Spring Semester is April 3 - June 10
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Visual Arts Classes for Adults
These classes instruct students of varying levels across different mediums. Our adult classes seek to balance fundamentals, technique, and creative exploration. Please reach out if there are any offerings that you would like to see in the future.
These classes instruct students of varying levels across different mediums. Our adult classes seek to balance fundamentals, technique, and creative exploration. Please reach out if there are any offerings that you would like to see in the future.
Figure Drawing
Adults
Mondays, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
April 3 - June 5
Instructor - Laurel Smith
$294
Join us making art with the figure as subject in this studio drawing group. We provide space, models, easels, tables, music, and community. You bring your materials and artistic energy. Join us for two hours of easy-going, uninterrupted creative time facilitated by our long-time art teacher, Laurel Smith. All levels welcome, with partial semester options available.
Adults
Mondays, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
April 3 - June 5
Instructor - Laurel Smith
$294
Join us making art with the figure as subject in this studio drawing group. We provide space, models, easels, tables, music, and community. You bring your materials and artistic energy. Join us for two hours of easy-going, uninterrupted creative time facilitated by our long-time art teacher, Laurel Smith. All levels welcome, with partial semester options available.
Using Photo as Painting Reference (ONLINE)
Adults
Wednesdays, 1 PM to 3 PM EST
April 5 - 26th (Partial semester)
Instructor - Emily Passman
$193
It’s time to give your painting a push! Using a photo only as a reference and starting point, students will be pushed to take some chances and break through fears about their painting process. Through a series of exercises, students will be guided to find fresh ways of seeing an old photo through cropping, inventing color, and creating composition. This class will help you to loosen up and follow new techniques to bring more expression and immediacy to your work.
This class will meet online through Zoom in April. Students will be given instructions before the start of class for using the Padlet app, to help share images for feedback.
Registration Closed.
Adults
Wednesdays, 1 PM to 3 PM EST
April 5 - 26th (Partial semester)
Instructor - Emily Passman
$193
It’s time to give your painting a push! Using a photo only as a reference and starting point, students will be pushed to take some chances and break through fears about their painting process. Through a series of exercises, students will be guided to find fresh ways of seeing an old photo through cropping, inventing color, and creating composition. This class will help you to loosen up and follow new techniques to bring more expression and immediacy to your work.
This class will meet online through Zoom in April. Students will be given instructions before the start of class for using the Padlet app, to help share images for feedback.
Registration Closed.
Gentle Introduction to Watercolors
Adults
Thursdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 6 - June 8 (no class 4/20)
Instructor - Lea Baecksteiner
$360
Join us on a gentle approach to the watercolor medium, providing students with the opportunity to explore and/or enhance your skills with watercolors. Through this class, we will train the eye to see what is really there, by focusing on botanical still-lifes. Students will be provided with a gentle introduction to developing a sense for color and how colors react in different environments. Utilize wet-on-wet methods of layering to thoughtfully create vibrant depictions of the natural world. Ideal for beginners with basic materials provided.
Registration Closed.
Adults
Thursdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 6 - June 8 (no class 4/20)
Instructor - Lea Baecksteiner
$360
Join us on a gentle approach to the watercolor medium, providing students with the opportunity to explore and/or enhance your skills with watercolors. Through this class, we will train the eye to see what is really there, by focusing on botanical still-lifes. Students will be provided with a gentle introduction to developing a sense for color and how colors react in different environments. Utilize wet-on-wet methods of layering to thoughtfully create vibrant depictions of the natural world. Ideal for beginners with basic materials provided.
Registration Closed.
