Latest update 8/16/10

Beginning Perspective Drawing for Everyone! -  With Mark Conrardy

September 7, 2010

Learn how to really look at your photo to make the perspective look believable.

Having problems drawing buildings and other features in your paintings? Problems figuring out what direction shadows are cast and what surface should be shaded or lit? Or do you have difficulty with drawing lines for brickwork, walkways, siding and shingles? If the walls of a building on your photo reference are not straight up and down how do you make corrections? Struggling with your painting, bring it in for help.

This is a 6 week class starting on September 7 Tuesday nights from 6-8PM. 

Photo reference will be provided or you can bring your own in as well. 

Demonstration Highlights:
1.  2 point perspective
2.  1 point perspective
3.  Right and left vanishing points
4.  One line of true height
5.  Drawing boxes to create other objects (example: house, cylinders, curved object, spheres, cube, combination shapes)
6.  Diagonal halfway rule
7.   Invisible lines of reference
8.   Shade and Shadows

The session fee is $150.00...Sign Me Up

Watercolor, Acrylic Mixed Media Class - With Esther Melton

September 8, 2010

This watercolor class will include the different methods of traditional watercolor painting, composition, and how to mix and glaze colors. Demonstrations will illustrate how sketching is used to help develop original paintings in your own style. 

The class begins Wednesday mornings, September 8, 2010 and runs for 6 weeks from 10am - 12:30 pm.

The session fee is $160.00...Sign Me Up

Intermediate / Advanced Water Color- With Anne Hightower-Patterson

September 8

6 week Watercolor Class

This class runs Wednesdays 6pm - 9pm, September 8 - October 13, 2010

The session fee is $175.00...Sign Me Up

PM Small Works Oil Painting Class - With Esther Melton

September 9, 2010

Learn to successfully paint small oils ala prima. Creating small paintings and studies which can be finished in one sitting can help improve your skills quickly. Effective painting techniques and fast decision making will be explored. The class will cover topics such as keeping your paint application and color fresh, composition for small works, and manipulating values and edges to enhance your paintings. 

This class begins Thursday nights September9, 2010 and runs for 6 weeks from 6pm - 8:30pm

The session fee is $175.00...Sign Me Up! 

Landscape Painting in Oil Night Class - With Michael Story

SEPT 13, 2010

In this six week class, Michael will discuss the key fundamentals of choosing subject matter and how to develop a strong composition. Michael will breakdown color mixing and demonstrate his step-by-step process of building color to achieve a successful landscape painting. Beginning students class fee will be $225.00. These students will receive one additional hour of instruction on first night to begin at 5:00pm.

This class begins Monday evenings SEPT 13, 2010 and runs for 6 weeks from 6:00pm -9:00pm

The session fee is $200.00...Sign Me Up!

Landscape Painting in Oil Morning Class - With Michael Story

SEPT 14, 2010

In this six week class, Michael will discuss the key fundamentals of choosing subject matter and how to develop a strong composition. Michael will breakdown color mixing and demonstrate his step-by-step process of building color to achieve a successful landscape painting. Beginning students class fee will be $225.00. These students will receive one additional hour of instruction the first class to start at 9:00 am.

This class begins Tuesday mornings SEPT 14, 2010 and runs for 6 weeks from 10:00am-1:00pm

Morning class limited to 8 students due to free parking constraints. Enjoy more individual  instruction time by Michael with smaller class size.

 The session fee is $200.00...Sign Me Up! 

Landscape Painting in Oil Morning Class - With Michael Story

SEPT 16, 2010

In this six week class, Michael will discuss the key fundamentals of choosing subject matter and how to develop a strong composition. Michael will breakdown color mixing and demonstrate his step-by-step process of building color to achieve a successful landscape painting. Beginning students class fee will be $225.00. These students will receive one additional hour of instruction on the first day to being at 9:00 am.

This class begins Thursday mornings SEPT 16, 2010 and runs for 6 weeks from 10:00am -1:00pm

Morning class limited to 8 students due to free parking constraints. Enjoy more individual  instruction time by Michael with smaller class size.

The session fee is $200.00...Sign Me Up!

Methods Towards Abstraction- With Yvette Cummings Arendt

October 9-10

This 2-day workshop will introduce students to various ways of creating abstract compositions.  Learn how to make your images come alive; explore techniques that move your work from expressions of volume, mass and 3-dimensional form to flat shapes and patterns.  All skill levels welcome.  Step-by-step instruction and demonstrations will be given throughout the workshop

This class runs Saturday and Sunday  11am - 4pm, October 9th -10th , 2010

The session fee is $135.00...Sign Me Up

Intermediate / Advanced Water Color- With Anne Hightower-Patterson

October 20

6 week Watercolor Class

This class runs Wednesdays 6pm - 9pm, October 20 - December 1, 2010

The session fee is $175.00...Sign Me Up

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