Fall
INDEPENDENT STUDY: GRAPHITE AND COLORED PENCIL
Olivia Mendoza / Studio 4
Wed 9/6-11/8
1-3:30pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$285 / Members: $265
Expand your drawing abilities by pursuing the subject matter of your choice using graphite or colored pencils, with individual attention and guidance given. Projects will be self-driven and exercises in technique and method will be offered for practice. This class will serve as an environment to focus on your personal artistic growth.
LIFE GESTURE DRAWING
Hank Mattson / Studio 4
Thu 9/7-10/5
6:30 - 9 pm / 5 weeks
$160 / Members: $140
Learn skills and techniques for quickly rendering movement and posture within the human form. A good understanding of gesture drawing provides an excellent framework for creating life-like figure drawings. Class time will be spent drawing 1-5 minute poses from a live model. Please bring your drawing supplies.
DECONSTRUCTING THE NUDE
Hank Mattson / Studio 6
Wed 9/13-10/4
6:30 - 9 pm / 4 weeks
$135 / Members: $115
Investigate the nude form in this unique figure drawing course. Learn new ways to understand working figuratively while exploring techniques that will expand your skills.
NATURE INSPIRED OIL PAINTING
Gayle Swank Reyes / Studio 6
Mon 9/11-11/13
10am-12:30pm / 10 weeks
$290 / Members: $270
Nature provides an endless source of artistic inspiration. Class demonstrations and slide presentations will support students as they pursue their own interpretation of the natural world by considering light, color, patterns, and texture while painting in oil.
WATERCOLOR REALISM
David Yeider / Studio 2&4
Tue 9/12-11/14
10am-12:30pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Watercolor experience
$290 / Members: $270
This class introduces watercolor painting techniques with an emphasis on realism and personal artistic expression. Students will be individually guided to ensure that personal aesthetic objectives are met. All skill levels are welcome. Please bring materials and reference materials to class.
DRAWING PORTRAITS FROM LIFE
Sue Snyder / Studio 6
Thu 9/14-9/28
1-3pm / 3 weeks
$105 / Members: $85
Adventure into the art of drawing portraits from life with chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark), using Conte crayon on toned paper, creating the illusion of modeling, volume, and the drama of light. Students will learn how life studies impact studio work, and the potential of finding beauty in a simple medium.
ILLUSTRATE WITH PROCREATE
Rynita McGuire / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Tues 9/12-11/14
5:30-8pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: iPad with Procreate and iPencil
$285 / Members: $265
This comprehensive class will teach you everything you need to know about getting started and using Procreate. The class will cover tools and gestures to use Procreate as a fine art medium. You will learn the basics and more advanced concepts, too! Lessons will be incorporated into fun projects to make learning more enjoyable. Procreate is a drawing, painting, and illustrating app for the iPad. Students taking this class will need an iPad with the Procreate app, and an Apple pencil or stylus.
COLOR THEORYÂ Â Â
Rynita McGuire / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Thu 9/7-11/9
5:30-8pm / 10 weeks
$285 / Members: $265
Expand your arts practice with this study of color theory and application. Coursework will concentrate on the interactions of color and its resulting perceptual effect on form and value. Learn about physical and psychological aspects of color, how to interpret color relationships, and how to apply color systems in your artwork. This class is for artists of all media to learn how an understanding of color will enhance their own work.
WATERCOLOR WITH EXPRESSION
Susan Badger / Online with Zoom
(B) Wed 9/6-11/8
1–3:30 pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Watercolor experience
$285 / Members: $265
Develop and express your creativity with watercolor techniques including wet into wet, color mingling, and layered transparent washes. Composition, simplification of shape, color, and value will also be explored.
WATERCOLOR WITH EXPRESSION
Susan Badger / Online with Zoom
(A) Tue 9/12-11/14
6:30 - 9 pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Watercolor experience
$285 / Members: $265
Develop and express your creativity with watercolor techniques including wet into wet, color mingling, and layered transparent washes. Composition, simplification of shape, color, and value will also be explored.
PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS
Ellen VanderMyde / Studio 6
Tue 9/12-11/14
6-8:30pm / 10 weeks
$290 / Members: $270
Come learn the basics of painting with acrylics. This course will cover concepts such as composition and color mixing as well as what tools are available and how to use them. Learn how to stretch and prepare a canvas, how to use acrylic mediums, and how to give your work good bones by starting off with an underpainting. No painting experience necessary. Please bring materials and reference images to class.
ADVANCED COLORED PENCIL
Karen Matson / Studio 4
Thu 9/7-11/9
1-3:30pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$285 / Members: $265
This course is for the experienced colored pencil artist wanting to explore more in-depth applications, practices and techniques. Emphasis will be on personal self-expression and expanding your particular style and ideas
BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
Olivia Mendoza / Studio 4
Wed 9/6-11/8
6-8:30pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$285 / Members: $265
Learn to render realistic illustrations of plant life using colored pencils. Lessons will have an emphasis on examining details, capturing accuracy, and using color theory to create vibrant depictions of nature. Students can provide their own reference images or use provided materials.
DRAWING BASICS
(B) Deb Mattson / Online with Zoom
Tue 9/12-11/14
6:30-8:30pm / 10 weeks
$235 / Members: $215
Pick up the pencil and learn basic drawing techniques: observational line drawing, composition, and value, with a focus on black & white media. Please bring a newsprint pad, 18x24 drawing pad, and pencil types in 2H, HB, 2B, 6B.
DRAWING BASICS
(A) David Yeider / Studio 6
Tue 9/12-11/14
1-3:30 pm / 10 weeks
$285 / Members: $265
Pick up the pencil and learn basic drawing techniques: observational line drawing, composition, and value, with a focus on black & white media. Please bring a newsprint pad, 18x24 drawing pad, and pencil types in 2H, HB, 2B, 6B.
OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINTING
Kenneth Freed / Studio 6
(A) Mon 9/11-11/13
6:30 - 9 pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$290 / Members: $270
Explore oil or acrylic painting from ala prima painting to layered techniques involving underpainting and overpainting. All styles, directions and content encouraged. Bring whatever painting materials you have. Detailed supply list on instructor’s website kennethfreed.com
OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINTING
Kenneth Freed / Studio 6
(B) Wed 9/6-11/8
1-3:30pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$290 / Members: $270
Explore oil or acrylic painting from ala prima painting to layered techniques involving underpainting and overpainting. All styles, directions and content encouraged. Bring whatever painting materials you have. Detailed supply list on instructor’s website kennethfreed.com
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR
Susan Badger / Online with Zoom
Thu 9/7-11/9
1–3:30 pm / 10 weeks
$285 / Members: $265
We will focus on the absolute basics of watercolor. Students will gain valuable information that will allow them to proceed in watercolor with the confidence that comes with a firm start.