DAYTIME CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
TECHNIQUES IN OIL This class is designed for all levels – beginners to advanced. All aspects of completing a successful oil painting will be covered – the initial lay-in to final completion. Instructor demonstrations and student practice produce understanding and confidence in working with oil paint.
Oil painting materials needed include Paint colors of Ttitanium white, cadmium yellow medium, yellow ochre (raw sienna), cadmium orange, cadmium red medium, permanent rose (quinacridine red, or alizarin crimson), french ultramarine, prussian blue (thalo blue), permanent sap green, viridian (thalo green), and burnt sienna; Weber Odorless Turpentine (blue and white can), Winsor & Newton Paint Medium (75 ml. bottle). If you want your paint to dry more quickly, use Winsor & Newton Liquin in place of the paint medium listed above; #4 and #8 Isabey hog bristle filberts, #6 red sable round brush, #4 Princeton synthetic flat; unless you have experience working in larger sizes, use the following canvas sizes: 8″ x 10″ to 11″ x 14″. Good quality canvas panels are available from Jerry’s (in store or on-line): Frederix, Pintura, and Raphael. Other good quality canvas panels are available on-line from RayMar and SourceTek; paint palette; paper towels, palette cups or jars for turp and paint medium, dsposable non-surgical gloves or “Invisible Glove” protective cream for hands, and a Palette knife (trowel shaped).
Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Instructor: Shauna Shane
January 23 – March 19 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $225 ($215 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
ALL MEDIA LANDSCAPE PAINTING Learn how to render key elements of the landscape – water, reflections, sky, trees, and rock formations using value and texture. Instructor demonstrations and individual critiques will be provided. Students may work from their own subject matter or samples provided by the instructor. All levels and paint media are welcome. Students are instructed to bring their usual painting supplies to the first class. Students who need further advice on supplies needed, please contact the Art Guild.
Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Instructor: Dianne Gorrick
January 24 – March 20 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $225 ($215 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
LEARN TO DRAW Discover how to draw what you see using a variety of media, including pencil, charcoal, and ink. Lessons will be supplemented with instructor demos on the topics of value, texture, contrast, and composition. Subject matter will be provided in the form of still lifes or printed material. All levels welcome. Students should bring the following supplies to the first class: 11″ x 14″ pad of drawing paper, #2B drawing pencil, and a kneaded eraser.
Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:30 pm, Instructor: Dianne Gorrick
January 24 – March 20 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $195 ($185 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
SKILL BUILDING IN OILS Create strong compositions and discover how a painting develops. Each session features a painting demonstration and tools and tips for working with oils. Working with subject matters of their choice, students receive constructive critiques aimed at helping them to develop their personal styles.
Oil painting materials needed include Paint colors of Ttitanium white, cadmium yellow medium, yellow ochre (raw sienna), cadmium orange, cadmium red medium, permanent rose (quinacridine red, or alizarin crimson), french ultramarine, prussian blue (thalo blue), permanent sap green, viridian (thalo green), and burnt sienna; Weber Odorless Turpentine (blue and white can), Winsor & Newton Paint Medium (75 ml. bottle). If you want your paint to dry more quickly, use Winsor & Newton Liquin in place of the paint medium listed above; #4 and #8 Isabey hog bristle filberts, #6 red sable round brush, #4 Princeton synthetic flat; unless you have experience working in larger sizes, use the following canvas sizes: 8″ x 10″ to 11″ x 14″. Good quality canvas panels are available from Jerry’s (in store or on-line): Frederix, Pintura, and Raphael. Other good quality canvas panels are available on-line from RayMar and SourceTek; paint palette; paper towels, palette cups or jars for turp and paint medium, dsposable non-surgical gloves or “Invisible Glove” protective cream for hands, and a Palette knife (trowel shaped).
Wednesdays, 9:00 am – Noon, Instructor: Katherine Simmons
January 25 – March 21 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $225 ($215 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
DRAWING IN CHARCOAL Whether you are a charcoal “newbie”, novice draftsman, or an old pro, this class is for you. Using charcoal, students will focus on drawing fundamentals, composition, value, and depicting textures. Charcoal is an excellent bridge into painting or may be mastered as an art unto itself. Still life set-ups will be provided, or students may work from imagination or photo references. Students may choose to do small studies or work on larger finished drawings. Demonstrations will be given weekly. Materials needed for this class include: Soft and medium hardness vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, kneaded eraser, sandpaper block, Strathmore white charcoal paper, optional blending tools (e.g., paper towels, chamois, paper stumps, soft-haired paintbrushes, q-tips, or make-up sponges).
Mondays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Instructor: Kelli Folsom
January 23 – March 19 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $225 ($215 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
DRAWING AND PAINTING OPEN STUDIO Students work from a still life, photographs or their own conceptual compositions. Each class will feature individual counseling and instructor critiques designed to build competence and confidence. Students should bring an 11” x 14” drawing pad, 2B pencil, kneaded eraser, and their painting supplies to the first class. Students will produce a finished painting based on their drawings or they may focus on drawing only during the Open Studio.
