Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Instructor: John Horn
Six-Week Short Course
Credit: Non-Credit Only

This course will be dedicated to three- and six-hour poses focusing on the structural and aesthetic characteristics of drawing from the model. Classes will begin with brief lectures covering spatial organization, volume, proportional relationships, and anatomy. The rest of each session will focus on drawingthe life model in a variety of standing, seated, and reclining poses, with attention to measuring techniques and rendering the figure through light and shade. Examples of drawings from the Old Masters,and discussions about their approaches, will supplement instruction.Students of all levels are welcome; those with less experience can make several studies during a long pose while experienced students can develop a single drawing. Note: Tuition includes a $35 models fee.

Register by: May 13
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Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Zoom with posted Canvas content) 
Instructor: Colleen O'Donnell
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours) 
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Explore alternative ways of conceptualizing and creating mixed-media art. 2D and 3D techniques have been an essential part of modern art history, as evinced in the poetic artworks of Joseph Cornell, politically charged assemblages of Betye Saar, revealing works of Eileen Agaar, and whimsy of Robert Rauschenberg. Push your art-making process to a new level by combining 2D and 3D art into a contemporary expression of your own. Intrinsically engage awareness while drawing on design elements to reflect a point of view and a moment in time. Each week discover your unique expression while bringing new work into existence.

Register by: May 13
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Tuesdays, 1 - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Tony Rosati
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only
No class on June 19 (Juneteenth)

This short but comprehensive course presents basic intaglio and monotype printing techniques including monoprint, drypoint, etching, aquatint, collograph and polymer plate methods. Image embellishments will include embossing, chine collé, collage, paper plates and mixed media techniques. All levels welcome; experienced students may continue independent work. Tuition includes a $20 lab fee.

Register by: May 13 
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Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Instructor: Frederic Kaplan
Six-Week Condensed Course (30 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)

Whether you are new or returning to oil painting, this comprehensive foundational course is the perfect way to learn its materials and techniques and how to apply them effectively. Instruction will discuss and demonstrate a range of colors, paint brands, and painting mediums and demystify painting conventions such as “fat over lean” and “thick over thin.” Working from still-life subject matter, begin with simple “direct” alla prima sketches, and then advance to “indirect” layering approaches of building upon a tonal underpainting – first with a limited selection of transparent and opaque colors, and later with a more extended palette. Develop methodologies for the process of making a painting, including managing color and value, and constructing an engaging composition. Previous drawing experience recommended.

Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $595. Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.

Register by: May 14
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Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Instructor: Morgan Dummitt
Six-Week Condensed Course (30 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)

Modeling the figure in clay is the foundational skill of traditional sculpture. Working from a model, learn to sculpt in clay from initial gesture to surface finishing techniques. Topics of study will include proportion, composition, structure, and simplified sculptural form. Students will complete two sculptures in the course of the class. All work will be fired after class. Beginners welcome. Note: Tuition includes a $65 models fee.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Gain a basic understanding of the osteology, myology, and anatomy of the figure

• Analyze and organize the various elements of the body into simplified sculptural forms

• Carry out best practices for modeling and maintaining water-based clay sculpture

• Understand best practices for creating ceramic sculpture

Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $660, including models fee. Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.

Register by: May 14
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Wednesdays, 1 - 4 p.m. (Zoom with posted Canvas Content)
Instructor: Tony Rosati
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Join Tony Rosati, PAFA Certificate faculty and accomplished watercolorist, in this live Zoom class designed for those with little or no experience in watercolor. Acquire a thorough grounding in basic watercolor materials and techniques, including papers, brushes and pigments, as well as transparent and opaque painting methods. Gain the confidence to progress in your skills and enjoyment in the medium, in future studies or personal expression.

Image: Tony Rosati, Ship Bottom, 2012, watercolor, 4 x 9.5 in.

Register by: May 14
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Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m. (Zoom with posted Canvas Content)
Instructor: Deon Robinson
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Explore drawing and painting beyond paper and canvas! Learn or hone your skills to create artworks on the computer using Adobe Photoshop and digital pen tablets. Apply drawing and painting concepts such as line quality, color, value, and mark-making techniques as you use your stylus like a brush or pencil with the computer screen or tablet as your digital canvas. Expand your traditional studio practice with digital portrait painting/drawing and silhouette painting techniques. Students interested in game design may focus instead on character or creature creation, environment design, concept art, or other pre-visual development. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in translating their drawing/painting skills to another medium for their personal art-making practice or for students pursuing professional goals.Note: Students will need access to a Wacom digital pen tablet (or similar) and one of the following software options: Photoshop (which the instructor will teach from), Procreate, or a free Photoshop-similar program such as Krita.

Image: Untitled digital portrait, student work courtesy of Deon Robinson.

Register by: May 14
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Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Instructor: Tony Rosati
Ten-Week Course (30Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)
No class on June 19 (Juneteenth)

Experience masterful instruction in PAFA’s spacious print facilities as you explore an array of basic intaglio and monotype printing techniques including monoprint, drypoint, etching, aquatint, collograph and polymer plate methods. Image embellishments will include embossing, chine collé, collage, paper plates and mixed media techniques. All levels welcome; experienced students may continue independent work. Note: Tuition includes $30 lab fee.

Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $625 (including lab fee). Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.

Register by: May 15
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