Classes: Winter/Spring 2010

NEW CLASS!

Strategies for Painting in Watercolor
Marla Greenfield
Intermediate

Do you struggle with how to start a watercolor? Then this is the class for you! Bring in a sketch of an image you would like to paint; during the class Marla will help you analyze the design, strategize on the beginning steps, decide where to start painting, and in what order to approach the piece. By eliminating the intimation of starting a new piece, your confidence will grow and you'll feel freer to begin. Learning to observe light, shadow and values, as well as glazing techniques, are all part of this class experience.

Thursday, March 18–April 15
10:30am–1:30pm
$275M $325NM

Watercolor: Alive and Free
Paul George
All Levels

This popular class motivates students to reach beyond their
comfort zone and approach a painting with boldness and confidence.
You will learn how to paint any subject starting with a value study and
then simplify and design a good composition using these values.
Next, you will move into the exciting world of color and watercolor
techniques. Paul will support each subject with talks and demos as
well as individual support and a critique at the end of each day.

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6-Week Class:
Tuesday, January 19–February 23
10:30am–2:30pm
$450M $500NN

The Practice of Drawing and Painting
Maris Platais
All Levels

maris platais This class will enhance your skills in drawing which is the foundation of a good painting. Learn to observe with intention and look carefully as you draw and paint the endless textures and colors found in nature.
Students will use a photo to stimulate imagination and
memory and learn the art of acrylic or oil painting on
canvas to create naturalistic and atmospheric paintings.

6-Week Class:
Thursday, January 21 - February 25
10:30am–1:00pm
$295M $345NM

Independent Painting Studio
Emily Passman
Intermediate-Advanced

Students work independently on either acrylic or oil paintings under the guidance of an experienced instructor. After conversations with Emily focusing on individual goals, and together developing a working plan to reach these goals, you will work at your own pace. This course will emphasize working from observation and photographs and a still life will be assembled and available for each studio class.

5 Week Class:
Friday, January 22–February 26
10:30am–1:30pm
$250M $300NM

Spontaneous Watercolor
Tom Sutherland
All Levels

This class will teach you to paint in watercolor in a very loose spontaneous
"alla prima" method. This means a painting will be created ina quick, direct
approach. Learn how to simplify a scene and think in a more abstract way.
All types of subject matter will be explored including landscapes, interiors,
city scenes and figures. There will be individual attention and group critiques.
Tom's classes put fun and pleasure into painting your artistic vision.

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6-Week Class:
Friday, March 12– April 16
10:30am–2:30pm
$400M $450NM

Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy
All Skill levels
Sue Yang

Supplement and enrich your painting style by learning traditional Chinese ink painting. Through demonstrations and individual instruction, you will learn basic Chinese calligraphy brushwork. You will study and paint traditional Chinese painting themes such as the bamboo plant, the orchid, the plum blossom and the landscape. The nuances and techniques of watercolor and ink will be explored and demonstrated. Individual critique and group discussion are part of the class every week.

8-Week Class:
Thursday, March 11– April 29
10:00am–12:30pm
$300M $350NM

New Inspiration: Starting with a Photograph
All Skill Levels
Sue Yang

Do you sometimes feel uninspired in your art? Are you wondering what to create and how to make it? Taking inspiration from Sue's own work and using your own photographs as a starting point, we will experiment with drawing, watercolor, acrylic, and collage to create original, new work. Participants will need to bring their own laptop and Photoshop software. (This class runs concurrently with Chinese Ink Painting.)

8-Week Class:
Thursday, March 11–April 29
10:00am–12:30pm
$300M $350NM

Intensive Watercolor
Lennie Strohmeier
Intermediate/Advanced

This fun and relaxed workshop will develop your confidence as a watercolor artist. Each class will begin with an hour demonstration emphasizing the basics and how to execute dynamic paintings whether portraits, figures, landscapes or florals. Some classes will offer 15 minute "no drawing allowed' paint-along sessions. There will be plenty of individual instruction and class critiques. Weather permitting, we will paint outdoors.

6-Week Sessions:
Tuesdays, April 20–May 25
Thursdays, April 22–May 27
10:30am - 3:30pm
$450M $500NM

Professional Development for Artists
All Levels
Jennifer Wood-Patrick

Thinking ahead about your professional development as an artist? This workshop
will get you on track. Topics include presenting your work to galleries and competitions
and researching and targeting your best audience. The workshop will also cover artists' websites, consignment and insurance, art pricing and framing, writing your curriculum vita, artist statement and more. A brief review of your portfolio, artist resources and group discussions are also important elements in this workshop.

2-Day Workshop:
Saturday, January 23 10:00am– 4:00pm
Sunday, January 24 12:00pm–4:00pm
$225M $275NM
Handout packets provided

Creating Art From Self-Exploration: Honoring Process & Product
All Levels
Judith Cooper

Give yourself an opportunity to reflect on what really matters to you and create a piece of
art that embodies that. Enter a process that invites self-reflection, supports your creative process, and refines your technique. We will use guided visualization, group dialogue and judith cooper journaling and look at images from different times and cultures for inspiration and new possibilities. Materials used can encompass many options - from found and natural objects, to graphite, paint and mixed media, or whatever else you are drawn to that reflects your personal expression.

3-Day Workshop – Alternate Saturdays:
January 30, February 13 and February 27
10:00am–1:00pm
$300M $350NM

Reused and Fused: Wearable Art
Teens and Adults
Cathleen Bradley

"Is it paint? Did you draw on it? How did you make it?" These are some of the questions admirers have asked Cathleen about her "eco-friendly" belts and shoulder bags. Workshop participants will repurpose their own colorful plastic shopping bags (left over from the holidays) and learn the process of cutting, layering and fusing to create "ribbon" belts. Material destined to lay waste are now made cool for your waist!

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1-Day Workshop
Saturday, February 20
10:00am–1:00pm
$60M $110NM
$3.00 Materials Fee

Luminous Pastels
Shelly Eager

Shelly's class will teach you new pastel painting techniques and how to experiment shelly eager with a new way of looking at things. You will learn to push color and produce bold confident marks that will enable you to turn an ordinary photo into an extraordinary painting. They can be city scenes, country fairs, restaurant scenes, parties - whatever conjures an inviting memory or feeling.

1-Day Workshop
Saturday, March 20
10:00am–4:00pm
$100M $150NM

Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Printing
All Levels
Matt Brown

matt brown The Japanese hanga woodblock printmaking tradition uses water without a press. This exciting workshop offers an introduction to the range of wonderful tools, techniques and materials involved in the process. Everyone completes a multi-color print and engages with aspects of design, carving and printing. Matt will share tricks and techniques that can be adapted to other art-making approaches. All experience levels are welcome in this lively and colorful printmaking weekend.

3-Day Workshop
Friday, April 9, Saturday, April 10, Sunday, April 11
9:30am–4:30pm
$300 M $350 NM
$60 materials fee
PLEASE NOTE THAT CLASS IS FILLED
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