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**Class fees are non refundable unless class cancellation**

Note: Classes Take Place on 2nd Floor, up 27 Step Staircase

Some workshops are held in the main gallery.

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Acrylic Painting with Alicia Leeke

Painting in Acrylics with Barbie Mathis

Oil Painting With Mark Conrardy

Watermedia Mondays with Barbie Mathis

Palette Knife with Alicia Leeke

Print Day in May with Lee A. Monts

ART CLASSES

2 classes - Principles of Perspective with Structures

2 classes - Use of Grids for Portraiture and Figure

2 classes - Organic and Geometric Still Life

Paint on canvas, wood panel with gesso on surface or illustration board….depending on which paints you are using. Students can use oils, watercolor, acrylic, pencils and charcoal. The instructor will be using oils and charcoal mostly. You will need a standing easel (recommended) unless you plan to sit in a chair and have a desk top easel.

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Vista, Adluh Flour, Gervais St Bridge, Five Points or 701 Whaley-Olympia Mill, Columbia Area We will discuss meeting locations before day of class. I will discuss and demo principles of perspective, composition and drawing. We will also discuss color…how to make your painting vibrant…focal point location on your painting. You can choose your type of paint….oils, watercolor or acrylic. Paint on canvas, wood panel with gesso on top, or illustration board….depending on which paints you are using. You will need a standing easel (recommended) unless you plan to sit in a lawn chair and have a desk top easel to put on your TV tray.

If you’re are new to painting, or you’re continuing your artistic journey with painting in watercolors or acrylics, join Barbie to learn to paint using your favorite photos of landscapes, flowers, fruits, vegetables, animals, birds, or fish as references. Barbie will do a short demo each week explaining how to use supplies, ways to start a painting using an underpainting, and the use of elements of design to achieve various effects with textures, color mixtures, shapes, lighting and more. Time will be given to each student to help them reach their individual goals. You may bring a drink and snack.

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If you’ve NEVER painted, or even if you’ve had A FEW classes, this class is FOR YOU. Each week, Barbie will demonstrate and simplify how to use various techniques and supplies for starting your own paintings on Canvas, Wood, or Panels. Acrylic paint options such as Heavy Body or Fluid Acrylics, and Acrylic Mediums will be discussed. And, she will talk about how to compose a painting using your own photos including how to mix colors and create values, how to create a focal point, and how to create textures. Ways to paint Landscapes, Flowers and do Collages will be demonstrated. And, instruction will be given pertaining to your individual painting needs. Bring your photo samples or paint along with Barbie using her photo references. You may bring drinks and snacks to this class.

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Celebrate Worldwide Print Day in May with Lee A. Monts at City Art by printing from a commercial gel plate. Participants will be loaned a 6” x 6” brand name gel plate and a 6” brayer for use during the workshop. Prints will be created using Golden Artist Colors’ OPEN acrylic paints loaded onto the gel plate using a brayer. OPEN acrylics are slightly softer than heavy body acrylics and have an extended drying period that is perfect for this technique. Simple botanical monoprints using real leaves will first be taught as an introduction to printing. A layered monoprinting technique will then be taught using stencils and a variety of textured items. An ability to think in reverse is helpful in learning the workshop techniques! Gel plate printing is a lot of fun, and this form of printing is a great way to create papers for collage.

OPEN acrylic paints by Golden Artist Colors, Inc. will be provided for use during the workshop. Please see the supply list for other items.

In this six-week class, students with previous painting experience will gain an understanding of the elements of design, learn to properly use brushes, develop a color palette and problem solve for composition. Students will also learn methods to put their images onto paper, canvas and wood. Each class begins with a teacher demo followed by individual instruction to each student based on their own painting goals.

In this 2 day class, beginning students new to working with acrylic paint will learn the basics of painting with this fast drying medium. You will learn to properly use brushes, develop a color palette and problem solve for composition. Students will also learn methods to put their images onto paper, canvas and board. Each class begins with a teacher demo followed by individual instruction to each student based on their own painting goals

Using a series of tried and true exercises, you will build your confidence in drawing by lunch. Drawing is a visual illusion and the principals equally apply to painting. In the morning, you will complete a series of warm up exercises in pencil that will improve the way you draw.  In the afternoon, you will work on a series of portraits experimenting with a variety of pencils, charcoal acrylic paint and papers to explore new methods of creating loose portrait work in paint.