Class Guide
No Instructor, times must be coordinated through the Education Coordinator. Must have already taken prerequisite class, Photo Darkroom Experience. *Advanced students only/ Alternate slots available after registration through Education Coordinator Learn More
First class:
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Instructor: Will D. Tullis
This class is designed to teach students essential functions while using a digital SLR camera. Instruction will include, shutter speeds, controlling motion, exposure control, and menu items such as resolution, file types, ISO and white balance. Instruction will also include an introduction to downloading, sizing and e-mailing images, basic image editing using Photoshop and taking better pictures using great composition techniques. Bring your camera, manual, and a jump drive to the first class.
*Students will need a SLR digital camera and camera manual
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First class:
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Carol Kelly Dorn, an award-winning portraitist, has returned to offer an intensive, information-packed workshop on watercolor portrait painting. Learn More
First class:
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Celebrate Spring, and your imagination in this one day ceramic workshop. There will be an additional day (TBD) to paint your Spring creations. This class is open for adults, and also for youth ages 5+ to join along with adult registration. A perfect mommy and me activity. Learn More
First class:
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Students will enjoy learning the basics of head painting in watercolors as they work from a different live model each week. This course will cover the basics of planes and anatomical proportions of the head. Students may paint in the medium of their choice; watercolor, acrylic, or oil. Various painting techniques will be demonstrated and individual guidance will be tailored to the students preferred medium of choice. Learn More
First class:
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
This independent study is for the more advanced ceramic student only. Students will be able to work at their own pace with their own objectives and goals in mind. Ceramic firing time will be available at a once a week schedule. Students are welcomed to use glazes and tools on hand. One bag of clay will be provided at the beginning of the session. Additional clay is available for $20 a bag if needed. Outside clay is prohibited unless otherwise specified. Size restrictions are in place. No individual pieces over 12" x 12" are allowed at this time. Students must bring a clean towel each week and maintain a clean work area.
No Instructor: Students communicate directly with the Education Coordinator (Erica Pastecki) Learn More
First class:
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Acrylics are one of the most popular and versatile art mediums, and offer the artist a wide variety of opportunities of self-expression. With personal goals in mind, demonstrations and individual attention will be used to instruct traditional as well as advance techniques. Students will learn techniques that give acrylics the look of oils. Class is for all levels. New and continuing students welcomed. Learn More
First class:
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Are you ready to paint!? This time we are inviting some of your old friends to join us. We all have them. Old paintings and sketches that never really seemed to get off of the ground no matter how much we tried to rescue them. Now we have just the perfect project for them! Join us in this fun and exciting one day workshop as we rethink collage and mixed media. Bring your duds, your tired canvases and even the worst of the worst to this lively workshop where we will cut, collage, and repaint those old pieces into new compositions in ways you’ve never considered. By the end of this fun day of art making, each student will take home a unique finished piece that they will be proud to show and display. New and Continuing students welcomed, no two pieces will ever be the same. Learn More
First class:
Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 9:30am to 3:00pm
Working from photographs, students will learn to paint an acrylic portrait of their pet. Whether you're a dog, cat, bird, or what have you, person, this fast paced workshop is for you! Your little ones deserve a place on your wall and who better to make it than you?! One on one instruction will help students to see their work come to fruition. Learn More
First class:
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 9:30am to 3:00pm
Working from photographs, students will learn to paint landscapes using various techniques. Learn More
First class:
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 9:30am to 12:00pm
Students will explore ceramic wheelwork techniques in this class. Instruction will be tailored to the individual skill level of each student. Using the wheel as a tool, forms will be thrown, altered and assembled to create various functional vessels of various shapes and forms. Glazing techniques will also be addressed. The supply fee covers 22 ½ pounds of clay, tools, glazes and firing. Students must provide a clean towel each week.
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First class:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Celebrate Spring, and your imagination in this one day ceramic workshop. There will be an additional day (TBD) to paint your Spring creations. This class is open for adults, and also for youth ages 5+ to join along with adult registration. A perfect mommy and me activity. Learn More
First class:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
This course will address the basics of setting-up and composing an appealing still life. New and continuing students will be guided in the painting process using the tools of composition, color, value, intensity, contrast, hard and soft edges, brushwork and careful observation. Through instruction, demonstration and individual attention, this course will benefit beginning and more advanced painters. Beginners will learn an entry-level and approach to the wonderful and challenging world of oil painting. More advanced painters will enhance and refine their skills as they are introduced to additional methods for painting still-life compositions that are appealing and compelling. Learn More
First class:
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Carol Kelly Dorn, an award-winning portraitist, has returned to offer an intensive, information-packed workshop on watercolor portrait painting.
The instructor will provide step-by-step demonstrations & one-on-one teaching. Each feature will be discussed & painted as they develop a watercolor portrait from start to finish. They will also discuss the best tactics on deciding upon & drawing out their photographic choices for the following Saturday, when they will be painting from their own personal photos. Learn More
First class:
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Students will gain knowledge in a variety of approaches to still life watercolor painting in this class. Beginning and experienced watercolorists will benefit from personalized instruction with a focus on composition, lighting, value, color and texture. Demonstrations will include professional watercolor techniques to include washes, layering of color, and the use of masking. A supply list may be downloaded from our website or at registration once confirmed. Learn More
First class:
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Students will explore ceramic wheelwork techniques in this class. Instruction will be tailored to the individual skill level of each student. Using the wheel as a tool, forms will be thrown, altered and assembled to create various functional vessels of various shapes and forms. Glazing techniques will also be addressed. Learn More
First class:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
At each of the four class sessions, students will start and finish a still life painting, working outdoors, with individualized guidance and instruction. Subjects will be flower, fruit, and/or vegetable arrangements but may also be "intimate landscapes;" i.e., porch scenes, garden walls, etc.
General goals: Students will learn to work fast and loose, making quick decisions about subject matter, composition, colors, values, etc. and working rapidly to execute a painting before the daylight changes or time runs out.
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First class:
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
