No class on 10/12

This class will focus on how to create relief prints and then add color by using watercolor. This class is for beginners to advanced. Please bring in sketchbooks and drawings, and other ideas you may want to print. There will be demos on the printing method and also on watercolors. There will also be an Art History component; Artists such as : Georgio Morandi, Rembrandt, Durer, Mary Azarian and others will be touched on. We will have critiques too.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

Semi-moist watercolors (can include black)

Brushes

Watercolor paper (cold press) smooth  9 x 12 (30)

sketch book with ideas and/or imageslinoleum block carving tools

EZ cut blocks (4 x 6, 5 x 7, 9 x 12 )

A great class for nature lovers! In this class you will learn different techniques and approaches for making beautiful pastel landscape painting. Pastel is the perfect medium to create a vibrant, colorful landscape image. Step-by-step I’ll walk you through pastel techniques and approaches. The goal is to capture both the feeling, form and colors found in nature. We’ll cover the basics of working with pastels, color theory, and a bit of art history. Each week we’ll work on a different image. We’ll start by looking at inspiring images from art history that demonstrate the techniques. Then I’ll demonstrate that week’s techniques and then you’ll try them out. This class is great for beginners/intermediate, but I'll work with more advanced students to help you hone your skills.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following supplies:

Pastel Paper: Assorted SENNELIER : PASTEL CARD (11"x14") or equivalent brand. If you have a favorite paper, feel free to use it. Link to article on pastel paper: https://finearttutorials.com/guide/best-pastel-paper/

Colors: We will use soft pastels for these classes. It's absolutely fine if you choose to use what you already have instead of buying a new set. In either case, you may want to buy more individual colors as you go along. Set of 24 soft pastels (Sennelier, Schminke, Art Spectrum, Holbein, Sennelier, Great American or the Dick Blick)

Detail Work: Pastel Pencils (Faber Castel Pitt Pastel pencils, Carbothello has a set of 12, Conte soft pastel pencils are also great also.) -OR- Hard/semihard pastels can also be used for finishing strokes and detail work. I recommend you purchase a small set of 24 or 36. Set of 24 hard pastels (Nupastel, CretaColor, Derwent, Holbein, Sargent or Sennelier)

Optional Materials:

Painters tape or artist tape (similar to masking tape, but with less tack)

Fixative or reworkable fixative (to set the pastels when done)

*Wet wipes

*Blending stumps or tortillons

*Small hand towel (old) or chamois cloth

*2b pencil and sketchbook

This stand-alone class features a live model and will cover how to immediately begin to capture movement and drama with the energy that is expressed in the first three minutes of a pose.

We will explore the anatomical elements that comprise the skeleton and muscular systems to understand distribution of weight, directions of movement and tensions in each pose.

Materials provided by The Drawing Studio.

If you are interested in taking your oil painting skills to the next level, this class is for you. This class builds on foundational knowledge of oil painting and will cover advanced color theory, composition, and brushwork using complex subjects, landscapes, still life arrangements, and the human form. 

Advanced color theory will deal with creating sophisticated palettes using different color schemes like split complementary, analogous colors and using color temperature to create form. Composition refers to the sophisticated arrangement of visual elements—like line, shape, color, value, and space—within a painting as it related to the principles of design, like balance, emphasis, rhythm, unity and contrast. Knowledge of advanced color theory and composition can help students refine their oil painting skills.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

- Oil paints: Cadmium red, quinacridone rose, cadmium lemon Yellow, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, phthalo blue, titanium white and burnt umber to start.

- Brushes: flat 6 or 8, filbert 4 and/or 6 and liner. Sizes will vary depending on the size of your painting.

- Brush washer. Palette knife. A palette. Gamsol (solvent), a mason jar for storing used Gamsol. Two 8x10 panel or canvas

In this 6 - week class, we will learn to use location and shape of the ribcage and pelvis to immediately begin to capture movement and drama with the energy that is expressed in the first three minutes of a pose.

We will explore the Anatomical elements that comprise the skeleton and muscular systems to understand distribution of weight, directions of movement and tensions in each pose. There will be printed handouts from three separate Anatomy books, for additional assistance to take home. 

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

18"x24" 80lbs drawing/sketch pad

9”x12” 64lbs  charcoal pad

Newsprint pad

kneaded eraser

plastic eraser

pencil sharpener

soft vine charcoal

graphite pencil for sketching 2B or No. 21

white & 3 black charcoal pencil 2B, 4B and 6B

Acrylic Painting Studio has been a staple for several years. Painters explore independent goals, or work from studio still life, or create acrylic painted transcriptions of past artworks from reproductions and collected images. Explore color mixing, value painting, composition and intentions through the use of this water-based medium on paintable paper or canvas. Lively group discussion of works in progress, foster fun and support. Learning to SEE like an artist comes with the territory.

Snacks welcome!

Materials are not included; please bring your choice of the following supply list:

Acrylic Paints: Liquitex Basics recommended for economy. Phthalo blue, naphthol red, medium hue, hansa or AZO yellow, white gesso, and mars black.

Brushes: Acrylic vinyl brushes, medium and small, 2" gesso brush.

- Some chalk pastels are helpful.

- Strathmore Mixed Media Paper, 18" x 24" or other paintable paper

- Pencil, eraser, apron, palette. Cynthia suggests white styrofoam plates ad Viva signature paper towels.

*Please note: This series is intended to support independent artists with a steady practice. 

Seeing abstractly. Explore basic compositional elements, learning how to see abstractly, and experimenting with shapes and colors.

Learn how to tune into your creative child, your intuition, how to dialogue with your painting. Skills learned in drawing and color fundamentals will be applied. This course is a refresher for intermediate and advanced students.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

Canvases - no smaller than 24 x 24"

Watercolor paper - no smaller than 24 x 24"

Acrylic paint : Titanium white, Carbon or bone black, Ultramarine Blue Hansa Yellow Med Yellow Ochre Napthol Red Medium Raw Umber Dioxazine Purple Sage Green Phthalo green Any quinacridone of your choice Any Orange of your choice

Bucket

Apron

Gloves

Large brushes number 10’s and up

Large palette knives by liquitex

Freezer paper can be purchased in the baking department in the grocery store.

Spray bottle with water

Any mark making tools you have

When we write, we visualize our stories whether we know it or not. Likewise, our drawings and paintings can bring to mind words and phrases that in their own way illuminate our art. In this course, we’ll first compose a story, poem, or verse. Then we’ll sketch what the words bring to mind, and finally, develop a painting that captures the spirit of our written piece. The visual interpretation could be abstract, figurative, or a fusion of the two.

Materials not provided. Supply list coming soon!