Artful Adventures: Porch Art

The Artful Adventures series at Taghum Hall brings you Porch Art with Steve Quattrocchi. Learn to create a painting in acrylics on a novel surface suitable for outdoor installation. All materials are provided—plus a delicious lunch!

Instructor bio: 

Nature is the primary inspiration for Steve’s art.  In his paintings, he tries to create the feeling of reality (though not in the photographic sense).  His paintings draw you in and make you feel that you are present in the scene; feeling the winds and smelling the pines.  His compositions are both bright and serene, which reflects his personal experience – Steve has spent his lifetime exploring and hiking the remote areas of British Columbia, and he brings the landscapes he sees back to the studio.

Steve’s visual impairment gives him an unique set of challenges but he sees his disability in a positive light. Unable to focus on detail, he has to interpret the larger…