Upcoming Classes
Sanborn Mills Farm “Painting Historic Rural Scenes”
Loudon, New Hampshire June 4 & 5, 2025
Join Lisa Curry Mair at this fantastic venue in New Hampshire. Students will each be creating a pastoral scene in Rufus Porter style. Each will take home their own mini-mural to use to decorate their homes.
Sanborn Mills Farm’s mission is to teach traditional arts and crafts and farming methods while sustainably using its field and forest resources for its workshops and events. The Farm is a beautiful retreat with student accommodations and meals created on site and served in the dining hall.
This will be my third year there. Last year was wonderful! The farm is so perfect. You can walk around in the late afternoon and see farm animals, gardens and beautifully restored old buildings in many corners of this vast property, and have a perfectly prepared dinner with classmates, discussing painting, farming and eating!
Registration will open in November (be sure to sign up for my emails, so you’ll get a notice about that) and will be available to the first 8 to sign up. These spots will go fast!
Appomattox, Virginia. October, 2024 Dates TBA
This class has been postponed to April, 2025. Please stay tuned for dates to come. Be sure to sign up for emails to know when these dates are scheduled.
NEW! Mini Class
Starting in January 2024 I will be offering to teach individuals or small groups of 4 or less for an afternoon (1:00 to 4:00) at my studio. It’s up to you what you’d like to learn- sketching, painting, gelli plate printing, collaging, Photoshop (or Procreate) or maybe even floorcloth painting (if you ask me nicely!) are just a few suggestions. The cost is $100/person including materials. If you’re interested, send me a note by clicking here. I’ll get right back to you and we can set up a date.
Lisa Curry Mair travels a few times a year to teach classes away from her studio. Each class uses a specific theme (folk art, theorems, tavern signs, for example) and students create paintings based on this theme. Instruction in painting- materials, composition, shading and color theory are covered while individual expression is encouraged. Lisa loves working with students of all abilities! Classes are usually 2 days long, giving students time to complete or nearly complete their projects.
Tuition includes one 2’x3′ prepped canvas, brushes, full scale paper templates, instruction for your design and demonstrations within your class’ theme, best-quality acrylic paints with enough for you to finish your project at home.
If you are interested in hosting a class, please contact the studio. Hosts are responsible for finding a class site (school, church basement, barn, etc.), set up of the space and housing for Lisa during the class. Classes usually fill to 10 students for plenty of individual attention.
Floorcloth Magic Book by Lisa Curry Mair is now available as a Digital Download! Click here to get your copy today. 135 full color pages.
