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Drawing • 132A01
Class / 14 sessions / Wed / May 22–Aug 28 / 6-9pm Become familiar with drawing techniques through assigned exercises and individual guidance. Students use traditional and nontraditional materials to learn about line, value, contour, proportion and gesture. ARTWORK...
Peter ColeMay. 22-Aug. 28
Wed 6-9pm
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Painting: The Path to Abstraction • 132A10
Class / 14 sessions / Thu / May 23–Aug 29 / 6-9pm With an emphasis on color and abstraction, develop your personal style while exploring techniques and approaches from early Modern and Contemporary art. No prior painting experience is necessary, just a passion to p...
James GoodmanMay. 23-Aug. 29
Thu 6-9pm
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Creative Drawing & Painting • 132A02
Class / 14 sessions / Tue / May 21–Aug 20 / 6-9pm This class emphasizes individual projects in any drawing or painting media. Explore your creativity and find solutions to your individual goals. Group exercises and discussions enhance the one–on–one instruction. Take another st...
Janetta NappMay. 21-Aug. 20
Tue 6-9pm
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Beginning Watercolor & Beyond • 132A07
Class / 14 sessions / Sat / May 25–Aug 24 / 1–4pm Discover a fresh, simplified approach to watercolor painting as you develop skills in paint application, using the brush, color mixing, drawing, and designing paintings. Classes include demonstrations of art f...
Michael GengerMay. 25-Aug. 24
Sat 1-4pm
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Figure Drawing • 132A03
Class / 9 sessions / Sat / May 4–Jun 22 / 9am-noon Drawing from a live model, students address volume, movement, proportion, perspective, light notation, and anatomy. Students gain in–depth understanding of the body’s underlying anatomical structure and...
Clara ColemanMay. 4-Jun. 22
Sat 9-noon
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Painting 1 & 2 • 132A06
Class / 14 sessions / Tue / May 21–Aug 20 / 6-9pm Learn about Contemporary and Old Master techniques in a relaxed, upbeat environment. Beginning students are introduced to oil or acrylic painting in a simplified, painless way. Advanced students are guided in the de...
James GoodmanMay. 21-Aug. 20
Tue 6-9pm
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Oil Painting • 132W15
Workshop / 6 sessions / Wed / Jul 17- Aug 21 / 6-9pm Receive one–on–one instruction and be inspired by other artists in this open–studio format for novice to advanced students. From technical improvements in brush, medium, drawing, and color choices to ...
Andrew RoseJul. 17-Aug. 21
Wed 6-9pm
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Exploring Soft Pastel • 132A11
Class / 7 sessions / Wed / Jul 17–Aug 28 / 6-9pm Learn the techniques for successful “painting” with soft pastels; instruction includes: creating your own sanded ground, using pastel and watercolor for under–painting structure and reclaiming broke...
Helen IaeaJul. 17-Aug. 28
Wed 6-9pm
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Painting • 132A05
Class / 14 sessions / Sat / May 25–Aug 24 / 9am–noon Explore your creativity and find solutions to your individual goals. Group exercises and individual instruction guide students in the mixing of color, paint application, color theory, developing visual awareness...
Janetta NappMay. 25-Aug. 24
Sat 9-noon
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Zen Brushwork • 132A13
Class / 14 sessions / Thu / May 23–Aug 29 / 5-9pm Zen brushwork is about finding your–self. Instruction begins with an introduction to the Tao of Painting and making ink. Focusing on breathing, posture, and chi, students begin painting lines and progress to bamboo...
Andy Kay & Rochelle LumMay. 23-Aug. 29
Thur 5-9pm
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Painting and Drawing the Portrait • 132A09
Class / 14 sessions / Tue / May 21–Aug 20 / 6-9pm This class is a great opportunity to explore portrait painting with a live model. Instruction introduces a practical and professional approach to portraiture. Topics include anatomy and structure, lighting, palette ...
Mark NorsethMay. 21-Aug. 20
Tue 6-9pm
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Life Drawing Studio • 132A04
Class / 14 sessions / Thu / May 23–Aug 29 / 6-9pm Drawing from a live model is a classical technique that sharpens and improves drawing ability. Each session includes a series of poses, some brief to practice gesture drawing and others lasting more than an hour. Pr...
Mark NorsethMay. 23-Aug. 29
Thu 6-9pm
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Into the Light • 132W21
Workshop / 2 sessions / Sat & Sun / Jul 13-14/ 9am-3pm In an “into–the–light” painting, the subject is backlit, with the light source illuminating the subject from behind. Most objects in the painting merge into a few large shapes, becoming si...
Roger WhitlockJul. 13-Jul. 14
Sat & Sun 9am-3pm
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Sketching the Model "en Plein Air"• 132W33
Workshop / 6 sessions / Tue / May 21- Jun 25 / 10am–1pm The painterly study of human subjects out–of–doors is one of the great challenges in painting. Join our group as we embark on what will surely be an unusual and valuable experience for any practici...
