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Our 2026 schedule, thus far:  ABX: ART BLOCKS eXpanded!

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Additional six-week ART BLOCKS Classes 

Let me know if you'd like ART BLOCKS  to repeat any of these recurring classes. We can make it happen!

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Christian Art:

2000 Years of Inspiration

Developed with a personal passion, this series is divided into five topics: Christian Art - To Be or Not to Be, The Face of God, Two Turtle Doves and Other Christian Symbols, Saints and Angels, and Sacred Spaces. We will follow the historical chronology of Christian images and the breaking of images: Iconoclasm. Learn the differences between sacred, secular, didactic, doctrinal, dogmatic, spiritual, contemplative, narrative art. Relish in the sumptuous creations of some of the most brilliant artists af all times!

 

 

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Going to Italy? The Art you need to know before you go!

This fun, conversational art history class will empower you to delight in the greatest art in Italy--Florence, Rome and surrounding areas. Discover the stories behind Renaissance and Baroque art, artists and patrons: Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, the Medici, Caravaggio, Bernini, to name a few.  Anticipate the highlights of the Uffizi, Vatican and Borghese galleries, the piazzas, public sculpture, cathedrals, back alleys and the best Apéritivo and gelato. Learn about the processes that were used to create the masterpieces.

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American Art:

Colonial to Contemporary

 Join us for this fast-paced energetic introduction to great American Art. We will discover how American artists have reflected of the history of The United States through their work, from the 17th through 20th centuries: Colonial Times, our New Nation, Self-Discovery, at Home and Abroad, Early Modernism, between the World Wars, and culminating with International Presence. 

Discover that ART truly does reflect the time and place in which it was made.  What a great way to learn history, through ART! (And the other way around!)


 

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Additional 2 hour ART BLOCKS Classes

​Let me know if you'd like ART BLOCKS  to repeat any of these recurring classes. We can make it happen!​​​​

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CRYSTAL BRIDGES
Museum of American Art

History, Highlights and the Future of Alice Walton's Dream come true.
What to know before you go.

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GARDENING, MONET,
and the COLOR WHEEL

Art Lovers & Gardeners: Delight in this offering presented at The 2023 International Convention of Master Gardeners 


 

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ART in NATURE
Inspiring Your Inner Artist with Nature’s Art,
Ele
ments, Principles,The Golden Ratio
presented at The 2023 International Convention of Master Gardeners  



 

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THE ART of LIGHT
Brighten your day
In the beginning…Let there be LIGHT
Artists use LIGHT as
inspiration, subject matter, medium, Festivals of LIGHT around the world

 

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MARY, FULL of GRACE
Discover how artists have strived through the centuries to capture Our Mother’s perfect essence. Delight in The Many faces of Mary:
Full of grace, Theotokos, Madonna Lactans
,
La Virgen Dolorosa, Pietà, Queen of Heaven

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WOMEN in ART
ART BLOCKS presents Portrayal of Women in Art, a whirlwind journey through time, depicting the most recognized women in art history from caves to contemporary

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