is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. Visit Lisa’s website.