Mark NorsethMay. 21-Jun. 25
Tue 10am-1pm
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Monday Life Drawing
Live models and great music. No instruction provided. No pre–registration; pay monitor at each session. ARTWORK BY MONITOR / Jared Wickware
Mark BrownMay. 20-Aug. 26
Mon 7-9:30
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Chinese Brush Painting & Calligraphy • 132A14
Class / 14 sessions / Sat / May 25–Aug 24 / 9am-Noon In this introductory class, students learn paintbrush selection, color blending, form contour, composition, proportion, brush techniques and the eight basic points to start writing Chinese characters. Instruction...
Jade LeeMay. 25-Aug. 24
Sat 9am-noon
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Manga Character Design • 131A37
Develop your own manga character using the fundamentals of human anatomy and character design. Learn what it means to break the rules of drawing to discover your personal working style. For ages 12 and up, bring your sketchbook. No pre-registration; pay instruct...
Tara TamayoriApr. 7-Apr. 14
131A37
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Magic of Watercolor • 132W20
Workshop / 2 sessions / Sat-Sun / Aug 10-11 / 9am-3pm Enjoy the flow and spontaneity of watercolor. Contrast the transparent, luminous color of wet into wet washes with highlights using other media, including watercolor, crayon, salt and a bit of collage. Explore new&nbs...
Gay JeffersonAug. 10-Aug. 11
Sat & Sun 9am-3pm
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Radically Altered Book • 132W22
Workshop / 2 sessions / Sun / Aug 4 & 11 / 10am–4pm Stealing will get you everywhere. Forge your way through an existing book to create a new book with fresh, provocative and original content. Students will learn a variety of techniques for altering both image ...
Lynn YoungAug. 4-Aug. 11
Sun 10-4pm
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Experience Fresco • 132W16
Workshop / 2 sessions / Sat / Jul 27 & Aug 3 / 9am–4pm Create a small portable fresco using lime plaster on canec and learn painting techniques used by Jean Charlot (1898–1979). Workshop includes fieldtrips (carpool) to visit Charlot’s historic fres...
Evelyn GiddingsJul. 27-Aug. 3
Sat 9am-4pm
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Portraits in Ink • 132A12
Class / 8 sessions / Wed / Jul 10–Aug 28 / 6-9pm A focused study of how to capture the human form with ink, brush and rice paper. In–depth investigation into the concepts of structure, form, brushwork, color, shading and expression are covered. Students paint...
Tom TongJul. 10-Aug. 28
Wed 6-9pm
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Keys of Brushwork • 132W18
Workshop / 4 sessions / Tue / Jul 9-30 / 6-9pm This workshop focuses on the essential brushstrokes used in ink brush painting. Understanding the strokes and how to incorporate them is the key to success. The fundamentals of calligraphy will also be covered. ARTWORK BY I...
Tom TongJul. 9-Jul. 30
Tue 6-9pm
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Foundations and Fun in Watercolor • 132A08
Class / 13 sessions / Mon / May 20–Aug 19 / 6-9pm Build a strong foundation while exploring the playful qualities of watercolor. There are as many ways to paint with water– color as there are people. Students experience myriad painting techniques, allowing th...
Patrice A. FederspielMay. 20-Aug. 19
Mon 6-9pm
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Painting Water, Glass & Flowers • 132W19
Workshop / 4 sessions / Sat / Aug 3-24 / 9am-noon A new workshop created to walk you through the difficult task of seeing and painting the invisible. You will be led through a progression of two painting projects using flowers in translucent containers. This workshop wil...
Paul LevittAug. 3-Aug. 24
Sat 9-noon
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Drawing in Museums: An Art Travel Workshop • 131W23
Spend four weeks learning how to make art on location from an art travel kit you develop during class. Please bring drawing supplies neatly packed into a bag that fits over your shoulder. This workshop takes place in the museum galleries. After a drawing session, eac...
May. 11-Jun. 1
Sat 11am-2pm
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Side by Side: Creative Writing and Visual Art • 132W23
Workshop / 2 sessions / Sun / Jun 23 & 30 / 10am–4pm Students participate in fun writingexercises designed to generate fresh ideas and text. Stenciling and other demonstrated mark–making techniques are used to create imagery. Class culminates in a handmade boo...
Lynn YoungJun. 23-Jun. 30
Sun 10-4pm
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Sketching the Model "en Plein Air"• 132A17
Workshop / 6 sessions / Tue / Jul 9- Aug 13 / 10am–1pm The painterly study of human subjects out–of–doors is one of the great challenges in painting. Join our group as we embark on what will surely be an unusual and valuable experience for any practicin...
Mark NorsethJul. 9-Aug. 13
Tue 10am-1pm
