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Capturing Nature in Clay Workshop (In-Person)

$195

with Colleen O'Donnell

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 15, 2025 at 9 am

Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Colleen O'Donnell
Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Learn how to translate ideas of nature and abstraction into three-dimensions through the medium of clay. Combine your observations of the forms and textures of the natural world with your imagination to create sculptures that capture the graceful lines, fluid forms, and intricate patterns of leaves, bark and branches, flowers, animal matter, and geological features. Students are encouraged to explore traditional and contemporary treatment of subject matter, with abstract expression encouraged to capture the essence and beauty of organic objects. Open to all levels; no experience necessary. 

Register by: February 7
Materials List
Winter/Spring 2025 CE Policy Guide
, including withdrawal/refund policies

Botanical Alla Prima Painting Workshop (In-Person)

$205

with Linda Gist

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 22, 2025 at 9:30 am

Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Gist
Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only 
 

Embody the spirit of spring with fresh and immediate painting! Learn to capture the essence of a living, botanical subject quickly and spontaneously in pencil and watercolor. This alla prima method can be used for preparatory studies for sustained paintings, compiling a field sketchbook, or as an end in itself. All levels welcome. Tuition includes a $10 materials fee to cover floral subjects.

Register by: March 14
Materials List
Winter/Spring 2025 CE Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies





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