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"Provocateur! Yes, that's it...a provocateur of creativity....that would be my description of Nan Cunningham as a teacher and an artist."

And so it goes; from the lips of her students and her admirers come the attempts to put into words their experiences evoked by one of the south's "most powerful colorists...one who makes any subject her own. Her style is unmistakable and riveting."

Nan Cunningham is possessed of a distinctly Southern voice, with a universal appeal that has brought her national attention. She is a teller of tales, a transformer of light, and a lens through which we are transported from the present moment to the realm where time is suspended. Her personal presence and uncanny ability to translate light, color, form and story give voice and feeling to her painting and teaching. Her process transports her students to the creative moment as they learn to bring transcendence to the every day images.

Her teaching style is simple basic, fundamental and disarmingly provocative; likewise her own work. A simple subject will be interpreted by a complexity of light and color. 

An Auburn University graduate and faculty member of John C Campbell School, Arrowmont School, Armory Learning Arts Center , the Alabama Art Colony, Third Street Painters Workshop andthe Alabama Art Education Center, Nan is in high demand for her workshops and expressive presentations. 

"...she is a treasure and an experience; in and of herself, and I left the workshop with so much more than I expected....a value beyond price..."

Past Workshops

 

UPCOMING SOUTHEASTERN PAINTING WORKSHOPS

Jul
1
9:30 PM21:30

Painting in the Smokies

  • Saturday, July 1, 2017
  • 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 21:30 22:30
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Snowbird, Mountain Lodge
July 2017 TBA

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Feb
26
to Mar 7

Painting with Authority

  • Sun, Feb 26, 2017 9:30 PM 21:30 Tue, Mar 7, 2017 10:30 PM 22:30
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John C Campbell School
Brass town, NC
1-800-365-5724

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Sep
19
to Sep 24

Painting with Authority

  • Mon, Sep 19, 2016 9:30 PM 21:30 Sat, Sep 24, 2016 10:30 PM 22:30
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John C Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
1-800-365-5724
Info@folkschool.org

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Jul
16
to Jul 22

Painting in the Smokies

  • Sat, Jul 16, 2016 9:30 PM 21:30 Fri, Jul 22, 2016 10:30 PM 22:30
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Snowbird Mountain Lodge
July 16-22, 2016
Robbinsville, NC  
800-941-9290
www.snowbirdlodge.com

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May
7
9:30 PM21:30

Alabama Art Colony

  • Saturday, May 7, 2016
  • 9:30 PM 10:30 PM 21:30 22:30
  • Montgomery, Alabama (map)
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Using Repetitive Patterns in Designing Your Paintings

Contact: 

Barbara Grimes
Alartcolony.org
Barb2shop@yahoo.com

 

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SUPPLY LIST NAN CUNNINGHAM WORKSHOP 

  • Bucket for Water for acrylics,
  • Large Palette (freezer paper from grocery store works great)
  • 3" natural bristle paintbrush from hardware store
  • # 2,4, & 8 natural bristle bright long handle brush for oil or acrylic. Robert Simmons Signet brand is a good choice. Supplies are available online if you do not have a supply store nearby. Cheap Joe's is a reliable source. Bamboo Brush
  • Sketch pad & felt tip pen or something with which to write or draw

WHAT TO PAINT ON

  • 1 Piece of white poster paper or cardboard, cut into 4 pieces, in addition to
  • Canvas or gessoed paper:
  • Two16x20s or larger (more if you like). We make lots of starts.
  • Easel if not supplied. You can probably borrow one for this class.
  • Rags (cloth is better than paper towels, t shirts are great.

ACRYLIC PAINT

  • Large titanium White. Please buy artists grade white if you can. Liquites is the easiest to open & is a good consistency.)
  • 1 tube each of the following
  • Cadmium Red Medium
  • Cadmium Yellow medium
  • Acra Magenta (red shade)
  • Thalo Blue
  • Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold (This is a Golden paint color. Available on line at Cheap Joe's if not available locally.)

Sets of paint rarely have the right colors. Note: Black is NOT one of the colors you need. 
Please wear old clothes, comfortable shoes & bring your sense of humor!
This is going to be FUN!

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