Jerry Smith Classes

Jerry Smith has been a full-time artist since the mid-seventies. He was influenced and taught by Indiana painters Louise Hansen and Floyd Hopper. Jerry was introduced to plein-air painting in a 1976 workshop taught by Don Stone in Rockport, MA. This trip also inspired a fascination with the painting opportunities offered by the New England coastline and has had a major impact on his work. Annual painting trips to the Maine coast compliment his Indiana landscape painting. Travels in recent years to Ireland and Great Britain have also inspired his work.

Jerry works in watercolor, oils, and acrylics. He is a member of the Brown County Art Guild, Indiana Artist Club, Indiana Heritage, Indiana Plein-Air Painters Association, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, the International Society of Acrylic Painters and is a charter member and Cardinal Fellow of the Watercolor Society of Indiana. He is also a member of the Hoosier Salon and has been included in over 25 Hoosier Salon exhibitions since the mid-seventies. Most recently, he became a member of the American Society of Marine Artists and will participate in the upcoming 14th National Exhibition. He recently authored a book entitled Common Ground featuring a collection of his paintings over the years. He also authored a book published by International Artist, Expressive Landscape in Acrylic, and has been featured in the pages of International Artist Magazine as well as the Artist’s Magazine.

Jerry will be teaching at the Sugar Creek Art Center on November 11th from 9-4pm. Class will start with a short introduction including basics of composition, color, values, focal point, etc. Then we will paint a landscape together from design and block-in to completion. The cost of this workshop is $60. Limited space available. To sign up or for more information please call (765) 894-0715 or (765) 483-0260. Forms and supply list can be picked up at Sugar Creek Art Center, 127 S. Pearl St., Thorntown, IN 46071.