Allen Montague is a native North Carolinian who began his creative career at age 13, when he designed and received his first patent. From a young teenager through his early twenties, Allen’s passion was music. His college years consisted of majoring in business and marketing. He continued his love for design by starting his own clothing accessory line. This interest in color and design was an easy segues into paints and canvas. He began his art career and has never looked back. Two yeas after becoming a self-taught fine art painter his work was being catalogued by the International Art Auction House of Sotheby’s in New York. Soon after, Allen began to produce not only fine art originals, but published hundreds of limited and open edition prints. To meet the demand for his work, he opened several art galleries. For the next seventeen plus years Allen painted, published, and continued to design and invent. Allen taught himself to finger paint in the style of French impressionists. Allen hosted and produced " The Southern Palette" televison show for seven years and just published his first book "Monets to Bearnaise." Over the years, Allen has shared his talents, love of people, and art where viewers could actually paint along with him, no matter what their experience level. 

Allen is a National Lifetime Artist for Ducks Unlimited and a principle fund-raiser and artist for many charity organizations including MS, Child Advocacy, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association. Allen has also taken his finger painting easel and paints into hospitals so that adults and children can participate. These events lift spirits and self-esteem, often at a critical time in many of these patients’ lives.

Chuck McLachlan is an instructor with an articulate and entertaining style of teaching art with the soul of a true storyteller. A former NFL football player, he dispels the notion that there might be anything called a typical artist. Whether the subject is football or the latest book on Picasso, he brings thoughtful and colorful enthusiasm to the classroom discussion. His work hangs in many private and corporate collections including R.J. Reynolds, Virginia Tech and the SAS Institute.

Chuck has a professional background in Commercial and Graphic Art and retired from a career as an Advertising Executive. He now focuses his artistic talents on the finer points of painting as a teacher and lecturer. He is actively teaching workshops from Alaska to Florida. Chuck has a steady following of students who praise his nurturing and encouragement in their art endeavors. He has developed the ability to condense the essence of the subject cleverly and simply, leaving the student’s imagination intact to fill in the details.

Chuck brings humor and storytelling to his classes and workshops. His emphasis is on design, form and color, keeping shapes simple. His purpose is to entertain the viewer and to create a mood or feeling about the subject matter. A painter of oils and watercolors, landscapes, florals and portraits, he loves both mediums. "Watercolor is very spontaneous, it's exactly what it says, water and color, and with that, it's easier to create that special mood." Chuck believes there is always something new to learn and loves to see his students learn and take a chance with their painting.

We are sure you will enjoy and appreciate Chuck’s unique ability to convey his easy to understand instruction and genuine sincerity in assisting students like yourself in reaching your goals as a watercolor artist.

C.P. Logan paints landscapes, figure studies, portraits, still lifes, and plein aire studies with the heart of an impressionist. Her colors are rich and intense and her compositions are carefuly planned with texture, accomplished brushwork, and dramatic light and contrast.

Connie Logan developed her style from admiring the works of the Impressionists and Post Impressionists. Born in 1952 in Fairfax County, Virginia, she frequented the Washington museums and galleries. After receiving a B.A. in Art and Art Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia, she continued her studies at F.I.T. in NYC, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has taken workshops and studied with some of the most successful contemporary artists in the country and abroad.

She taught Art and Art Appreciation in public and private institutions to every age student from children to adults. Logan spent two years traveling, studying, painting, teaching, and exhibiting in Budapest, Hungary from1991-1993. She continues to lead painting excursions all over the world including, England, Ireland, Italy, and Hawaii.

She has been featured twice in Artist's Magazine and has won awards for her work on the local, regional, and national level. Connie teaches, lectures, and juries shows and has exhibited her own work in over thirty galleries, restaurants, and museums regionally. She opens her own studio twice a year to the public. She is currently teaching over 60 adult students at her own studio and has been the art teacher a Ridgefield Academy since its founding.

