Important Announcements:

We will have a brief business meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, prior to the artist demonstration, to discuss the current status of Mint Hill Arts, what's been going on since the move, our options, etc. This is another important opportunity to have your voice heard, so please join us!

Please join us for our
Monthly Artist Demonstration in January:
Kevin Brown

Please join us for our January Monthly Meeting when we will enjoy a presentation by Kevin Brown on water-soluble oil painting.

Tuesday, January 24: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Mint Hill Arts
11205 Lawyers Road, Suite A
Mint Hill, NC 28227

Heading north from the Lawyers Road/51 intersection, we are on your right in the building north of HomeStyles and the Mint Hill Barbershop.

About Kevin Brown

Charlotte, North Carolina artist Kevin E. Brown paints serene landscapes with oils, pastels and acrylics. His profound love of nature, rural America and our national parks is depicted in images that may look like photographs from a distance but on closer inspection reveal themselves to be painterly brushstrokes or intriguing shapes of color. Brown teaches adult painting classes and workshops in Charlotte. He is currently represented by Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery in Crossnore, NC.

Many of Brown's paintings are composed from photos he has taken on his journeys throughout the United States. Much of his work is inspired by the Southwest where he lived for some 30 years and North Carolina, his current home. Brown and his family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in August of 2002. In his new home, Brown feels like he has finally returned to his East Coast roots.

Kevin spent his youthful years in mid-state New York where he developed a profound appreciation for the wonders of nature, the changing of the seasons, and life in small town rural America. He moved from those green summers and snowy winters to the desert climate of Phoenix, Arizona in 1970. In 1978, he graduated Cum Laude from Arizona State University.

Brown was always blessed with creative energy. He recalls grade school teachers being particularly impressed with his color choices in painting. Although he took good notes in class, his margins were always filled with doodles. Along with drawing and painting, he played the guitar and wrote music, lyrics, poems and short essays. But, those activities were always hobbies for Brown, and his serious work became a career in computer software development.

By the turn of the millennium however, Brown decided to concentrate more effort on his artistic creativity. At that time he began to study ambitiously with local Arizona artists as well as cultivating his talent through extensive self-study. Finally, Brown began to combine his creative passion with his love of nature by specializing in landscapes painted with pastels, acrylics and oils.

In February 2007 Brown began working as a framer for Cheap Joe's Art Stuff at their new retail store in Charlotte, NC. If you visit the store you will see a number of Brown's paintings on display there. It is located at 4420 E. Monroe Road.

Kevin E. Brown has participated in many local art groups including the the Piedmont Pastel Society, Mint Hill Arts, the Guild of Charlotte Artists, the Charlotte Artists Society, Artists of Matthews, the Arizona Pastel Artists Association and the Peoria Fine Arts Association. Brown participates in numerous shows and continues to win awards for his work. He teaches adult painting classes and workshops in Charlotte.

Winter/Spring 2012 Class Registration is Ongoing

Download the Winter/Spring 2012 Class Schedule.

Registration is open for adult and kids classes in painting, drawing, clay, mixed media, fiber, drama, and more.

Please visit our Classes/Workshops page to see a list of the classes currently open for enrollment. We can also arrange custom classes for groups including homeschoolers, playdates, and scouts.

For details email classes@minthillarts.org

Monthly Drawing Sessions

Portrait Drawing

The public is welcome to join Mint Hill Arts for Portrait Night.  A gathering of artists to draw portraits on the first Tuesday of every month from 7 PM - 9 PM. There is no charge to attend. Bring your own drawing supplies.

Life Drawing

The public is welcome to join Mint Hill Arts for Life Drawing Night on the third Tuesday of every month from 7 PM - 9 PM. There is a small model's fee that will be divided among all participants. Please bring your easel and drawing supplies and join us for a night of fun. Please RSVP so we can have an accurate count of participants.

Mint Hill Arts offers a full curriculum of classes for adults and children in oils, watercolor, drawing, jewelry, weaving, and more. Check out our Classes/Workshop page for more details.

Mint Hill Arts is an information and support network for local artists of all media and a source of educational and cultural enrichment to the public.

Membership is open to all local artists and patrons of the arts.

The Mint Hill Arts gallery space is available as rental space for wine tasting, corporate and other events.   Please contact us at info@minthillarts.org.

Mint Hill Arts is located at 11205 Lawyers Rd, Ste. A, Mint Hill, NC 28227

Phone: 980-226-5532

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