Upcoming Events

PAINTING CLASS Acrylics or Watercolors.  
Jack’s Studio,  2653 Jacob’s Pillar Road, Smithville, TN 
9:30 till 12:30 pm   
FEB. 15, 2020
Fee:  $35,  supplies included $40
Supplies:  please check out the suggested supply list.  
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Past Events

Fun with Watercolors 
Theme: Fun with Watercolors
Date:      June 27, 2019
Time:      9:30-12:30 pm
Location:  Jacob’s Pillar Road, Smithville, TN
Phone:      (256) 477- 5001
 
Skill Level:  Beginners and Intermediate
Fee:         Adults $35
                Students $25
Option:    For students that would like to try watercolors and have them supplied, add $5 to the fee. 
 
For more information, call the Arts Center or email Jack…. jacksart23@gmail.com

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
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Experimental Watercolor Class
 
Theme:  Spontaneous Flower Shapes developed in an expressionistic and abstract style
Date:      June 22, 2019
Time:      9:30-12:30 pm
Location:  Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN
Phone:      (615) 563-2787
 
Skill Level:  Beginners and Intermediate
Fee:         Adults $35
                Students $25
Option:    For students that would like to try watercolors and have them supplied, add $5 to the fee. 
 
For more information, call the Arts Center or email Jack at jacksart23@gmail.com

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
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EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR CLASS
EMPHASIS WILL BE PAINTING NEGATIVE SHAPES.   
 
DATE:  APRIL 20, 2019
TIME:  9:30 -12:30 PM
LOCATION:  2653 JACOB’S PILLAR ROAD, SMITHVILLE, TN
SKILL LEVEL:  BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE
FEE:  ADULTS, $35
          CHILDREN $20

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
 
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EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR CLASS
EMPHASIS WILL BE PAINTING NEGATIVE SHAPES.   
 
DATE:  16 March 2019
TIME:  9:30 -12:30 PM
LOCATION:  2653 JACOB’S PILLAR ROAD, SMITHVILLE, TN
SKILL LEVEL:  BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE
FEE:  ADULTS, $35
          CHILDREN $20

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
 
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EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR CLASS – Theme is Negative Painting

Date: Feburuary 16th, 2019
Time: 9:30 – 12:30
Location: Jack’s Studio. 2653 Jacob’s Pillar Road, Smithville, TN
Fee: $35
Tel. No. (256) 477-5001

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
 
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EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR CLASS – Theme is Craggy Trees

Date: January 19, 2019
Time: 9:30 – 12:30 pm
Location: Jack’s Studio. 2653 Jacob’s Pillar Road, Smithville, TN
Fee: $35
Tel. No. (256) 477-5001

Please check the suggested supply list.

If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
 
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AUTUMN FOREST with Jack Loeb 
Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN 37190
 
Date: 10 November 2018
Time: 9:30-12:30 pm
Fee: Adults – $35
Students – $25
Theme: Autumn Forest
If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
 
Registration:  Arts Center Tel. No.  (615) 563-2787
 
 
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
 
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FUN WITH WATERCOLORS, A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH  with Jack Loeb 
Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN 37190
 
Date: 13 October 2018
Time: 9:30-12:30 pm
Fee: Adults – $35
Students – $25
Theme: Autumn Leaves
Special items to bring: stapler, some leaves if you want, Jack will bring a bunch too. A softer support such as a Gator Board, we will need to staple the leaves down to the board. If you use student grade watercolors, I would recommend one of these brands. Buy the tubes of paints. Van Gogh, Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours. (Cotman is one of the highest grade student watercolors on the market.) For further information, check the supply list below.
Registration:  Arts Center Tel. No.  (615) 563-2787
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
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FUN WITH WATERCOLORS, A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH  with Jack Loeb 
Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN 37190
 
Date:  23 June 2018  Saturday
Time:  9:30 – 12:30 pm

Fee:  Adults – $35

           Students – $17
 
Objective:  HAPPY PAINTING !!! 
Preparation:  Value sketches of landscapes would be helpful.  Photos of landscapes.
Registration:  Arts Center Tel. No.  (615) 563-2787
Jack’s tel. no.  for more information:   (256) 477-5001
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Jack Loeb will have a Loosening up with acrylics class on Feb. 17. Class fee will be $40.  The theme of his classes will be Tree and Landscape.  For ease of the painting drills, it would be best if the students had a surface already gessoed and primed with a bright yellow, ie:  Yellow Cadmium Medium or an orange.

Class will be held at Cookeville Art Studio and Gallery at 9:30 a.m.

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Jack shares one of his happy heart paintings with our cat, Charlie. Jack will be a featured artist in the sales gallery at The Appalachian Center For Crafts during the month of February. Charlie invites you to stop by the craft center and share your love for art as a special Valentine’s gift this year. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Get hours and directions to the gallery here

TITLE:   FUN WITH WATERCOLOR …. ..JACK LOEB
            HOW TO TAKE YOUR WATERCOLOR PRACTICE AND INCORPORATE THIS INTO A JOURNAL…… BETTY TURNER-LOEB
DATE:   JAN 20, 2018  .  (SAT)
TIME:    9:30 TO 12:30 AM
FEE:     $40
STUDENT PROVIDES MATERIALS.
A SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST WILL FOLLOW
OBJECTIVE:   LOOSEN UP WITH WATERCOLORS.   FRESH SPONTANEOUS APPROACH.   AND,   A  PRESENTATION ABOUT JOURNALING
SUBJECT:       LANDSCAPE (See photos to the left for a demonstration)
PREPARATION:    BRING PHOTOS AND SKETCHES OF LANDSCAPES.   VALUE SKETCHES WORK BEST.
FOR MORE INFO:
TEL:   256-477-5001

Check out Jack Loeb’s studio on the “Off The Beaten Path” Studio Tour this October 27-29th

“Every fall, on the last full weekend in October, when the color is breathtaking and there is a certain crispness in the air, the artists of Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour in beautiful DeKalb and Cannon Counties of Middle Tennessee open their studios for a free three day open studio event. Celebrating its 18th year, the tour has grown to include 15 stops with 30 participating artists.  Artists will be demonstrating their craft mediums and offering handcrafted shopping opportunities at every stop on the tour.”

See more information on the website at:

http://offthebeatenpathtour.com/

Check out Jack Loeb’s at the ART Prowl this November!

November 10-11, 2017

ART Prowl is Cookeville, Tennessee’s annual 2-day, free, mostly walkable art tour.  Prowl on Friday the 10th from 12-8 pm and on Family ART Day, Saturday the 11th from 10 am-6pm.
Meet 30+ artists in studios, galleries and other locations in Historic WestSide and downtown. Featuring the best art in the Upper Cumberland area, plus demonstrations, kids’ activities, and ART Prowl specials at local shops, cafes and pubs. Media categories: Clay, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Painting/Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Paper Art, Sculpture and Wood. ART Prowl supports local artists, businesses, and art education, and integrates art into our community.
Support your local artists and the artist in YOU – join us!
Find more information by clicking here