Do you feel that you ‘can’t draw a straight line with a ruler’? Would you love to create art but don’t know how to begin or how to move past creative blocks? This class is for you. You will learn how to look for shapes, forms, and perspective in everything around you. Students work with water soluble graphite pencils to draw and paint any subject using easy, natural steps. Materials List

Instructor: Cay Randall - May
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10040

#66921            Sep 11 – Oct 16  9am-12pm
Fee: $89          6 Fridays              K114

Learn to draw and paint still-life’s and landscape compositions while learning the fundamentals principles of drawing and painting with an emphasis on composition anFd color theory using a variety of drawing and painting media. Materials List

Instructor: Adam Engle
Subject: Cont_ed       Course #100-10132

#68723                Oct 20 – Nov 24            7pm-9pm
Fee: $79              6 Tuesdays                    K114

Explore various subjects using different drawing techniques and tools. You will learn technique and shape forming through shadow and light. You will also learn how to blend work using black and white charcoal, graphite and colored pencil. This course will also study hand and portrait studies, right and left hand usage and landscape. Materials List

Instructor: Karel Armstrong
Subject: Cont_ed     Course #100-10068

#66036                 Aug 27 – Oct 1           9-11:30am
Fee: $89              6 Thursdays                BLKMTN 109*

This course will introduce drawing with the translucent medium colored pencil. You will learn the basic techniques of blending and layering, how to breakdown color in each color group and create shadows and highlights. Students will complete three color groups and continue on individual projects. Materials List

Instructor: Karel Armstrong
Subject: Cont_ed Course #100-10161

#66037               Oct 8 – Nov 12          9-11:30am
Fee: $89             6 Thursdays              BLKMTN 109*

Starting with basic graphite drawing techniques, you will learn about shadow, shape and value. Both right and left hand usage and blended graphite work will be explored. Colored pencil studies will investigate color values, technique and color families. We will use both mediums to work from still life and your own photographs. Repeat students welcome! Intermediate and advanced students will continue their exploration with colored and prepared collage papers. Materials List

Instructor: Karel Armstrong
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10189

#68725             Sep 14 – Oct 19    1-4pm
Fee: $89           6 Mondays              K114

For the beginning artist interested in learning and experimenting with a variety of pastels, papers and techniques. Learn to capture the brilliance of pastels in still-life’s, florals, landscapes or animals using various kinds of paper and techniques. Layer color, achieve texture and experiment with different underpainting methods. Materials List

Instructor: Sue Hunter
Cont_ed Course #100-10024

#66927                 Sep 17 – Nov 5       1-4pm
Fee: $99              8 Thursdays              K114

Color serves different purposes when creating artwork. By understanding and knowing the color wheel, you will be able to choose the right mood and overall feeling in your paintings. This class will explore primary, secondary, tertiary, complimentary, split-complimentary and analogous colors. Create your own color wheel and practice mixing the value changes, lowering the intensity of two complimentary colors and much more! Materials List

Instructor: Aleksandra Buha
Subject: Cont_ed   Course #100-10158

Color Wheel: Acrylic

#67061           Aug 31 – Sep 21    9am-12pm
Fee: $59         3 Mondays              K114           No class September 7.

Color Wheel: Oil

#67063           Oct 5 - 26          9am-12pm
Fee: $59         3 Mondays        K114           No class October 12.

Students will create a color wheel, learning how to mix colors and how to work with different combinations of complementary, analogous and triadic. Students will use color schemes to create a painting. You will also learn color temperature, reflected light, values and composition. Materials List

Instructor: Sue Hunter
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10199

#66069         Sep 15 – Nov 3    9-11:30am
Fee: $99       8 Tuesdays         BLKMTN 109*

In this course, you will learn how to use a variety of painting techniques with acrylic paints. You will also learn to experiment and create several types of paintings, including still life and landscape, while improving the disciplines of composition, design and observation. Materials List No class November 11.

Instructor: Judith Brandstadter
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10163

#68727           Sep 2 – Oct 14       5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $99         7 Wednesdays       K114

In this course, we will continue to experiment with the medium and explore our individual techniques and mode of expression. At the same time emphasis will be placed on composition, the use of color, design, and perception. Materials List No class November 11.

Instructor: Judith Brandstadter
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10202

#70424               Oct 21 – Dec 9         5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $99            7 Wednesdays          K114

If you ever wanted to learn about oil painting, this class is for you. We will discuss the brushes, paints, painting mediums, palettes, supports and other important basics. There will be demonstrations of various techniques such as dry brush, painting on a torred ground, all prima painting, working with painting knives and glazing with an overview of color basics (value, hue, saturation and temperature) and elements of composition. Materials List No class September 7.

Instructor: Aleksandra Buha
Subject: Cont_ed      Course #100-10157

#67147            Aug 31 – Oct 26   6:30-9:30pm
Fee: $99          8 Mondays           K114

This course will use the popular ‘paint along’ format to guide students step by step from beginning to completion of two acrylic paintings on 16” x 20” canvas. Subjects of the paintings will include a dog, cat, horse, and pet bird. Students will learn how to mix colors and capture a wide range of values using a limited palette. In addition to basic painting techniques, such as color mixing and shading, this class will emphasize how to depict the textures of hair, fur and feathers as well as the features and body proportions of common animals. This class is suitable for painters of all skill levels, and beginners are encouraged to enroll. Materials List

Instructor: Cay Randall-May
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10086

#70425               Sep 12 – Oct 17            9am-12pm
Fee: $89             6 Saturdays                   K114

Individual and unique styles will be encouraged for the beginner and intermediate artist, as you learn about oil and acrylic media and how to use either of them to create paintings from your personal photos or favorite pictures. Manipulate, enlarge, crop and combine images to create dynamic compositions. Materials List

Instructor: Aleksandra Buha
Subject: Cont_ed       Course #100-10134

#67065                 Nov 2 – Dec 7          6:30-9:30pm
Fee: $89               6 Mondays                K114

This class will introduce the basics of watercolors and watercolor washes. You will learn about watercolor papers, transparent and opaque colors and how to work with various paint brushes. You will also experiment with color blending on paper and juxtaposed colors. Projects will include line drawing for positioning and techniques to create individual designs. Loose and bold ideas will be detailed in impressionistic style. We will also learn how to pour pigments and drop color to produce light and lively landscape paintings. Materials List

Instructor: Karel Armstrong
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10033

#67069     Sep 1 – Oct 20     9am-12pm
Fee: $99    8 Tuesdays    K114

Expand your watercolor techniques to a new and creative way of generating exciting visual images through experimentation, collage with photos, Washi and pouring techniques. You will also learn how to pour pigment and monoprint on special paper. Materials List No class November 11.

Instructor: Karel Armstrong
Subject: Cont_ed Course #100-10205

#70429    Oct 14 – Dec 9    9am-12pm
Fee: $89    8 Wednesdays      K114

Learn about color, value, composition and warm/cool palettes. Experiment with: wet - into - wet, direct painting, select painting, glazing and layering. Compose photos and still - life’s to capture your vision and eliminate unwanted objects in your paintings. Materials List

Instructor: Sue Hunter
Subject: Cont_ed    Course #100-10032

#66917      Sep 17 – Nov 5    9am-12pm
Fee: $99    8 Thursdays    K114