Dick Ensing owner of the Dutchman's Loft studio, located 1-1/2 miles from Dollywood, paints in the tradition of the French impressionist. With Cades Cove and the surrounding country side as his inspiration; Dick says landscape painting in the Great Smoky Mountains is a real experience, because the light in the mountains is filtered by the atmosphere causing the colors to have a prismatic effect, this creates a mood that captivates the feeling and beauty of God's awesome power." 

As the 5th generation grandson of the legendary Dutch painter Adrian Van Der Werf. (1659-1722) . Dick values his heritage, as Adrian was the most famous painter of his day and achieved a high level of academic perfection in all his work, even surpassing Rembrandt who died when Adrian was 10 years Old. Dick has studied art with Robert Brackman, Madison Connecticut, William Schultz , Lenox Massachusetts, Herb Abrams, Washington Connecticut, and portraiture with Ilene Ross Smith kin, New York. He has taught art at Arrow mount School of Art, Walters State College, and given workshops at many colleges and art leagues. Along with Dicks other accomplishments he has a degree in engineering and plays jazz as a hobby.

Dick, his wife Pat and son Curt have adopted The Great Smoky Mountains as their home. 

Over a span of close to 50 years, Jael has created more than 38,000 paintings. She is considered one of the most renowned female artists of today. From beautiful illustrations, to personal commissions for collectors, her use of lush color consistently places her originals and limited editions in high demand. Jael has participated in juried gallery and museum exhibits throughout the country, and is a popular "Artist Guest Of Honor". Jael received her BFA, Secondary Certification, from the University of Utah, taught for several years in Utah High Schools, and then accepted an invitation to teach fine-art at Clarke College in Las Vegas. Her art is featured in "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Techniques", the Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery, the prestigious Frank Collections, and is a frequent nominee covering several categories, for the Chesley Awards, the most prestigious award presented world-wide, for Fantasy and Science Fiction Art.

After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Texas State University, Laurie Humble worked in many mediums before settling on transparent watercolor. She has concentrated on her love of watercolor and drawing for the last five years.

Her watercolors have appeared in more than Fifty National and International Exhibitions. Included are such prestigious shows as, the American Watercolor Society, The American Artists Professional League, Watercolor USA, and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. Her work has garnered numerous awards.

Laurie is a signature member of the Texas Watercolor Society, the National Society of Artists, Eastern Washington Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, and the Watercolor Society of Alabama.

Her work was the subject of a feature article, entitled Three Key Elements of a Successful Painting: Focal Point, Composition, and Depth, in the March 2005 issue of American Artist Magazine, appeared in the Art Values section of Southwest Art, in the June 2006 issue, and the Studio Access section of International Artist, in the December/January 2007 issue. Laurie is currently working on a watercolor instructional book, due out in 2008.

From Laurie's instruction you will take away tools necessary to improve your work. Both beginners and advanced painters will learn techniques which can be applied to any painting style, and any subject matter. 

Morgan Samuel Price is an internationally known plein-air artist and painting teacher. Morgan truly loves to paint and she is in her element painting out of doors in nature. Morgan feels that through her painting, she seeks to convey that passion to the viewer, imparting the purity of spring, the sultry lushness of summer, the crisp brilliance of fall and the chilly solitudes of winter. With each painting, Morgan likes to constantly challenge herself, confronting new and bolder horizons.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Morgan grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. From an early age, she developed a profound respect for nature. Her career was, and still is, nurtured and fully encouraged by her inspirational mother, Sheila, who has always been her biggest ally. As a child, Sunday drives through the countryside introduced Morgan to nature. Her fervor for art was also fueled by frequent outings to the Cleveland Art Museum.

After graduating from the prestigious Ringling School of Art in Sarasota Florida, Morgan began her professional art career at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. This was followed by work as Creative Director in a publishing firm, followed by an independent endeavor in architectural rendering.

In 1972 Morgan reached a turning point and successfully began her career as a fine artist. By 1979, she was conducting painting workshops around the country and in Europe. She has studied with such prominent artists as Loren Wilford, and Robert Carl Cogar and has exhibited in juried art shows in New York City.

Morgan Samuel Price is a truly successful and renown artist. She has developed a wonderful style of instruction with a straight forward, methodical presentation that is easily understood by all levels of artists, from beginner to advanced.