PAINT YOUR PET!
January 31st
1PM to 4PM
Want to make a personal portrait of your own furry friend? Join us at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center for an afternoon of painting your own pet with local artist Elaine Balsley!
A 12×16 portrait and all other materials will be provided. Snacks and beverages will also be included. Simply submit a clear JPG headshot photo of your pet when registering for this event. When you arrive on January 31st, the image of your pet will be traced onto your canvas and will be ready for you to paint with assistance and instruction from the teaching artist.
Registration is $52, limited to 12 people, with the event lasting a minimum of 4 hours. The snow day for this event is February 14th. Register today using the form on this page to secure your spot!
MEET THE ARTIST
Elaine Balsley
Elaine Balsley is our artist for SCAC's Paint Your Pet class! She enjoys creating art in just about any medium, any genre, and has painted just about everything – including portraits, flowers, still life, classic aircraft, contemporary, and landscapes.
In 2008 Elaine donated one of her aircraft paintings to a show sponsored by the Pentagon, and is now a member of the Air Force Art Program (AFAPO). In 2010, she donated 2 more pieces of art to the AFAPO, and in 2013, has donated three. The program now has a collection of over 10,000 pieces of artwork since 1947 which have been donated by artists all over the country in order to record the history of the United States Air Force. Elaine is very honored to be in the company of such great artists. Some of her donated works, as well as some on loan to the USAF, are presently hanging on the walls of the main floor and Command Section of the Air Force Materiel Command HQ Building, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH.
Elaine has participated in several professional art shows and galleries, including the John Ruthven Gallery, Georgetown, OH, and had her own gallery in the Historic Oregon District, Dayton, OH and is a member of the Appalachian Artisans Guild. One of her mixed media pieces won 2nd place in that category at the Middletown Art Center. A book about her late uncle, B-17 Tail Gunner, S/Sgt William James McQuoid, Jr., who was killed in WWII contains her original drawings. “Letters from the War – Between the Lines”
