"Raggedy Ann" Start Today

"Raggedy Ann" work in progress (this is just the underpainting), oil, 30"h x 30"w,©Jill Banks 2014

And in a minute I'll head back down to my studio to enjoy painting away.

A successful weekend "Mastering the Business of Art" workshop has passed. The first day of my Winter Portrait class starts next Sunday, January 12 (there are still a couple of spots left if you want to grab them). Then Still Life  on Tuesday, January 14.

This Friday, January 10, 7-9pm come celebrate the awards reception for the Great Falls School of Art Annual Student Exhibition being held in the Artists Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA. See what students, young and older have been creating in 2013.  The exhibit runs from January 8 to January 29.  Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon to 4pm throughout the month.

And for my regular blog followers, my niece Annie is home from the hospital, happy and healthy, celebrating "Christmas" dinner a little late.

Our daughter Sarah was accompanied by a much better used Raggedy Ann doll through many of her early years.  Memories.

Start the New Year Off Artfully

Sign Up for Classes and Workshops that Start January
Still Life in Oils -- Tuesdays, 10am-1pm (Full with wait list)
Portrait Painting -- Sundays, 1:30pm-5:30pm -- please join us.
All taught through the Great Falls School of Art (1144 Walker Road, Suite D, Great Falls, VA).  See the Classes page on my Web site: www.JillBanks.com. Don't wait! (Please. I don't want you to miss out.)

Web: www.jillbanks.com
Blog: jillbanks.blogspot.com 
Email
Phone: 703.403.7435
Artists Atelier, Great Falls VA website: GreatFallsAtelier.com

Events
January 10-28: Great Falls School of Art Student Exhibition, Gallery in the Artists Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA 22066. Reception/Awards: Friday, January 10, 7-9pm. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon-4pm.

February: Flowers and Chocolates, Gallery in the Artists Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA 22066. One of our best exhibits of the year. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon-4pm. Receptions, events to be announced

February: Jill Banks Solo Exhibit at Katie's Coffee in the Old Brogue, Great Falls, VA

More to come.

Register for Winter 2013 Art Classes in Northern Virginia

Classes and Workshops for Adults and Children Now Online for the Great Falls School of Art

"Sunlight, Sunflowers and Orange," oil, 24"h x 18"w

For Winter 2013, I'm offering two classes:

• Still Life Painting in Oils on Tuesdays, 10am-1pm 
• and a course with a new twist and day: Draw, Paint, Sculpt the Portrait on Wednesdays, 9:30am-1:30pm. Find out more about the class on my web site's Classes page.  I'm excited about it! I hope you are, too. (The sculpture shown is one I did of my daughter -- before starting painting and drawing classes -- many moons ago. Can't wait to dig back into clay.)

 There are lots of other class/workshop offerings and new teachers.  You'll have to do a little digging to find the right way to bring art into your life this Winter -- look at each of the classes, check your schedule, learn more about the instructors, pick a class and dive in!
All are being offered through the Great Falls School of Art located at 1144 Walker Road, Suite D, Great Falls, VA.  Come Join Us!

Sculpture is being added to the Portrait class: learn the planes of the face

For more info or questions, please feel free to contact me or Julie Casso, the School Director. The school phone is: (703) 232-1575 or email: GFSchoolofArt@gmail.com. 

For a listing of all adult classes/workshops offered through the Great Falls School of Art, go to:
http://www.greatfallsart.org/adult-classes/

For kid's classes, go to:
http://www.greatfallsart.org/childrens-classes/

"John," oil, 40"h x 30"w, copyright Jill Banks, private collection

Web: www.jillbanks.com
Blog: jillbanks.blogspot.com
100 Faces in 100 Days Project
Email
Phone: 703.403.7435

Events and Exhibits

"Large Squares, Small Squares," Gallery at the Artists' Atelier, November 14-December 31. Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 6:30-8:30pm. Open Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays, noon to 4pm, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA 22066