MEETING WEEKLY
Thursdays from 4-6:00 pm

​​Faith Painting
4:00 pm - 6:00 p.m., Thursdays     (JAN - NOV)
Acrylic painting and fellowship, come have fun, learn, while you paint.  No experience needed, only the love and joy of painting. Let Dianne Masse guide you in your journey of creating beauty from God has given us and bring out the from artist within.  All levels of experience are welcome to come and have fun.
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We have many Projects happening at the same time to include rocks, pavers, canvas, and commissioned work.  

All are welcomed to join in, we ask $40 per month for supplies,

Safety:  Please bring your own Sanitation wipes, gloves, and anything else to make you feel safe.

Donations:
Supplies can also be donated.
Sargent Arts Acrylic Paint
​Vivant Paper Towels or any paper towels
​NO oil paints please.

Scheduled Monthly Events:  The Weekly Change up will Begin in August 2021
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Supplies:
Supplies are purchased from various locations on "As needed bases" only.  The Church controls the funds, therefore Dianne receives no additional payments of services rendered.  The group agrees where additional funds are spent for example the Music Ministry, General Fund, or Kitchen... 
      Students may bring thier own supplies for the entire class for example Paper towels, snacks, paper pallets, water, coffee, containers....

Faith Painting on the Road
​Faith painting is now traveling around the Augusta area to various churches and locations.

Please coordinate with Dianne Masse, Mondays are the preferred day to schedule painting events.  The larger and more complex a painting the more time required.

Cost per person: Below 20, $20; 21-30, $25; 30-35, $40
     -Supplies are currently not available for above 20 people, but with enough time they can be.

​We provide (Not for keeps):  Paint, paint brushes, canvas (8x10, 11x14, or 16x20), additional paper towels, water vessels, extra paint. A prayer will be said before starting.

Your Responsibility:
Set up tables, cover all areas not to have paint them, paper towels, paper plates, water and water vessels, any food & wine.
Help with setup if possible.

Saint Catherine of Bolgna, Saint of painters, who watches over us as we do our best in painting our images in fellowship.
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Dianne Masse is the Instructor, She has been painting all her life, she also has a degree in Graphic Design and other disciplines.  She also plays the Double Bass for the Columbia County Orchestra, so she leaves early on some Thursdays to attend rehearsals.  She is also Marvin UMC's Administrative Assistant.

The picture displayed is her rendition of the 1934 "Devine Mercy of Jesus." She completed this painting June 2020.   She is currently doing a series in Saints in Sacred Art of original design.  Her next piece is "Our Lady of Guadeloupe," Saint Isadore of Seville, Saint Cecilia, Saint Blaise, Saint Catherine of Bologna, and many more.

In between all the sacred art she will be rendering a large piece of Marvin UMC in all its beauty in the early 1950s.