Saturdays, 11:30 am – 1:45 pm, Instructor: Ramona Agro
March 3 – March 31 (5 weeks)
Fee: $120 ($110 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
OPEN STUDIO WORKSHOP All levels are welcome to this three-week open studio. Students may work in the media of their choice (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel) from a still life, photographs or their own conceptual compositions. Students who wish to focus on drawing should bring an 11” x 14” drawing pad, 2B pencil and kneaded eraser to the first class. Each class will feature individual counseling and instructor critiques designed to build competence and confidence.
Saturdays, 11:30 am – 1:45 pm, Instructor: Ramona Agro
January 21, 28, February 4 (3 weeks)
Fee: $90 ($80 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
PALETTE KNIFE WORKSHOP Learn palette knife techniques that will give your paintings drama and depth. In this one-day workshop, you will discover how to paint an entire painting using a palette knife and how to add emphasis to sections of a painting using the palette knife. Students can work in oil or acrylic. Prior painting experience is desirable. Bring your oil or acrylic painting supplies to class: paints, brushes, turpentine or water, and canvases – don’t forget to bring a palette knife. Bring a bag lunch to this one-day workshop.
Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm, Instructor: Dianne Gorrick
February 18
Fee: $85 ($75 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP All levels are welcome to this one-day workshop. Explore the artistic possibilities of combining art media – watercolor, acrylics, oil, pastel, colored pencil, etc. Sometimes, a mixed media approach is the best way to rescue that painting you just can’t seem to finish. Emphasis will be placed on how to combine media for the greatest effect taking advantage of each media’s unique properties. Bring your usual painting supplies and a bag lunch to this one-day workshop..
Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm, Instructor: Dianne Gorrick
February 25
Fee: $85 ($75 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
EVENING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
COURAGEOUS WATERCOLOR Beginning with a demonstration, the instructor dispels the myths and mysteries of this elusive medium. Students learn how to design and plan the painting, how to load the brush “dropping” one color into another on dry paper for the most intense effect, and how to keep freshness and vibrancy of color through the entire painting.
Watercolor materials needed include: Paint colors – Cadmium Yellow Light (cool), Yellow Ochre (warm), Cadmium Yellow Medium (optional), Cadmium Red Light (warm), Burnt Sienna, Magenta or Quinachrodine Violet (cool), Cobalt Violet (Optional), Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green (warm), Viridian Green (cool), Burnt Umber, and Payne’s Grey. Four (4) full size single sheets 140 lb. Fabriano or D’Arches Watercolor paper; drawing Board, paper towels, spray bottle, empty milk jug for water; conte pencil, pastel pencil (pinks, lavender and orange, or #2 drawing pencil; big brushes (synthetic blend with strong point and good snap) plus the following #8 or #9 watercolor brushes, #4 smallest brush, 1/2″ square flat brush for backgrounds.
Mondays, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Instructor: Shauna Shane
Tuesdays January 23 – March 19 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $195 ($185 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
ILLUSTRATION STUDIO Learn illustration design principles while creating your own illustration projects: design a book cover, illustrate a page for a children’s book, create a plan for a vacation remembrance album, create a greeting card, etc. Various media may be used including watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and markers. Bring an 11″ x 14″ drawing pad, #2B pencil and a kneaded eraser to first class along with any other art supplies that you prefer to use. The instructor will provide more information on other drawing or painting media that will be used.
Tuesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Instructor: Iris Van Rynbach
January 24, 31 and February 7, 14 (4 weeks)
Fee: $135 ($125 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
DRAWING STUDIO For those just beginning or returning to art after a long hiatus, this class offers exercises to build your drawing skills. Using a variety of media, students focus on the fundamentals of drawing – proportion, perspective, shading, and line quality. Bring an 11” x 14” pad of drawing paper, 2B pencil and kneaded eraser to the first class.
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Instructor: Ramona Agro
February 29 – March 28 (5 weeks)
Fee for each session:$120 ($110 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
PAINT LANDSCAPES WITH ACRYLICS Work with this water-based medium to create beautiful landscapes, establishing the basic lay-in and building forms. Learn about color layering, blending, and expressive brush strokes. All levels welcome. Bring your own photos or use a photo reference from the instructor’s collection. Students should bring the following materials to class: twelve 12 color Liquitex Acrylic Paint Set (4 ounce tubes) and a large tube of Titanium White; nylon brushes in the following shapes and sizes: #0, #4 and #6 Flat, #0 and #2 Round, 3/8″ chisel and #00 Fan Brush; pre-stretched and primed canvas in the size of your choice; canvas boards are also acceptable; paint palette; paper towels and/or rags for wiping brushes; water jar for cleaning brushes.
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Instructor: Denise Ketterer
January 26 – March 22 (8 weeks) No class week of February 20
Fee: $185 ($175 for Art Guild Members) Download Class Registration Form
FIGURE DRAWING OPEN STUDIO There is no formal instruction for these pay-as-you-go sessions which include warm-up poses and one or two long-term poses. Newsprint, charcoal, pencils, erasers, easels, and drawing boards are available at no charge. Specialty materials and supplies beyond those listed are the responsibility of individual students.
Fridays, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, Host: Daniel Roach, Ph.D
January 20, February 3 and 17, March 2, 16, and 30
Fee: $15 per session (No member discount is available for the Open Studio)
To hold a session, a minimum of 5 artists must reserve an easel.
Contact Dan Roach at dartglas@sbcglobal.net to reserve an easel.
