On Friday, November 15th, 2024, talented artist Scott Nelson will meet with us at the amazingly preserved Olney Cook Artisan Shop in Mendon, Massachusetts. We will meet up at 2pm. The shop is located at 54 Hartford Avenue East in Mendon. It was originally built in the early 1800s. Apparently Olney Cook was a painter!
This workshop is FREE – the public is warmly encouraged to participate! All levels welcome!
Scott will talk with us about how to approach the task of sketching and painting a building. He will discuss lighting, shadows, values, and other topics. He will then do some sketching on site. These skills are useful no matter what type of artwork you’re interested in creating. Some people focus on the sketch itself as a finished form. Others use the sketch as a starting point to then later create a watercolor painting, an acrylic painting, an oil painting, or another form of art.
After our exploration of the Olney Cook Artisan Shop, Scott will return to his home art studio to create a painting, either watercolor or acrylic, of one of the scenes he sketched. He will record for us a section-by-section description of how he approached that project, so we can follow along from home.
We are grateful that Scott’s artistic partner, Lisa Pueschel, will also participate in this project! Lisa will create a pastel work. You’ll get to see multiple approaches to a single building!
Scott Nelson and Lisa Pueschel are the founding artists of the Two Bridges Art Academy. Please take a look at the art class offerings and follow the Two Bridges Art Academy on social media!
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If you have any questions, let us know! We love helping new artists learn and grow.
Here is more information about the historic Olney Cook Artisan Shop:
https://www.mendonma.gov/historical-commission/slideshows/olney-cook-artisan-shop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olney_Cook_Artisan_Shop
Thank you to the Mendon Cultural Council for supporting this art project! And thank you so much to Scott Nelson and Lisa Pueschel for providing their time and expertise in both sketching and painting! You can learn more about Scott Nelson here:
https://www.scottnelsonandson.com/
Here are the videos from this session!