Class Content: Come relax with us while we learn about Art as Meditation.

Have some “me” time learning how to destress and relax while we calm the mind creating mindful artwork.
We will learn together about therapeutic techniques, designs, color and line psychology, value scale with pen and ink, and immersing ourselves in the creative process while creating our personal reflections of our stream of expression. We will be participating in calming our minds to create guided yet unique designs. This class should set you up to better utilize Art as a Meditation for you to relax at home with your art.

Supply List:

• Fine Tip Sharpie
• Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie (please read the side of the marker to make sure you have the correct pen)
• Pencil with eraser
• Ruler

I will have paper in class.

(If you need me to order and bring to class the two Sharpies, please email me, and I can bring them to you at cost.)

Biography: Glenda Bowles has over 30 years of experience in the Arts and nearly this in teaching. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee Knoxville specializing in watercolor. She furthered her education at the University of Tennessee with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and then went on to receive a Certificate in Counseling in Saint Louis Missouri. She has taught for 25 over years to affluent and impoverished students, over a range of ages – from 4 years old to adults, including art therapy. With her extensive experience teaching domestically and abroad, she brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to any classroom. She focuses on core technical skill building, art history, and art theory, as well as instructing in multiple art mediums in the classroom. She enjoys just about every medium of Art that is out there. Presently, she is creating art in watercolor, pen and ink, oils, acrylic, gouache, and graphite predominantly.

She has exhibited her artwork in numerous settings from Fine Arts shows and sales including the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, Memphis College of Art, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Emporium, and in smaller settings in Knoxville and Morristown. She has a permanent exhibit of murals in Knoxville as well as in Greece, Belize, and Jordan. 
 She has lived cross-culturally, which has brought such a deeper love for this world. She loves to be outdoors on warm days, especially in her kayak or on her bike.