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Ongoing schedule of classes:

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Wednesday9 - 12
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



9 - 12
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



9 - 12
Landscape
Prerequisite: Drawing I, Painting I (or instructor review).

Learning to paint the landscape outdoors, on location, is challenging and fun. Using all of the skills acquired in basic drawing and basic painting, i.e., color, value, perspective and masses, we will add concepts of composition outdoors as well as atmospheric perspective.

Class will meet on location, 15 minutes before the class starts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


1 - 4
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Landscape
Prerequisite: Drawing I, Painting I (or instructor review).

Learning to paint the landscape outdoors, on location, is challenging and fun. Using all of the skills acquired in basic drawing and basic painting, i.e., color, value, perspective and masses, we will add concepts of composition outdoors as well as atmospheric perspective.

Class will meet on location, 15 minutes before the class starts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


6 - 9
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



6 - 9
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Thursday9 - 12
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



9 - 12
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Draw/Paint the Figure
The human figure is a wonderfully challenging subject to draw. Figure Drawing will teach all of the basic drawing concepts, with the additional elements specific to figure drawing. These include figurative proportion, gesture, and some basic anatomical structure. Lecture, demonstration, and drawing from models will be the basic elements of instruction.

Students who are familiar with the information taught in Figure Drawing and Painting I, learn to paint the figure from draped and undraped models. Seeing and maintaining large relationships (staying in masses) will be emphasized, as will proportion.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


1 - 4
Draw/Paint the Head
Learning the basic proportions common to most human heads is the foundation for Head Drawing. Students are then taught how to measure individual spatial relationships for accurate placement of specific features. Emphasis is on large value relationships to create a sense of mass, rather than surface detail.

Information taught in Head Drawing, and basic painting skills are a pre-requisite for Head Painting. Emphasis will be on seeing proportion, value, and color. Seeing and maintaining large relationships will be a critical aspect of head painting, as this is how we create a sense of solidity and mass.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


1 - 4
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



6 - 9
Draw/Paint the Figure
The human figure is a wonderfully challenging subject to draw. Figure Drawing will teach all of the basic drawing concepts, with the additional elements specific to figure drawing. These include figurative proportion, gesture, and some basic anatomical structure. Lecture, demonstration, and drawing from models will be the basic elements of instruction.

Students who are familiar with the information taught in Figure Drawing and Painting I, learn to paint the figure from draped and undraped models. Seeing and maintaining large relationships (staying in masses) will be emphasized, as will proportion.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


6 - 9
Draw/Paint the Head
Learning the basic proportions common to most human heads is the foundation for Head Drawing. Students are then taught how to measure individual spatial relationships for accurate placement of specific features. Emphasis is on large value relationships to create a sense of mass, rather than surface detail.

Information taught in Head Drawing, and basic painting skills are a pre-requisite for Head Painting. Emphasis will be on seeing proportion, value, and color. Seeing and maintaining large relationships will be a critical aspect of head painting, as this is how we create a sense of solidity and mass.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


6 - 9
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



6 - 9
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Saturday9 - 12
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



9 - 12
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



9 - 12
Landscape
Prerequisite: Drawing I, Painting I (or instructor review).

Learning to paint the landscape outdoors, on location, is challenging and fun. Using all of the skills acquired in basic drawing and basic painting, i.e., color, value, perspective and masses, we will add concepts of composition outdoors as well as atmospheric perspective.

Class will meet on location, 15 minutes before the class starts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session


1 - 4
Drawing I, II, and III
Drawing I: Using charcoal, students will learn how to draw what they see. Working from still-life compositions, the students learn a simple method of measuring elements to achieve accurate proportions. By studying how light affects form, correct value relationships are seen and learned. These skills are invaluable to both drawing and painting, and we will start this training in basic drawing. Fundamentals of perspective will be introduced.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing II: Deeper understanding of form/value, proportion/measuring, and perspective are the Continuing Drawing objectives. We will introduce information about what constitutes good design, and how to create beautiful compositions, and work on drawings of longer duration.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Drawing III: This class is for students who can demonstrate mastery of the skills presented in beginning drawing. Measuring form, and mass should be understood. A variety of drawing media (graphite, pen and ink, and the addition of washes) will be used. Design, composition and perspective will be covered. Our objective is to execute finished drawings.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Painting I, II, and III
Painting I is an introduction to the materials, methods, and practice of oil painting. Beginners will learn about paints, canvas, brushes, mediums, etc. We will study color, composition, and paint application, working from life, by painting still life set-ups in the studio. The same concepts we study in drawing are applicable to the study of painting. In this class, we add the additional element of color. When ever possible, we will go outside to take advantage of the natural light.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting II: Students who understand the concepts of basic drawing and painting (taught in Drawing I and Painting I), will continue their studies through more complex still life/compositions of longer duration. In this way the student gains greater familiarity with the medium, before attempting any complex color study. Basic design, paint application, value, edges, form, and limited color relationships will be introduced. Still-life compositions, set up in the studio, will be the subjects used to demonstrate these basic concepts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



Painting III: Using skills learned in Painting I, we will work on more complex still lifes, for longer times with the intention of creating finished paintings. Through adequate preliminary steps involving design, graphite and color, thumbnails, and strong drawing, we will learn a systematic approach that is useful for any painted subject matter.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



1 - 4
Landscape
Prerequisite: Drawing I, Painting I (or instructor review).

Learning to paint the landscape outdoors, on location, is challenging and fun. Using all of the skills acquired in basic drawing and basic painting, i.e., color, value, perspective and masses, we will add concepts of composition outdoors as well as atmospheric perspective.

Class will meet on location, 15 minutes before the class starts.
Materials List
$150.00 per six week session



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