Four Corners Arts Center in the Soule Seabury House, Tiverton, RI - click for larger photo

Four Corners Arts Center, Tiverton, RI
3852 Main Road, Tiverton Four Corners, RI, 02878
(401) 624-2600, 


The Four Corners Arts Center is pleased to offer various classes in conjunction with local museums, artisans and practitioners.

Please click Art Classes for Summer 2008 with the Newport Art Museum to see more information and schedules regarding these classes. Then below are additional classes.

by Patricia Shaw Schneider

OIL PAINTING CLASS for ADULTS
(ages 16 and up)

Oil painting is a wonderful medium, rich with it's color palette and easy to learn. Meet fellow artists (whether you're new or have been painting for awhile). This class focuses on how to "see" what's in front of you, proportion and how to align, angles, patterns, relationships, values and mixing colors. This class is very hands on with demonstrations, lots of feedback, support and humor! We will work on a still life and complete the painting by the end of the course.

6 week session. June 11 - July 23 (no class week of July 16)
Fee- $120.00
Materials list- instructor will supply list for some of the materials required and will bring her own paints for students to use (small fee for this)

Wednesdays- 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Contact- Patricia Shaw Schneider.
cell-401-824-6625 or email-

Patricia Shaw Schneider is a professional portrait/still life painter residing in Warren, RI and Vail, CO. She and her husband both teach skiing winters in CO. She is an avid yoga practitioner and teacher and loves to teach others how to draw and paint. Visit her web site at www.pshawportraits.com

Elephant in ink by Jamie McMillan

DRAWING from PHOTOGRAPHS

Thursdays from 6-8
Instructor- Jamie McMillan

Please contact instructor directly to sign up for course.

Do you have a favorite portrait that would make an amazing drawing? This class will teach you how to take that photograph and enlarge it into a custom hand drawn masterpiece. Using graphite or charcoal you will learn
techniques like smudging, layering, proportioning, blending, contouring, composition, how to create texture and depth. You will be creating one complete picture by the end of this course, and gaining the knowledge to create as many as you want in the future! Keeping the class size small everyone will have a lot of one on one time, so join now while there is still room!

6 week session. Thursday 6:00 pm -8:00 pm June 12 - July 17th
Fee- $65.00
Materials list- instructor will supply list for the materials required