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Painting with Fall Colors – Part Three: Finishing Touches & Review — An Online Visual Art Workshop with Veteran Artist Shaun Smith

November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

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Online Visual Art Workshop with Veteran Artist Shaun Smith

In this final installment for our three-part project on painting with fall colors, Veteran artist Shaun Smith will instruct the group on adding in some finishing touches and going through an overview of the project. As always, participants are welcome to follow along with Shaun or bring anything you’d like to work on of your own.

Suggested Supplies:

  • Your almost completed painting
  • Watercolor paint
  • Paint brushes
  • Dry pastels
  • Charcoal pencils
  • Drawing pencils
  • Paper towels
  • Q tips
  • Water container
  • Optional: gouache paint

Shaun Smith is a Retired U.S. Army Veteran and Fine Artist based in Northern Maine. Shaun served 10 years as a Combat Medic with a tour in Afghanistan. During that time he was awarded The Combat Medic Badge for providing care under fire and a Purple Heart for injuries sustained from a VBIED. Shaun found comfort in art therapy as a way to express his experiences, leading him to enroll into an art university. Shaun graduated from The Academy of Art University of San Francisco with a Bachelors in Fine art Painting in 2021. Shaun dedicates his time to painting landscapes, wildlife, and peaceful moments.

“War carves a deep scar on us, always reminding us long after we leave the battlefield. I combat that ugliness by submerging myself in the tranquility of the wilderness to reflect and find peace. When I paint a scene or a subject, That’s the only thing that matters in that moment and I get to meditate on that beauty.”

About CBAW Visual Arts Workshops
Join Veterans and Artists, Valerie Acosta, Shaun Smith, Joe Merritt, or a special guest to learn new art techniques on Wednesdays at 7pm EST. Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring what materials you have. No experience necessary! To register, click the link below.

REGISTER HERE

MissionBelonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.

National Endowment of the Arts-Creative ForcesMid-America Arts Alliance

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Date:
November 20, 2024
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
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Cost
Free
Facilitator
Shaun Smith
Subject
Visual Arts Workshop
Intended Audience
All Audiences
Event Format
Virtual