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Once a month workshops to improve your art, and your appetite!   EAT ‘n ART With Emily Thompson   You are invited to a workshop with lunch!$45 includes a 2hr workshop and homemade lunch.   Workshops on Fridays at 10am on these topics:   May 5th Elements of Design – Mexican food – Drawing and Design. The Elements of Design transform the way you see – and your artwork ascends to an intellectual plane of understanding and presentation.   June 2nd Principles of Design – Greek food – Dynamics of Art. Rarely discussed, the Principles of Design infuse your art with energy. Knowing how to employ the Principles of Design takes your art [...]

Short Stop’s Mitt and Ball: 9×11 charcoal and pastel drawing. This short stop’s mitt and baseball have been sitting on my husband’s dresser for a very long time. An occasion for a still life if there ever was one.   Old Dairy Road: 5.5×9″ soft pastel loose sketch. Exhibited at Captain White’s House – The Alamance Art Center 2021. Every morning, Brownie and Maggie and I walk this old dirt road. The original settler family had a dairy at the end of this road. History, art and a dog walk – all together – life is good.   Farm Textures: 12×18″ hard pastel. Exhibited at [...]

  Emily Thompson published her book, “Basics of Art and the Elements of Design”.  It’s a basic education course in drawing following the elements of design; composition, perspective, etc. written in simple language with young artists in mind, though it’s good for adults, too. She teaches this course privately and through the Central Carolina Community College(search for Basics of Art).    Additionally, she recently won six awards at the Sanford Brush and Palette Club Annual Art Show!  Three place awards and three honorable mentions.   [...]