De Spot School of Art

De Spot School of Art Classes in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media and more! All ages and abilities.

Tonight was the last event at the school. And how fitting! A paint party benefitting the Dan River Basin Association. I ...
09/29/2018

Tonight was the last event at the school. And how fitting! A paint party benefitting the Dan River Basin Association. I was happy to be able to present a check for $100 to Brian Williams after he gave a short presentation. Less than three hours later the artists went home with wonderful paintings of Philpott Lake and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Stay tuned, we’ll be doing this again with a winter scene at a different venue, until then, thank you to all those that supported and joined in the school over the past years. ❤️🎨

09/27/2018

I can’t believe today is here. I guess I knew it would happen someday, just never really thought about it. The last day of classes. The last day of seeing friends, some of whom have been coming regularly for up to eight years.

This Thursday afternoon group started with me at Druid Hills shopping center, moved uptown to Arts Café, then to the Artisan Center and finally the last three years and two months at the school. What a wonderful experience! The students have come and gone, new ones joining in but the atmosphere has always stayed the same. A group of friends painting together.

Wednesdays started when I opened the school. Another group of people. Drawing, quilting and young people with private lessons. You’ve all touched my life in ways you’ll never know!

Paint Parties had their own regular group of painters. And actually were instrumental in a blind date and marriage set up by the mothers of the couple! We had soooo much fun! These may continue, just at other venues. The last one is tomorrow evening, benefiting the DRBA.

So now what am I going to do? I’m planning on concentrating on MY artistic journey. To see where I can go with my art in all its different forms. In all of these years I don’t have a body of work that shows who I am. There are many murals, and paintings done for paint parties and commissions, all of which were fun to do but I want to explore my style.

I’ll keep you posted! This page will disappear, so follow me at Karen Despot Fine Art here on Facebook or kmdespot on Instagram. And keep creating!!

09/10/2018

📢Announcement
After many months of deliberation I have made the difficult decision to close the school.
I will continue to teach, just not on a regular basis and not at the school uptown. I’m working on finding different venues at this time. Paint parties can be brought to your location, just contact me on Facebook to set up a private party. The last day will be September 30th and the last event will be the DRBA paint party!!
I will be selling the contents of the school, so if you’d like easels, tables, colored pencils, paintings, etc. let me know! I’ll be posting photos in the next weeks.
If you know of anyone that would like to rent the space I’m sure my landlord would love to hear from them! It’s a great location and beautiful inside. Call Brett Haskins of JB&R Management at 732-8711, or let me know.

09/06/2018

I’ve had two cancellations for tomorrow evenings paint class with the baby giraffe, if interested, let me know!!

08/28/2018

Well, that was quick!! The September 7th date for baby giraffe is full already. Let’s add another on the 21st. Same time, place and price. 😊🦒

Now that summer is winding down and school is back, let’s get back into painting! This is the image we’ll be painting on...
08/27/2018

Now that summer is winding down and school is back, let’s get back into painting! This is the image we’ll be painting on Friday evening September 7th. 6-9pm, cost is $40. Call 734-6923 or message me here. You can pay in advance with Venmo or PayPal to hold your spot. Mama giraffe will be coming up next...

08/08/2018

We are looking for new teachers to fill out the weekly schedule. Any art or craft discipline.
Message or call 734-6923

Lanham finished her stuffed puppy today and started right in on a small teddy bear. This girl has amazing talent!!
07/26/2018

Lanham finished her stuffed puppy today and started right in on a small teddy bear. This girl has amazing talent!!

As I was preparing for my one hour class this morning, this quote came up on Facebook. (Click on photo to read full quot...
07/17/2018

As I was preparing for my one hour class this morning, this quote came up on Facebook. (Click on photo to read full quote) Perfect! My one hour hands on demo and talk was based on how we are all creative even though we may say ‘I don’t/can’t do art’. We didn’t ‘draw a straight line with a ruler!’ And we didn’t draw stick figures! These ten people created art with simple lines and scribbles, with paper, watercolor pencils (Crayola no less!) and water. Beautiful!! This makes me soooo happy😄😍🎨👩🏻‍🎨

The LIFE: Learning is ForEver series at NCI continues year round. Free. Open to the public. Great topics!

Happy Birthday Ainsley, glad you were happy with your surprise!
06/15/2018

Happy Birthday Ainsley, glad you were happy with your surprise!

More geraniums in bloom last evening!
04/28/2018

More geraniums in bloom last evening!

Artists at work....🎨😁
04/25/2018

Artists at work....🎨😁

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