Nancy Cheairs

Founder of Flicker Street Studio

www.nancycheairs.com

Teaches

Life Drawing and Painting, Watercolor,  Color Theory

Previous Classes

Watercolor
Figure drawing and painting
Color workshop

About Nancy

2007 MFA University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1980 BFA Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN

Nancy Cheairs was born in Memphis, Tn. She earned her BFA degree from The Memphis College of Art in 1980 and MFA from the University of Memphis in 2007. She has shown her paintings in galleries throughout the country and is in many private, corporate and museum collections. She says this about her teaching philosophy:

I believe that technical mastery of materials can be taught through some demonstration, but mostly through constant and persistent practice from the student. I believe that to instill a desire to learn more, I need be fully engaged with the class. I need to set up challenges that are difficult but attainable for the level of expertise. I believe that by asking more questions rather than providing answers cultivates an atmosphere of curiosity and inquisitiveness in the classroom that will promote a desire for further exploration. I believe that to be a good teacher who promotes a desire for more, I need to be fully engaged with the class and fully engaged with my own private life as an artist.