Handmade Book & Mixed Media Collage
Adults
Thursdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 6 - May 18 (Partial semester, no class 4/20)
Instructor - Alice DelDonno
$227
Delve into the realm of paper art and mixed-media collage as you create unique hand-made books. Students will explore the potential of a basic concertina book fold, along with other variations including a lotus fold and a meandering fold. You'll apply paint to paper for your books, using a variety of materials, including stamps, sponges, stencils, brushes, brayers, as well as feathers, sticks or any mark-making object you choose. Create a motif for your book - nature, landscape or seascape, buildings or homes, abstract shapes and lines. Your books will take expressive form as you enjoy the process of constructing and composing each page. Everyone is welcome, whether you have loads of art-making experience, a little bit, or none at all!
Registration Closed.
Adults
Thursdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 6 - May 18 (Partial semester, no class 4/20)
Instructor - Alice DelDonno
$227
Delve into the realm of paper art and mixed-media collage as you create unique hand-made books. Students will explore the potential of a basic concertina book fold, along with other variations including a lotus fold and a meandering fold. You'll apply paint to paper for your books, using a variety of materials, including stamps, sponges, stencils, brushes, brayers, as well as feathers, sticks or any mark-making object you choose. Create a motif for your book - nature, landscape or seascape, buildings or homes, abstract shapes and lines. Your books will take expressive form as you enjoy the process of constructing and composing each page. Everyone is welcome, whether you have loads of art-making experience, a little bit, or none at all!
Registration Closed.
Intro to Monotypes
Adults
Fridays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 7 - May 5 (Partial semester, no class 4/21)
Instructor - Debra Claffey
$199 ( + $40 materials fee)
A short course in making monotypes without a press for all kinds of uses. Make greeting cards with your prints, learn to collage them into complex compositions, or mat and frame them. We’ll use water-based inks or paints, thin “rice” paper, and a few simple tools. With a little help from Nature Mother, we’ll also work with natural materials and textures for creating personal and fascinating images in a quick, easy, and fun way. Ideal for beginners, with all basic materials provided. Students are welcome to expand their pieces by bringing their own stencils and drawing materials for embellishments.
Registration Closed.
Interested in a 1-day workshop option? Email us!
Adults
Fridays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 7 - May 5 (Partial semester, no class 4/21)
Instructor - Debra Claffey
$199 ( + $40 materials fee)
A short course in making monotypes without a press for all kinds of uses. Make greeting cards with your prints, learn to collage them into complex compositions, or mat and frame them. We’ll use water-based inks or paints, thin “rice” paper, and a few simple tools. With a little help from Nature Mother, we’ll also work with natural materials and textures for creating personal and fascinating images in a quick, easy, and fun way. Ideal for beginners, with all basic materials provided. Students are welcome to expand their pieces by bringing their own stencils and drawing materials for embellishments.
Registration Closed.
Interested in a 1-day workshop option? Email us!
Food Illustration (Session I)
Adults
Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 8 - April 29 (Partial semester)
Instructor - Daria Theodora
$150
Food Illustration (Session II)
Adults
Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
May 13 - June 10 (Partial semester)
Instructor - Daria Theodora
$150
Delve into the rich, colorful world of food illustration! Students can explore the recreation of food, from a still life or reference image, to their own page. Classes start by analyzing basic ingredients before moving on to more detailed meal courses to take skills to the next level. Students are encouraged to bring their own choice of produce for the first class.
Join us for one or both session blocks! Session I will focus on sketched illustrations with layered ink and watercolors. Session II builds on basic painting skills using gouache as a medium.
Registration Closed.
Adults
Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
April 8 - April 29 (Partial semester)
Instructor - Daria Theodora
$150
Food Illustration (Session II)
Adults
Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 PM
May 13 - June 10 (Partial semester)
Instructor - Daria Theodora
$150
Delve into the rich, colorful world of food illustration! Students can explore the recreation of food, from a still life or reference image, to their own page. Classes start by analyzing basic ingredients before moving on to more detailed meal courses to take skills to the next level. Students are encouraged to bring their own choice of produce for the first class.
Join us for one or both session blocks! Session I will focus on sketched illustrations with layered ink and watercolors. Session II builds on basic painting skills using gouache as a medium.
Registration Closed.
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