Ongoing Classes
Students may enroll at any time, for any length of time.
Classes start Janary 8th, unless otherwise noted.
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Workshops
Full or part-time students are welcome in most workshops.
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KAREN O’NEIL SEEING COLOR & LIGHT March 14 - 15, Saturday - Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM, $205 Color as a primary means of expression. Students work from nature using still life, or interior subject matter to explore new color choices, and enrich and broaden individual color sense. For beginners as well as experienced students. |
| JENNY NELSON ABSTRACTION, COMPOSITION & COLOR January 9 - 30, Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM, $340 Explore the infinite possibilities for personal expression through abstract painting. Students experiment with mixing colors and creating texture through layering, with an emphasis on creating strong compositions. This course is open to all levels, and encourages the development of individual vision. |
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| PIA ÖSTE-ALEXANDER COLLAGE January 17 - 18, Saturday - Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM, $205 Find new beauty in old, worn, evocative scraps . . . or in things sharp and shining, painted and printed. Open to students of all levels. |
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CHRISTIE SCHEELE In this studio students create landscapes in oil or pastel using photographic reference to explore shape, color, and line as tools to create their own vision. |
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| PAUL ABRAMS THE POETIC LANDSCAPE March 21 - 22 Saturday - Sunday, 1 - 4 PM, $110 Explore the principles and techniques of oil painting utilizing the timeless subject of landscape |
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| MARIELLA BISSON DRILLS, SKILLS AND THRILLS FOR DRAWING & PAINTING February 6 - 27, Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM, $340 Focus and make conscious decisions in every step of your art-making journey. Pencil, charcoal, watercolor & gouache will be used to help students acquire skills and confidence in drawing that lead to greater successes in painting. |
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CHRIS GALLEGO STILL LIFE & INTERIORS April 25 - 26, Saturday - Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM, $205 Students work from observation of objects in a natural setting. Demos accompany informal discussions of the language of drawing & painting, achieving visual truth with the psychology of seeing. |
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MARY ANNA GOETZ ANALYZING THE SPRING PALETTE May 1 - 3, Friday - Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM, $270 Students will combine working on still life compositions with plein air painting. This will provide an opportunity to learn to analyze and mix spring colors in a controlled situation, while also working in the field. |
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MICHAEL J. PEERY PORTRAIT PAINTING May 16 - 17, Saturday - Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM, $245 Understand basic painting principles as applied to the portrait. Composition, value, edge & form, color, and color temperature will be explored. |
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LOIS WOOLLEY PORTRAIT & FIGURE PAINTING Fridays, 9 AM - 12 Noon March 6 - May 15. $166/4 classes per month PAINTING & COMPOSITION HONGNIAN ZHANG, co-instructor Fridays, 1 - 4 PM March 6 - May 15 $130/4 classes per month Composition, color, form, artistic anatomy, likeness are explained through demonstration and instruction. Students' choice of oils or pastels. |
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HONGNIAN ZHANG PAINTING & COMPOSITION LOIS WOOLLEY, co-instructor Fridays, 1 - 4 PM. March 6 - May 15 $130/4 classes per month Value, light, texture, color, glazing and composition are explored through demonstrations and instruction. |
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KATE MCGLOUGHLIN PRINTMAKING Fridays & Saturdays, 9 - 12 Noon, through March 28 Fridays, 9 - 12 Noon, beginning May 1 $130/4 classes per month or $220/8 classes per month Individual instruction in basic procedures and techniques in etching, woodcut, wood engraving and linocut printing. |
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MICHAEL J. PEERY ARTISTIC ANATOMY Fridays, 9 - 12 Noon $166 /4 classes per month. LIFE DRAWING Fridays, 1 - 4 PM $166/4 classes per month Both classes begin February 6 Understand basic drawing principles as applied to the figure. Composition, value,l ine, edge and form will be explored. |
| VINCE NATALE RENDERING IN BLACK & WHITE Thursdays, 9 - 12 Noon $130/4 classes per month A course designed to provide the student with a thorough understanding of form and structure. Additionally, through a series of exercises, the student will gain proficiency in tools and techniques. Students of all levels welcome. |
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| TRICIA CLINE FIGURATIVE CLAY SCULPTURE Wednesdays, 1 - 4 PM $166/4 classes per month Begins April 15 The study of the figure through direct observation. Individual instruction for students of all levels. A great class for beginners and experienced alike. Materials fees apply. |
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| CHRISTIE SCHEELE INTERPRETING THE LANDSCAPE Wednesdays, 1 - 4 PM. Begins April 15 $130/4 classes per month In this class students create landscapes in oil or pastel using photographic reference to explore shape, color, and line as tools to create their own vision. |
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ERIC ANGELOCH DRAWING, PAINTING & COMPOSITION Thursdays, 1 - 4 PM $130/4 classes per month Utilizing various techniques, methods and media, the student explores the language of drawing and painting. This class emphasizes individual instruction and guidance appropriate to the skill level of the student. |
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| STAATS FASOLDT WATERCOLOR PAINTING Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9 - 12 Noon $130/4 classes per month or $220/8classes per month Begins March 4 Daily demonstrations, individual instruction and critiques. On location painting, weather permitting. DRAWING FOR PAINTING Saturdays, 1 - 4 PM $130/4 classes per month Begins March 7 Simplify and perfect your drawings for the painting process. |
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