Colorblind artist, Aaron Sutton, was our guest artist at Artsquest “Gallery Night” on Thursday, May 8, 2014! Proceeds from the evening’s sales benefited the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County.
Aaron welcomes custom requests and will create an amazing painting from your photograph. An original piece of artwork by this wonderful 30A artist would make a very special gift.
Gallery Night – Thursday, May 8th, from 5-8pm – hosted by The Blue Giraffe to celebrate the arts! This is a new addition to the 2014 Artsquest Fine Art and Music Festival with local galleries hosting special showings and events.
Join us in WaterColor Town Center for an evening of art, featuring local colorblind artist, Aaron Sutton. Enjoy wine & refreshments while watching Aaron paint a masterpiece in our gallery, then stroll around WaterColor Merchants to see more of his art and everything else beautiful WaterColor has to offer!
Learn more about the 26th annual Artsquest Fine Art and Music Festival by clicking here.
Head out for a gorgeous spring day on 30A filled with vibrant art, live music and fresh air!
The 9th annual Art in the Park, in WaterColor’s Cerulean Park and Town Center, will feature artists of all genres and mediums such as: Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor Paintings, Charcoal, Chalk, Pastel and Color Pencil Drawings, Photography, Printmaking, Digital Art, Glass Art, Jewelry, Fabric Art, Pottery, Wood Work, and Fashion Design! Also, enjoy live music throughout the day by Dannica Lowery Music, Kyle LaMonica and Boukou Groove!
The Blue Giraffe’s tent will be in front of our gallery this year (we’re on 30A in WaterColor Town Center North). Be sure to stop by and see live painting demonstrations by local artists Aaron Sutton (10am-1pm) and Martin Figlinski (3-4pm). We are also excited to host Ginger Leigh Designs. Super-popular Ginger, our Featured Artist, will be at the gallery all day doing a “meet & greet” with her beautiful art pieces!
News flash 3/13/14: Also joining us will be Angela Stevenson of Big Orange House Designs! Scroll down to see a sample of her work.
Enjoy some photos from past years at Art in the Park:
Learn to paint with local artist, Aaron Sutton! Sign-up for a semi-private class with an incredibly gifted, colorblind artist. Aaron will meet you at one of the gorgeous coastal areas along 30A and teach you a simple technique using acrylics on canvas. You’ll be amazed at the beautiful artwork you will create and you’ll have such fun doing it! No experience is needed and supplies will be provided. You only need to bring sunscreen, water, and a positive attitude.
Classes are on Thursdays from 2:00 to 5:00 and the cost is $200 per person. Space is limited so sign-up now by calling The Blue Giraffe at 850.231.5112.
Aaron has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas Tech University. He has been painting for over 10 years and is a full time artist and graphic designer on 30A. He is also red/green and blue/violet color blind. If he can do it, you can too! Read more about Aaron Sutton by visiting our ARTISTS page and our BLOG.
We would like you to meet Rob and Ginger … they had a blast learning to paint with Aaron while recently vacationing on 30A :
Testimonial from one of Aaron’s former students:
“I am an art major at Union University. For my spring break I got to spend a couple of hours meeting Mr. Aaron Sutton as well as painting with him at a local park on the beach. I am not an experienced painter, but it is one form of art that I enjoy doing. I have taken a couple of art lessons and classes while growing up, but I learned more from Mr. Sutton in just one lesson. I enjoyed viewing his work that was in his gallery as well as a few current pieces he was working on. He guided me while I painted a landscape of the beach. I got to experience techniques that he uses himself, which were very new to me. I had a great time and I was impressed that I painted the painting I did. Mr. Sutton was not only a good teacher, but also very encouraging and intentional. As an art student i appreciated that because pursuing art as a career is my goal and it is usually not an easy one. As soon as I got back home I bought certain things Mr. Sutton uses and I am now practicing the methods and techniques that he practiced with me. Overall my experience with him has given me way more confidence as a painter and helped me explore things about paint I did not know before.” – Kenzie Carter
The Blue Giraffe is proud to present colorblind artist, Aaron Sutton’s new series of ocean themed paintings honoring his Grandfather, Clophas Sutton (1925-2012) who served in the U.S. Navy during WW2. In each painting, Aaron struggles to discover the emotion of color in the ocean as he sees it in his own eyes and feels it in his soul. Now on display in our gallery and at The WaterColor Inn & Resort … you will need to see this collection by the gifted, local 30A artist, Aaron Sutton to appreciate the size, depth and beauty of each piece!
