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Weekly Classes — Fall 2008
Mixed Media Painting
Betsy Orbe Lester
Monday, 9:30am to 12:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1-5
Course code 280
Students pursue independent subject matter with emphasis on self-expression. We stress the development of a cohesive body of work with a focus on formal elements (line, shape, color), principles of design (composition) and concept (the big idea behind your work). Weekly class critiques.
Tuition $140 members, $170 nonmembers
Chinese Brush Painting
Don Williams
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1-5
Course code 207
Chinese brush painting, poetic in nature, stirs the soul in its simplicity and beauty. Learn the way of the brush creating fluid, vibrant and suggestive strokes which invoke the power of nature. This is a very spontaneous and expressive art form which can be experienced from the very start. A combination of both traditional and contemporary subjects such as bamboo, orchid, pine tree, iris, etc. will be introduced. This class is open to all levels with advanced students pursuing independent studies. Demonstrations as well as one-on-one instruction will be ongoing. Students who already have materials should bring them. All other students may purchase materials from the instructor.
Materials fee payable to the instructor: $25
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Beginning Painting (PEL)
Judith A. Salmon
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1-5
Course code 239
This class introduces the beginner to the technique of painting and helps experienced painters strengthen their skills. We will concentrate on the basics of oil painting and design. The goal of this course is to develop technique and establish a base in the process of painting. Instruction will also be given regarding color fundamentals and elements of design. Students may continue taking this class until they are comfortable with the medium. Basic drawing skills are helpful, but not required.
Materials List
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Painting in Oil and Acrylics
Mary Lee Zink
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1-5
Course code 266
Work in acrylics and/or oils in this class. You are encouraged to find what really excites you in style and subject matter and to work at your own level. Basic to advanced techniques will be covered in class and concerns common to both mediums will be addressed. There will be instruction specific to each medium supplied. Work at your own level with lots of instructor input.
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Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Visual Explorations
Marjorie Dean Andruk
Tuesday, 9:30am to 2:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 3-5
Course code 204
In this class you will gain a better understanding of the individual's role as an artist, and explore concepts relevant to visual expression. Painting of space (real and imaginary), shape and value will be emphasized.
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Tuition $140 members, $170 nonmembers
Beginning and Intermediate Painting (PEL)
Rose Marie Prins
Tuesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1 & 2
Course code 201
Learn how to mix colors and apply paint using various methods: monochrome underpainting with local color glazing, color blocking and shading, overpainting and direct color application, etc. using acrylics and watercolor. Build on these techniques and expand various approaches in larger paintings of more complicated subjects. Advanced level painting students may pursue independent study.
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Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Realistic Painting 1 — Painting the Sublime
Luis de la Lama
Wednesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 only • Levels 2-5
Course code 228
Learn to paint like Rembrandt, Van Eyck, and Vermeer. Working from a live model like the Old Masters, you will learn how to achieve a strong tridimensional representation in your art by using the right lighting technique and then painting transparent shadows, scum bled mid-tones, and opaque impasto lights.
Materials List
Model Fee: $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Realistic Painting 2 — Painting Truth
Luis de la Lama
Wednesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 2 only • Levels 1-5
Course code 244
Learn to paint like Michelangelo, DaVinci, and Raphael. Working from a live model like the Old Masters, you will learn how to achieve life-like qualities in your art by creating a verdaccio under painting and then apply warm, transparent colors to overlay the essential areas. You will find this method very useful in portraiture
Materials List
Model Fee: $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Oil Painting: A Creative Interpretation of Art History
Patrick McGrath Muñiz
Wednesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 3-5
Course code 277
The main goal of this course is to inspire students with history, tradition and the great works of art done in the past. Students will have the opportunity to explore the visual legacy we have inherited from the history of art and at the same time, feel free to intervene and take part in history, by means of appropriation. Students will appropriate a work of art and make it their own by means of creative interpretation and personal intervention. Conceptual aspects of a work of art such as narrative and content will be discussed in class. Students work primarily with oil but also with acrylics. With an increased awareness of the importance of the past, the young artist is able to re-define his own time in relation to history. Some previous drawing and painting training recommended.
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Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Beyond Just Acrylic Painting
Mary Lee Zink
Thursday, 10am to 2pm
Session 1 only • Levels 1-5
Course code 278
Work with this most versatile and "modern" paint as we explore a variety of subject matter---still life, landscape, figurative and portraits. We will also examine ways to approach both realism and abstraction in painting. Learn basic to advanced techniques, even including adding collage elements---and find out what all the various mediums — gel, matte, gloss, glazing, etc. are really for! The aim is to create truly unique works of art and have great fun doing it.
Tuition $130 members, $160 nonmembers
Way Beyond Just Acrylic Painting
Mary Lee Zink
Thursday, 10am to 2pm
Session 2 only • Levels 1-5
Course code 279
This class will begin with an acrylic painting and take it to a whole new creative level as students explore a more mixed media approach...learn the correct ways to add other mediums such as ink, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils. Work with collage elements such as art papers, stencils, materials, typography, and photo transfer. Take your work to a newly inspired, dynamic level!
Tuition $130 members, $160 nonmembers
Introduction to Watercolor
Linda Griffin
Thursday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session 1 or 2 • Levels 1-5
Course code 254
Dive in and overcome your fear of watercolors. In this class, students will learn how to choose and stretch watercolor paper, use masking fluid, mix paints, make a wash, develop drawing skills, and much more. Unravel the secrets of how to successfully create beautiful watercolor images to share and show. Gain confidence in the use of this medium and build a lifelong relationship with your love of watercolors. Materials fee of $5 will cover a drawing board that students will be able to keep.
Materials List
Materials Fee: $5
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
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Registration Information
Session Dates
Fall Session I
September 15 - October 26
Fall Session II
November 3 - December 14
Forms
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Guide to Skill Levels
Level 1: Beginners
Student has no skill in the medium
Level 2
Student has some minimal experience in the medium
Level 3: Intermediate
Student has knowledge of basic skills in the medium
Level 4: Advanced
Student has knowledge of and has had previous instruction in the medium
Level 5: Professional Level
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