Still Young @ Art: Artist Bios

SESSION 1: Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:00-12:00

Sunset Magic: Paint Like a Pro PASTEL PAINTING with Andy Fenner

About the Instructor Andy

Andy Fenner comes from an artistic family and has painted all of her life. She and her husband moved to the Northwoods in 2000, but like so many others, she had been coming here for many years prior.  She has a degree in Fine Art and has her paintings in many Wisconsin galleries.  After trying many mediums, she has settled on a canvas of suede mat board using a hard pastel medium.  

Andy is a member of the Northwoods Art Tour, the Lakeland Art League and the Wisconsin Visual Artist Guild.  She has taught many classes over the years using this technique.

SESSION 2: Saturday, September 10, 2022 1:30-3:30 

Charging and Layering WATERCOLOR: Leaves and Seeds with Diane Shabino

About the Instructor Diane

Diane’s objective as an artist is to create pleasing, well-rendered yet original artwork primarily in transparent watercolor technique. SheI depends on strong drawing skills and traditional art training. From this foundation, she tries to create special effects and moods through the manipulation of media and composition. She is drawn to a large variety of subjects and enjoys rendering the subject as well as experimenting with different characteristics of this media that make each application unique. Diane’s special interest is portraiture, capturing the physical likeness and the personality of the subject, a real challenge in any media particularly watercolor. 

Diane has earned Signature Status in several National Watercolor Societies and has juried into many National Watercolor Shows with multiple recognitions for her work. Visit her Instagram account @dianeshabinoart or website www.dianeshabino.com for artist information and examples of work.

SESSION 3: Sunday, September 11, 2022 from 10:00-12:00  

Simple WATERCOLOR Abstract: Wet in Wet and Negative Painting with Diane Shabino

About the Instructor Diane

Diane’s objective as an artist is to create pleasing, well-rendered yet original artwork primarily in transparent watercolor technique. SheI depends on strong drawing skills and traditional art training. From this foundation, she tries to create special effects and moods through the manipulation of media and composition. She is drawn to a large variety of subjects and enjoys rendering the subject as well as experimenting with different characteristics of this media that make each application unique. Diane’s special interest is portraiture, capturing the physical likeness and the personality of the subject, a real challenge in any media particularly watercolor. 

Diane has earned Signature Status in several National Watercolor Societies and has juried into many National Watercolor Shows with multiple recognitions for her work. Visit her Instagram account @dianeshabinoart or website www.dianeshabino.com for artist information and examples of work.

SESSION 4: Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 1:30-3:30 

Hello Sunshine – Expressive Flower Painting in ACRYLIC with Nancy Laliberte

About the Instructor Nancy

Nancy Laliberte’s love for art was apparent as a very young child. Creativity and art-making were woven into everyday activities. She studied graphic communications and journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After working for over 20 years as an art director and designer in the advertising industry, she decided to follow her heart and pursue her love of painting. 

 Whether painting or drawing, Nancy’s work reflects her life-long love for the color and light found in nature, and in everyday scenes and objects. “It is the physical act of painting and being creative that feeds my soul and brings me peace.” As an award-winning artist, Nancy’s artwork has been juried into many local, national and international shows, receiving several Best of Show and other awards along the way. Her greatest joy, though, is not in the awards, but in the process of painting and sharing her love of art with others.