Let's get the Fall started with a class that really goes over the basics of painting, the foundations we all rely on no matter what type of art we make! We'll have fun and challenging exercises that support the underpinings of every painting - composition, value, color, line work and.... more value work. It is said that people stroll by paintings and only look at them for a few seconds - a compelling composition is what keeps them looking at your work! And when you look at a painting that has good rendering, beautiful brushwork, AND a good composition but it is... meh... it is probably VALUES that is holding it back from being exceptional. Come flex your summer/relaxed painting muscles and make your paintings work for you!
Materials List: Materials LIst for Bootcamp 2026.pdf
Kelley MacDonald
After getting her Art History degree at Wheaton College, Kelley continued taking art classes at various Art Associations for 10 years before she started painting. First with watercolor, then oil and now happily with acrylic and mixed media, it has been a lifetime of growing and exploring all things art.
Kelley has won numerous awards, and has taught classes and workshops for many years. While for the majority of her career Kelley has been a literal, representational painter, in the past 4 years she has been diving into abstraction, particularly Intuitive Abstraction. The history involved on the canvas, the multiple layers, the reveal and conceal and push and pull are what attracts her to this method.
A favorite thing to do is to travel, and be inspired by different landscapes and cityscapes. Kelley has traveled to Holland to paint, along with many places on this side of the ocean, namely Nova Scotia, Sedona, Santa Fe, St. Simon’s Island, Seattle, San Miguel de Allende, MX, California and Maine.
Aside from the Providence Art Club Kelley is a member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She has taught at the Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, and at North River Arts Society.
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