2026 March 10 & 24 April 7 & 21 May 5 & 19 10 am-2 pm EST Facilitated by: Terry Rafferty Come and paint in our beautiful studio with the support of an instructor who can give feedback and guidance as you work. In 6 sessions, over 12 weeks, each student will have studio time to work on their own piece, or multiple pieces. The instructor will work individually with each student to answer questions, help discover ways to improve the piece, and to help move your work to a stronger level. This is open to students who have a basic to intermediate knowledge of making an oil painting and can include still lifes, portraiture, landscapes or other subjects. You may work from life setups or photographic references. Townsend Atelier is well-equipped with easels, tables, drawing boards, taborets, lighting, drapery, still life objects, and a materials store. Feel free to bring a snack, drink or lunch with you. Materials: Materials can be purchased before or during the class. Students in this class will receive a 20% discount on materials, excluding brushes. Bring a painting, either planned or in progress (feel free to come to class without a definite plan, and we will use the first session to decide and start on a project) Photo references or a still life set up: your objects or any of the many things in the studio. Painting supplies: Oil paints, brushes, odorless turpentine (Gamsol), paper towels, a palette to hold your paint (wood palettes available to use at the studio), panel or canvas to paint on, a trash bag, and gloves if you use them. Paper for sketching out an idea and making notes. Also, whatever you use to sketch the subject onto your surface: oil paint, vine charcoal, pencil, etc. If you prefer to trace from a reference, that’s fine – bring a reference copy that’s the right size for your surface About the Instructor: Featherweight by Terry Rafferty Terry Rafferty has had a lifelong interest in art, with happy memories of attending museum shows with her father and entering her first competition at the age of 8. Setting art aside to have a family and career in nursing, she ultimately returned to art, training in metalsmithing at the California College of Arts and getting a BA in Visual Arts in Vermont. She has had the pleasure of studying painting and drawing with contemporary artists Cindy Procious, Chris Groves, Mia Bergeron, and Tony Ryder. Her work ranges from highly detailed realism using Old Master’s techniques to urban abstraction, mixing cold wax into the paint and working with industrial tools rather than brushes. Her love of telling stories in her art currently has her exploring myths and fairytales, playing with life beyond the ordinary. Terry is represented by Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown MA and has received awards for her work, including Best in Show from Oil Painters of America.
